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 | 81% | 13/16 | 88% | 29/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 4/18 | 18% | 3/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 7/34 | 14% | 7/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 64% | 9/14 | 66% | 19/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 19% | 3/16 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 17% | 1/6 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 97% | 30/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 94% | 29/31 |
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
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Alice Gillan and Karla Popovic are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,502 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
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
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Gillan | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alice Gillan | Karla Popovic | ||
| 1 or more | 40% | 2/5 | 67% | 2/3 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/3 |
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 | 3–4 | 3–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 1.72 |
| ROI % | -47.6% | -25.6% |
| Units P/L | -3.33u | -1.28u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Gillan and Popovic posted a 40% win rate.
| Opponent | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Jaquelyn Ogunwale | W 62 63 | W 46 76 104 |
| Maria Oliver Sanchez | L 46 26 | L |
| 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 |
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
Jasmine Conway
W35 Aldershot · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 10
Jaquelyn Ogunwale
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi
W35 Roehampton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 3
Katarina Kujovic
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Riko Kikawada
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Francesca Dell'Edera
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 9
Mao Mushika
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Adithya Karunaratne
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jaquelyn Ogunwale
W35 Aldershot · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Christina Bednarczyk
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Alice Gillan
W50 Nottingham · 1st Round
Jul 14
Leilany Ipunesso
W50 Hurghada · 1st Round
Jun 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 35–50 matches
| Metric | Gillan | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 66% |
| Sets won | 47% | 64% |
| 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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