Sorana Cirstea vs Fiona FerroIstanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
#189WTA
1662ELO
1605Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWWW
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-1
Ferro F.
Cirstea S.
662
Ferro F.
310

Sorana Cirstea defeated Fiona Ferro 6-3 6-1 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13RouenR32claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2)
2021-04-19IstanbulQFclaySorana Cirstea6-4 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ferro F.

Ferro F.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Ferro F.
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·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
39
Break points saved·Dominant
86
36
Break points won·Slight edge
92
82
Deciding sets·Even
85
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Ferro F.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast