Sorana Cirstea vs Heather Watson — Portoroz Round of 32
Sorana Cirstea defeated Heather Watson 6-1 6-3 in the Portoroz round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #16. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped just 4 games past Heather Watson.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedCirstea S. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsCirstea S. and Watson H. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Watson H. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
1–325%Cirstea S. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–233%Watson H. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–6Sets2–4
37–44Games23–32
0–0Tiebreaks1–0
0–1Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Zhang S.#57W6-2 6-1Strasbourg · clayW5-2Birmingham · grass
vs Stojanovic N.L4-6 0-6Lyon · hardL4-6 1-6Miami · hard
vs Kontaveit A.L4-6 5-7Dubai · hardL7-6 4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Watson H. leads 4–224
- Cirstea S.September 2021PortorozThis matchHard6-1 6-3
- Watson H.January 2018HobartHard7-5 6-3
- Cirstea S.August 2014US OpenHard6-1 6-1
- Watson H.February 2014Fed Cup G1 RR: GBR vs ROUHard6-7 6-1 6-4
- Watson H.December 2012AucklandHard6-3 0-0
Draw
Closing odds
Next up
Player context
Before the matchCirstea S.Watson H.2 064ELO1 7301 917Hard ELO1 6356–4Last 106–431Age29176 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8MEarningsCareer $6.1M2026 $146K
Cite this
Sorana Cirstea beat Heather Watson 6-1 6-3. Umpiry, "Sorana Cirstea vs Heather Watson — Portoroz Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2021-09-13/cirstea-vs-watson-portoroz-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 September 2021).