Maria Sara Popa vs Lourdes Ayala Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Sara Popa vs L. Ayala

Maria Sara Popa

ROU

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

560

C. Rank

882

395

Best Rank

722

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.9K

Career Money

Plays

Lourdes Ayala

ARG

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

560

C. Rank

882

395

Best Rank

722

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.9K

Career Money

Plays

Head-to-head: Popa 1 - 0 Ayala

They have played 2 sets in total, with Maria Sara Popa winning 2 and Lourdes Ayala winning 0. The last match between Maria Sara Popa and Lourdes Ayala was at the W50 Pilar, 23-09-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Maria Sara Popa getting the victory 6-3 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Popa	1
Ayala	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) W50 Pilar(09-23-24)

Stats

Maria Sara Popa

Lourdes Ayala

M. S. Popa vs L. Ayala H2H Profile

M. S. Popa	Stats	L. Ayala
$1,860	Career Prize Money	$0
54.61% (154-128)	Career Total W/L	50.43% (59-58)
1	Clay	0
2	Titles	0
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. S. Popa vs L. Ayala Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Maria Sara Popa has won 37.52% of points on their second serve, while Lourdes Ayala has won 31.96%. 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 54.36% of their opponent's second serve points, while Lourdes Ayala has won 54.86%. The same stats for first serve returns are 38.87% and 39.47% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Maria Sara Popa has saved 43.41% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Lourdes Ayala has saved 46.03% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Maria Sara Popa has won 51.52% of matches played (W/L 34/32), with Lourdes Ayala winning 45.16% (W/L 14/17) 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 141/103), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 14% (W/L 1/6). Lourdes Ayala has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 58% (W/L 52/50), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 43% (W/L 3/4).
Player level: In the last year, Maria Sara Popa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 20/20), where as Lourdes Ayala has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 31.25% of matches (W/L 5/11). 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 Maria Sara Popa winning 1 times and Lourdes Ayala being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Maria Sara Popa winning 2 and Lourdes Ayala winning 0.
The last match between Maria Sara Popa and Lourdes Ayala was at the W50 Pilar, 23-09-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Maria Sara Popa getting the victory 6-3 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:17:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Maria Sara Popa has played against opponents with an average rank of 348.03 while Lourdes Ayala has played against players with an average rank of 348.71.
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 Lourdes Ayala has won 43% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Maria Sara Popa has converted 44.44% of breakpoint opportunities, and Lourdes Ayala has converted 49.19% 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 Lourdes Ayala Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. S. Popa vs L. Ayala H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. S. Popa	Stats	L. Ayala
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	5
3	Total Double Faults	6
1:17:0	Average Match Time	1:17:0
71% (32/45)	1st Serve %	49% (24/49)
72% (23/32)	1st Serve Win %	58% (14/24)
54% (7/13)	2nd Serve Win %	32% (8/25)
56% (5/9)	Break Pts Won %	100% (2/2)
55% (27/49)	Return Points Win %	33% (15/45)
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

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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L. Ayala Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W35 Sao Paulo - 29-09-2025
R1 Marjorie SouzaM. Souza	L	6-1 3-6 6-2	Stats
Q3 Mariana SoaresM. Soares	W	6-0 6-0	Stats
Q1 Ana Julia SartoriA. Julia	W	6-2 6-1	Stats
W15 Lujan - 22-09-2025
R1 Maria Florencia UrrutiaM. Florencia	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
W15 Lujan - 15-09-2025
R1 Maria Florencia UrrutiaM. Florencia	L	6-2 6-1	Stats

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M. S. Popa vs L. Ayala Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. S. Popa	Stats	L. Ayala
54.61% (154/128)	YTD Win/Loss	50.43% (59/58)
53.86% (349/299)	Sets Win/Loss	50.58% (131/128)
51.96% (3136/2899)	Games Win/Loss	51.41% (1188/1123)
38.71% (12/19)	Hard Win/Loss	42.86% (3/4)
57.79% (141/103)	Clay Win/Loss	50.98% (52/50)
14.29% (1/6)	Indoor Hard W/L	50.00% (4/4)
0.05	Aces Per Game	0.04
138	Aces Total	44
0.43	Double Faults Per Game	0.44
1254	Total Double Faults	499
1:24:56	Average Match Time	1:15:1
381.31	Average Opponent Rank	359.31
66% (9611/14564)	1st Serve %	62% (3598/5797)
58% (5564/9611)	1st Serve Win %	56% (2021/3598)
41% (2020/4953)	2nd Serve Win %	38% (826/2199)
50% (980/1941)	Break Points Won % (Total)	51% (405/788)
48% (6926/14322)	Return Points Win %	48% (2805/5836)
16.67% (1/5)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
52.94% (72/64)	Challenger W/L	48.39% (30/32)
57.86% (81/59)	Futures W/L	52.73% (29/26)
55% (151/277)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	50% (59/117)
43% (17/40)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	67% (6/9)
52% (46/89)	Deciding Set Win %	48% (12/25)
88% (149/131)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (60/52)
12% (149/18)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (60/8)
18% (133/24)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	12% (57/7)