Noma Noha Akugue vs Maria Sara Popa — W35 Istanbul Round of 32

W35 Istanbul · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
GER
Noma Noha Akugue
#153WTA
1624ELO
1588Hard ELO
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2025
hard
ROU
Maria Sara Popa
#461WTA
1412ELO
1274Hard ELO
20 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Noha Akugue N.
6-4 6-1
Popa M.
Noha Akugue N.
662
Popa M.
41–

Noma Noha Akugue defeated Maria Sara Popa 6-4 6-1 in the W35 Istanbul round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Noha Akugue N.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Popa M.

Popa M.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Noha Akugue N.

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
Noha Akugue N.Popa M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Noha Akugue N.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Popa M.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
2.4
Win streak
0.0
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
Noha Akugue N.Popa M.
Freshness·Even
90
88

Noha Akugue N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Popa M.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Shubladze A.
Boskovic L.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Shubladze A.
Ibragimova A.
7-647-5
Boskovic L.
Reyngold E.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Ibragimova A.
Noha Akugue N.
6-36-3
Reyngold E.
Ciric Bagaric L.
7-57-62
Boskovic L.
Radwanska U.
6-26-2
Shubladze A.
Bosman C.
5-1
R16
Reyngold E.
Zelinskaya D.
6-26-4
Ciric Bagaric L.
Lekomtseva U.
6-16-0
Radwanska U.
Senic N.
3-66-16-4
Bosman C.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-45-76-4
Shubladze A.
Cengiz B.
4-66-46-4
Ibragimova A.
Panshina V.
7-626-0
Boskovic L.
Kurt I.
6-06-0
Noha Akugue N.
Snigireva A.
4-67-656-4
R32
Radwanska U.
Celik E.
6-26-0
Lekomtseva U.
Tucakovic S.
6-16-4
Snigireva A.
Kuzmina A.
6-16-0
Kurt I.
Mozgaleva A.
6-36-2
Panshina V.
Bertea E.
6-42-66-4
Ibragimova A.
Stamatova J.
6-06-0
Noha Akugue N.
Popa M.
6-46-1
Zelinskaya D.
Ozen Y.
6-06-0
Senic N.
Bestetti G.
6-26-1
Shubladze A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-3
Cengiz B.
Stankiewicz M.
7-646-3
Bosman C.
Kudashova D.
6-20-0
Grammatikopoulou V.
Zolotareva R.
6-26-4
Reyngold E.
Yoruk I.
6-26-3
Boskovic L.
Atay S.
6-36-0
Ciric Bagaric L.
Kardava Z.
6-46-4