Katerina Siniakova vs Sorana Cirstea — Ningbo Round of 16

Ningbo · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Katerina Siniakova
#36WTA
1844ELO
1806Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2023
hard
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
[3]
#18WTA
1959ELO
1916Hard ELO
$890kYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL

Katerina Siniakova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 7-5 in the Ningbo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Katerina Siniakova claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Siniakova K.
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 35 days (−1.0)
Cirstea S.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
3.9Hard Elo 1806
Surface ELO
6.1+110 Hard Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1959
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.9
Surface form
6.3
0.0Lost last 4
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.

Siniakova K.
672
Cirstea S.
350

Conditions

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

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-2
2018-05-07MadridR64claySorana Cirstea6-4 2-6 6-4
2017-06-26EastbourneR64grassSorana Cirstea6-3 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Siniakova K.Cirstea S.
66%1st serve in+7%59%
65%1st serve points won+4%69%
46%2nd serve points won+7%53%
58%Service points won+5%63%
44%Return points won+1%43%
61%Break points saved+1%60%
1.7Aces / match+3.55.2
3.5Double faults / match+1.81.7

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