Jelena Ostapenko vs Sorana CirsteaAdelaide Round of 32

Adelaide · WTA · Round of 32
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Ostapenko J.
2-6 6-2 6-4
Cirstea S.
Ostapenko J.
2662
Cirstea S.
6241

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Sorana Cirstea 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 4–3. Jelena Ostapenko narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-12RomeQFclaySorana Cirstea6-1 7-6
2026-01-04BrisbaneR32hardSorana Cirstea6-2 7-6(5)
2025-10-06WuhanR64hardSorana Cirstea6-0 2-1 RET
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassSorana Cirstea4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2023-05-08RomeR64clayJelena Ostapenko6-3 3-6 6-2
2017-10-02BeijingQFhardJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-4
2017-08-28US OpenR64hardJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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

Ostapenko J.Cirstea S.
10
Serve
67
45
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
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
88
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1794
Surface ELO
6.5+120 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1855
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1957
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
3.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.3
Minutes 14d
8.6
4.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.5
Country comfort
4.9
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·Even
92
88

Ostapenko J.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%