Carmen Andreea Herea vs Sara Victoria BalanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Carmen Andreea Herea and Sara Victoria Balan have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at W15 Campina 1 in 2025 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Herea has taken 3 sets to Balan's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sara Victoria Balan won at W35 Buzau (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Andreea Herea | Victoria Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carmen Andreea Herea | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 11/17 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 5/11 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 11/28 | 21% | 6/28 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 14% | 1/7 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 93% | 14/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 11/18 | 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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Andreea Herea 1, Victoria Balan 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Herea
🪃 Counterpuncher
Balan
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Carmen Andreea Herea.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 7, 2026
W35 Buzau
C Clay · 1st Round
Jul 23, 2025
W15 Campina 1
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Herea | Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Carmen Andreea Herea | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| 1 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 3 or more | 31% | 5/16 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Herea | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 2.65 |
| ROI % | +15.2% | +53.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.67u | +4.24u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Herea | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | 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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Herea and Balan posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Herea | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Ilinca Dalina Amariei | L 63 46 26 | L 16 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Tatum Evans
W35 Santa Fe · 1st Round
Jul 21
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
Iasi WTA
Jul 13
Ekaterina Kazionova
Iasi WTA
Jul 12
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 · 28–28 matches
| Metric | Herea | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 61% |
| Sets won | 58% | 60% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Herea | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Herea | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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