Diana Ioana Simionescu vs Maia Ilinca BurcescuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Diana Ioana Simionescu
#766 · 18 yrs
1 meeting · sets 2–1
🇷🇴Maia Ilinca Burcescu
#843 · 16 yrs · Right-Handed
Diana Ioana Simionescu and Maia Ilinca Burcescu have met 1 time since 2026; Diana Ioana Simionescu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Simionescu has taken 2 sets to Burcescu's 1. Their most recent meeting: Diana Ioana Simionescu won at W15 Bucharest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ioana Simionescu | Ilinca Burcescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Diana Ioana Simionescu | Maia Ilinca Burcescu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 13/20 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 24% | 4/17 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 11/37 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 25% | 2/8 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 16/18 | 83% | 10/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 75% | 9/12 |
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 (Ioana Simionescu 0, Ilinca Burcescu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Simionescu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Burcescu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 7,723 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 14, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Simionescu | Burcescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Diana Ioana Simionescu | Maia Ilinca Burcescu | ||
| 1 or more | 35% | 6/17 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Simionescu | Burcescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–2 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.99 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | +30.6% | -40.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.14u | -2.04u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Simionescu | Burcescu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | AUT → LUX | AUT |
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
Burcescu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Simionescu's 50%).
| Opponent | Simionescu | Burcescu |
|---|---|---|
| Briana Szabo | W 64 64 | W 75 63 |
| Maria Sara Popa | L 36 57 | W 64 64 |
| Alevtina Ibragimova | L 16 26 | L 46 63 57 |
| Simona Ogescu | W 61 75 | W 75 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Teodora Miron
W35 Bistrita · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Carolina Kuhl
W35 Bistrita · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Briana Szabo
W35 Bistrita · 1st Round
Aug 19
Maria Sara Popa
W15 Bucharest · Semifinals
Aug 15
Maia Ilinca Burcescu
W15 Bucharest · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Alexia Clara Adascalitei
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 12
Nicole Gadient
W15 Cluj Napoca · 1st Round
Jul 22
Rositsa Dencheva
W35 Buzau · 2nd Round
Jul 8
Diana Ioana Simionescu
W15 Bucharest · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Patricia Georgiana Goina
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Federica Sacco
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 12
Alevtina Ibragimova
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · 1st Round
Jul 28
Varvara Lepchenko
Iasi WTA
Jul 12
Fabienne Gettwart
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Apr 22
Yasmine Mansouri
W15 Monastir 42 · Semifinals
Dec 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–38 matches
| Metric | Simionescu | Burcescu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 57% |
| Sets won | 52% | 58% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Simionescu | Burcescu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Simionescu | Burcescu |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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