Cezar Cretu vs Matei Varbanciu — Targu Mures CH Qualifying Round 1

Targu Mures CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ROU1
Cezar Cretu
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2025
clay
ROU
Matei Varbanciu
#2142ATP
56 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLL
Cretu C.
6-3 6-2
Varbanciu M.
Cretu C.
662
Varbanciu M.
320

Cezar Cretu defeated Matei Varbanciu 6-3 6-2 in the Targu Mures CH qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Varbanciu M.

Varbanciu M.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Cretu C.Varbanciu M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Dominant
65%
35%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
38%
Service points won·Clear edge
59%
36%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
56%
33%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Varbanciu M.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.0
Surface form
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
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
Cretu C.Varbanciu M.
Freshness·Clear edge
80
97

Cretu C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Varbanciu M.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Demanet E.[2]
Cazacu D.[10]
6-47-5
Papoe R.[6]
Jermar J.
6-46-0
Cretu C.[1]
Mashtakov M.[11]
6-45-76-1
Lopez Morillo I.[7]
Loge J.[3]
3-66-47-5
Andreescu S.[4]
Marinescu M.[12]
6-46-2
Palosi S.[9]
Faurel T.[5]
2-67-57-5
Q1
Palosi S.[9]
Zanada E.
6-27-5
Andreescu S.[4]
Gutierrez O.
6-46-0
Cretu C.[1]
Varbanciu M.
6-36-2
Mashtakov M.[11]
Bataljin L.
6-16-4
Demanet E.[2]
Uta D.
6-16-3
Cazacu D.[10]
Dumitru A.
6-26-1
Loge J.[3]
Nortey I.
6-16-2
Lopez Morillo I.[7]
Bellifemine A.
7-656-2
Marinescu M.[12]
Pop D.
4-66-36-3
Faurel T.[5]
George B.
6-47-5
Papoe R.[6]
Poljak D.
6-17-5
Jermar J.
Bentzel C.
6-47-67