Giulia Safina Popa vs Simona OgescuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ท๐ดGiulia Safina Popa
#620 ยท 16 yrs ยท Left-Handed
Title1 meeting ยท sets 2โ0
๐ท๐ดSimona Ogescu
Unranked ยท 23 yrs
Giulia Safina Popa and Simona Ogescu have met 1 time since 2026; Giulia Safina Popa leads 1โ0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 2 sets to Ogescu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Giulia Safina Popa won at W15 Campulung (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Safina Popa | Ogescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Giulia Safina Popa | Simona Ogescu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 21/29 | 89% | 17/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 2/7 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 29% | 10/35 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 9/18 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 4/4 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 26/27 | 78% | 18/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 74% | 17/23 |
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, Ogescu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popa
โ๏ธ The Gladiator
Ogescu
๐ช Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
โ๏ธ The Gladiator vs ๐ช Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 7,862 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 10, 2026
W15 Campulung
C Clay ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popa | Ogescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Giulia Safina Popa | Simona Ogescu | ||
| 1 or more | 52% | 12/23 | 69% | 9/13 |
| 3 or more | 4% | 1/23 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Ogescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15โ2 | 5โ5 |
| Avg odds | 1.50 | 2.69 |
| ROI % | +17.4% | -35.2% |
| Units P/L | +2.97u | -3.52u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popa | Ogescu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 12 | 2 |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | USA โ FRA โ AUT | GER |
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 ยท Last 12 months
Popa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Ogescu's 50%).
| Opponent | Popa | Ogescu |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia Kryvoruchko | L 67 36 | W 67 76 75 |
| Alesia Breaz | W 63 61 | L 16 46 |
| Maria Herazo | W 64 62 | W 75 62 |
| Thea Marcu | W 61 62 | W 62 61 |
| Joulia Cristiana Cirstea | W 60 60 | W 62 63 |
| Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni | W 62 63 | L 64 36 26 |
| Patricia Georgiana Goina | L | L 57 46 |
| Bianca Elena Barbulescu | W 76 61 | L 61 36 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elizara Yaneva
W50 Burgas ยท 1st Round
Oct 7
Anna Ozerova
W50 Burgas ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Julia Hofmann
W50 Burgas ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Sonja Zhenikhova
W15 Varna ยท Final
Oct 4
Sapfo Sakellaridi
W15 Varna ยท Semifinals
Oct 3
Oana Georgeta Simion
W15 Varna ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Beatris Spasova
W15 Varna ยท 2nd Round
Oct 1
Iulia Maria Buculei
W15 Varna ยท 1st Round
Sep 29
Despina Papamichail
W50 Heraklion ยท 2nd Round
Oct 7
Sofia Kryvoruchko
W50 Heraklion ยท 1st Round
Oct 5
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Campulung ยท 2nd Round
Sep 10
Kristyna Paul
W15 Campulung ยท 1st Round
Sep 9
Alesia Breaz
W15 Brasov ยท Semifinals
Sep 5
Karina Elena Gabriela Dumitru
W15 Brasov ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Joulia Cristiana Cirstea
W15 Brasov ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Ana Ioana Varsa
W15 Brasov ยท 1st Round
Sep 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 35โ36 matches
| Metric | Popa | Ogescu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 54% |
| Sets won | 73% | 57% |
| Games won | 60% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Ogescu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Ogescu |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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