Maria Sara Popa vs Lia Karatancheva | Maria Sara Popa Wins 6-3 6-4

W35 AmstelveenQuarter-finalClayFri 3 Jul · 11:10Final

SetsGames2

Maria Sara Popa defeated Lia Karatancheva 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the W35 Amstelveen tournament on clay. Popa hit two aces and won 77 percent of her first serves, converting 23 percent of break points en route to victory. She won three service breaks to Karatancheva's one.

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Key context

Match story: Maria Sara Popa closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Popa M. took it in straight sets, with four breaks of serve.

Breaks of servePopa M. 4 · Karatancheva L. 1
AcesPopa M. 2 · Karatancheva L. 0
Double faultsPopa M. 1 · Karatancheva L. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–0BreakPopa M. · Broke, stayed a break up
Set 15–3Break backKaratancheva L. · Broke back
Set 16–3SetPopa M. · Broke to take the set
Set 26–4SetPopa M. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowPopa M. broken once · Karatancheva L. broken 4 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Popa M.

8/9Karatancheva L.

6/10

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchPopa M.Karatancheva L.

Late momentumPopa M.51

7Last 12 points5

14Last 3 games11

3/13Break points1/2

Break of serve

Match statistics

Popa M.Karatancheva L.

Serve

2Aces0
1Double faults1
89% · 8/9Service games held60% · 6/10

Return

23%Break points won50%
4Breaks of serve1

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Popa M. and Karatancheva L. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Popa M. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Karatancheva L. 0–1 (0%).

0–10%Popa M. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–10%Karatancheva L. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

0–2Sets0–2

10–13Games7–12

0–1Tiebreaks0–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Monnet C.#202L4-6 6-7Istanbul 125 · clayL4-6 3-6Antalya 125 3 · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Popa M. leads 2–0

Popa M.July 2026W35 AmstelveenThis matchClay6-3 6-4
Popa M.December 2020W15 Antalya 12Clay6-4 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Vrancken Peeters A.View match

Player context

Before the match

Popa M.Karatancheva L.1 636ELO1 5871 628Clay ELO1 5688–2Last 102–820Age22Career $76K2026 $18KEarningsCareer $153K2026 $35K

Match info

Started11:10 local

Cite this

Maria Sara Popa beat Lia Karatancheva 6-3 6-4. Umpiry, "Maria Sara Popa vs Lia Karatancheva — W35 Amstelveen Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-03/karatancheva-vs-popa-w35-amstelveen-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 3 July 2026).