Veronika Kudermetova vs Sorana Cirstea — Istanbul Semi-final

Istanbul · WTA · Semi-final
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS3
Veronika Kudermetova
#125WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2022
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU2
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kudermetova V.
6-3 6-3
Cirstea S.
Kudermetova V.
662
Cirstea S.
330

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-3 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Veronika Kudermetova claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-19DubaiR32hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-4
2021-08-30US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea7-6(5) 3-6 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kudermetova V.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudermetova V.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Even
85
85
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
85
Tiebreaks·Even
96
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudermetova V.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
Cirstea S.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.5Clay Elo 1765
Surface ELO
5.5+91 Clay Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1957
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
7.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
8.5
Defending pts

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
Kudermetova V.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
91

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Potapova A.
Kudermetova V.[3]
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Kudermetova V.[3]
Cirstea S.[2]
6-36-3
Potapova A.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-26-2
Quarter-finals
Cirstea S.[2]
Grabher J.
7-56-1
Kudermetova V.[3]
Bondar A.
7-697-63
Putintseva Y.
Tomljanovic A.[6]
5-76-26-4
Potapova A.
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
6-26-2
R16
Kudermetova V.[3]
Bogdan A.
W/O
Potapova A.
Martic P.
6-26-3
Putintseva Y.
Peterson R.
6-26-0
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Tsurenko L.
6-41-0
Grabher J.
Teichmann J.[5]
6-46-4
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Gracheva V.
6-26-1
Bondar A.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.[2]
Rus A.
3-66-17-5
R32
Peterson R.
Mertens E.[1]
7-54-1
Cirstea S.[2]
Rakhimova K.
6-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Linette M.
7-666-4
Martic P.
Kalinina A.[4]
3-67-57-65
Bondar A.
Martincova T.[8]
6-47-5
Parrizas Diaz N.
Trevisan M.
7-667-5
Gracheva V.
Bouzkova M.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Wang Q.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bartunkova N.
6-16-4
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Fourlis J.
6-16-3
Grabher J.
Ozgen P.
7-56-2
Kudermetova V.[3]
Melnikova M.
6-26-0
Bogdan A.
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Teichmann J.[5]
Minnen G.
6-36-726-3
Rus A.
Oz I.
6-36-1
Tsurenko L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-2