Samantha Stosur vs Sorana Cirstea — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2009
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU18
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Stosur S.
6-1 6-3
Cirstea S.
Stosur S.
662
Cirstea S.
13–

Samantha Stosur defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-3 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-25PragueR32claySamantha Stosur3-6 6-4 6-2
2012-02-13DohaR32hardSamantha Stosur6-4 7-6(5)
2012-01-16Australian OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea7-6(2) 6-3
2009-08-03Los AngelesSFhardSamantha Stosur6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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

Stosur S.Cirstea S.
—
Serve
81
—
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Stosur S.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
85
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Dominant
61
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Stosur S.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
88

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Stosur S.
6-46-756-3
Safina D.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
1-66-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Sharapova M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Williams S.
7-635-77-5
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-3
R16
Safina D.
Rezai A.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Szavay A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Wozniak A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Radwanska A.
6-41-66-1
Stosur S.
Razzano V.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-40-66-4
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.[18]
Jankovic J.
3-66-09-7
R32
Kuznetsova S.
Czink M.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-4
Wozniak A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-23-66-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Dementieva E.
6-34-66-1
Razzano V.
Garbin T.
7-57-5
Jankovic J.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-1
Li N.
Govortsova O.
7-56-1
Sharapova M.
Shvedova Y.
1-66-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Dulko G.
6-46-2
Szavay A.
Williams V.
6-06-4
Ivanovic A.
Benesova I.
6-06-2
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
5-77-56-2
Rezai A.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-636-2
Safina D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-0
Cirstea S.[18]
Wozniacki C.
7-637-5
R64
Dementieva E.
Dokic J.
2-64-3
Garbin T.
Bartoli M.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.
Craybas J.
6-16-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
Safina D.
Diatchenko V.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
6-21-68-6
Dulko G.
Groenefeld A.
7-650-66-2
Cibulkova D.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Szavay A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-0
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-756-27-5
Ivanovic A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-2
Benesova I.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-2
Rezai A.
Hercog P.
3-66-46-2
Azarenka V.
Barrois K.
7-617-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Shvedova Y.
Rus A.
6-06-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Coin J.
6-27-62
Wozniak A.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Glatch A.
7-607-5
Radwanska A.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Bondarenko K.
Rogowska O.
4-67-57-5
Czink M.
Bammer S.
4-66-310-8
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-06-2
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-34-66-4
Razzano V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Duque Marino M.
6-27-69
Jankovic J.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Govortsova O.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-737-5
Li N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kutuzova V.
3-66-36-3
Cirstea S.[18]
Cornet A.
6-36-2
R128
Benesova I.
Goerges J.
7-54-1
Gajdosova J.
Laisne K.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.
Loit E.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Pin C.
6-35-77-5
Ivanovic A.
Errani S.
7-636-3
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-14-66-2
Safarova L.
Lisicki S.
6-21-66-1
Vesnina E.
Beltrame S.
6-36-3
Szavay A.
Dentoni C.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Bondarenko A.
6-42-66-4
Flipkens K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-14-66-4
Dulko G.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Groenefeld A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Embree L.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
3-66-16-2
Rus A.
Sanchez O.
6-16-1
Shvedova Y.
Kanepi K.
7-623-66-2
Li N.
Domachowska M.
6-46-2
Amanmuradova A.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Obrien K.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-3
Duque Marino M.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-4
Cornet A.
Ani M.
6-47-5
Craybas J.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-1
Bartoli M.
Parmentier P.
3-66-16-3
Garbin T.
Morita A.
7-57-5
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-25-76-0
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Dokic J.
Sprem K.
3-66-16-2
Dementieva E.
Scheepers C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Voskoboeva G.
Mirza S.
6-47-63
Czink M.
Sevastova A.
3-66-46-1
Bammer S.
Dechy N.
6-37-61
Bondarenko K.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Rogowska O.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Koryttseva M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Glatch A.
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Strycova B.
6-14-69-7
Martic P.
Santangelo M.
6-46-2
Wozniak A.
Niculescu M.
6-44-66-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peng S.
1-66-26-4
Kutuzova V.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-756-4
Coin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-1
Rezai A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Larcher De Brito M.
South M.
0-67-657-5
Zheng J.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Barrois K.
Salerni M.
3-66-16-2
Safina D.
Keothavong A.
6-06-0
Diatchenko V.
Johansson M.
2-66-210-8
Hradecka L.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Radwanska U.
4-66-36-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-68-6
Cirstea S.[18]
Gullickson C.
6-46-2