Sorana Cirstea vs Belinda Bencic | Sorana Cirstea Wins 6-2 6-7 6-4

UMPIRY

CincinnatiR64HardTue 16 AugFinal

Sorana CirsteaWTA #16 · ROU

Belinda BencicWTA #12 · SUI

SetsGames2

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Sorana Cirstea defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, defending last year's quarter-final, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Cirstea S. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

Cirstea S. and Bencic B. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 4–7 (36%) against them, Bencic B. 7–6 (54%). Bencic B. came out better against 4 of 9 comparable opponents, Cirstea S. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

4–736%Cirstea S. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents7–654%Bencic B. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

10–17Sets15–15

114–133Games136–137

1–1Tiebreaks3–1

3–2Deciding sets3–1

vs Swiatek I.#9L7-5 3-6 3-6Australian Open · hardW7-6 6-3US Open · hard
vs Anisimova A.#11L4-6 1-6Melbourne 2 · hardL2-6 5-7Australian Open · hard
vs Kalinskaya A.#22W5-7 6-1 6-0Indian Wells · hardW6-4 1-6 6-1Berlin · grass

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vs Tomljanovic A.#103W6-4 7-5Indian Wells · hardW6-3 6-2AUS vs SUI · hard
vs Teichmann J.#184L2-6 0-6Cincinnati · hardL3-6 2-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Martincova T.#324L6-3 3-6 2-6Chicago 1 · hardW6-2 7-6Chicago 2 · hard
vs Jabeur O.L0-6 6-7Rome · clayL2-6 6-3 2-6Madrid · clay
vs Rogers S.L5-7 2-6US Open · hardW7-6 6-1Cincinnati · hard
vs Kontaveit A.L4-6 4-6Ostrava · hardL4-6 3-6Ostrava · hard
vs Kudermetova V.#446Hard to compareW7-6 3-6 6-0US Open · hardW3-6 6-3 6-3Berlin · grass

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Cirstea S. leads 2–0

Cirstea S.August 2022CincinnatiThis matchHard6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Cirstea S.February 2021Grampians TrophyHard7-5 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Cirstea S.Bencic B.2 064ELO2 0501 917Hard ELO1 9056–4Last 105–532Age25176 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8MEarningsCareer $17.2M2026 $2.4M

Cite this

Sorana Cirstea beat Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4. Umpiry, "Sorana Cirstea vs Belinda Bencic — Cincinnati Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-08-16/bencic-vs-cirstea-cincinnati-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 16 August 2022).