Maria Sara Popa vs Briana Szabo — W50 Bistrita Round of 32

W50 Bistrita · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ROU
Maria Sara Popa
#427WTA
1412ELO
1395Clay ELO
20 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2025
clay
ROU
Briana Szabo
#565WTA
1195ELO
1224Clay ELO
20 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
Popa M.
6-3 6-2
Szabo B.
Popa M.
662
Szabo B.
32–

Maria Sara Popa defeated Briana Szabo 6-3 6-2 in the W50 Bistrita round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popa M.serving36% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Szabo B.

Szabo B.serving36% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Popa M.

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
Popa M.Szabo B.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
43%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Popa M.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Szabo B.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
4.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Popa M.Szabo B.
Freshness·
82
—

Popa M.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bulgaru M.
Jorge M.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Bulgaru M.
In Albon Y.
6-16-3
Jorge M.
Ristic M.
2-67-57-5
Quarter-finals
In Albon Y.
Grant T.
3-67-57-5
Jorge M.
Ionescu E.
6-27-62
Bulgaru M.
Kazionova E.
7-646-2
Ristic M.
Barbulescu B.
6-36-3
R16
Ristic M.
Kotliar Y.
6-26-1
Jorge M.
Amariei I.
3-66-36-3
Barbulescu B.
Jorge F.
7-636-2
Bulgaru M.
Popa M.
6-06-4
Ionescu E.
Kaji H.
6-36-4
Kazionova E.
Toth A.
6-45-0
Grant T.
Yamazaki I.
5-76-06-0
In Albon Y.
Bertea E.
4-67-56-1
R32
Toth A.
Lodikova D.
6-46-756-2
Kazionova E.
Janicijevic S.
5-76-26-4
Yamazaki I.
Sakellaridi S.
6-43-66-3
In Albon Y.
Oana A.
6-16-4
Amariei I.
Prisacariu A.
6-46-2
Bertea E.
Fita Boluda A.
6-46-2
Kaji H.
Li Y.
3-67-53-2
Popa M.
Szabo B.
6-36-2
Ristic M.
Mazzola A.
6-47-5
Grant T.
Yao X.
4-66-37-63
Ionescu E.
Simion O.
2-67-646-2
Barbulescu B.
Bartone K.
6-16-3
Bulgaru M.
Noha Akugue N.
3-66-36-1
Jorge M.
Kulambayeva Z.
0-67-56-2
Jorge F.
Lukas T.
1-66-26-2
Kotliar Y.
Kung L.
6-36-2