Maria Sara Popa vs Oana Georgeta SimionPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ท๐ดMaria Sara Popa
#476 ยท 20 yrs ยท Left-Handed
7w1 meeting ยท sets 2โ0
๐ท๐ดOana Georgeta Simion
#701 ยท 30 yrs ยท Right-Handed
Maria Sara Popa and Oana Georgeta Simion have met 1 time since 2026; Maria Sara Popa leads 1โ0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 2 sets to Simion's 0. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sara Popa won at W35 Bistrita (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sara Popa | Georgeta Simion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maria Sara Popa | Oana Georgeta Simion | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 85% | 35/41 | 71% | 15/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 9/22 | 13% | 3/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 15/63 | 20% | 9/45 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 14/21 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 77% | 10/13 | 36% | 4/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 22% | 2/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 39/41 | 86% | 19/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 35/41 | 68% | 15/22 |
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 (Sara Popa 1, Georgeta Simion 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popa
๐ช Counterpuncher
Simion
๐ช Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Maria Sara Popa and Oana Georgeta Simion are ๐ช Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 20, 2026
W35 Bistrita
C Clay ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popa | Simion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maria Sara Popa | Oana Georgeta Simion | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 47% | 8/17 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 12% | 2/17 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Simion |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7โ1 | 6โ6 |
| Avg odds | 1.35 | 2.31 |
| ROI % | +18.3% | -41.9% |
| Units P/L | +1.46u | -5.03u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popa | Simion |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | โ | 3 |
| Events | โ | 3 |
| Matches | โ | 7 |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | โ | ESP โ FRA โ AUT |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Popa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Simion's 33%).
| Opponent | Popa | Simion |
|---|---|---|
| Angelica Raggi | W 61 61 | W 63 64 |
| Ida Wobker | W 64 64 | L 57 46 |
| Yaroslava Bartashevich | W 61 76 | L 67 26 |
| Britt Du Pree | W 76 62 | L 46 06 |
| Alessandra Mazzola | L 67 67 | L 16 16 |
| Andreea Prisacariu | L 63 57 16 | W 63 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Georgia Andreea Craciun
W15 Brasov ยท Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Simona Ogescu
W15 Brasov ยท 2nd Round
Aug 27
Rachel Gailis
W15 Brasov ยท 1st Round
Aug 26
Adrienn Nagy
W35 Bistrita ยท Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Oana Georgeta Simion
W35 Bistrita ยท 2nd Round
Aug 20
Stefania Bojica
W35 Bistrita ยท 1st Round
Aug 19
Ida Wobker
W15 Bucharest ยท Final
Aug 16
Diana Ioana Simionescu
W15 Bucharest ยท Semifinals
Aug 15
Sonja Zhenikhova
W50 Burgas ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Kalina Simeonova
W50 Burgas ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Varna ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Galena Krastenova
W15 Varna ยท 2nd Round
Oct 1
Julia Stamatova
W15 Varna ยท 1st Round
Sep 30
Anja Stankovic
W50 Plovdiv ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Andzhelina Kostova
W50 Plovdiv ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Julia Adams
W50 Pazardzhik ยท 1st Round
Sep 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 45โ63 matches
| Metric | Popa | Simion |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 47% |
| Sets won | 65% | 45% |
| Games won | 58% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Simion |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Simion |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
Share this matchup
Copy the link to paste in Discord or group chats.