Sorana Cirstea vs Iveta Benesova — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1959ELO
1916Hard ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2012
hard
CZE
Iveta Benesova
43 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Cirstea S.
47772
Benesova I.
65651

Sorana Cirstea defeated Iveta Benesova 4-6 7-5 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iveta Benesova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Iveta Benesova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
0.80
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 10%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-12BarcelonaR16clayIveta Benesova6-1 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Cirstea S.Benesova I.
59%1st serve in+4%55%
70%1st serve points won+11%59%
54%2nd serve points won+13%41%
63%Service points won+12%51%
44%Return points won+6%38%
60%Break points saved+15%45%
4.7Aces / match+4.30.4
1.8Double faults / match+23.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Kerber A.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
6-40-1
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Li N.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-06-2
R16
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
6-15-76-2
Ivanovic A.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-34-63-0
Kerber A.
Mchale C.
6-33-67-64
Li N.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
R32
Wozniacki C.
Arvidsson S.
3-67-56-2
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
6-20-0
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-786-36-2
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-756-06-4
Kirilenko M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-24-66-4
Li N.
Zheng J.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-16-767-65
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Kvitova P.
2-66-26-3
Kerber A.
King V.
W/O
Koukalova K.
Zvonareva V.
W/O
Goerges J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Hampton J.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-716-2
Bartoli M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-0
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
6-36-4
R64
Pennetta F.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pervak K.
Peng S.
6-46-0
Ivanovic A.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Schiavone F.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Paszek T.
6-33-1
Scheepers C.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Falconi I.
6-06-3
Petrova N.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
2-67-56-4
King V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-776-3
Zheng J.
Krajicek M.
6-16-3
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
3-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-46-747-66
Kuznetsova S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-32-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Goerges J.
Baltacha E.
6-36-2
Hampton J.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Begu I.
7-646-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Lisicki S.
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Rybarikova M.
2-1
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Halep S.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Dulko G.
6-26-0
R128
Koukalova K.
Pous Tio L.
6-16-1
Pervak K.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Larsson J.
Arn G.
4-1
Tsurenko L.
Peer S.
4-66-37-5
Paszek T.
Yakimova A.
6-42-66-1
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Panova A.
7-636-2
Voskoboeva G.
Erakovic M.
5-76-37-5
Krajicek M.
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Barthel M.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Bacsinszky T.
Keothavong A.
6-42-67-5
Mirza S.
Barrois K.
4-66-26-4
Baltacha E.
Rus A.
3-66-46-3
Hampton J.
Hercog P.
6-06-1
Gajdosova J.
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Benesova I.
4-67-57-65
Strycova B.
Morita A.
2-66-16-4
Vesnina E.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Wozniak A.
4-67-57-67
King V.
Errani S.
7-636-4
Dulko G.
Dokic J.
1-0
Halep S.
Zhang S.
6-16-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-31-67-64
Rybarikova M.
Pegula J.
5-76-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-31-67-5
Begu I.
Hradecka L.
4-67-56-2
Davis L.
Martic P.
6-27-67
Falconi I.
Dulgheru A.
4-65-2
Makarova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Arvidsson S.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-64