Ons Jabeur vs Sorana CirsteaAdelaide 1 Round of 16

Adelaide 1 · WTA · Round of 16
#1217WTA
31 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Jabeur O.
7-6 6-1
Cirstea S.
Jabeur O.
7762
Cirstea S.
6310

Ons Jabeur defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 6-1 in the Adelaide 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ons Jabeur narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ons Jabeur came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-09RomeR64clayOns Jabeur6-0 7-6(1)
2014-07-21BakuR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-3
2013-02-11DohaR64hardSorana Cirstea2-6 6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Jabeur O.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Jabeur O.

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

Serve & return on hard

Jabeur O.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
85
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 133 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast