Sorana Cirstea vs Maria SakkariDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Cirstea S.
6-2 6-3
Sakkari M.
Cirstea S.
662
Sakkari M.
230

Sorana Cirstea defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-05Abu DhabiR16hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-1
2023-08-14CincinnatiR32hardMaria Sakkari2-6 6-3 7-5
2017-04-24IstanbulR16claySorana Cirstea6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

Cirstea S.Sakkari M.
67
Serve
24
70
Return
39

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
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Slight edge
92
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
90
92

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw