Maria Sara Popa vs Rachel GailisPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Maria Sara Popa
#413 · 20 yrs · Left-Handed
Title1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Rachel Gailis
Unranked · 21 yrs · Right-Handed
Maria 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 | 76% | 32/42 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 8/22 | 15% | 2/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 18/64 | 24% | 5/21 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 12/18 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 82% | 14/17 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 38/41 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 32/41 | 83% | 5/6 |
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
⚔️ The Gladiator
Gailis
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,165 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Rachel Gailis.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
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 | 53% | 10/19 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 2/19 | 19% | 3/16 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
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 | 11–4 | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.83 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | +5.8% | -27.1% |
| Units P/L | +0.87u | -4.61u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 9 | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | AUT → LUX → TUN | SLO → AUT → 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Popa and Gailis posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni | L 75 57 26 | L 26 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
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
Laura Hietaranta
W15 Hameenlinna · Semifinals
Aug 8
Daria Lopatetska
W15 Hameenlinna · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Vicky Van De Peer
W15 Hameenlinna · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Cara Korhonen
W15 Hameenlinna · 1st Round
Aug 5
Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · 1st Round
Jul 28
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–64 matches
| Metric | Popa | Gailis |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 38% |
| Sets won | 63% | 38% |
| Games won | 56% | 45% |
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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