Simona Cucu vs Sara Victoria Balan — W15 Bucharest Round of 32
W15 Bucharest · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ROULast 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2026 ·
hard
Cucu S.6-1 6-4
Victoria Balan S.
Cucu S.
662
Victoria Balan S.
140
Simona Cucu defeated Sara Victoria Balan 6-1 6-4 in the W15 Bucharest round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Victoria Balan came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Cucu dropped just 5 games past Sara Victoria Balan.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
73%
1st serve points won·Even
54%
51%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
35%
50%
Service points won·Even
47%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
52%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast