Karla Popovic vs Zara DarkenPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Karla Popovic and Zara Darken have met 1 time since 2026; Karla Popovic leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popovic has taken 2 sets to Darken's 0. Their most recent meeting: Karla Popovic won at W15 Monastir (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popovic | Darken | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karla Popovic | Zara Darken | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 88% | 29/33 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 18% | 3/17 | 10% | 1/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 14% | 7/50 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 66% | 19/29 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 30/31 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 94% | 29/31 | 60% | 3/5 |
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 (Popovic 1, Darken 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Darken
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 80% vs 🏃 Pusher across 1,106 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Karla Popovic.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 29, 2026
W15 Monastir
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popovic | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.72 | - |
| ROI % | -25.6% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.28u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Riko Kikawada
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Francesca Dell'Edera
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 9
Mao Mushika
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Adithya Karunaratne
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jaquelyn Ogunwale
W35 Aldershot · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Christina Bednarczyk
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Alice Gillan
W50 Nottingham · 1st Round
Jul 14
Leilany Ipunesso
W50 Hurghada · 1st Round
Jun 9
Valentina Vachkova
W35 San Gregorio · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Kiara Nina Kucikova
W35 San Gregorio · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 9
Kiara Nina Kucikova
San Gregorio 3 ITF
Jun 9
Cecilia Maria Stella Ferrazzoli
W35 San Gregorio · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Karla Popovic
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Apr 29
Denise Valente
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Apr 21
Ariadna Garcia Patron Canals
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Alexia Trasca
W15 Monastir · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 19
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 15–50 matches
| Metric | Popovic | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 33% |
| Sets won | 64% | 33% |
| Games won | 57% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popovic | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popovic | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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