Maria Sara Popa vs Rachel GailisPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Maria Sara Popa
#476 · 20 yrs · Left-Handed
7w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Rachel Gailis
Unranked · 21 yrs · Right-Handed
7wMaria Sara Popa and Rachel Gailis have met 1 time since 2026; Maria Sara Popa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popa has taken 2 sets to Gailis's 0. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sara Popa won at W15 Brasov (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sara Popa | Gailis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maria Sara Popa | Rachel Gailis | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 85% | 35/41 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 9/22 | 17% | 2/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 15/63 | 25% | 6/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 14/21 | 31% | 4/13 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 77% | 10/13 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 39/41 | 90% | 9/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 35/41 | 80% | 8/10 |
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, Gailis 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popa
🪃 Counterpuncher
Gailis
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Rachel Gailis.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 26, 2026
W15 Brasov
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popa | Gailis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maria Sara Popa | Rachel Gailis | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 63% | 5/8 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–1 | 5–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.35 | 2.31 |
| ROI % | +18.3% | -10.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.46u | -0.90u |
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 2 shared opponents, both Popa and Gailis posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni | L 75 57 26 | L 26 06 |
| Lucija Ciric Bagaric | L 46 26 | L 26 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Georgia Andreea Craciun
W15 Brasov · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
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
Maria Sara Popa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Oceane Babel
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 12
Lisa Peer
W15 Bucharest · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Kayla Lorrimer
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 10
Laura Hietaranta
W15 Hameenlinna · Semifinals
Aug 8
Daria Lopatetska
W15 Hameenlinna · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Vicky Van De Peer
W15 Hameenlinna · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–63 matches
| Metric | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 50% |
| Sets won | 65% | 48% |
| Games won | 58% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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