Sorana Cirstea vs Donna Vekic — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
[6]
#18WTA
1959ELO
1685Grass ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2022
grass
CRO
Donna Vekic
#72WTA
1777ELO
1687Grass ELO
29 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW

Sorana Cirstea defeated Donna Vekic 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cirstea S.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Vekic D.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.8Grass Elo 1685
Surface ELO
5.2+2 Grass Elo edge
7.0Overall Elo 1959
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1777
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.2
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
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.

Cirstea S.
5662
Vekic D.
7341

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR128hardSorana Cirstea6-1 4-6 6-3
2024-02-19DubaiR16hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-3 7-5
2017-04-10BielR32hardDonna Vekic6-4 6-1
2013-06-10BirminghamQFgrassDonna Vekic6-2 6-1
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Statistics

Recent form
Cirstea S.Vekic D.
59%1st serve in+2%61%
69%1st serve points won69%
53%2nd serve points won+7%46%
63%Service points won+3%60%
43%Return points won43%
60%Break points saved+4%56%
5.2Aces / match+2.52.7
1.7Double faults / match+2.34

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Haddad Maia B.
Zhang S.[8]
5-4
Semi-finals
Zhang S.[8]
Cirstea S.[6]
4-66-17-65
Haddad Maia B.
Halep S.[2]
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.[8]
Yastremska D.
7-56-4
Cirstea S.[6]
Vekic D.
5-76-36-4
Haddad Maia B.
Giorgi C.[3]
6-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Boulter K.
6-46-1
R16
Giorgi C.[3]
Davis L.
3-67-56-2
Halep S.[2]
Dart H.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Ostapenko J.[1]
3-67-57-5
Boulter K.
Garcia C.
7-656-1
Cirstea S.[6]
Krunic A.
6-16-1
Vekic D.
Mcnally C.
7-56-3
Haddad Maia B.
Frech M.
6-15-77-63
Zhang S.[8]
Ruse E.
6-22-67-5
R32
Davis L.
Juvan K.
7-627-65
Cirstea S.[6]
Rogers S.
6-34-66-1
Yastremska D.
Linette M.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Garcia C.
Golubic V.
6-756-47-66
Ostapenko J.[1]
Marino R.
6-25-76-3
Ruse E.
Wang Q.
7-667-612
Frech M.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-746-36-3
Haddad Maia B.
Kvitova P.[5]
7-646-2
Krunic A.
Martic P.
6-47-66
Boulter K.
Riske Amritraj A.[7]
6-46-3
Mcnally C.
Mertens E.[4]
3-66-47-5
Zhang S.[8]
Fett J.
5-76-36-3
Giorgi C.[3]
Martincova T.
7-676-4
Vekic D.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-4
Dart H.
Osorio C.
6-26-0