ITF W75 · Round of 16 · W75 Kursumlijska Banja
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samson
🪃 Counterpuncher
Popa
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 5,877 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Laura Samson plays Maria Sara Popa.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samson | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–4 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.80 | 4.40 |
| ROI % | +13.9% | +216.6% |
| Units P/L | +1.67u | +17.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Samson
1
Popa
May 28, 2026
Kursumlijska Banja 3 ITF
C Clay ·
May 25, 2026
W75 Kursumlijska Banja
C Clay · Round of 16
Sep 29, 2025
W75 Bucharest
C Clay · Round of 32
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Samson | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61% | 61.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.3% | 65.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.9% | 41.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 1.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.6 | 6.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50.2% | 50.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 41.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 58.9% | 57.7% |
| BP Converted % | 52.3% | 47.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.9% | 52.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 79% | 68% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Laura Samson and Maria Sara Popa face off in the Round of 16 at W75 Kursumlijska Banja on Clay.
Laura Samson leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Laura Samson is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Katie Volynets (Jun 23).
Maria Sara Popa is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alessandra Mazzola (Jun 23).
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