Sorana Cirstea vs Maria Lourdes Carle — Iasi Quarter-final

Iasi · WTA · Quarter-final
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2025
clay
ARG
Maria Lourdes Carle
#218WTA
1484ELO
1461Clay ELO
26 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLW
Cirstea S.
6-1 6-4
Carle M.
Cirstea S.
662
Carle M.
140

Sorana Cirstea defeated Maria Lourdes Carle 6-1 6-4 in the Iasi quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Carle M.

Carle M.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Carle M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Carle M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
27
Break points saved·Dominant
86
26
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cirstea S.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Carle M.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.2+394 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.8Clay Elo 1461
10.0Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1484
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
5.5
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
3.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
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
Cirstea S.Carle M.
Freshness·Even
91
90

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Carle M.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Begu I.[7]
Teichmann J.[6]
6-07-5
Semi-finals
Teichmann J.[6]
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Begu I.[7]
Cristian J.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Cristian J.[2]
Udvardy P.
6-36-4
Teichmann J.[6]
Waltert S.
5-76-17-5
Cirstea S.
Carle M.
6-16-4
Begu I.[7]
Siskova A.
6-23-67-5
R16
Cristian J.[2]
Fett J.
4-1
Siskova A.
Li A.[3]
6-36-3
Carle M.
Avanesyan E.[1]
7-646-2
Cirstea S.
Gracheva V.[5]
6-26-4
Waltert S.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-47-62
Teichmann J.[6]
Chwalinska M.
7-656-2
Begu I.[7]
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
3-66-36-3
Udvardy P.
Jones F.[8]
6-46-3
R32
Cristian J.[2]
Lodikova D.
6-16-4
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Parrizas Diaz N.[4]
5-77-54-1
Waltert S.
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Chwalinska M.
Shymanovich I.
4-66-46-2
Li A.[3]
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
3-66-26-2
Jones F.[8]
Herrero Linana A.
6-36-2
Teichmann J.[6]
Bulgaru M.
1-67-626-1
Udvardy P.
Rouvroy M.
6-32-67-5
Avanesyan E.[1]
Prisacariu A.
6-36-3
Begu I.[7]
Hibino N.
6-16-2
Carle M.
Tig P.
2-66-26-2
Gracheva V.[5]
Bogdan A.
7-56-2
Fett J.
Erjavec V.
7-666-2
Siskova A.
Kawa K.
6-44-67-62
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Popa G.
6-27-5
Cirstea S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-2