Maria Sara Popa vs Verena Meliss Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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Wojtek Kolan

HEAD TO HEAD

M. Sara Popa vs V. Meliss

Maria Sara Popa
Maria Sara Popa

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Verena Meliss
Verena Meliss

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Win

3

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Age
28
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Height
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560
C. Rank
545
395
Best Rank
487
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Total Titles
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YTD Titles
0
$1.9K
Career Money
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Plays
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Head-to-head: Popa 2 - 1 Meliss

They have played 6 sets in total, with Maria Sara Popa winning 4 and Verena Meliss winning 2. The last match between Verena Meliss and Maria Sara Popa was at the W35 Buenos Aires, 21-01-2025, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Verena Meliss getting the victory 7-5 6-1.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Popa2
Meliss1
Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1W35 Buenos Aires(01-21-25)

Clay
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Verena Meliss
7
6
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Maria Sara Popa
5
1

(Q3W75 Chiasso(04-16-24)

Clay
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Maria Sara Popa
6
6
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Verena Meliss
3
4

(R1W15 Antalya(11-09-22)

Clay
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Maria Sara Popa
7
7
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Verena Meliss
6
5

M. S. Popa vs V. Meliss H2H Profile

Stats
$1,860Career Prize Money$0
54.61% (154-128)Career Total W/L48.52% (246-261)
2Clay1
2Titles2
2Total H2H Matches1
0% (0-0)YTD Win/Loss0% (0-0)

M. S. Popa vs V. Meliss Match Preview:

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Maria Sara Popa has won 36.86% of points on their second serve, while Verena Meliss has won 37.75%. 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 54.32% of their opponent's second serve points, while Verena Meliss has won 50.89%. The same stats for first serve returns are 39.07% and 35.96% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Maria Sara Popa has saved 42.90% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Verena Meliss has saved 47.20% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Maria Sara Popa has won 52.17% of matches played (W/L 36/33), with Verena Meliss winning 50.00% (W/L 33/33) 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). Verena Meliss has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 58% (W/L 2/1), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 44% (W/L 8/10).
  • 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 Verena Meliss has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 40.48% of matches (W/L 17/25). 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 3 times before with Maria Sara Popa winning 2 times and Verena Meliss being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Maria Sara Popa winning 4 and Verena Meliss winning 2.
  • The last match between Maria Sara Popa and Verena Meliss was at the W35 Buenos Aires, 21-01-2025, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Verena Meliss getting the victory 7-5 6-1.
  • Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:45:37.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Maria Sara Popa has played against opponents with an average rank of 343.68 while Verena Meliss has played against players with an average rank of 349.14.
  • 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 Verena Meliss has won 65% in all matches played on tour.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Maria Sara Popa has converted 44.93% of breakpoint opportunities, and Verena Meliss has converted 39.86% 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 Verena Meliss Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. S. Popa vs V. Meliss H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Stats
2H2H Matches Won1
4Sets Won2
32Games Won31
1Aces (Total)1
14Total Double Faults20
1:45:37Average Match Time1:45:37
61% (110/180)1st Serve %62% (114/183)
65% (71/110)1st Serve Win %61% (70/114)
46% (32/70)2nd Serve Win %39% (27/69)
60% (12/20)Break Pts Won %45% (10/22)
47% (86/183)Return Points Win %43% (77/180)
67% (2/3)Best‑of‑3 Win %33% (1/3)
100% (2/2)1st Set Won, Won Match100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)1st Set Won, Lost Match0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)1st Set Lost, Won Match0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Popa 40%, Meliss 45%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Popa 58%, Meliss 58%.
Break Points Saved %: Popa 48%, Meliss 52%.

M. S. Popa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
I.hardW35 Istanbul - 27-10-2025

R1

GERN. Akugue
L
6-4 6-1
ClayW35 Heraklion - 13-10-2025

R1

ROUM. Ilinca
L
6-4 6-4
ClayW75 Bucharest - 29-09-2025

R2

BDIS. Nahimana
L
6-4 6-0

R1

CZEL. Samson
W
3-6 7-6(6) 6-1
ClayW75 Bucharest - 08-09-2025

QF

GRED. Papamichail
L
4-6 6-3 7-5

V. Meliss Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
CarpetW15 Solarino - 03-11-2025

SF

SUIA. Granwehr
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4-6 6-3 7-6(2)

QF

ITAN. Maines
W
6-4 6-3

R2

SUIN. Gadient
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6-0 6-2

R1

ITAF. Marino
W
6-4 6-1
ClayW35 Santa Margherita di Pula - 20-10-2025

R1

GREM. Matoula
L
7-5 6-4
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M. S. Popa vs V. Meliss Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Stats
54.61% (154/128)YTD Win/Loss48.52% (246/261)
53.86% (349/299)Sets Win/Loss49.18% (570/589)
51.96% (3136/2899)Games Win/Loss50.24% (5335/5283)
38.71% (12/19)Hard Win/Loss50.55% (46/45)
57.79% (141/103)Clay Win/Loss47.89% (182/198)
14.29% (1/6)Indoor Hard W/L48.48% (16/17)
0% (0/0)Grass Win/Loss66.67% (2/1)
0.05Aces Per Game0.15
138Aces Total781
0.43Double Faults Per Game0.34
1254Total Double Faults1780
1:24:56Average Match Time1:23:58
381.31Average Opponent Rank495.39
66% (9611/14564)1st Serve %64% (17570/27570)
58% (5564/9611)1st Serve Win %61% (10645/17570)
41% (2020/4953)2nd Serve Win %43% (4313/10000)
50% (980/1941)Break Points Won % (Total)47% (1555/3293)
48% (6926/14322)Return Points Win %45% (12196/26945)
16.67% (1/5)Main Tour W/L0% (0/0)
52.94% (72/64)Challenger W/L44.19% (114/144)
57.86% (81/59)Futures W/L53.01% (132/117)
55% (151/277)Best of 3 Sets Win %49% (240/493)
0% (0/0)Best of 5 Sets Win %43% (3/7)
43% (17/40)Tiebreaks Win % (Total)51% (58/113)
52% (46/89)Deciding Set Win %48% (69/145)
88% (149/131)1st Set Won, Won Match82% (246/201)
12% (149/18)1st Set Won, Lost Match18% (246/45)
18% (133/24)1st Set Lost, Won Match18% (261/46)

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