Giulia Safina Popa vs Melinda BiroPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Giulia Safina Popa
#620 · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
Title3 meetings · sets 6–1
🇭🇺Melinda Biro
Unranked
3Giulia Safina Popa and Melinda Biro have met 3 times since 2026; Giulia Safina Popa leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Szentendre in 2026 on clay. On clay courts Popa leads 3–0. Popa has won the last 3 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Popa leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 6 sets to Biro's 1. Their most recent meeting: Giulia Safina Popa won at W15 Campulung (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 | 72% | 21/29 | 89% | 17/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 2/7 | 33% | 5/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 21% | 7/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 9/18 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 4/4 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 26/27 | 89% | 17/19 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 89% | 17/19 |
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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Safina Popa 2, Biro 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popa
⚔️ The Gladiator
Biro
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Giulia Safina Popa and Melinda Biro are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,502 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Sep 13, 2026
W15 Campulung
C Clay · Final
Jun 17, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · 1st Round
May 27, 2026
W15 Szentendre
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popa | Biro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Giulia Safina Popa | Melinda Biro | ||
| 1 or more | 52% | 12/23 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 3 or more | 4% | 1/23 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/14 |
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 | 15–2 | 8–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.50 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +17.4% | +11.2% |
| Units P/L | +2.97u | +1.46u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 12 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → AUT | USA → ESP |
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
Biro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Popa's 50%).
| Opponent | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Herazo | W 64 62 | L 60 57 26 |
| Anastasia Safta | W 75 60 | W 64 76 |
| Patricia Georgiana Goina | L | W 61 62 |
| Teodora Miron | L 26 26 | W 67 64 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elizara Yaneva
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 7
Anna Ozerova
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Julia Hofmann
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Sonja Zhenikhova
W15 Varna · Final
Oct 4
Sapfo Sakellaridi
W15 Varna · Semifinals
Oct 3
Oana Georgeta Simion
W15 Varna · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Beatris Spasova
W15 Varna · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Iulia Maria Buculei
W15 Varna · 1st Round
Sep 29
Lujza Beviz
W15 Szekesfehervar · 1st Round
Oct 7
Maria Herazo
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Anastasia Safta
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 23
Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez
W15 Constanta · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Ema Harajda
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Karina Maria Capuzu
W15 Constanta · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Campulung · Final
Sep 13
Stefania Bojica
W15 Campulung · Semifinals
Sep 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–36 matches
| Metric | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 56% |
| Sets won | 73% | 57% |
| Games won | 60% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W15 | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Biro |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 3 | 0 |
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