Iva Marinkovic vs Karla PopovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Iva Marinkovic and Karla Popovic have met 1 time since 2026; Karla Popovic leads 1–0. Across all meetings Marinkovic has taken 0 sets to Popovic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Karla Popovic won at W15 Kalmar (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Marinkovic | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Iva Marinkovic | Karla Popovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 5/6 | 92% | 22/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 2/6 | 23% | 3/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 3/12 | 14% | 5/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 2/3 | 68% | 15/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 6/9 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 20% | 1/5 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 6/8 | 96% | 23/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 5/8 | 92% | 22/24 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Marinkovic 0, Popovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Marinkovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Iva Marinkovic and Karla Popovic are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,574 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 8, 2026
W15 Kalmar
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Marinkovic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.35 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Marinkovic and Popovic posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Marinkovic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Bosman | W 62 63 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sarah Van Emst
W35 Bastad · 1st Round
May 13
Karla Popovic
W15 Kalmar · Quarterfinals
May 8
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
W15 Kalmar · 2nd Round
May 7
Julita Saner
W15 Kalmar · 1st Round
May 6
Kaat Coppez
W15 Oegstgeest · 2nd Round
Apr 30
Lian Tran
W15 Oegstgeest · 1st Round
Apr 29
Ekaterina Tupitsyna
W15 Sharm ElSheikh 7 · Semifinals
Mar 14
Coco Bosman
W15 Sharm ElSheikh 7 · Quarterfinals
Mar 13
Adithya Karunaratne
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alice Gillan
W50 Nottingham · 1st Round
Jul 14
Leilany Ipunesso
W50 Hurghada · 1st Round
Jun 9
Lavinia Luciano
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
May 28
Matilde Mariani
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
May 27
Lya Fernandez
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
May 22
Lya Fernandez
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
May 22
Alice Soulie
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
May 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–37 matches
| Metric | Marinkovic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 65% |
| Sets won | 52% | 65% |
| Games won | 50% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Marinkovic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Marinkovic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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