Sorana Cirstea vs Laura SiegemundMadrid Round of 16

Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2016
clay
#87WTA
1769ELO
1692Clay ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Cirstea S.
6-4 7-6
Siegemund L.
Cirstea S.
67112
Siegemund L.
4690

Sorana Cirstea defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4 7-6 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24AustinR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 0-6 6-1
2022-08-29US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

Siegemund L.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea 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

Cirstea S.Siegemund L.
81
Serve
32
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
73%
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%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

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
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
80
Break points won·Even
92
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
98

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Siegemund L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw