Laura Siegemund vs Sorana CirsteaMiami Qualifying Round 1

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#87WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Siegemund L.
4-6 7-5 7-5
Cirstea S.
Siegemund L.
4772
Cirstea S.
6551

Laura Siegemund defeated Sorana Cirstea 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Laura Siegemund claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24AustinR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 0-6 6-1
2022-08-29US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-4
2016-05-02MadridR16claySorana Cirstea6-4 7-6(9)

Serve vs return

This season
Siegemund L.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

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 hard

Siegemund L.Cirstea S.
12
Serve
67
46
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
73%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Even
89
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
99
91

Siegemund L.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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