Giulia Safina Popa vs Ilinca SagmarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Giulia Safina Popa
Unranked · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
9w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇷🇴Ilinca Sagmar
Unranked
10wGiulia Safina Popa and Ilinca Sagmar have met 1 time since 2025; Giulia Safina Popa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 2 sets to Sagmar's 0. Their most recent meeting: Giulia Safina Popa won at W15 Varna 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Safina Popa | Sagmar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Giulia Safina Popa | Ilinca Sagmar | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 94% | 17/18 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 14% | 1/7 | 14% | 1/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 8% | 2/25 | 17% | 2/12 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 3/4 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 1/3 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 18/18 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 94% | 17/18 | 80% | 4/5 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Safina Popa 1, Sagmar 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popa
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sagmar
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Giulia Safina Popa.
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
Oct 4, 2025
W15 Varna 1
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popa | Sagmar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Giulia Safina Popa | Ilinca Sagmar | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Sagmar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 3.03 |
| ROI % | +27.5% | +2.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.55u | +0.08u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Popa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Sagmar's 0%).
| Opponent | Popa | Sagmar |
|---|---|---|
| Chiara Fornasieri | W 64 63 | L 16 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Chiara Fornasieri
W15 Galati · Final
Jun 28
Anastasia Safta
W15 Galati · Semifinals
Jun 27
Irina Fetecau
W15 Galati · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Ioana Stefania Boian
W15 Galati · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Sofia Maria Barbulescu
W15 Galati · 1st Round
Jun 24
Alesia Breaz
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Melinda Biro
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Jun 17
Radka Zelnickova
W15 Szentendre · Quarterfinals
May 29
Marta Soriano Santiago
W15 Galati · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Alexia Lavinia Puiac
W15 Galati · 1st Round
Jun 23
Iulia Maria Buculei
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Laura Brunkel
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Jun 17
Chiara Fornasieri
W15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
May 13
Nina Vargova
W35 Heraklion 1 · 1st Round
Mar 4
Daria Lodikova
W15 Antalya 2 · 2nd Round
Jan 30
Alexia Ioana Tatu
W15 Antalya 2 · 1st Round
Jan 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–25 matches
| Metric | Popa | Sagmar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 72% | 42% |
| Sets won | 71% | 42% |
| Games won | 58% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Sagmar |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Sagmar |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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