Lavinia Tanasie vs Sara Victoria BalanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Lavinia Tanasie and Sara Victoria Balan have met 2 times since 2026; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at W15 Bucharest in 2026 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Tanasie has taken 2 sets to Balan's 3. Their most recent meeting: Sara Victoria Balan won at W15 Galati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tanasie | Victoria Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lavinia Tanasie | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 6/10 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 3/7 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 7/17 | 23% | 6/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 3/9 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 3/4 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 1/1 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 10/12 | 93% | 13/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 6/12 | 93% | 13/14 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tanasie 0, Victoria Balan 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tanasie
⚔️ The Gladiator
Balan
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,508 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Lavinia Tanasie.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 24, 2026
W15 Galati
C Clay · 1st Round
Jun 20, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tanasie | Balan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Lavinia Tanasie | Sara Victoria Balan | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 1/3 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tanasie | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.54 | 2.58 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | +0.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tanasie | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | UKR | BUL |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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W50 Lexington · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
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W75 Cordenons · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Vittoria Paganetti
W75 Cordenons · 1st Round
Jul 21
Pia Lovric
W75 Cordenons · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Greta Rizzetto
W75 Cordenons · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 19
Sarah Van Emst
W35 Amstelveen · 1st Round
Jun 30
Cecilie Agerbek Fridthjof
W35 Amstelveen · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Antonia Ende
W35 Amstelveen · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 28
Sophie Luescher
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round
Oct 6
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Carolina Kuhl
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 11
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
W15 Cluj Napoca · Semifinals
Jul 25
Katarina Kujovic
W15 Cluj Napoca · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Juliana Nicole Singeorzan
W15 Cluj Napoca · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Anastasia Safta
W15 Cluj Napoca · 1st Round
Jul 22
Maria Golovina
W35 Buzau · 2nd Round
Jul 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–26 matches
| Metric | Tanasie | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 62% |
| Sets won | 56% | 60% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tanasie | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tanasie | Balan |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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