Ilay Yoruk vs Maria Sara PopaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇹🇷Ilay Yoruk
#834 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇷🇴Maria Sara Popa
#413 · 20 yrs · Left-Handed
TitleIlay Yoruk and Maria Sara Popa have met 1 time since 2026; Maria Sara Popa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Yoruk has taken 1 sets to Popa's 2. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sara Popa won at W15 Bucharest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Yoruk | Sara Popa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ilay Yoruk | Maria Sara Popa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 11/17 | 76% | 32/42 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 16/43 | 28% | 18/64 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 7/12 | 67% | 12/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 15/26 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 36% | 4/11 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 93% | 38/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 11/18 | 78% | 32/41 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Yoruk 0, Sara Popa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yoruk
🪃 Counterpuncher
Popa
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 7,723 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 13, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yoruk | Popa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ilay Yoruk | Maria Sara Popa | ||
| 1 or more | 53% | 8/15 | 53% | 10/19 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 3/15 | 11% | 2/19 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yoruk | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–6 | 11–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.52 | 1.83 |
| ROI % | +42.1% | +5.8% |
| Units P/L | +7.16u | +0.87u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Yoruk | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | AUT | AUT → LUX → TUN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Popa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Yoruk's 0%).
| Opponent | Yoruk | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Stefania Bojica | L 67 36 | W 64 60 |
| Sara Victoria Balan | L 57 67 | W 64 61 |
| Sara Victoria Balan | L 57 67 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maria Sara Popa
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Noemi Maines
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 11
Varvara Panshina
Istanbul 10 ITF
Jul 12
Irem Kurt
W15 Kayseri · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Alisa Vasileva
W15 Kayseri · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Hana Shabanpour
W15 Kayseri · 1st Round
Jul 1
Lan Mi
W15 Kayseri · 1st Round
Jun 24
J C Adams
Kayseri 5 ITF · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Simona Ogescu
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Rachel Gailis
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Adrienn Nagy
W35 Bistrita · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Oana Georgeta Simion
W35 Bistrita · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Stefania Bojica
W35 Bistrita · 1st Round
Aug 19
Ida Wobker
W15 Bucharest · Final
Aug 16
Diana Ioana Simionescu
W15 Bucharest · Semifinals
Aug 15
Angelica Raggi
W15 Bucharest · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–64 matches
| Metric | Yoruk | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 66% |
| Sets won | 43% | 63% |
| Games won | 48% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Yoruk | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Yoruk | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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