Giulia Safina Popa vs Bianca Elena Barbulescu — W15 Szentendre Round of 16

W15 Szentendre · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROU
Giulia Safina Popa
#766WTA
16 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2026
clay
ROU
Bianca Elena Barbulescu
1252ELO
1219Clay ELO
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Popa G.
7-6 6-1
Barbulescu B.
Popa G.
7762
Barbulescu B.
611–

Giulia Safina Popa defeated Bianca Elena Barbulescu 7-6 6-1 in the W15 Szentendre round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Giulia Safina Popa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popa G.serving26% hold

wins 40% of points on serve vs Barbulescu B.

Barbulescu B.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Popa G.

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 G.Barbulescu B.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Service points won·Even
51%
53%
Return points won·Even
51%
52%
Break points saved·Clear edge
63%
45%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
11.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Popa G.Barbulescu B.
Freshness·
—
100

Barbulescu B.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Vogt M.
Zelnickova R.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Vogt M.
Lovric P.
6-36-2
Zelnickova R.
Balus I.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Vogt M.
Argyrokastriti M.
6-46-3
Lovric P.
Adams J.
6-24-66-4
Zelnickova R.
Popa G.
6-26-2
Balus I.
Korpanec Davies A.
6-36-3
R16
Popa G.
Barbulescu B.
7-616-1
Vogt M.
Drugdova S.
6-36-1
Balus I.
Claeys L.
6-16-0
Lovric P.
Artemeva V.
6-26-746-3
Argyrokastriti M.
Svatikova L.
6-26-2
Adams J.
Molnar K.
6-36-2
Zelnickova R.
Daubnerova N.
6-26-2
Korpanec Davies A.
Steiner V.
6-26-3
R32
Argyrokastriti M.
Coppez K.
6-12-1
Claeys L.
Bak Szabo N.
6-37-65
Artemeva V.
Vozniak K.
7-56-2
Daubnerova N.
Kis Czako E.
6-27-5
Drugdova S.
Safta A.
6-36-0
Molnar K.
Michalkova B.
6-46-4
Steiner V.
Zhenikhova S.
0-66-36-4
Korpanec Davies A.
Goina P.
6-16-1
Vogt M.
Sevcikova L.
6-16-1
Barbulescu B.
Mihalka A.
6-46-4
Svatikova L.
Fenyves G.
6-46-1
Zelnickova R.
Higuita Barraza M.
6-36-4
Balus I.
Petruzelova L.
6-26-1
Adams J.
Bilardo F.
7-656-0
Lovric P.
Bartha P.
6-36-4
Popa G.
Biro M.
6-46-2