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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
V. Meliss vs M. Sara Popa

Verena Meliss

ITA

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

Height

547

C. Rank

552

487

Best Rank

395

Total Title

YTD Titles

Career Money

$1.9K

Plays

Maria Sara Popa

ROU

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

Height

547

C. Rank

552

487

Best Rank

395

Total Title

YTD Titles

Career Money

$1.9K

Plays

Head-to-head: Meliss 1 - 2 Popa

They have played 6 sets in total, with Verena Meliss winning 2 and Maria Sara Popa winning 4. 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.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Meliss	1
Popa	2

Last H2H Matches:

(R1) W35 Buenos Aires(01-21-25)

Stats

Verena Meliss

Maria Sara Popa

(Q3) W75 Chiasso(04-16-24)

Stats

Maria Sara Popa

Verena Meliss

(R1) W15 Antalya(11-09-22)

Stats

Maria Sara Popa

Verena Meliss

V. Meliss vs M. S. Popa H2H Profile

V. Meliss	Stats	M. S. Popa
$0	Career Prize Money	$1,860
48.50% (243-258)	Career Total W/L	55.20% (154-125)
1	Clay	2
2	Titles	2
1	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

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

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Verena Meliss has won 39.19% of points on their second serve, while Maria Sara Popa has won 37.01%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Verena Meliss, in recent form, has won 49.30% of their opponent's second serve points, while Maria Sara Popa has won 55.26%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.97% and 39.10% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Verena Meliss has saved 46.51% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Maria Sara Popa has saved 43.72% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Verena Meliss has won 50.00% of matches played (W/L 30/30), with Maria Sara Popa winning 54.05% (W/L 40/34) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Verena Meliss has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 67% (W/L 2/1), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 47% (W/L 8/9). Maria Sara Popa has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 141/101), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 17% (W/L 1/5).
Player level: In the last year, Verena Meliss has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 42.50% of matches (W/L 17/23), where as Maria Sara Popa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 53.49% of matches (W/L 23/20). 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 3 times before with Verena Meliss winning 1 times and Maria Sara Popa being victorious 2 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Verena Meliss winning 2 and Maria Sara Popa winning 4.
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.
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, Verena Meliss has played against opponents with an average rank of 326.9 while Maria Sara Popa has played against players with an average rank of 179.49.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Verena Meliss has won 68% 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, Verena Meliss has converted 39.94% of breakpoint opportunities, and Maria Sara Popa has converted 45.89% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Verena Meliss vs Maria Sara Popa Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

V. Meliss Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W50 Baza - 29-09-2025
R1 Susan BandecchiS. Bandecchi	L	6-3 2-6 6-3	Stats
W100 Lisboa - 22-09-2025
R1 Darja SemenistajaD. Semenistaja	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
Lexus Tolentino Open - Tolentino - 15-09-2025
Q3 Francesca CurmiF. Curmi	L	6-4 6-2	Stats
Q1 Dalila SpiteriD. Spiteri	W	4-6 6-1 6-4	Stats
W15 Denia - 01-09-2025
F Alba Rey GarciaA. Rey	L	6-2 7-5	Stats

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M. S. Popa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W75 Bucharest - 29-09-2025
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
W50 Slobozia - 01-09-2025
SF Lina GjorcheskaL. Gjorcheska	L	6-1 6-4	Stats

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V. Meliss vs M. S. Popa Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

V. Meliss	Stats	M. S. Popa
48.50% (243/258)	YTD Win/Loss	55.20% (154/125)
49.13% (563/583)	Sets Win/Loss	54.36% (349/293)
50.21% (5272/5227)	Games Win/Loss	52.14% (3119/2863)
50.55% (46/45)	Hard Win/Loss	38.71% (12/19)
48.02% (182/197)	Clay Win/Loss	58.26% (141/101)
46.43% (13/15)	Indoor Hard W/L	16.67% (1/5)
66.67% (2/1)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.15	Aces Per Game	0.05
772	Aces Total	138
0.34	Double Faults Per Game	0.42
1762	Total Double Faults	1240
1:23:45	Average Match Time	1:24:53
492.45	Average Opponent Rank	189.29
64% (17299/27159)	1st Serve %	66% (9493/14385)
61% (10480/17299)	1st Serve Win %	58% (5501/9493)
43% (4256/9860)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (1998/4892)
47% (1530/3246)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (976/1934)
45% (12016/26556)	Return Points Win %	49% (6877/14170)
0% (0/0)	Main Tour W/L	16.67% (1/5)
44.53% (114/142)	Challenger W/L	54.14% (72/61)
52.65% (129/116)	Futures W/L	57.86% (81/59)
49% (237/487)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (151/274)
43% (3/7)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/0)
52% (58/112)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	43% (17/40)
48% (69/144)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (46/89)
82% (242/198)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (149/131)
18% (242/44)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (149/18)
18% (259/46)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	18% (130/24)