Sorana Cirstea vs Varvara Lepchenko — Beijing Qualifying Round of 32
Sorana Cirstea defeated Varvara Lepchenko 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Beijing qualifying round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #16, defending last year's quarter-final. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Varvara Lepchenko 4–6 6–4 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedCirstea S. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsCirstea S. and Lepchenko V. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 3–1 (75%) against them, Lepchenko V. 1–3 (25%). Cirstea S. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Lepchenko V. against 0.
3–175%Cirstea S. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents1–325%Lepchenko V. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–4Sets3–6
55–53Games35–52
2–0Tiebreaks1–1
2–1Deciding sets0–1
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Mertens E.#19W7-5 6-4Doha · hardL7-6 6-7 0-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Brengle M.#207W6-3 3-6 6-3Nurnberg · clayL1-6 3-6Nurnberg · clay
vs Petkovic A.W2-6 7-6 7-6Nurnberg · clayW6-4 7-5Charleston · clay
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vs Larsson J.Hard to compareL6-2 3-6 2-6Mallorca · grassL2-6 3-6Linz · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Cirstea S. leads 1–0 · Grass: Lepchenko V. leads 1–0
- Cirstea S.September 2018BeijingThis matchHard4-6 6-4 7-6(2)
- Cirstea S.May 2017NurnbergClay6-0 6-7 6-3
- Lepchenko V.June 2016EastbourneGrass5-4
- Lepchenko V.September 2010Las Vegas NV 50KHard6-2 6-2
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchCirstea S.Lepchenko V.2 027ELO1 6681 895Hard ELO1 6206–4Last 103–728Age32176 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysLeftCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8MEarningsCareer $5.8M2026 $174K