Sorana Cirstea vs Ann LiCleveland Final

Cleveland · WTA · Final
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 August 2025
hard
#31WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Cirstea S.
6-2 6-4
Li A.
Cirstea S.
662
Li A.
240

Sorana Cirstea defeated Ann Li 6-2 6-4 in the Cleveland final on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Ann Li in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyQFhardAnn Li6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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 hard

Cirstea S.Li A.
67
Serve
47
70
Return
49

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
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
76
Break points saved·Even
86
83
Break points won·Slight edge
92
87
Deciding sets·Even
85
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
66

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+169 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1746
6.6Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1807
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
2.8
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.5
Minutes 14d
9.0
0.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
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·Slight edge
90
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast