Elina Popescu vs Junlu SunPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Elina Popescu and Junlu Sun have met 1 time since 2026; Junlu Sun leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popescu has taken 0 sets to Sun's 2. Their most recent meeting: Junlu Sun won at W15 Tianjin (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popescu | Sun | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elina Popescu | Junlu Sun | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 85% | 22/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/4 | 20% | 8/41 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/5 | 18% | 12/67 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 0% | 0/1 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 20% | 3/15 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 47% | 7/15 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 96% | 24/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 88% | 22/25 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popescu 0, Sun 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popescu
🏃 Pusher
Sun
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 1,632 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Junlu Sun.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 23, 2026
W15 Tianjin
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popescu | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–8 |
| Avg odds | - | 4.78 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -8.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popescu | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 4 |
| Events | 1 | 4 |
| Matches | 1 | 11 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | SUI → POL → POR → COL |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yeva Galiievska
W15 Constanta · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Junlu Sun
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Alexia Iulia Marginean
W15 Cluj Napoca · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Angelina Maria Irene Pavel
W15 Cluj Napoca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 19
Alessia Popescu
W15 Grado · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Marianna Shikhanova
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Fang An Lin
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Oct 6
Agata Ulikhina
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Xiao Tang
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Yu Yang Jin
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Yingqun Sun
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 29
Agata Ulikhina
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Chengen Zhao
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–67 matches
| Metric | Popescu | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 20% | 39% |
| Sets won | 20% | 41% |
| Games won | 29% | 45% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popescu | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popescu | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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