Elina Svitolina vs Sorana Cirstea — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
Elina Svitolina
UKR7
Elina Svitolina
#10WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2016
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU18
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Svitolina E.
6-1 6-3
Cirstea S.
Svitolina E.
662
Cirstea S.
130

Elina Svitolina defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenR128hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-4
2021-10-06Indian WellsR32hardElina Svitolina4-6 6-4 7-6(3)
2017-04-24IstanbulQFclayElina Svitolina6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

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

Svitolina E.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
Svitolina E.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Svitolina E.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Slight edge
99
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
85
Tiebreaks·Even
92
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Svitolina E.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
11°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[4]
Williams S.[1]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bertens K.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Stosur S.[21]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
5-76-46-1
Bertens K.
Bacsinszky T.[8]
7-56-2
Stosur S.[21]
Pironkova T.
6-47-66
Muguruza G.[4]
Rogers S.
7-56-3
R16
Putintseva Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
7-57-5
Rogers S.
Begu I.[25]
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Williams V.[9]
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Radwanska A.[2]
2-66-36-3
Stosur S.[21]
Halep S.[6]
7-606-3
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-16-1
Bertens K.
Keys M.[19]
7-646-3
R32
Williams V.[9]
Cornet A.
7-651-66-0
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-16-4
Bertens K.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-23-610-8
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Cibulkova D.[22]
6-43-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[2]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-766-2
Begu I.[25]
Beck A.
6-42-66-1
Stosur S.[21]
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-707-5
Williams S.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-47-610
Muguruza G.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Rogers S.
Kvitova P.[10]
6-06-736-0
Keys M.[19]
Puig M.
7-636-3
Halep S.[6]
Osaka N.[16]
4-66-26-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-46-4
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Buyukakcay C.
6-34-66-1
Beck A.
Bondarenko K.
4-66-37-5
Wickmayer Y.
Makarova K.[27]
2-66-26-2
Safarova L.[11]
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Larsson J.
7-57-66
Radwanska A.[2]
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Knapp K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Bouchard E.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[14]
Nara K.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[22]
Konjuh A.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.[9]
Chirico L.
6-26-1
Cornet A.
Maria T.
6-36-756-4
Bertens K.
Giorgi C.
6-46-1
Begu I.[25]
Vandeweghe C.
6-747-6410-8
Stosur S.[21]
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Falconi I.
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Georges M.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Rogers S.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Petkovic A.[28]
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Watson H.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Goerges J.
7-56-747-5
Stephens S.
Cepede Royg V.
7-606-1
Williams S.[1]
Pereira T.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.[29]
Razzano V.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-46-3
Halep S.[6]
Diyas Z.
7-656-2
Keys M.[19]
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[16]
Lucic M.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Townsend T.
6-36-0
R128
Nara K.
Allertova D.
5-76-32-0
Williams V.[9]
Kontaveit A.
7-657-64
Knapp K.
Azarenka V.[5]
6-36-764-0
Vandeweghe C.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-666-3
Lucic M.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[21]
Doi M.
6-24-66-3
Stephens S.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-3
Pironkova T.
Errani S.[16]
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
Hercog P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-64
Sevastova A.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[29]
Friedsam A.
6-14-66-3
Bouchard E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Konjuh A.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Soylu I.
4-66-16-0
Townsend T.
Hesse A.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Robson L.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Crawford S.
6-46-0
Parmentier P.
Niculescu M.[31]
6-27-62
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[10]
Kovinic D.
6-24-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Georges M.
Mchale C.
6-776-06-3
Safarova L.[11]
Diatchenko V.
6-06-2
Ivanovic A.[14]
Dodin O.
6-05-76-2
Falconi I.
Barthel M.
6-40-66-2
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
2-66-46-2
Maria T.
Jankovic J.[23]
6-33-66-3
Zhang S.
Voskoboeva G.
7-56-2
Beck A.
Zanevska M.
6-16-2
Cepede Royg V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[2]
Jovanovski B.
6-06-2
Chirico L.
Davis L.
6-22-68-6
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-2
Larsson J.
Linette M.
6-34-67-5
Williams S.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Duque Marino M.
Saville D.
5-76-46-4
Vesnina E.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.[27]
Lepchenko V.
5-76-46-3
Begu I.[25]
Mattek Sands B.
5-76-16-3
Goerges J.
Konta J.[20]
6-26-3
Golubic V.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-21-66-2
Cibulkova D.[22]
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Bertens K.
Kerber A.[3]
6-23-66-3
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
5-76-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Putintseva Y.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Pereira T.
Pliskova K.
7-53-69-7
Wang Q.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-06-0
Puig M.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.[7]
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Buyukakcay C.
Sasnovich A.[14]
5-77-626-2
Rogers S.
Pliskova K.[20]
3-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-3
Osaka N.[16]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-47-5
Keys M.[19]
Vekic D.
6-36-2