Sara Victoria Balan vs Nicole GadientW15 Focsani Round of 16

W15 Focsani · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#976WTA
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
clay
#1012WTA
27 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Balan S.
7-5 6-1
Gadient N.
Balan S.
762
Gadient N.
51

Sara Victoria Balan defeated Nicole Gadient 7-5 6-1 in the W15 Focsani round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sara Victoria Balan came in ranked #976, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Victoria Balan came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balan S.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Gadient N.

Gadient N.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Balan S.

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
1st serve in·Even
70%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
47%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
47%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (4 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
100

Balan S.: 21 days rest · Gadient N.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast