Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia ZakharovaSeoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2025
hard
#85WTA
1742ELO
1714Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLW
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-1
Zakharova A.
Cirstea S.
662
Zakharova A.
310

Sorana Cirstea defeated Anastasia Zakharova 6-3 6-1 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-17ClevelandSFhardSorana Cirstea6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zakharova A.

Zakharova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Zakharova A.
67
Serve
19
70
Return
48

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
55
Break points saved·Dominant
86
47
Break points won·Slight edge
92
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
67
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
84

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 29 days (−0.3)
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 29 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
7.5+201 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Hard Elo 1714
7.7Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1742
10.0
H2H
0.0
10.0
Surface form
5.5
9.07-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
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
88
99

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zakharova A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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