Irina Balus vs Jule NiemeierPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇸🇰Irina Balus
#493 · 20 yrs
4w1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇩🇪Jule Niemeier
#405 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
TitleIrina Balus and Jule Niemeier have met 1 time since 2026; Jule Niemeier leads 1–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Niemeier leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Balus has taken 1 sets to Niemeier's 2. Their most recent meeting: Jule Niemeier won at W50 Knokke-Heist (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Balus | Niemeier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Irina Balus | Jule Niemeier | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 19/24 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 8/35 | 41% | 13/32 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 18/24 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 23/24 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 19/24 | 47% | 8/17 |
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 (Balus 0, Niemeier 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Balus
⚔️ The Gladiator
Niemeier
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 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 2, 2026
W50 Knokke-Heist
C Clay · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Balus | Niemeier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Irina Balus | Jule Niemeier | ||
| 1 or more | 53% | 8/15 | 70% | 7/10 |
| 3 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 20% | 2/10 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Balus | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | -4.2% | -17.6% |
| Units P/L | -0.67u | -1.93u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Balus | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | KAZ | KAZ → ESP |
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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Balus and Niemeier posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Balus | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Fita Boluda | L 67 26 | L 16 46 |
| Gabriela Ce | L 26 57 | L 61 57 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jule Niemeier
W50 Knokke-Heist · Final
Aug 2
Jenny Lim
W50 Knokke-Heist · Semifinals
Aug 1
Martha Matoula
W50 Knokke-Heist · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Tilwith Di Girolami
W50 Knokke-Heist · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Julia Adams
W50 Knokke-Heist · 1st Round
Jul 28
Angela Fita Boluda
W100 Amstetten · 1st Round
Jul 21
Anna Siskova
W75 Olomouc · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Eva Marie Voracek
W75 Olomouc · 1st Round
Jul 15
Tessa Johanna Brockmann
W50 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 25
Irina Balus
W50 Knokke-Heist · Final
Aug 2
Sarah Van Emst
W50 Knokke-Heist · Semifinals
Aug 1
Daria Yesypchuk
W50 Knokke-Heist · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Anastasiia Firman
W50 Knokke-Heist · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Sandra Samir
W50 Knokke-Heist · 1st Round
Jul 29
Maria Lourdes Carle
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 21
Angela Fita Boluda
W75 Olomouc · 1st Round
Jul 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–35 matches
| Metric | Balus | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 41% |
| Sets won | 65% | 44% |
| Games won | 57% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Balus | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ITF W50 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Balus | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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