Alice Gillan vs Karla PopovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alice Gillan and Karla Popovic have met 2 times since 2025; Alice Gillan leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Malta 1 in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Gillan leads 2–0. Gillan has won the last 2 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Gillan leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Gillan has taken 4 sets to Popovic's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alice Gillan won at W50 Nottingham (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gillan | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alice Gillan | Karla Popovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 11/14 | 92% | 22/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 5/18 | 23% | 3/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 8/32 | 14% | 5/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 8/15 | 68% | 15/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 21% | 3/14 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 13/15 | 96% | 23/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 11/15 | 92% | 22/24 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gillan 2, Popovic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gillan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 7,723 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 14, 2026
W50 Nottingham
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 2, 2025
W15 Malta 1
H Hard · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–6 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.00 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -66.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -5.30u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BUL → AUT → EGY | — |
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
Across 3 shared opponents, both Gillan and Popovic posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Lukosiute | L 76 46 67 | W 64 62 |
| Indianna Spink | W 75 63 | L 67 46 |
| Maria Garcia Cid | L 75 06 26 | L 36 25 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Julia Garcia
W15 Torello · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Esther Lopez Alcaraz
W15 Torello · 1st Round
Aug 25
Julia Garcia
W15 Logrono · 1st Round
Aug 19
Eliz Maloney
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Aug 11
Monika Ekstrand
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 28
Naiktha Bains
W50 Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Karla Popovic
W50 Nottingham · 1st Round
Jul 14
Manon Leonard
W50 Guimaraes · 1st Round
Jun 9
Adithya Karunaratne
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alice Gillan
W50 Nottingham · 1st Round
Jul 14
Leilany Ipunesso
W50 Hurghada · 1st Round
Jun 9
Lavinia Luciano
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
May 28
Matilde Mariani
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
May 27
Lya Fernandez
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
May 22
Lya Fernandez
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
May 22
Alice Soulie
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
May 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–37 matches
| Metric | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 65% |
| Sets won | 45% | 65% |
| Games won | 50% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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