Sorana Cirstea vs Kaia Kanepi — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 2010
hard
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Cirstea S.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
61662
Kanepi K.
77341

Sorana Cirstea defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-29OeirasR16clayKaia Kanepi6-1 6-2
2009-04-06MarbellaQFclaySorana Cirstea6-4 2-6 7-5
2008-02-25AcapulcoQFhardKaia Kanepi6-2 4-6 7-6(6)
2007-07-16PalermoR32claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-4
2006-08-07StockholmR32hardKaia Kanepi6-1 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Even serve battle

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 hard

Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
67
Serve
—
70
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
69
Break points won·Clear edge
92
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
Freshness·
90
—

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Radwanska A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Dementieva E.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-1
Stosur S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-37-67
R16
Wozniacki C.
Petrova N.
6-33-66-0
Kleybanova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
2-67-626-4
Jankovic J.
Peer S.
6-26-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Rezai A.
6-36-3
Zheng J.
Molik A.
6-34-67-61
R32
Zvonareva V.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Szavay A.
6-43-66-1
Kleybanova A.
Clijsters K.
6-41-67-64
Peer S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-746-1
Jankovic J.
Errani S.
2-67-666-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Azarenka V.
7-646-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vinci R.
6-13-66-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Dulko G.
6-16-0
Bartoli M.
Craybas J.
6-26-0
Rezai A.
Schiavone F.
6-747-626-4
Dementieva E.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Molik A.
Baltacha E.
6-06-2
Zheng J.
Sharapova M.
6-32-66-3
Petrova N.
Peng S.
6-17-5
Wozniacki C.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-3
R64
Craybas J.
Lisicki S.
4-67-52-0
Radwanska A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-25-3
Wozniacki C.
King V.
5-76-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Stephens S.
6-47-5
Wickmayer Y.
Goerges J.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Dulgheru A.
2-66-36-1
Azarenka V.
Bammer S.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.
Martic P.
6-37-62
Errani S.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-4
Peer S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Kvitova P.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Kleybanova A.
Pironkova T.
6-756-36-1
Szavay A.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-1
Dementieva E.
Govortsova O.
6-44-66-0
Flipkens K.
Wozniak A.
6-16-2
Rezai A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-47-5
Baltacha E.
Li N.
7-662-67-67
Kirilenko M.
Razzano V.
7-56-3
Molik A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-45-77-63
Zheng J.
Cirstea S.
6-37-5
Sharapova M.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-2
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-35-76-4
Peng S.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-4
Schiavone F.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-4
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Henin J.
6-21-66-4
Stosur S.
Coin J.
6-17-64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sprem K.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Ivanovic A.
6-26-4
R128
Pironkova T.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Mattek Sands B.
Shvedova Y.
7-57-5
Errani S.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-2
Martic P.
Tomljanovic A.
7-646-1
Bammer S.
Srebotnik K.
3-67-56-1
Vinci R.
Oudin M.
3-66-36-0
Stephens S.
Hradecka L.
7-657-67
Dulgheru A.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Cornet A.
6-41-66-2
Chan Y.
Voegele S.
6-07-5
Goerges J.
Safarova L.
7-53-66-3
Sevastova A.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-23-66-1
Sprem K.
Perry S.
6-24-66-3
Coin J.
Paszek T.
6-46-3
Chakvetadze A.
Keothavong A.
2-66-36-1
Henin J.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Craybas J.
Daniilidou E.
6-07-5
Hercog P.
Olaru R.
7-56-4
Date Krumm K.
Czink M.
6-26-2
Tanasugarn T.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Bacsinszky T.
7-646-756-1
Govortsova O.
Benesova I.
6-04-67-68
Baltacha E.
Glatch A.
6-36-736-4
Molik A.
Maria T.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.
Kanepi K.
6-716-36-4
Dushevina V.
Dokic J.
6-06-3
Schnyder P.
Garbin T.
6-16-2
Peng S.
Makarova K.
6-12-66-4
Razzano V.
Barrois K.
6-36-4
King V.
Mchale C.
7-56-3