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Karla Popovic vs Sandra Samir — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Semi-final

W15 Sharm ElSheikhSemi-finalHardSat 24 Oct · 07:00 UTCFinal4h 02m
Karla Popovic(5)WTA #704 · CRO
Sandra Samir(4)WTA #418 · EGY
SetsGames1
3773
2
6636

Sandra Samir defeated Karla Popovic in the semifinals of the W15 Sharm ElSheikh tournament, advancing with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 victory. Samir hit 4 aces and 6 double faults, winning 65% of her first serves and converting 54% of break points. She won 7 service breaks to Popovic's 5.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Sandra Samir closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Samir S. came through in three sets, with seven breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveSamir S. 7 · Popovic K. 5
  • 1st-serve points wonSamir S. 65% · Popovic K. 58%
  • AcesSamir S. 4 · Popovic K. 2

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 23–3Break backPopovic K. · Broke back
  2. Set 25–4Break backSamir S. · Broke back
  3. Set 30–2BreakSamir S. · Broke, stayed a break up
  4. Set 31–4Break backPopovic K. · Broke back
  5. Set 32–5Break backPopovic K. · Broke back
Serve flowPopovic K. broken 7 times · Samir S. broken 5 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Popovic K.
7/14Samir S.
11/16
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchPopovic K.Samir S.
EvenPopovic K.Samir S.
Late momentumEven
6Last 12 points6
11Last 3 games8
5/14Break points7/13

Break of serve

Match statistics

Popovic K.Samir S.
Serve
  • 2Aces4
  • 3Double faults6
  • 67% · 64/961st serve %57% · 62/108
  • 58%1st serve points won65%
  • 31% · 10/322nd serve points won46% · 21/46
  • 49% · 47/96Service points won56% · 61/108
  • 50% · 7/14Service games held69% · 11/16
Return
  • 44% · 47/108Return points won51% · 49/96
  • 35% · 22/621st return points won42% · 27/64
  • 54% · 25/462nd return points won69% · 22/32
  • 36%Break points won54%
  • 5Breaks of serve7
Points
  • 94Total points won110
  • 5Most points in a row15
  • 4Most games in a row4

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsPopovic K. served 3 double faults, Samir S. 6. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Popovic K.3Samir S.6

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

1 meeting · Samir S. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Bartone K.View match

Player context

Before the match
Popovic K.Samir S.1 583ELO1 6541 559Hard ELO1 6716–4Last 106–431Age28Career $21K2026 $8KEarningsCareer $227K2026 $19K

Match info

  • Started07:00 UTC
  • Duration4h 02m

Cite this

Sandra Samir beat Karla Popovic 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6. Umpiry, "Karla Popovic vs Sandra Samir — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-24/popovic-vs-samir-w15-sharm-elsheikh-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 24 October 2026).