Bianca Elena Barbulescu vs Sara Victoria Balan — W15 Cluj Napoca Round of 16

W15 Cluj Napoca · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROU
Bianca Elena Barbulescu
1216ELO
1183Clay ELO
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025
clay
ROU
Sara Victoria Balan
#878WTA
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWWW
Barbulescu B.
6-3 6-3
Balan S.
Barbulescu B.
662
Balan S.
33–

Bianca Elena Barbulescu defeated Sara Victoria Balan 6-3 6-3 in the W15 Cluj Napoca round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Barbulescu B.serving28% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Balan S.

Balan S.serving22% hold

wins 38% of points on serve vs Barbulescu B.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Barbulescu B.Balan S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
54%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Service points won·Even
52%
50%
Return points won·Even
50%
49%
Break points saved·Even
49%
47%
Aces / match·Even
0.7
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Barbulescu B.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Balan S.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.3
Surface form
3.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Amariei I.
Tig P.
7-52-66-4
Semi-finals
Tig P.
Sevcikova L.
6-16-0
Amariei I.
Tanasie L.
6-20-0
Quarter-finals
Sevcikova L.
Barbulescu B.
6-26-1
Tig P.
Raggi A.
6-34-66-1
Tanasie L.
Ogescu S.
6-36-1
R16
Raggi A.
Bilardo F.
3-66-36-2
Tanasie L.
Sagmar I.
6-16-4
Sevcikova L.
Buculei I.
6-26-2
Barbulescu B.
Balan S.
6-36-3
Tig P.
Todoni C.
6-46-2
Breaz A.
Ciocan M.
7-647-5
Amariei I.
Kulhava V.
6-22-66-4
Ogescu S.
Dawson N.
4-66-36-3
R32
Sevcikova L.
Sava I.
7-56-4
Barbulescu B.
Anghel A.
6-26-1
Ogescu S.
Buchnik M.
6-14-66-1
Balan S.
Popa Teiusanu V.
6-23-67-62
Ciocan M.
Nica B.
6-13-0
Buculei I.
Gasparini C.
7-56-4
Todoni C.
Giraldi Requena A.
4-66-46-1
Tanasie L.
Parentini Vallega Montebruno G.
6-16-1
Raggi A.
Herea C.
7-55-4
Sagmar I.
Marginean A.
6-37-64
Breaz A.
Gavrila O.
6-26-2
Kulhava V.
Prodan G.
4-66-46-2
Tig P.
Bestetti G.
6-06-0
Amariei I.
Stamatova J.
6-46-3
Bilardo F.
Goina P.
4-0
Dawson N.
Szabo B.
7-637-64