Maria Sara Popa vs Laura Samson — W75 Bucharest 3 Round of 32

W75 Bucharest 3 · ITF · Round of 32
ROU
Maria Sara Popa
#430WTA
1412ELO
1395Clay ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 ·
clay
CZE
Laura Samson
#122WTA
1690ELO
1684Clay ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWL
Sara Popa M.
3-6 7-6 6-1
Samson L.
Sara Popa M.
37862
Samson L.
66611

Maria Sara Popa defeated Laura Samson 3-6 7-6 6-1 in the W75 Bucharest 3 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Laura Samson came in ranked #122, but Maria Sara Popa had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 7 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Sara Popa M.Samson L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Even
50%
54%
Aces / match·Even
0.7
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Sara Popa M.Samson L.
Freshness·
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100

Samson L.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

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