Donna Vekic vs Sorana CirsteaBiel Round of 32

Biel · WTA · Round of 32
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2017
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Vekic D.
6-4 6-1
Cirstea S.
Vekic D.
662
Cirstea S.
410

Donna Vekic defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-1 in the Biel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR128hardSorana Cirstea6-1 4-6 6-3
2024-02-19DubaiR16hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-3 7-5
2022-06-13BirminghamQFgrassSorana Cirstea5-7 6-3 6-4
2013-06-10BirminghamQFgrassDonna Vekic6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Vekic D.Cirstea S.
6
Serve
67
36
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
85
Break points saved·Even
86
86
Break points won·Even
91
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
96
88

Vekic D.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast