Shuai Zhang vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Semi-final
Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
CHN8#55WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2022 ·
grass
ROU6#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Zhang S.4-6 6-1 7-6
Cirstea S.
Zhang S.
4672
Cirstea S.
6161
Shuai Zhang defeated Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 4–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2022-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2021-05-24 | Strasbourg | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2008-06-30 | Cuneo 100K | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
41
58
Break points saved·Clear edge
5
20
Break points won·Even
84
86
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
85
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
100
100
Zhang S.: 21 days rest · Cirstea S.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast