ITF W50 · Round of 16 · W50 Bistrita
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bulgaru
🪃 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 Miriam Bianca Bulgaru plays Maria Sara Popa.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bulgaru | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 4.40 |
| ROI % | -36.3% | +216.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.45u | +17.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Bulgaru
0
Popa
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Bulgaru has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Popa's 0%).
| Opponent | Bulgaru | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Noma Noha Akugue | L | L 46 16 |
| Katarina Zavatska | W 64 46 64 | L 26 75 16 |
| Lina Gjorcheska | W 57 61 60 | L 16 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Bulgaru | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.7% | 61.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 51.1% | 65.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 37.3% | 41.5% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 1.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 45.3% | 50.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.2% | 41.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 61.8% | 57.7% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 47.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 45.6% | 52.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 10% | 68% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru and Maria Sara Popa face off in the Round of 16 at W50 Bistrita on Clay.
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Weronika Ewald (Jun 24).
Maria Sara Popa is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alessandra Mazzola (Jun 23).
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