Sorana Cirstea vs Katie BoulterOsaka Round of 16

Osaka · WTA · Round of 16
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#60WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWLW
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-1
Boulter K.
Cirstea S.
662
Boulter K.
310

Sorana Cirstea defeated Katie Boulter 6-3 6-1 in the Osaka round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

Boulter K.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.Boulter K.
67
Serve
21
70
Return
67

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%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
87
Break points saved·Even
86
86
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+120 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1795
6.2Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1831
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
3.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
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
98

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Boulter K.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast