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

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

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

Maria Sara Popa

ROU

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

Height

526

C. Rank

623

395

Best Rank

619

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.9K

Career Money

Plays

Eva Maria Ionescu

ROU

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

Height

526

C. Rank

623

395

Best Rank

619

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.9K

Career Money

Plays

Head-to-head: Popa 1 - 1 Ionescu

They have played 4 sets in total, with Maria Sara Popa winning 3 and Eva Maria Ionescu winning 1. 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
Popa	1
Ionescu	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

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

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

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

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Maria Sara Popa has won 36.68% of points on their second serve, while Eva Maria Ionescu has won 39.39%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Maria Sara Popa, in recent form, has won 55.00% of their opponent's second serve points, while Eva Maria Ionescu has won 52.31%. The same stats for first serve returns are 38.93% and 35.89% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Maria Sara Popa has saved 43.43% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Eva Maria Ionescu has saved 46.77% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Maria Sara Popa has won 53.42% of matches played (W/L 39/34), with Eva Maria Ionescu winning 55.36% (W/L 31/25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Maria Sara Popa has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 58% (W/L 141/102), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 17% (W/L 1/5). Eva Maria Ionescu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 58% (W/L 6/4), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/1).
Player level: In the last year, Maria Sara Popa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 52.38% of matches (W/L 22/20), where as 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). 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 Maria Sara Popa winning 1 times and Eva Maria Ionescu being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Maria Sara Popa winning 3 and Eva Maria Ionescu winning 1.
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.
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, Maria Sara Popa has played against opponents with an average rank of 350.3 while Eva Maria Ionescu has played against players with an average rank of 359.34.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Maria Sara Popa has won 48% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Eva Maria Ionescu has won 62% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Maria Sara Popa has converted 45.54% of breakpoint opportunities, and Eva Maria Ionescu has converted 37.91% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

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

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

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

M. S. Popa	Stats	E. M. Ionescu
55.00% (154/126)	YTD Win/Loss	55.91% (52/41)
54.19% (349/295)	Sets Win/Loss	52.66% (109/98)
52.07% (3123/2875)	Games Win/Loss	50.91% (977/942)
38.71% (12/19)	Hard Win/Loss	60.00% (6/4)
58.02% (141/102)	Clay Win/Loss	56.10% (46/36)
16.67% (1/5)	Indoor Hard W/L	0.00% (0/1)
0.05	Aces Per Game	0.19
138	Aces Total	174
0.43	Double Faults Per Game	0.31
1245	Total Double Faults	294
1:24:51	Average Match Time	1:39:43
378.99	Average Opponent Rank	428.67
66% (9519/14433)	1st Serve %	64% (3706/5818)
58% (5513/9519)	1st Serve Win %	59% (2184/3706)
41% (2007/4914)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (951/2112)
50% (977/1937)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (350/707)
48% (6891/14217)	Return Points Win %	46% (2596/5587)
16.67% (1/5)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
53.73% (72/62)	Challenger W/L	42.31% (11/15)
57.86% (81/59)	Futures W/L	61.19% (41/26)
55% (151/275)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (51/92)
43% (17/40)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	58% (7/12)
52% (46/89)	Deciding Set Win %	68% (15/22)
88% (149/131)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (49/45)
12% (149/18)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (49/4)
18% (131/24)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	14% (44/6)