Giulia Safina Popa vs Thea MarcuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Giulia Safina Popa
Unranked · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
9w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇷🇴Thea Marcu
Unranked · 17 yrs
8wGiulia Safina Popa and Thea Marcu have met 1 time since 2026; Giulia Safina Popa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 2 sets to Marcu'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 | Marcu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Giulia Safina Popa | Thea Marcu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 94% | 17/18 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 14% | 1/7 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 8% | 2/25 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 3/4 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 1/3 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 94% | 17/18 | 100% | 3/3 |
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, Marcu 0).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 13, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popa | Marcu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Giulia Safina Popa | Thea Marcu | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 4.14 |
| ROI % | +27.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.55u | -2.00u |
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
Alexia Lavinia Puiac
Buzau ITF
Jul 5
Rose Marie Nijkamp
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Jun 17
Alexia Ioana Tatu
Bucharest 4 ITF
Jun 16
Alexia Trasca
Bucharest 4 ITF
Jun 15
Daria Volosova
Bucharest 4 ITF
Jun 14
Simona Ogescu
W15 Focsani · 2nd Round
Jun 5
Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez
W15 Focsani · 1st Round
Jun 4
Anastasia Necula
Focsani ITF
Jun 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 10–25 matches
| Metric | Popa | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 72% | 50% |
| Sets won | 71% | 48% |
| Games won | 58% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Marcu |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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