Sorana Cirstea vs Viktorija GolubicOsaka Quarter-final

Osaka · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#62WTA
1775ELO
1720Hard ELO
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Cirstea S.
6-2 2-6 6-2
Golubic V.
Cirstea S.
6262
Golubic V.
2621

Sorana Cirstea defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the Osaka quarter-final 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

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-02Adelaide 1R32hardSorana Cirstea6-0 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Golubic V.

Golubic V.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Golubic V.
67
Serve
23
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·Slight edge
59%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
64
Break points saved·Dominant
86
59
Break points won·Even
92
94
Deciding sets·Even
85
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
57

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+195 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1720
7.6Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1775
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.5
Surface form
8.3
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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
86
93

Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Golubic V.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast