Iva Ivanova and Maria Sara Popa have met 1 time since 2026; Maria Sara Popa leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sara Popa won at Nice ITF (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ivanova
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popa
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Iva Ivanova and Maria Sara Popa are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 3,912 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ivanova | Popa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Iva Ivanova | Maria Sara Popa | ||
| 1 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 20% | 2/10 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ivanova | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–3 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.64 | 4.40 |
| ROI % | +18.8% | +216.6% |
| Units P/L | +2.25u | +17.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Martha Matoula
Haskovo ITF ·
Jun 18
Madelief Hageman
Haskovo ITF ·
Jun 16
Maria Sara Popa
Nice ITF ·
Jun 12
Julia Stusek
Nice ITF ·
Jun 11
Gabriela Ce
Nice ITF ·
Jun 9
Valentina Steiner
Bundesliga - women ·
May 31
Viola Turini
W15 Monastir · Semifinals
Apr 20
Masha Lazarenko
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Apr 20
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–41 matches
| Metric | Ivanova | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 53% |
| Sets won | 55% | 55% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ivanova | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ivanova | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
