Alexia Shara Iancu vs Thea MarcuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexia Shara Iancu and Thea Marcu have met 1 time since 2026; Thea Marcu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Iancu has taken 0 sets to Marcu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Thea Marcu won at W15 Campulung (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shara Iancu | Marcu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexia Shara Iancu | Thea Marcu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 10/16 | 83% | 10/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 6% | 1/17 | 14% | 2/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 7/33 | 15% | 4/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 25% | 1/4 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 40% | 2/5 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 10/10 | 91% | 10/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 10/10 | 91% | 10/11 |
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, Marcu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Iancu
🏃 Pusher
Marcu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🛡️ The Spoiler archetype wins about 73% vs 🏃 Pusher across 960 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Thea Marcu.
The Spoiler players often use strong court coverage and strong retrieval to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 7, 2026
W15 Campulung
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Iancu | Marcu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexia Shara Iancu | Thea Marcu | ||
| 1 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 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 | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.95 | 3.48 |
| ROI % | +26.8% | -68.6% |
| Units P/L | +2.14u | -4.80u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Iancu | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 4 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → AUT → USA | USA → BUL |
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 2 shared opponents, both Iancu and Marcu posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Iancu | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Ioana Cercel | W 62 64 | W 63 46 106 |
| Simona Ogescu | L 26 16 | L 26 16 |
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
Veronica Cervac
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Sophia Ksandinov
W15 Chisinau · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Julia Helbet
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Alla Traysta
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 22
Sapfo Sakellaridi
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 8
Alexia Shara Iancu
W15 Campulung · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Ana Maria Chirita
W15 Campulung · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–33 matches
| Metric | Iancu | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 46% |
| Sets won | 45% | 46% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Iancu | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Iancu | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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