Sorana Cirstea vs Iveta Benesova — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2012 ·
hard
Cirstea S.4-6 7-5 7-6
Benesova I.
Cirstea S.
4772
Benesova I.
6561
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, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Iveta Benesova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Iveta Benesova 4–6 7–5 7–6.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-12 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Iveta Benesova | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
45%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
70
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Cirstea S.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast