Sorana Cirstea vs Elise Mertens — Istanbul Final

Istanbul · WTA · Final
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1959ELO
1844Clay ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 2021
clay
BEL
Elise Mertens
[1]
#21WTA
1917ELO
1830Clay ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sorana Cirstea defeated Elise Mertens 6-1 7-6 in the Istanbul final on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Cirstea S.
6772
Mertens E.
1630

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-2
2018-02-12DohaR32hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Cirstea S.Mertens E.
59%1st serve in59%
69%1st serve points won69%
53%2nd serve points won+4%49%
63%Service points won+2%61%
43%Return points won+2%45%
60%Break points saved+4%56%
5.2Aces / match+0.74.5
1.7Double faults / match+2.13.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Cirstea S.
Mertens E.[1]
6-17-63
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[1]
Kudermetova V.[3]
6-16-4
Cirstea S.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Bogdan A.
2-66-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Konjuh A.
7-54-66-3
Cirstea S.
Ferro F.
6-4
R16
Kudermetova V.[3]
Kanepi K.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[1]
Golubic V.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.
6-43-66-4
Bogdan A.
Krejcikova B.[5]
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Kasatkina D.[4]
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Potapova A.
7-666-4
Ferro F.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Konjuh A.
Wang Q.[8]
6-16-4
R32
Kanepi K.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Pera B.
6-43-67-64
Mladenovic K.
Haas B.
6-46-3
Krejcikova B.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-786-26-0
Mertens E.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-0
Golubic V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-42-66-3
Siniakova K.
Bucsa C.
7-653-66-3
Wang Q.[8]
Gasanova A.
4-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[4]
Mrdeza T.
6-16-0
Cirstea S.
Baindl K.
6-47-66
Zvonareva V.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Potapova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
7-626-786-4
Konjuh A.
Errani S.
7-56-2
Kostyuk M.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-3
Bogdan A.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Ferro F.
Martic P.[2]
7-56-2