Iulia Maria Buculei vs Sonja ZhenikhovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Iulia Maria Buculei and Sonja Zhenikhova have met 1 time since 2025; Sonja Zhenikhova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Buculei has taken 1 sets to Zhenikhova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sonja Zhenikhova won at W15 Otopeni 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Maria Buculei | Zhenikhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Iulia Maria Buculei | Sonja Zhenikhova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 25% | 1/4 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 1/3 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 57% | 4/7 | 35% | 9/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 17% | 1/6 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 2/2 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 2/3 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 44% | 4/9 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Maria Buculei 0, Zhenikhova 0).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 12, 2025
W15 Otopeni 1
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Buculei | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 4–8 |
| Avg odds | 3.12 | 4.32 |
| ROI % | -0.5% | -19.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.01u | -2.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Buculei | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | POR |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lavinia Tanasie
W15 Bucharest · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Ilinca Sagmar
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Eva Maria Ionescu
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Jun 17
Alexa Karatancheva
W15 Varna 1 · 1st Round
Oct 1
Alba Rey Garcia
W15 Denia 1 · Quarterfinals
Sep 5
Judith Perello Saavedra
W15 Denia 1 · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Maryia Kolas
W15 Denia 1 · 1st Round
Sep 3
Sonja Zhenikhova
W15 Otopeni 1 · 1st Round
Aug 12
Anna Kmiecik
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Lola Giza
W35 Erwitte · 1st Round
Aug 19
Anna Siskova
W50 Hamburg · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Laura Mair
W50 Hamburg · 1st Round
Aug 11
Maileen Nuudi
W15 Savitaipale · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Margaux Komano
W15 Savitaipale · 1st Round
Jul 29
Marie Mettraux
W15 Nogent-sur-Marne · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Elsa Bonelli
W15 Nogent-sur-Marne · 1st Round
Jul 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–26 matches
| Metric | Buculei | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 31% |
| Sets won | 50% | 34% |
| Games won | 49% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Buculei | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Buculei | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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