Carmen Andreea Herea vs Malaika RapoluPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Carmen Andreea Herea and Malaika Rapolu have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Austin 125 - Austin in 2025 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Herea has taken 2 sets to Rapolu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Malaika Rapolu won at W100 Templeton (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Andreea Herea | Rapolu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carmen Andreea Herea | Malaika Rapolu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 12/19 | 87% | 40/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 6/14 | 46% | 12/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 13/33 | 25% | 18/72 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/8 | 72% | 33/46 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 5/10 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 17/20 | 89% | 42/47 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 60% | 12/20 | 85% | 40/47 |
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 (Andreea Herea 1, Rapolu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Herea
🪃 Counterpuncher
Rapolu
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,583 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Malaika Rapolu.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 30, 2026
W100 Templeton
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 7, 2025
Austin 125 - Austin
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Herea | Rapolu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Carmen Andreea Herea | Malaika Rapolu | ||
| 1 or more | 56% | 5/9 | 67% | 16/24 |
| 3 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 21% | 5/24 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 4% | 1/24 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/24 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/24 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/24 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Herea | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 16–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.49 | 1.68 |
| ROI % | +36.7% | -1.1% |
| Units P/L | +2.20u | -0.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Herea | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUR | GEO → TUR → UKR |
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
Herea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Rapolu's 0%).
| Opponent | Herea | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Angelica Raggi | W 64 63 | L 60 67 26 |
| Kayla Day | L 26 64 26 | L 16 64 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Malaika Rapolu
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 30
Kailey Evans
W100 Templeton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Allura Zamarripa
W100 Templeton · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Dana Guzman
W35 Southaven · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Kristina Penickova
W35 Southaven · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Astra Sharma
W35 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 4
Annika Penickova
W35 Florence · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Kate Mansfield
W35 Florence · 1st Round
Jul 28
Arantxa Rus
W50 Lexington · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Dalayna Hewitt
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 6
Tatjana Maria
W100 Templeton · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Akasha Urhobo
W100 Templeton · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Carmen Andreea Herea
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 30
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Noma Noha Akugue
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Chris Werner
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–72 matches
| Metric | Herea | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 64% |
| Sets won | 56% | 64% |
| Games won | 52% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Herea | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W100 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Herea | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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