Carolina Kuhl vs Sara Victoria BalanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Carolina Kuhl and Sara Victoria Balan have met 1 time since 2026; Carolina Kuhl leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Carolina Kuhl won at W15 Bucharest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kuhl | Victoria Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carolina Kuhl | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 53% | 8/15 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 8/19 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 15/34 | 23% | 6/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 5/13 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 10/16 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 6/11 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 65% | 13/20 | 93% | 13/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 40% | 8/20 | 93% | 13/14 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kuhl
🪃 Counterpuncher
Balan
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,566 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Carolina Kuhl.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 11, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kuhl | Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Carolina Kuhl | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| 1 or more | 82% | 9/11 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 3 or more | 36% | 4/11 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kuhl | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–7 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.23 | 2.58 |
| ROI % | -45.0% | +20.3% |
| Units P/L | -4.95u | +0.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kuhl | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → TUR | BUL |
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
Balan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kuhl's 50%).
| Opponent | Kuhl | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Katarina Kujovic | W 60 76 | W 36 64 63 |
| Meritxell Teixido Garcia | L 26 26 | W 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kristina Penickova
W100 Templeton · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Carson Branstine
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 30
Ekaterina Maklakova
W100 Templeton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Anne Christine Lutkemeyer Obregon
W100 Templeton · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Anna Pushkareva
W50 Berkeley · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Tori Kinard
W50 Berkeley · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Diana Ioana Simionescu
W35 Bistrita · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Alexia Shara Iancu
W35 Bistrita · 1st Round
Aug 19
Sophie Luescher
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round
Oct 6
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Carolina Kuhl
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 11
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
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–35 matches
| Metric | Kuhl | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 62% |
| Sets won | 45% | 60% |
| Games won | 49% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kuhl | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kuhl | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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