Lian Tran vs Maria Sara PopaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇳🇱Lian Tran
#829 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
31 meeting · sets 1–2
🇷🇴Maria Sara Popa
#413 · 20 yrs · Left-Handed
TitleLian Tran and Maria Sara Popa have met 1 time since 2026; Maria Sara Popa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Tran has taken 1 sets to Popa's 2. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sara Popa won at W35 Amstelveen (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tran | Sara Popa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lian Tran | Maria Sara Popa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 6/7 | 76% | 32/42 |
| Wins a set when losing | 14% | 2/14 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 14% | 3/21 | 28% | 18/64 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 29% | 2/7 | 67% | 12/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 3/9 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 3/5 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 93% | 38/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 78% | 32/41 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tran 0, Sara Popa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tran
🧱 The Wall
Popa
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,661 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Maria Sara Popa.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 1, 2026
W35 Amstelveen
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tran | Popa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Lian Tran | Maria Sara Popa | ||
| 1 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 53% | 10/19 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 11% | 2/19 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tran | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 11–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.83 |
| ROI % | -9.5% | +5.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.76u | +0.87u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tran | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | EGY | AUT → LUX → TUN |
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
Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen
W15 Wanfercee-Baulet · 1st Round
Aug 18
Madelief Hageman
W50 Horb · 1st Round
Jul 22
Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur
Haag 2 ITF
Jul 6
Anastasia Abbagnato
Haag 2 ITF
Jul 5
Maria Sara Popa
W35 Amstelveen · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Carla Markus
W35 Amstelveen · 1st Round
Jun 30
Dune Vaissaud
W15 Alkmaar · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Madelief Hageman
W15 Alkmaar · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Simona Ogescu
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Rachel Gailis
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Adrienn Nagy
W35 Bistrita · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Oana Georgeta Simion
W35 Bistrita · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Stefania Bojica
W35 Bistrita · 1st Round
Aug 19
Ida Wobker
W15 Bucharest · Final
Aug 16
Diana Ioana Simionescu
W15 Bucharest · Semifinals
Aug 15
Angelica Raggi
W15 Bucharest · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–64 matches
| Metric | Tran | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 33% | 66% |
| Sets won | 36% | 63% |
| Games won | 41% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tran | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tran | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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