Sorana Cirstea vs Karin Knapp — Budapest Semi-final
Budapest · WTA · Semi-final
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2007
clay
Cirstea S.3-6 6-4 6-3
Knapp K.
Cirstea S.
3662
Knapp K.
6431
Sorana Cirstea defeated Karin Knapp 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Budapest semi-final on clay.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Karin Knapp 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on clay
Cirstea S.Knapp K.
81
Serve
—
32
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
85
24
Break points saved·Dominant
86
33
Break points won·Dominant
92
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
34
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
75
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
91
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Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Szavay A.
Loit E.
W/O
Knapp K.
Kremer A.
6-26-1
Dulko G.
Savchuk O.
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Daniilidou E.
2-66-16-4
R16
Savchuk O.
Garbin T.
W/O
Cirstea S.
Muller M.
3-66-26-2
Kremer A.
Brianti A.
6-46-1
Knapp K.
Sprem K.
4-66-26-4
Szavay A.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Klepac A.
7-57-5
Dulko G.
Sucha M.
3-66-26-4
Daniilidou E.
Barrois K.
6-46-2
R32
Knapp K.
Oprandi R.
5-76-23-4
Muller M.
Camerin M.
6-776-37-5
Sprem K.
Gubacsi Z.
7-646-1
Klepac A.
Czink M.
6-26-4
Loit E.
Voracova R.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Sucha M.
Sromova H.
6-756-46-4
Savchuk O.
Hradecka L.
6-06-3
Garbin T.
Llagostera Vives N.
3-66-46-2
Beygelzimer Y.
Poutchek T.
7-646-4
Szavay A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-1
Brianti A.
Batta L.
6-26-3
Kremer A.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Arn G.
6-14-67-5
Barrois K.
Benesova I.
7-665-77-65
Cirstea S.
Nagy K.
7-623-66-3