Anastasia Safta vs Sara Victoria BalanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Anastasia Safta and Sara Victoria Balan have met 2 times since 2026; Sara Victoria Balan leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Bucharest in 2026 on clay. On clay courts Balan leads 2–0. Balan has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Safta has taken 0 sets to Balan's 4. Their most recent meeting: Sara Victoria Balan won at W15 Cluj Napoca (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Safta | Victoria Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anastasia Safta | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 90% | 9/10 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 18% | 2/11 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 14% | 3/21 | 21% | 6/28 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 3/4 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 1/4 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 10/11 | 93% | 14/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 93% | 14/15 |
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 (Safta 0, Victoria Balan 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Safta
⚔️ The Gladiator
Balan
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,661 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Anastasia Safta.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 22, 2026
W15 Cluj Napoca
C Clay · 1st Round
Jun 19, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Safta | Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anastasia Safta | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| 1 or more | 40% | 4/10 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Safta | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| ROI % | +51.8% | +53.0% |
| Units P/L | +4.14u | +4.24u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Safta | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | 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
Balan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Safta's 0%).
| Opponent | Safta | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Alesia Breaz | L 76 57 210 | W 75 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sara Victoria Balan
W15 Cluj Napoca · 1st Round
Jul 22
Alesia Breaz
Buzau ITF
Jul 6
Ana Cristiana Mocanu
Buzau ITF
Jul 5
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Galati · Semifinals
Jun 27
Alexandra Popa
Galati ITF · Semifinals
Jun 27
Lavinia Luciano
W15 Galati · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Diana Ioana Simionescu
W15 Galati · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Noemi La Cagnina
W15 Galati · 1st Round
Jun 24
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
W15 Cluj Napoca · Semifinals
Jul 25
Katarina Kujovic
W15 Cluj Napoca · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Juliana Nicole Singeorzan
W15 Cluj Napoca · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Anastasia Safta
W15 Cluj Napoca · 1st Round
Jul 22
Maria Golovina
W35 Buzau · 2nd Round
Jul 8
Carmen Andreea Herea
W35 Buzau · 1st Round
Jul 7
Chiara Fornasieri
W15 Galati · Semifinals
Jun 27
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–28 matches
| Metric | Safta | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 61% |
| Sets won | 49% | 60% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Safta | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Safta | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
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