Iulia Maria Buculei vs Marta Soriano SantiagoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Iulia Maria Buculei and Marta Soriano Santiago have met 1 time since 2026; Marta Soriano Santiago leads 1–0. Across all meetings Buculei has taken 1 sets to Santiago's 2. Their most recent meeting: Marta Soriano Santiago won at W15 Cap d'Agde (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Maria Buculei | Soriano Santiago | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Iulia Maria Buculei | Marta Soriano Santiago | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 83% | 35/42 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 20% | 4/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 58% | 7/12 | 18% | 11/62 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 75% | 27/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 5/5 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 2/2 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 95% | 39/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 85% | 35/41 |
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 (Maria Buculei 0, Soriano Santiago 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Buculei
🧱 The Wall
Santiago
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,508 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Marta Soriano Santiago.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 2, 2026
W15 Cap d'Agde
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Buculei | Santiago | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Iulia Maria Buculei | Marta Soriano Santiago | ||
| 1 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 44% | 7/16 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Buculei | Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.86 | 1.73 |
| ROI % | +58.2% | -21.0% |
| Units P/L | +2.91u | -3.15u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Buculei | Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA | PER → EGY |
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
Santiago has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Buculei's 50%).
| Opponent | Buculei | Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Pohle | L 26 06 | W 76 61 |
| Ilinca Sagmar | W 57 61 60 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Varna · 1st Round
Sep 29
Linda Sevcikova
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 22
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 9
Marta Soriano Santiago
W15 Cap d'Agde · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Sophie Martin
W15 Cap d'Agde · 1st Round
Sep 1
Bianca Elena Barbulescu
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 25
Victoria Pohle
W15 Wanfercee-Baulet · 1st Round
Aug 19
Katarina Kuzmova
W35 Monastir · 1st Round
Oct 7
Sophia Biolay
W15 Monastir · Semifinals
Oct 3
Astrid Cirotte
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Nour Sahnoun
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Anastasia Bertacchi
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 29
Sarah Iliev
W15 Dijon · Semifinals
Sep 11
Diana Marcinkevica
W15 Dijon · Quarterfinals
Sep 10
Ninon Carpentier
W15 Dijon · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–62 matches
| Metric | Buculei | Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 33% | 68% |
| Sets won | 42% | 65% |
| Games won | 46% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Buculei | Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Buculei | Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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