Maria Sara Popa vs Simona Cucu — W15 Focsani Round of 16

W15 Focsani · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROU
Maria Sara Popa
#477WTA
1412ELO
1395Clay ELO
20 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
clay
ROU
Simona Cucu
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWL
Popa M.
6-2 7-6
Cucu S.
Popa M.
6772
Cucu S.
264–

Maria Sara Popa defeated Simona Cucu 6-2 7-6 in the W15 Focsani round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popa M.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Cucu S.

Cucu S.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Popa M.

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 M.Cucu S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
0.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Popa M.Cucu S.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Popa M.: 21 days rest · Cucu S.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yesypchuk D.
Greiner S.
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Yesypchuk D.
Popa M.
6-44-2
Greiner S.
Todoni C.
4-66-47-5
Quarter-finals
Yesypchuk D.
Ogescu S.
4-66-26-4
Popa M.
Simionescu D.
6-36-3
Todoni C.
Balan S.
6-46-2
Greiner S.
Varsa A.
6-36-2
R16
Simionescu D.
Cirstea J.
3-66-26-4
Varsa A.
Safta A.
6-26-2
Popa M.
Cucu S.
6-27-64
Balan S.
Gadient N.
7-56-1
Ogescu S.
Marcu T.
6-26-1
Todoni C.
Nosei A.
6-07-5
Yesypchuk D.
Sanduleasa I.
6-26-1
Greiner S.
Tatu A.
6-26-2
R32
Balan S.
Miron T.
6-06-3
Yesypchuk D.
Parentini Vallega Montebruno G.
4-66-16-0
Gadient N.
Boehner L.
6-46-0
Ogescu S.
Iancu A.
6-36-1
Varsa A.
Rosca M.
6-06-3
Cirstea J.
Pastoric D.
6-26-2
Todoni C.
Amariei I.
3-66-27-64
Cucu S.
Boyden M.
6-37-5
Safta A.
Vasilescu A.
6-27-5
Simionescu D.
Puiac A.
6-26-1
Popa M.
Sandru I.
6-16-1
Sanduleasa I.
Trasca A.
6-46-3
Tatu A.
Kastakova S.
6-36-1
Nosei A.
Soare A.
6-46-0
Greiner S.
Oana A.
7-56-2