Ellie Daniels vs Karla PopovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ellie Daniels and Karla Popovic have met 1 time since 2026; Karla Popovic leads 1–0. Across all meetings Daniels has taken 1 sets to Popovic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Karla Popovic won at W15 Sharm ElSheikh (2026).
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- W15 Sharm ElSheikh
- Level
- ITF W15
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- October 21 · 2:30 AM ET
Book odds
Karla Popovic and Ellie Daniels meet in the 1st Round of the W15 Sharm ElSheikh on October 21 on hard court. Popovic is ranked 704; Daniels is unranked. The two have met once before, with Popovic winning that encounter.
Popovic has won three of her last five matches and five of her last ten. Daniels has posted a 3-2 record in her last five and a 6-4 record over ten matches, though she sits on a two-match losing streak. On hard court over a recent sample, Popovic has compiled an 11-9 record while Ellie Daniels sits at 10-10. Popovic is five days removed from her last match; Daniels last played seven days ago.
Popovic constructs points through sustained pressure and willingness to trade from the baseline. Daniels relies on aggressive striking and pace off the ground. The hard court surface traditionally punishes hesitation and rewards consistent depth. For Popovic, maintaining rhythm and preventing Daniels from finding her timing early will be central. For Daniels, converting opportunities and avoiding extended baseline exchanges will shape her chances.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Daniels | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ellie Daniels | Karla Popovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 14/17 | 86% | 30/35 |
| Wins a set when losing | 64% | 9/14 | 17% | 3/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 12/31 | 15% | 8/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | 67% | 20/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 83% | 10/12 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 17/24 | 97% | 31/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 58% | 14/24 | 94% | 30/32 |
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 (Daniels 0, Popovic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Daniels
💥 Big Hitter
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,938 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 14, 2026
W15 Sharm ElSheikh
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Daniels | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ellie Daniels | Karla Popovic | ||
| 1 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Daniels | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.78 | 1.74 |
| ROI % | +82.0% | -14.4% |
| Units P/L | +6.56u | -1.15u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Daniels | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | UKR → FIN | UKR → FIN |
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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Daniels and Popovic posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Daniels | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Kristina Kroitor | W 62 62 | W 76 64 |
| Lavinia Luciano | W 75 64 | W 62 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Karla Popovic
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Oct 14
Ekaterina Dotsenko
W15 Monastir · Final
Sep 27
Kristina Kroitor
W15 Monastir · Semifinals
Sep 26
Eliz Maloney
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Anastasia Bertacchi
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Lavinia Luciano
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 23
Karolina Mrazikova
W15 Pecs · 1st Round
Sep 1
Radka Zelnickova
W15 Bielsko Biala · 1st Round
Jul 29
Dune Vaissaud
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Oct 16
Annika Barth
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Ellie Daniels
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Oct 14
Riko Kikawada
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Francesca Dell'Edera
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 9
Mao Mushika
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Adithya Karunaratne
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jaquelyn Ogunwale
W35 Aldershot · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–53 matches
| Metric | Daniels | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 66% |
| Sets won | 58% | 64% |
| Games won | 53% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Daniels | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Daniels | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |