Clara Tauson vs Sorana Cirstea — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
Clara Tauson
DEN8
Clara Tauson
#30WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2025
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Tauson C.
6-2 6-4
Cirstea S.
Tauson C.
662
Cirstea S.
240

Clara Tauson defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-4 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Tauson C.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

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

Tauson C.Cirstea S.
56
Serve
67
39
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Tauson C.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tauson C.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
73
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Even
93
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tauson C.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Cirstea S.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Hard Elo 1775
Surface ELO
6.3+139 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1802
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1957
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.8
Surface form
4.4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 8
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
9.1
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Tauson C.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

Tauson C.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Alexandrova E.[4]
Yastremska D.[5]
6-23-67-5
Semi-finals
Alexandrova E.[4]
Muchova K.[1]
6-06-4
Yastremska D.[5]
Tauson C.[8]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Alexandrova E.[4]
Martic P.
3-66-26-2
Muchova K.[1]
Potapova A.[6]
6-33-66-3
Tauson C.[8]
Blinkova A.
6-46-3
Yastremska D.[5]
Sakkari M.[3]
7-56-0
R16
Blinkova A.
Svitolina E.[2]
6-46-4
Muchova K.[1]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-3
Alexandrova E.[4]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-2
Tauson C.[8]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Sakkari M.[3]
Tomova V.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.[5]
Ruzic A.
7-56-1
Martic P.
Avanesyan E.[7]
6-44-67-5
Potapova A.[6]
Sramkova R.
7-616-4
R32
Avanesyan E.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Zakharova A.
6-37-63
Potapova A.[6]
Grabher J.
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Rus A.
5-76-26-3
Blinkova A.
Kraus S.
7-636-2
Yastremska D.[5]
Bronzetti L.
7-667-5
Sramkova R.
Cocciaretto E.
7-57-5
Tauson C.[8]
Kalinina A.
6-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Sun L.
6-36-3
Tomova V.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
7-676-4
Ruzic A.
Sherif M.
6-36-4
Martic P.
Lys E.
6-45-76-3