Sorana Cirstea vs Varvara GrachevaIasi Round of 16

Iasi · WTA · Round of 16
#18WTA
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
#88WTA
1810ELO
1701Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Cirstea S.
6-2 6-4
Gracheva V.
Cirstea S.
662
Gracheva V.
240

Sorana Cirstea defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-4 in the Iasi round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-07MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea6-4 7-6(3)
2022-01-03Melbourne 2R32hardSorana Cirstea6-0 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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 clay

Cirstea S.Gracheva V.
81
Serve
32
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
76
Break points won·Slight edge
92
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+154 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Clay Elo 1701
6.5Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1810
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
6.1
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
8.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
3.0
Surface transition
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·
86

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast