Sorana Cirstea vs Marketa VondrousovaDubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
#120WTA
1907ELO
1826Hard ELO
$33kYTD
$12MCAREER
27 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWWW
Cirstea S.
2-6 7-6 6-2
Vondrousova M.
Cirstea S.
27762
Vondrousova M.
66121

Sorana Cirstea defeated Marketa Vondrousova 2-6 7-6 6-2 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-06RomeR32claySorana Cirstea7-6(1) 6-3
2023-03-20MiamiR16hardSorana Cirstea7-6(3) 6-4
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR32hardSorana Cirstea7-5 3-6 6-4
2021-02-08Australian OpenR32hardMarketa Vondrousova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vondrousova M.

Vondrousova M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Even serve battle

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.Vondrousova M.
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
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Slight edge
92
99
Deciding sets·Even
85
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+89 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1826
5.3Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
4.7Overall Elo 1907
10.0
H2H
0.0
3.7
Surface form
3.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.5
Minutes 14d
7.9
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·
86

Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw