Eva Maria Ionescu vs Sara Victoria Balan — W15 Brasov Round of 32

W15 Brasov · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ROU
Eva Maria Ionescu
#779WTA
19 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2025
clay
ROU
Sara Victoria Balan
#878WTA
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ionescu E.
7-5 6-1
Balan S.
Ionescu E.
762
Balan S.
51–

Eva Maria Ionescu defeated Sara Victoria Balan 7-5 6-1 in the W15 Brasov round of 32 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Eva Maria Ionescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ionescu E.serving32% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Balan S.

Balan S.serving30% hold

wins 42% of points on serve vs Ionescu E.

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
Ionescu E.Balan S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
53%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
50%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
47%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.9
0.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ionescu E.
6.6
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
6.0
Surface form
3.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Freshness

Recent load
Ionescu E.Balan S.
Freshness·
90
—

Ionescu E.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bertea E.
Barbulescu B.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Bertea E.
Ruggeri J.
6-26-717-65
Barbulescu B.
Encheva L.
2-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Ruggeri J.
Raggi A.
6-37-61
Encheva L.
Szabo B.
6-36-2
Barbulescu B.
Dols S.
6-46-1
Bertea E.
Ionescu E.
6-26-2
R16
Dols S.
Breaz A.
6-27-5
Barbulescu B.
Maquet M.
6-46-1
Ionescu E.
Brunkel L.
6-24-66-1
Ruggeri J.
Maines N.
6-26-3
Raggi A.
Sagmar I.
6-23-66-2
Szabo B.
Soriano Santiago M.
6-06-3
Encheva L.
Anghel A.
6-36-4
Bertea E.
Argyrokastriti M.
3-66-26-1
R32
Raggi A.
Milanese S.
6-27-5
Maines N.
Andrienko M.
7-617-5
Maquet M.
Cirpanli D.
7-56-3
Ionescu E.
Balan S.
7-56-1
Bertea E.
Popa Teiusanu V.
6-46-1
Dols S.
Ogescu S.
6-46-746-2
Encheva L.
Bestetti G.
6-46-3
Argyrokastriti M.
Corvi A.
6-36-0
Anghel A.
Goina P.
6-00-0
Szabo B.
Pastoric D.
6-06-1
Ruggeri J.
Jurca S.
6-36-0
Breaz A.
Boyden M.
6-06-3
Soriano Santiago M.
Puiac A.
6-26-4
Barbulescu B.
Oana A.
7-636-3
Sagmar I.
Nica B.
6-36-4
Brunkel L.
Gavrila O.
6-26-3