Laura Samson vs Maria Sara Popa — W75 Kursumlijska Banja Round of 16

W75 Kursumlijska Banja · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CZE
Laura Samson
#147WTA
1710ELO
1705Clay ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2026
clay
ROU
Maria Sara Popa
#477WTA
1412ELO
1395Clay ELO
20 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWW
Samson L.
6-3 6-4
Popa M.
Samson L.
662
Popa M.
34–

Laura Samson defeated Maria Sara Popa 6-3 6-4 in the W75 Kursumlijska Banja round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Laura Samson came in ranked #147.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Samson L.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Popa M.

Popa M.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Samson L.

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
Samson L.Popa M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Samson L.Popa M.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Samson L.: 9 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Popa M.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Samson L.
Radivojevic L.
6-33-67-5
Semi-finals
Radivojevic L.
Matoula M.
4-66-36-1
Samson L.
Zaar L.
4-67-646-4
Quarter-finals
Matoula M.
Papamichail D.
6-26-2
Zaar L.
Bertea E.
3-67-646-1
Samson L.
Kostovic T.
6-06-4
Radivojevic L.
Milovanovic E.
6-46-2
R16
Samson L.
Popa M.
6-36-4
Bertea E.
Glushkova D.
4-66-27-62
Radivojevic L.
Ibragimova A.
6-16-3
Kostovic T.
Struplova J.
6-26-1
Milovanovic E.
Vujovic L.
6-16-3
Zaar L.
You X.
6-16-4
Matoula M.
Gasanova A.
1-66-36-4
Papamichail D.
Prisacariu A.
7-55-76-4
R32
Milovanovic E.
Strakhova V.
6-36-4
Ibragimova A.
Kulambayeva Z.
6-17-5
Samson L.
Ivanovic G.
6-16-2
Matoula M.
Saffar Y.
6-46-4
Bertea E.
Avdeeva J.
2-66-37-65
Gasanova A.
Ristic M.
6-41-66-2
Prisacariu A.
Palicova B.
7-653-66-4
Vujovic L.
Janicijevic S.
7-56-2
Kostovic T.
Kotliar Y.
7-646-2
Glushkova D.
Plosnik E.
6-06-1
Zaar L.
Mcadoo R.
6-26-2
Popa M.
Granwehr A.
7-617-5
Struplova J.
Astakhova D.
7-632-66-0
Papamichail D.
Hietaranta L.
2-66-36-0
Radivojevic L.
Karatancheva L.
6-26-4
You X.
Senic N.
6-16-3