Garbine Muguruza vs Sorana CirsteaDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Muguruza G.
7-6 6-1
Cirstea S.
Muguruza G.
7762
Cirstea S.
6410

Garbine Muguruza defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Garbine Muguruza came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-14BerlinR32grassGarbine Muguruza6-3 6-2
2018-02-12DohaR16hardGarbine Muguruza6-0 6-4
2017-07-03WimbledonR32grassGarbine Muguruza6-2 6-2
2017-01-16Australian OpenR16hardGarbine Muguruza6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Muguruza G.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

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

Muguruza G.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
85
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Even
88
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
6.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
7.6
4.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.2
Country comfort
Context
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

Recent load
Freshness·
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw