Karla Popovic vs Iva Marinkovic — W15 Kalmar Quarter-final

W15 Kalmar · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
CRO
Karla Popovic
#732WTA
30 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2026 ·
clay
SWE
Iva Marinkovic
Last 10 · pre-match
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Popovic K.
6-4 6-3
Marinkovic I.
Popovic K.
662
Marinkovic I.
430

Karla Popovic defeated Iva Marinkovic 6-4 6-3 in the W15 Kalmar quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Iva Marinkovic came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Karla Popovic closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Popovic K.Marinkovic I.
1st serve in·Even
70%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
42%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
51%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.7
0.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw