Jelena Ostapenko vs Sorana Cirstea — US Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
Jelena Ostapenko
LAT12
Jelena Ostapenko
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Ostapenko J.
6-4 6-4
Cirstea S.
Ostapenko J.
662
Cirstea S.
440

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-4 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 128. Jelena Ostapenko narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Jelena Ostapenko edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-12RomeQFclaySorana Cirstea6-1 7-6
2026-01-04BrisbaneR32hardSorana Cirstea6-2 7-6(5)
2025-10-06WuhanR64hardSorana Cirstea6-0 2-1 RET
2024-01-08AdelaideR32hardJelena Ostapenko2-6 6-2 6-4
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassSorana Cirstea4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2023-05-08RomeR64clayJelena Ostapenko6-3 3-6 6-2
2017-10-02BeijingQFhardJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

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

Ostapenko J.Cirstea S.
10
Serve
67
45
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Ostapenko J.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ostapenko J.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ostapenko J.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Even
92
88

Ostapenko J.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.
Keys M.[15]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Keys M.[15]
Vandeweghe C.[20]
6-16-2
Stephens S.
Williams V.[9]
6-10-67-5
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Pliskova K.[1]
7-646-3
Stephens S.
Sevastova A.[16]
6-33-67-64
Keys M.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Williams V.[9]
Kvitova P.[13]
6-33-67-62
R16
Pliskova K.[1]
Brady J.
6-16-0
Keys M.[15]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-621-66-4
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-33-66-1
Stephens S.
Goerges J.[30]
6-33-66-1
Sevastova A.[16]
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Safarova L.
6-47-62
Kvitova P.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-636-3
R32
Pliskova K.[1]
Zhang S.[27]
3-67-56-4
Brady J.
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Radwanska A.[10]
7-54-66-4
Safarova L.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Keys M.[15]
Vesnina E.[17]
2-66-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Osaka N.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-13-66-3
Kvitova P.[13]
Garcia C.[18]
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-16-1
Goerges J.[30]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[16]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Kenin S.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Barty A.
6-26-4
Williams V.[9]
Sakkari M.
6-36-4
R64
Pliskova K.[1]
Gibbs N.
2-66-36-4
Brady J.
Strycova B.[23]
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[10]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Jabeur O.
7-666-2
Safarova L.
Hibino N.
6-13-66-2
Nara K.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-33-66-3
Rogers S.
Saville D.[25]
7-664-67-65
Vesnina E.[17]
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Maria T.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Osaka N.
Allertova D.
6-34-67-5
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-26-756-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.[29]
4-67-646-2
Williams V.[9]
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[18]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Duan Y.
6-46-0
Krunic A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.[30]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Barty A.
Sasnovich A.
6-17-67
Vekic D.
Peng S.[22]
6-06-2
Sharapova M.
Babos T.
6-746-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Sakkari M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Vickery S.
6-34-67-60
Sevastova A.[16]
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-25-76-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Rodina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.[27]
Ozaki R.
6-06-3
Niculescu M.
Bogdan A.
6-23-66-3
R128
Gibbs N.
Cepede Royg V.
6-01-66-1
Strycova B.[23]
Doi M.
6-16-3
Brady J.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-1
Bogdan A.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-3
Radwanska A.[10]
Martic P.
6-47-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Kontaveit A.[26]
6-756-16-4
Nara K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-06-756-3
Rodina E.
Bouchard E.
7-626-1
Rogers S.
Day K.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[25]
Kiick A.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[17]
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Flipkens K.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Kratzer A.
6-16-1
Keys M.[15]
Mertens E.
6-37-66
Ostapenko J.[12]
Arruabarrena L.
6-21-66-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-776-26-3
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
3-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tsurenko L.[28]
6-36-1
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
0-66-46-2
Allertova D.
Peterson R.
6-27-65
Osaka N.
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Buzarnescu M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Soylu I.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.[24]
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Jankovic J.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Zaja A.
6-26-3
Garcia C.[18]
Martincova T.
6-06-1
Rybarikova M.[31]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Eguchi M.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Tomljanovic A.
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Konjuh A.[21]
4-66-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Boserup J.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cepelova J.
6-756-36-2
Sevastova A.[16]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
Baindl K.
Begu I.
6-27-67
Vekic D.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-1
Kenin S.
Davis L.[32]
7-57-5
Sharapova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-44-66-3
Babos T.
Golubic V.
7-55-77-5
Jabeur O.
Minor B.
6-17-5
Goerges J.[30]
Beck A.
6-16-0
Duan Y.
Liu C.
7-687-63
Peng S.[22]
Hesse A.
6-46-1
Ozaki R.
Lao D.
6-36-757-65
Stephens S.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Niculescu M.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-3
Zhang S.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-746-36-0
Putintseva Y.
Zhuk S.
7-636-3
Williams V.[9]
Hruncakova V.
6-33-66-2
Rodionova A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-57-5
Hibino N.
Bellis C.
6-34-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-47-62
Vickery S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-66-46-1
Pliskova K.[1]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Lucic M.[29]
Puig M.
6-46-747-64
Dodin O.
Parmentier P.
3-66-07-66
Krunic A.
Konta J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Zheng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-43-66-1