UMPIRY

Giulia Safina Popa vs Iulia Maria Buculei — W15 Varna Round of 32

W15 VarnaR32ClayTue 29 Sept · 13:43Final1h 34m
Giulia Safina Popa(8)WTA #786 · ROU
Iulia Maria BuculeiROU
SetsGames2
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Giulia Safina Popa defeated Iulia Maria Buculei in the Round of 32 at the W15 Varna clay court tournament. The match ended with a score of 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 in favor of Popa. Key stats included Popa's 89% break point conversion rate and 8 service breaks, compared to Buculei's 56% and 5 breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Popa G. came through in three sets.

  • 1st-serve points wonPopa G. 65% · Buculei I. 46%
  • AcesPopa G. 3 · Buculei I. 1
  • Double faultsPopa G. 8 · Buculei I. 8

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 21–2Break backPopa G. · Broke back
  2. Set 21–3BreakBuculei I. · Broke, stayed a break up
  3. Set 22–5Break backPopa G. · Broke back
  4. Set 22–6SetBuculei I. · Broke to take the set
  5. Set 31–0BreakPopa G. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowPopa G. broken 5 times · Buculei I. broken 8 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Popa G.
6/11Buculei I.
2/10
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchPopa G.Buculei I.
EvenPopa G.Buculei I.
Late momentumPopa G.40
9Last 12 points3
13Last 3 games5
8/9Break points5/9

Break of serve

Match statistics

Popa G.Buculei I.
Serve
  • 3Aces1
  • 8Double faults8
  • 65%1st serve points won46%
  • 55% · 6/11Service games held20% · 2/10
Return
  • 89%Break points won56%
  • 8Breaks of serve5

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsPopa G. won 65% of points behind the first serve, Buculei I. 46%. Largest performance gap of the match.+19 ptsPopa G.1st-serve pts won65%Buculei I.1st-serve pts won46%

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Popa G. leads 2–0
20

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Spasova B.View match

Player context

Before the match
Popa G.Buculei I.1 638ELO1 4841 632Clay ELO1 4849–1Last 103–716Age18

Match info

  • Started13:43 local
  • Duration1h 34m

Cite this

Giulia Safina Popa beat Iulia Maria Buculei 6-1 2-6 6-0. Umpiry, "Giulia Safina Popa vs Iulia Maria Buculei — W15 Varna Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-29/buculei-vs-popa-w15-varna-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 29 September 2026).