Qinwen Zheng vs Sorana CirsteaStuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
#138WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 April 2024
clay
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Zheng Q.
6-2 6-3
Cirstea S.
Zheng Q.
662
Cirstea S.
230

Qinwen Zheng defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-3 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

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 clay

Zheng Q.Cirstea S.
Serve
81
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
93
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
86
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.7Clay Elo 1811
Surface ELO
4.3+44 Clay Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1957
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.4
Surface form
2.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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·Clear edge
98
86

Zheng Q.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 87%