Sara Victoria Balan vs Sophie LuescherPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Sara Victoria Balan and Sophie Luescher have met 1 time since 2026; Sophie Luescher leads 1–0. Across all meetings Balan has taken 1 sets to Luescher's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sophie Luescher won at W15 Chisinau (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Victoria Balan | Luescher | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sara Victoria Balan | Sophie Luescher | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 81% | 13/16 | 77% | 17/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 3/10 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 6/26 | 32% | 12/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 5/9 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 4/6 | 54% | 7/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 3/8 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 13/14 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 93% | 13/14 | 74% | 17/23 |
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 (Victoria Balan 0, Luescher 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Balan
🧱 The Wall
Luescher
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,508 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sophie Luescher.
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
Oct 6, 2026
W15 Chisinau
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Balan | Luescher | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sara Victoria Balan | Sophie Luescher | ||
| 1 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 42% | 5/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Balan | Luescher |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.58 | 2.10 |
| ROI % | +20.3% | -28.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.81u | -3.13u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Balan | Luescher |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BUL | BUL |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sophie Luescher
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round
Oct 6
Ingrid Ioana Sanduleasa
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Aug 26
Carolina Kuhl
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round
Aug 11
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
Zuzanna Bednarz
W15 Chisinau · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Maria Mikhailova
W15 Chisinau · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Sara Victoria Balan
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round
Oct 6
Nala Kovacic
W15 Chisinau · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Natalia Drobca
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Unknown Player
W15 Dijon · Quarterfinals
Sep 10
Unknown Player
W15 Dijon · Quarterfinals
Sep 10
Meline Lataste
W15 Dijon · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–37 matches
| Metric | Balan | Luescher |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 59% |
| Sets won | 60% | 59% |
| Games won | 54% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Balan | Luescher |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Balan | Luescher |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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