Liudmila Samsonova vs Sorana Cirstea — Washington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
[8]
#27WTA
1805ELO
1738Hard ELO
$549kYTD
$8.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2023
hard
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1959ELO
1916Hard ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-3 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Liudmila Samsonova claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Samsonova L.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Cirstea S.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
3.0Hard Elo 1738
Surface ELO
7.0+178 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1959
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
7.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Country comfort
4.9
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
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.

Samsonova L.
662
Cirstea S.
130

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.09
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 51%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-17ClevelandQFhardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-1
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Statistics

Recent form
Samsonova L.Cirstea S.
55%1st serve in+4%59%
66%1st serve points won+3%69%
47%2nd serve points won+6%53%
58%Service points won+5%63%
43%Return points won43%
54%Break points saved+6%60%
3.3Aces / match+1.95.2
4.3Double faults / match+2.61.7

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[3]
Sakkari M.[4]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Sakkari M.[4]
Pegula J.[1]
6-34-66-2
Gauff C.[3]
Samsonova L.[8]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[1]
Svitolina E.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.[3]
Bencic B.[6]
6-16-2
Samsonova L.[8]
Kostyuk M.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Keys M.[7]
6-36-3
R16
Svitolina E.
Kasatkina D.[5]
6-26-2
Bencic B.[6]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Keys M.[7]
Brady J.
6-46-0
Gauff C.[3]
Baptiste H.
6-16-4
Kostyuk M.
Garcia C.[2]
6-26-3
Samsonova L.[8]
Cirstea S.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.[4]
Fernandez L.
7-56-2
Pegula J.[1]
Stearns P.
6-36-4
R32
Keys M.[7]
Zheng Q.
7-56-1
Fernandez L.
Pera B.
6-37-5
Kostyuk M.
Andreescu B.
2-66-37-65
Stearns P.
Frech M.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.
Martic P.
6-37-613
Baptiste H.
Pliskova K.
6-10-66-3
Davis L.
Stephens S.
7-683-66-1
Brady J.
Kalinina A.
6-26-1
Samsonova L.[8]
Collins D.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.[5]
Mertens E.
6-37-5
Bencic B.[6]
Potapova A.
5-6
Svitolina E.
Azarenka V.
7-626-4