Sara Victoria Balan vs Simona CucuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Sara Victoria Balan and Simona Cucu have met 1 time since 2026; Simona Cucu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Balan has taken 0 sets to Cucu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Simona Cucu won at W15 Bucharest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Victoria Balan | Cucu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sara Victoria Balan | Simona Cucu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 14/17 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 6/28 | 0% | 0/6 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 5/8 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 6/8 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 14/15 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 93% | 14/15 | 100% | 2/2 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Victoria Balan 0, Cucu 1).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 13, 2026
W15 Bucharest
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Balan | Cucu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.65 | 6.66 |
| ROI % | +53.0% | -1.0% |
| Units P/L | +4.24u | -0.02u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Balan | Cucu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | 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 Balan and Cucu posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Balan | Cucu |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Sara Popa | L 46 16 | L 26 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
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
Carmen Andreea Herea
W35 Buzau · 1st Round
Jul 7
Chiara Fornasieri
W15 Galati · Semifinals
Jun 27
Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen
W15 Galati · 1st Round
Jun 23
Maria Sara Popa
W15 Focsani · 2nd Round
Jun 5
Melissa Boyden
W15 Focsani · 1st Round
Jun 4
Francesca Gandolfi
W15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
May 14
Sara Victoria Balan
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
May 13
Alessia Marinescu
W15 Campulung 1 · 1st Round
Sep 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–28 matches
| Metric | Balan | Cucu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 33% |
| Sets won | 60% | 33% |
| Games won | 53% | 43% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Balan | Cucu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Balan | Cucu |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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