Sorana Cirstea vs Varvara GrachevaMelbourne 2 Round of 32

Melbourne 2 · WTA · Round of 32
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
#88WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Cirstea S.
6-0 6-0
Gracheva V.
Cirstea S.
662
Gracheva V.
000

Sorana Cirstea defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-0 6-0 in the Melbourne 2 round of 32 on hard. 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

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-14IasiR16claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-4
2023-08-07MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.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 hard

Cirstea S.Gracheva V.
67
Serve
3
70
Return
27

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
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
76
Break points won·Slight edge
92
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 89 days (−1.2)
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
6.7+151 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1763
6.5Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1810
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.0
Surface form
5.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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

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Freshness·
88

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast