Sorana Cirstea vs Magda LinetteStrasbourg Semi-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Semi-final
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2021
clay
#51WTA
1831ELO
1765Clay ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Cirstea S.
3-6 6-4 6-2
Linette M.
Cirstea S.
3662
Linette M.
6421

Sorana Cirstea defeated Magda Linette 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the Strasbourg semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-20StrasbourgR32clayMagda Linette7-5 7-5
2022-08-22ClevelandR16hardMagda Linette6-4 6-2
2018-12-31ShenzhenR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-3
2014-10-06TianjinR32hardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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 clay

Cirstea S.Linette M.
81
Serve
32
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
79
Break points saved·Even
86
86
Break points won·Clear edge
92
75
Deciding sets·Even
85
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+90 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Clay Elo 1765
6.5Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1831
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
2.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.1
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
98

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Linette M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast