Sorana Cirstea vs Shuai ZhangStrasbourg Round of 16

Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2021
clay
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Cirstea S.
6-2 6-1
Zhang S.
Cirstea S.
662
Zhang S.
210

Sorana Cirstea defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-1 in the Strasbourg round of 16 on clay. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR128hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2025-10-06WuhanR32hardShuai Zhang6-4 3-6 6-4
2022-06-13BirminghamSFgrassShuai Zhang4-6 6-1 7-6(5)
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.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.Zhang S.
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·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
62
Break points saved·Dominant
86
55
Break points won·Slight edge
92
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.7+258 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Clay Elo 1598
7.7Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1718
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
2.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 8
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.8
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
96

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast