Polona Hercog vs Sorana Cirstea — Beijing Qualifying Round of 16
Polona Hercog defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 6-1 6-3 in the Beijing qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #16, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Polona Hercog dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 3–6 6–1 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedHercog P. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsHercog P. and Cirstea S. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hercog P. went 3–5 (38%) against them, Cirstea S. 3–4 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).
3–538%Hercog P. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents3–443%Cirstea S. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
8–10Sets8–10
79–91Games84–90
1–1Tiebreaks2–0
0–2Deciding sets2–1
vs Hruncakova V.#209W7-6 6-2Mallorca · grassL4-6 2-6Budapest · clay
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642L4-6 6-7Roland Garros · clayL6-2 5-7 4-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Van Uytvanck A.W6-4 7-5Auckland · hardW6-3 7-5Linz · hard
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vs Riske Amritraj A.L6-3 5-7 3-6Mallorca · grassL6-2 5-7 0-1Nurnberg · clay
vs Petkovic A.L2-6 0-6Miami · hardW2-6 7-6 7-6Nurnberg · clay
vs Hsieh S.W7-5 6-0Lugano · clayL5-7 2-6Miami · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Cirstea S. leads 2–112
Hard: Hercog P. leads 1–0 · Clay: Cirstea S. leads 2–0
- Hercog P.September 2018BeijingThis matchHard3-6 6-1 6-3
- Cirstea S.February 2016Rio de JaneiroClay7-5 7-6
- Cirstea S.April 2012BarcelonaClay6-4 0-0
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchHercog P.Cirstea S.1 701ELO2 0271 596Hard ELO1 8952–8Last 106–427Age28182 cmHeight176 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.6M2026 $48KEarningsCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8M