Eva Maria Ionescu vs Maria Sara Popa Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
E. Maria Ionescu vs M. Sara Popa

Eva Maria Ionescu

ROU

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

Height

625

C. Rank

536

619

Best Rank

395

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$1.9K

Plays

Maria Sara Popa

ROU

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

Height

625

C. Rank

536

619

Best Rank

395

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$1.9K

Plays

Head-to-head: Ionescu 1 - 1 Popa

They have played 4 sets in total, with Eva Maria Ionescu winning 1 and Maria Sara Popa winning 3. The last match between Maria Sara Popa and Eva Maria Ionescu was at the W15 Bacau, 14-07-2023, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Maria Sara Popa getting the victory 6-4 2-6 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Ionescu	1
Popa	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R2) W15 Bacau(07-14-23)

Stats

Maria Sara Popa

Eva Maria Ionescu

(R1) W15 Bucharest(06-21-23)

Stats

Eva Maria Ionescu

Maria Sara Popa

E. M. Ionescu vs M. S. Popa H2H Profile

E. M. Ionescu	Stats	M. S. Popa
$0	Career Prize Money	$1,860
55.91% (52-41)	Career Total W/L	55.00% (154-126)
1	Clay	1
0	Titles	2
1	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

E. M. Ionescu vs M. S. Popa Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Eva Maria Ionescu has won 39.39% of points on their second serve, while Maria Sara Popa has won 36.68%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Eva Maria Ionescu, in recent form, has won 52.31% of their opponent's second serve points, while Maria Sara Popa has won 55.00%. The same stats for first serve returns are 35.89% and 38.93% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Eva Maria Ionescu has saved 46.77% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Maria Sara Popa has saved 43.43% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Eva Maria Ionescu has won 55.36% of matches played (W/L 31/25), with Maria Sara Popa winning 53.42% (W/L 39/34) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Eva Maria Ionescu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 6/4), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/1). Maria Sara Popa has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 141/102), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 17% (W/L 1/5).
Player level: In the last year, Eva Maria Ionescu has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 62.50% of matches (W/L 25/15), where as Maria Sara Popa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 52.38% of matches (W/L 22/20). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Eva Maria Ionescu winning 0 times and Maria Sara Popa being victorious 1 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Eva Maria Ionescu winning 1 and Maria Sara Popa winning 3.
The last match between Eva Maria Ionescu and Maria Sara Popa was at the W15 Bacau, 14-07-2023, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Maria Sara Popa getting the victory 6-4 2-6 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:19:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Eva Maria Ionescu has played against opponents with an average rank of 360.3 while Maria Sara Popa has played against players with an average rank of 347.52.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Eva Maria Ionescu has won 62% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Maria Sara Popa has won 48% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Eva Maria Ionescu has converted 37.91% of breakpoint opportunities, and Maria Sara Popa has converted 45.54% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Eva Maria Ionescu vs Maria Sara Popa Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. M. Ionescu vs M. S. Popa H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. M. Ionescu	Stats	M. S. Popa
0	H2H Matches Won	1
1	Sets Won	3
15	Games Won	16
2	Aces (Total)	1
5	Total Double Faults	8
1:19:0	Average Match Time	1:19:0
64% (56/88)	1st Serve %	66% (62/94)
55% (31/56)	1st Serve Win %	56% (35/62)
50% (16/32)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (17/32)
67% (6/9)	Break Pts Won %	78% (7/9)
45% (42/94)	Return Points Win %	47% (41/88)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

E. M. Ionescu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W50 Heraklion - 06-10-2025
R1 Antonia StoyanovA. Stoyanov	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
W75 Bucharest - 29-09-2025
R1 Sada NahimanaS. Nahimana	L	6-0 6-1	Stats
Q3 Enola ChiesaE. Chiesa	W	7-6(5) 6-4	Stats
W75 Kursumlijska Banja - 15-09-2025
Q1 Dunja MaricD. Maric	L	7-5 7-5	Stats
W75 Bucharest - 08-09-2025
R1 Lia KaratanchevaL. Karatancheva	L	6-0 6-4	Stats

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M. S. Popa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W75 Bucharest - 29-09-2025
R2 Sada NahimanaS. Nahimana	L	6-4 6-0	Stats
R1 Laura SamsonL. Samson	W	3-6 7-6(6) 6-1	Stats
W75 Bucharest - 08-09-2025
QF Despina PapamichailD. Papamichail	L	4-6 6-3 7-5	Stats
R2 Jenny DuerstJ. Duerst	W	6-3 2-6 6-4	Stats
R1 Daria LodikovaD. Lodikova	W	7-5 3-0 ret.	Stats

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E. M. Ionescu vs M. S. Popa Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. M. Ionescu	Stats	M. S. Popa
55.91% (52/41)	YTD Win/Loss	55.00% (154/126)
52.66% (109/98)	Sets Win/Loss	54.19% (349/295)
50.91% (977/942)	Games Win/Loss	52.07% (3123/2875)
60.00% (6/4)	Hard Win/Loss	38.71% (12/19)
56.10% (46/36)	Clay Win/Loss	58.02% (141/102)
0.00% (0/1)	Indoor Hard W/L	16.67% (1/5)
0.19	Aces Per Game	0.05
174	Aces Total	138
0.31	Double Faults Per Game	0.43
294	Total Double Faults	1245
1:39:43	Average Match Time	1:24:51
429.86	Average Opponent Rank	378.62
64% (3706/5818)	1st Serve %	66% (9519/14433)
59% (2184/3706)	1st Serve Win %	58% (5513/9519)
45% (951/2112)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (2007/4914)
50% (350/707)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (977/1937)
46% (2596/5587)	Return Points Win %	48% (6891/14217)
0% (0/0)	Main Tour W/L	16.67% (1/5)
42.31% (11/15)	Challenger W/L	53.73% (72/62)
61.19% (41/26)	Futures W/L	57.86% (81/59)
55% (51/92)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (151/275)
58% (7/12)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	43% (17/40)
68% (15/22)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (46/89)
92% (49/45)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (149/131)
8% (49/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (149/18)
14% (44/6)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	18% (131/24)