Bianca Elena Barbulescu vs Ioana Maria SandruPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Bianca Elena Barbulescu
#746 · 22 yrs
2 meetings · sets 3–3
🇷🇴Ioana Maria Sandru
Unranked · 16 yrs
5wBianca Elena Barbulescu and Ioana Maria Sandru have met 2 times since 2026; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at W15 Brasov in 2026 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Barbulescu has taken 3 sets to Sandru's 3. Their most recent meeting: Ioana Maria Sandru won at W15 Brasov (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Elena Barbulescu | Maria Sandru | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Bianca Elena Barbulescu | Ioana Maria Sandru | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 20/27 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 16% | 4/25 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 11/52 | 24% | 4/17 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 4/10 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 38% | 3/8 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 17% | 1/6 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 25/27 | 100% | 8/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 20/27 | 100% | 8/8 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Elena Barbulescu 0, Maria Sandru 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Barbulescu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Sandru
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,508 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Bianca Elena Barbulescu.
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
Sep 2, 2026
W15 Brasov
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 27, 2026
W15 Brasov
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Barbulescu | Sandru | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Bianca Elena Barbulescu | Ioana Maria Sandru | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Barbulescu | Sandru |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 4–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.80 | 2.48 |
| ROI % | -37.0% | +7.1% |
| Units P/L | -3.33u | +0.50u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Barbulescu | Sandru |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → AUT | — |
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
Sandru has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Barbulescu's 50%).
| Opponent | Barbulescu | Sandru |
|---|---|---|
| Valentina Abril Bruno | W 60 61 | W 26 63 106 |
| Paula Ormaechea | L 61 36 57 | W |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 7
Melis Rasim
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Daniella Dimitrova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Valeria Garnevska
W15 Varna · 1st Round
Sep 30
Anne Schaefer
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Melissa Boyden
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 23
Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni
W15 Campulung · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Noemi La Cagnina
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 9
Teodora Miron
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 9
Daria Lopatetska
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Bianca Elena Barbulescu
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Sep 2
Bianca Elena Barbulescu
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Anastasia Preda
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Valentina Abril Bruno
W15 Brasov · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Bianca Maria Mihaila
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez
W15 Brasov · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–52 matches
| Metric | Barbulescu | Sandru |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 65% |
| Sets won | 50% | 61% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Barbulescu | Sandru |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Barbulescu | Sandru |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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