Ann Li vs Sorana CirsteaGrampians Trophy Quarter-final

Grampians Trophy · WTA · Quarter-final
#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Li A.
6-3 6-1
Cirstea S.
Li A.
662
Cirstea S.
310

Ann Li defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-1 in the Grampians Trophy quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ann Li claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-17ClevelandFhardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Li A.

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

Li A.Cirstea S.
47
Serve
67
49
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·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
85
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Even
87
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
97
88

Li A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast