Shuai Zhang vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Shuai Zhang
[8]
#61WTA
1721ELO
1630Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2022
grass
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
[6]
#18WTA
1959ELO
1685Grass ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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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 #18. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Cirstea S.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.5Grass Elo 1630
Surface ELO
5.5+55 Grass Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1721
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1959
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
3.5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
3.0
Context
6.0
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.

Zhang S.
46772
Cirstea S.
61651

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR128hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2025-10-06WuhanR32hardShuai Zhang6-4 3-6 6-4
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-1
2021-05-24StrasbourgR16claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-1
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Statistics

Recent form
Zhang S.Cirstea S.
67%1st serve in+8%59%
59%1st serve points won+10%69%
46%2nd serve points won+7%53%
55%Service points won+8%63%
43%Return points won43%
58%Break points saved+2%60%
2.1Aces / match+3.15.2
2.9Double faults / match+1.21.7

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