Sorana Cirstea vs Sloane StephensDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2013
hard
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Cirstea S.
5-7 6-3 6-2
Stephens S.
Cirstea S.
5662
Stephens S.
7321

Sorana Cirstea defeated Sloane Stephens 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR64hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-1
2024-03-06Indian WellsR64hardSloane Stephens6-0 7-5
2024-02-12DohaR64hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-2
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR64claySloane Stephens3-6 6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea 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 hard

Cirstea S.Stephens S.
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
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Even
92
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 44%