Alexandra Popa vs Radka ZelnickovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Alexandra Popa
Unranked · 42 yrs
16w1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇸🇰Radka Zelnickova
#349 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
Alexandra Popa and Radka Zelnickova have met 1 time since 2026; Radka Zelnickova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 0 sets to Zelnickova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Radka Zelnickova won at Szentendre ITF (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popa | Zelnickova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexandra Popa | Radka Zelnickova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 4/5 | 69% | 31/45 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/3 | 21% | 6/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 13% | 1/8 | 27% | 20/74 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 2/3 | 51% | 21/41 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 1/1 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 89% | 41/46 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 67% | 31/46 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popa 0, Zelnickova 1).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 29, 2026
Szentendre ITF
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Zelnickova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.13 |
| ROI % | - | -29.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -5.05u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popa | Zelnickova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | ESP → SUI |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Chiara Fornasieri
Galati ITF · Final
Jun 28
Anastasia Safta
Galati ITF · Semifinals
Jun 27
Irina Fetecau
Galati ITF · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Ioana Stefania Boian
Galati ITF
Jun 22
Alexia Ioana Tatu
Galati ITF
Jun 21
Alesia Breaz
Bucharest 4 ITF · Round of 16
Jun 18
Radka Zelnickova
Szentendre ITF · Quarterfinals
May 29
Sabina Barbulescu
Szentendre ITF · Round of 16
May 28
Charo Esquiva Banuls
W35 Baza · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Carlotta Moccia
W35 Baza · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mona Barthel
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 15
Kaja Najzer
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Zhibek Kulambayeva
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round
Sep 7
Federica Sacco
W35 Trieste · 1st Round
Aug 24
Ariana Geerlings
W35 Krakow · Semifinals
Aug 21
Polina Leykina
W35 Krakow · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 8–74 matches
| Metric | Popa | Zelnickova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 61% |
| Sets won | 59% | 57% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Zelnickova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Zelnickova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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