Sorana Cirstea vs Claire Liu — Ningbo Round of 32

Ningbo · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
[3]
#18WTA
1959ELO
1916Hard ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2023
hard
USA
Claire Liu
#182WTA
1645ELO
1623Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW

Sorana Cirstea defeated Claire Liu 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Ningbo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cirstea S.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Liu C.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.7+293 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.3Hard Elo 1623
9.1Overall Elo 1959
ELO gap
0.9Overall Elo 1645
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
4.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.2
Prev. match
9.0
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.

Cirstea S.
7462
Liu C.
5631

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
1.00
SlowFast
Weather
29°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 71%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Cirstea S.Liu C.
59%1st serve in+10%69%
69%1st serve points won+11%58%
53%2nd serve points won+8%45%
63%Service points won+9%54%
43%Return points won+5%48%
60%Break points saved+7%53%
5.2Aces / match+3.41.8
1.7Double faults / match+0.82.5

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

Draw

Final
Jabeur O.[1]
Shnaider D.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Shnaider D.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-46-1
Jabeur O.[1]
Podoroska N.
6-31-66-2
Quarter-finals
Fruhvirtova L.
Bronzetti L.[8]
6-06-3
Shnaider D.
Kvitova P.[2]
6-14-66-3
Podoroska N.
Siniakova K.
6-16-1
Jabeur O.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-54-66-1
R16
Podoroska N.
Savinykh V.
4-66-06-2
Bronzetti L.[8]
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Blinkova A.[4]
6-33-66-1
Siniakova K.
Cirstea S.[3]
6-37-5
Kvitova P.[2]
Putintseva Y.
W/O
Shnaider D.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Tauson C.
6-41-0
Jabeur O.[1]
Korpatsch T.
6-36-2
R32
Blinkova A.[4]
Hruncakova V.
6-37-5
Savinykh V.
Gracheva V.[5]
7-57-5
Bronzetti L.[8]
Teichmann J.
7-666-4
Korpatsch T.
Burrage J.
6-27-61
Kvitova P.[2]
Friedsam A.
7-626-1
Putintseva Y.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Shnaider D.
Bai Z.
6-41-66-2
Rakhimova K.
Rus A.[6]
3-67-656-3
Baindl K.
Yuan Y.
3-66-46-3
Podoroska N.
Wang X.
7-636-4
Siniakova K.
Mandlik E.
6-06-4
Cirstea S.[3]
Liu C.
7-54-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Boulter K.[7]
6-44-67-63
Tauson C.
Avanesyan E.
6-46-1
Jabeur O.[1]
Parry D.
7-637-5
Fruhvirtova L.
Masarova R.
1-66-21-0