Julia Riera vs Maria Sara Popa Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Riera vs M. Sara Popa

Julia Riera

ARG

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

181

C. Rank

581

Best Rank

395

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$522.5K

Career Money

$1.9K

Plays

Maria Sara Popa

ROU

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

181

C. Rank

581

Best Rank

395

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$522.5K

Career Money

$1.9K

Plays

Head-to-head: Riera 1 - 0 Popa

They have played 2 sets in total, with Julia Riera winning 2 and Maria Sara Popa winning 0. The last match between Julia Riera and Maria Sara Popa was at the W75 Sao Paulo, 02-10-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Julia Riera getting the victory 6-1 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Riera	1
Popa	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) W75 Sao Paulo(10-02-24)

Stats

Julia Riera

Maria Sara Popa

J. Riera vs M. S. Popa H2H Profile

J. Riera	Stats	M. S. Popa
$522,455	Career Prize Money	$1,860
62.67% (235-140)	Career Total W/L	54.61% (154-128)
1	Clay	0
7	Titles	2
1	Total H2H Matches	0
66.67% (10-5)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

J. Riera vs M. S. Popa Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Julia Riera has won 40.82% of points on their second serve, while Maria Sara Popa has won 37.52%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Julia Riera, in recent form, has won 52.74% of their opponent's second serve points, while Maria Sara Popa has won 54.36%. The same stats for first serve returns are 35.71% and 38.87% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Julia Riera has saved 46.21% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Maria Sara Popa has saved 43.41% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Julia Riera has won 54.55% of matches played (W/L 30/25), with Maria Sara Popa winning 53.13% (W/L 34/30) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Julia Riera has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 183/101), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 40% (W/L 2/3). Maria Sara Popa has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 141/103), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 14% (W/L 1/6).
Player level: In the last year, Julia Riera has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 41.94% of matches (W/L 13/18), where as Maria Sara Popa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 52.63% of matches (W/L 20/18). 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 1 times before with Julia Riera winning 1 times and Maria Sara Popa being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Julia Riera winning 2 and Maria Sara Popa winning 0.
The last match between Julia Riera and Maria Sara Popa was at the W75 Sao Paulo, 02-10-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Julia Riera getting the victory 6-1 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:12:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Julia Riera has played against opponents with an average rank of 239.65 while Maria Sara Popa has played against players with an average rank of 375.47.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Julia Riera has won 48% 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, Julia Riera has converted 50.57% of breakpoint opportunities, and Maria Sara Popa has converted 44.44% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Julia Riera vs Maria Sara Popa Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Riera vs M. S. Popa H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Riera	Stats	M. S. Popa
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	4
1	Aces (Total)	2
4	Total Double Faults	5
1:12:0	Average Match Time	1:12:0
62% (38/61)	1st Serve %	75% (38/51)
63% (24/38)	1st Serve Win %	50% (19/38)
57% (13/23)	2nd Serve Win %	38% (5/13)
100% (5/5)	Break Pts Won %	25% (1/4)
53% (27/51)	Return Points Win %	39% (24/61)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Riera Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Argentina Open - Buenos Aires - 24-11-2025
R1 Mayar SherifM. Sherif	L	7-5 7-6(7)	Stats
LP Open by IND - Colina - 17-11-2025
R1 Leolia JeanjeanL. Jeanjean	L	6-4 3-6 6-2	Stats
Billie Jean King Cup, PO, Group C - 10-11-2025
Rubber 1 Susan BandecchiS. Bandecchi	W	6-2 6-0	Stats
Rubber 1 Viktoria HruncakovaV. Hruncakova	W	6-2 6-1	Stats
Tucuman Open - Tucuman - 03-11-2025
QF Simona WaltertS. Waltert	L	5-7 7-5 6-3	Stats

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M. S. Popa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W35 Istanbul - 27-10-2025
R1 Noma Akugue NohaN. Akugue	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
W35 Heraklion - 13-10-2025
R1 Maia Ilinca BurcescuM. Ilinca	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
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

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J. Riera vs M. S. Popa Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Riera	Stats	M. S. Popa
62.67% (235/140)	YTD Win/Loss	54.61% (154/128)
59.75% (524/353)	Sets Win/Loss	53.86% (349/299)
54.50% (4351/3632)	Games Win/Loss	51.96% (3136/2899)
58.33% (49/35)	Hard Win/Loss	38.71% (12/19)
64.44% (183/101)	Clay Win/Loss	57.79% (141/103)
50.00% (1/1)	Indoor Hard W/L	14.29% (1/6)
40.00% (2/3)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.15	Aces Per Game	0.05
584	Aces Total	138
0.28	Double Faults Per Game	0.43
1096	Total Double Faults	1254
1:26:16	Average Match Time	1:24:56
402.67	Average Opponent Rank	390.14
57% (12488/21850)	1st Serve %	66% (9611/14564)
62% (7777/12488)	1st Serve Win %	58% (5564/9611)
46% (4332/9362)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (2020/4953)
48% (1441/2980)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (980/1941)
47% (10524/22258)	Return Points Win %	48% (6926/14322)
60.00% (15/10)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
20.00% (1/4)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
89.47% (17/2)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
59.09% (13/9)	Main Tour W/L	16.67% (1/5)
62.07% (144/88)	Challenger W/L	52.94% (72/64)
62.50% (45/27)	Futures W/L	57.86% (81/59)
62% (230/369)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (151/277)
100% (3/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/0)
47% (34/72)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	43% (17/40)
56% (71/127)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (46/89)
89% (212/188)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (149/131)
11% (212/24)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (149/18)
29% (163/47)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	18% (133/24)