Giulia Safina Popa vs Melinda BiroPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Giulia Safina Popa
Unranked · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
9w2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇭🇺Melinda Biro
Unranked
9wGiulia Safina Popa and Melinda Biro have met 2 times since 2026; Giulia Safina Popa leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Szentendre in 2026 on clay. On clay courts Popa leads 2–0. Popa has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Popa has taken 4 sets to Biro's 0. Their most recent meeting: Giulia Safina Popa won at W15 Bucharest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Safina Popa | Biro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Giulia Safina Popa | Melinda Biro | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 94% | 17/18 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 14% | 1/7 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 8% | 2/25 | 14% | 1/7 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 3/4 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 1/3 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 18/18 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 94% | 17/18 | 50% | 1/2 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Safina Popa 2, Biro 0).
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 17, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · 1st Round
May 27, 2026
W15 Szentendre
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 5.06 |
| ROI % | +27.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.55u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
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
Valeriia Artemeva
W15 Mogyorod · 1st Round
Jul 1
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Jun 17
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Szentendre · 1st Round
May 27
Dunja Maric
W15 Heraklion 8 · 1st Round
Nov 26
Kateryna Lazarenko
W15 Szabolcsveresmart 1 · 1st Round
Nov 5
Mia Horvit
W15 Sibenik 1 · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Magdalena Smekalova
W15 Sibenik 1 · 1st Round
Oct 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–25 matches
| Metric | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 72% | 14% |
| Sets won | 71% | 20% |
| Games won | 58% | 39% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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