Anja Casari vs Irina BalusPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Anja Casari and Irina Balus have met 1 time since 2026; Irina Balus leads 1–0. Across all meetings Casari has taken 1 sets to Balus's 2. Their most recent meeting: Irina Balus won at Austrian Bundesliga (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Casari | Balus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anja Casari | Irina Balus | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 10/10 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 3/15 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 12% | 3/25 | 27% | 11/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 4/7 | 69% | 20/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 10/11 | 96% | 26/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 91% | 10/11 | 81% | 22/27 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Casari 0, Balus 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Casari
🧱 The Wall
Balus
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,508 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Irina Balus.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 4, 2026
Austrian Bundesliga
C Clay · -
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Casari | Balus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anja Casari | Irina Balus | ||
| 1 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Casari | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | 9–3 |
| Avg odds | 4.55 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | +46.0% | +5.3% |
| Units P/L | +4.60u | +0.63u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Casari | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 5 | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUN → UKR → PER | TUR |
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 Casari and Balus posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Casari | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Anjali Rathi | W 63 36 119 | W 63 62 |
| Gabriela Ce | L 16 06 | L 26 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nour Sahnoun
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Matylda Burylo
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Taissia Kamratova
W15 Monastir · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Louanne Djafari
W15 Monastir · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Meritxell Teixido Garcia
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 16
Anjali Rathi
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Kimia Sagheb Tehrani
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Carolina Gasparini
W15 Viserba di Rimini · 1st Round
Sep 9
Arianna Zucchini
W100 Templeton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Krisha Mahendran
W100 Templeton · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jule Niemeier
W50 Knokke-Heist · Final
Aug 2
Jenny Lim
W50 Knokke-Heist · Semifinals
Aug 1
Martha Matoula
W50 Knokke-Heist · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Tilwith Di Girolami
W50 Knokke-Heist · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Julia Adams
W50 Knokke-Heist · 1st Round
Jul 28
Valentina Ivanov
W50 Knokke-Heist · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–41 matches
| Metric | Casari | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 71% |
| Sets won | 43% | 67% |
| Games won | 45% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Casari | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Casari | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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