Simona Halep vs Sorana CirsteaMarbella Round of 16

Marbella · WTA · Round of 16
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2010
clay
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Halep S.
6-4 7-6
Cirstea S.
Halep S.
6772
Cirstea S.
464

Simona Halep defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 7-6 in the Marbella round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR16hardSimona Halep6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Baseline 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

Halep 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
85
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

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