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Giulia Safina Popa vs Oana Georgeta Simion — W15 Varna Quarter-final

W15 VarnaQuarter-finalClayFri 2 Oct · 12:05Final1h 18m
Giulia Safina Popa(8)WTA #786 · ROU
Oana Georgeta Simion(4)WTA #667 · ROU
SetsGames2
66
0
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Giulia Safina Popa defeated Oana Georgeta Simion 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the W15 Varna. Popa converted 54% of her break points and secured 7 service breaks, while Simion had 3. Popa also had a higher first-serve win percentage, at 72%, compared to Simion's 43%.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Popa G. took it in straight sets.

  • 1st-serve points wonPopa G. 72% · Simion O. 43%
  • AcesPopa G. 1 · Simion O. 1
  • Double faultsPopa G. 7 · Simion O. 3

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 13–2BreakPopa G. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 21–1Break backSimion O. · Broke back
  3. Set 22–1BreakPopa G. · Broke, stayed a break up
  4. Set 25–3Break backSimion O. · Broke back
  5. Set 26–3SetPopa G. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowPopa G. broken 3 times · Simion O. broken 7 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Popa G.
5/8Simion O.
2/9
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchPopa G.Simion O.
EvenPopa G.Simion O.
Late momentumSimion O.16
7Last 12 points5
12Last 3 games8
6/13Break points3/6

Break of serve

Match statistics

Popa G.Simion O.
Serve
  • 1Aces1
  • 7Double faults3
  • 72%1st serve points won43%
  • 63% · 5/8Service games held22% · 2/9
Return
  • 54%Break points won50%
  • 7Breaks of serve3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsPopa G. won 72% of points behind the first serve, Simion O. 43%. Largest performance gap of the match.+29 ptsPopa G.1st-serve pts won72%Simion O.1st-serve pts won43%
Double faultsSimion O. served 3 double faults, Popa G. 7.+4Popa G.7Simion O.3

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 · level 1–1
11

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Sakellaridi S.View match

Player context

Before the match
Popa G.Simion O.1 642ELO1 6071 636Clay ELO1 5909–1Last 105–516Age30LeftPlaysRightCareer $13K2026 $4KEarningsCareer $158K2026 $8K

Match info

  • Started12:05 local
  • Duration1h 18m

Cite this

Giulia Safina Popa beat Oana Georgeta Simion 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Giulia Safina Popa vs Oana Georgeta Simion — W15 Varna Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-02/popa-vs-simion-w15-varna-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 2 October 2026).