Alexia Shara Iancu vs Francesca GandolfiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexia Shara Iancu and Francesca Gandolfi have met 1 time since 2026; Francesca Gandolfi leads 1–0. Across all meetings Iancu has taken 0 sets to Gandolfi's 2. Their most recent meeting: Francesca Gandolfi won at Buzau ITF (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shara Iancu | Gandolfi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexia Shara Iancu | Francesca Gandolfi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 1/2 | 71% | 20/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/9 | 41% | 9/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 9% | 1/11 | 34% | 17/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 0% | 0/1 | 60% | 15/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 42% | 5/12 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 82% | 23/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 71% | 20/28 |
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, Gandolfi 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Iancu
🏃 Pusher
Gandolfi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 80% vs 🏃 Pusher across 931 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Francesca Gandolfi.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 5, 2026
Buzau ITF
C Clay
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Iancu | Gandolfi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexia Shara Iancu | Francesca Gandolfi | ||
| 1 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Iancu | Gandolfi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–0 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.11 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | +11.0% | -26.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.11u | -2.34u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Iancu | Gandolfi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | LUX → TUN | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Gandolfi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Iancu's 0%).
| Opponent | Iancu | Gandolfi |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Kuhl | L 06 26 | W 67 62 61 |
| Bianca Elena Barbulescu | L 16 46 | W 46 76 30 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Stefania Bojica
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Carolina Kuhl
W35 Bistrita · 1st Round
Aug 19
Francesca Gandolfi
Buzau ITF
Jul 5
Teodora Miron
Galati ITF
Jun 22
Sofia Prutean
Galati ITF
Jun 21
Simona Ogescu
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Jun 17
Maria Theodora Stancescu
Bucharest 4 ITF
Jun 16
Simona Ogescu
W15 Focsani · 1st Round
Jun 4
Sayaka Ishii
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alessandra Mazzola
Rome 2 WTA
Jul 12
Julie Struplova
W35 Buzau · Semifinals
Jul 10
Carolina Kuhl
W35 Buzau · Quarterfinals
Jul 9
Daria Yesypchuk
W35 Buzau · 2nd Round
Jul 8
Sandra Samir
W35 Buzau · 1st Round
Jul 7
Alexia Lavinia Puiac
Buzau ITF
Jul 6
Alexia Shara Iancu
Buzau ITF
Jul 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 11–50 matches
| Metric | Iancu | Gandolfi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 18% | 56% |
| Sets won | 17% | 56% |
| Games won | 35% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Iancu | Gandolfi |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Iancu | Gandolfi |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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