Sorana Cirstea vs Kaia Kanepi — Adelaide 2 Qualifying Round 2

Adelaide 2 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023
hard
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Cirstea S.
6-2 4-6 7-5
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6472
Kanepi K.
2651

Sorana Cirstea defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the Adelaide 2 qualifying round 2 on hard. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-29OeirasR16clayKaia Kanepi6-1 6-2
2010-03-08Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-7(1) 6-3 6-4
2009-04-06MarbellaQFclaySorana Cirstea6-4 2-6 7-5
2008-02-25AcapulcoQFhardKaia Kanepi6-2 4-6 7-6(6)
2007-07-16PalermoR32claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-4
2006-08-07StockholmR32hardKaia Kanepi6-1 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
67
Serve
—
70
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
69
Break points won·Clear edge
92
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Kanepi K.
Freshness·
91
—

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Teichmann J.
Anisimova A.
7-644-66-1
Siniakova K.
Bogdan A.
6-757-57-5
Zheng Q.
Potapova A.
6-737-57-64
Pliskova K.
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Kanepi K.
6-24-67-5
Kalinskaya A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-5
Q1
Anisimova A.
Townsend T.
6-31-66-3
Teichmann J.
Tjandramulia O.
6-16-0
Bogdan A.
Zhang S.
7-656-4
Siniakova K.
Osborne A.
6-06-4
Zheng Q.
Repac M.
6-06-0
Potapova A.
Galfi D.
3-67-51-0
Kalinskaya A.
Sasnovich A.
2-66-27-62
Riske Amritraj A.
Parnaby A.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.
Niemeier J.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Bondar A.
6-17-65
Cirstea S.
Giorgi C.
5-76-46-0