Alexia Shara Iancu vs Darya VelikovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexia Shara Iancu and Darya Velikova have met 1 time since 2026; Darya Velikova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Iancu has taken 0 sets to Velikova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Darya Velikova won at W15 Varna (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shara Iancu | Velikova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexia Shara Iancu | Darya Velikova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 10/16 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 6% | 1/17 | 13% | 3/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 7/33 | 19% | 7/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 25% | 1/4 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 40% | 2/5 | 31% | 8/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 10/10 | 92% | 11/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 10/10 | 75% | 9/12 |
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. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shara Iancu 0, Velikova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Iancu
🏃 Pusher
Velikova
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 73% vs 🏃 Pusher across 938 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Darya Velikova.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 29, 2026
W15 Varna
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Iancu | Velikova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexia Shara Iancu | Darya Velikova | ||
| 1 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Iancu | Velikova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 6–9 |
| Avg odds | 3.95 | 5.64 |
| ROI % | +26.8% | -10.1% |
| Units P/L | +2.14u | -1.51u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Iancu | Velikova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 4 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → AUT → USA | ESP → FRA → AUT |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Iancu and Velikova posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Iancu | Velikova |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Ioana Cercel | W 62 64 | W 60 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Gabriela Vilar
W50 Stara Zagora · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Darya Velikova
W15 Varna · 1st Round
Sep 29
Lisa Peer
W15 Varna · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Amber Maatman
W15 Varna · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Aleksandra Djokic
W15 Constanta · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Eva Ioana Cercel
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Mia Sara Ribnikar
W15 Constanta · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Maria Alessia Serbanescu
W50 Stara Zagora · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Lucie Petruzelova
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Ana Lungu
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas
W15 Varna · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Alexia Shara Iancu
W15 Varna · 1st Round
Sep 29
Ralitsa Alexandrova
W15 Varna · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Teodora Naidenova
W15 Varna · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Julia Adams
W50 Plovdiv · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–36 matches
| Metric | Iancu | Velikova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 36% |
| Sets won | 45% | 37% |
| Games won | 50% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Iancu | Velikova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Iancu | Velikova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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