Shuai Zhang vs Sorana CirsteaWuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Zhang S.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Cirstea S.
Zhang S.
6362
Cirstea S.
4641

Shuai Zhang defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR128hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2022-06-13BirminghamSFgrassShuai Zhang4-6 6-1 7-6(5)
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-1
2021-05-24StrasbourgR16claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Even serve battle

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

Zhang S.Cirstea S.
17
Serve
67
58
Return
70

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
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
85
Break points saved·Dominant
55
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
96

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
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.4Hard Elo 1695
Surface ELO
7.6+220 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1957
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.8
Surface form
7.4
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
7.4
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
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
95
86

Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw