Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Brisbane Round of 64

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 64
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2026
hard
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#128WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cirstea S.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
310

Sorana Cirstea defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-1 in the Brisbane round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 4–3. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-17Australian OpenR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 2-6 6-2
2018-06-25EastbourneR64grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova2-6 7-5 6-4
2017-05-08MadridR64claySorana Cirstea6-1 3-6 7-6(5)
2013-08-19New HavenR32hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-0 RET
2011-10-10LinzR16hardSorana Cirstea4-6 6-0 6-4
2010-07-26IstanbulQFclayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-4 6-2
2008-04-28FesR16claySorana Cirstea6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Pavlyuchenkova A.
67
Serve
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70
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
53%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
6.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Clutch Rating·Even
85
85
Break points saved·Even
86
87
Break points won·Even
92
91
Deciding sets·Even
85
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cirstea S.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 69 days (−1.2)
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 139 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.9+173 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Hard Elo 1742
6.8Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1775
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
2.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
4.5
Country comfort
5.5
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
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Freshness·
81
—

Cirstea S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kostyuk M.[16]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Muchova K.[11]
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.[16]
Pegula J.[4]
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[4]
Samsonova L.[10]
6-37-63
Muchova K.[11]
Rybakina E.[3]
6-22-66-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Keys M.[5]
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.[16]
Andreeva M.[6]
7-676-3
R16
Keys M.[5]
Shnaider D.[12]
6-757-657-64
Rybakina E.[3]
Badosa P.[15]
6-36-2
Pegula J.[4]
Yastremska D.
5-76-26-3
Samsonova L.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Andreeva M.[6]
Noskova L.[9]
5-76-47-5
Muchova K.[11]
Alexandrova E.[7]
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.[16]
Anisimova A.[2]
6-46-3
R32
Shnaider D.[12]
Potapova A.
6-16-3
Keys M.[5]
Kessler M.
6-46-3
Andreeva M.[6]
Gadecki O.
4-66-16-2
Noskova L.[9]
Frech M.
6-756-46-4
Alexandrova E.[7]
Kenin S.
7-626-3
Rybakina E.[3]
Zhang S.
6-37-5
Pegula J.[4]
Kalinskaya A.
6-22-66-4
Cirstea S.
Ostapenko J.[14]
6-27-65
Kostyuk M.[16]
Putintseva Y.
6-756-16-0
Samsonova L.[10]
Jones E.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Bucsa C.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Tauson C.[8]
6-26-3
Anisimova A.[2]
Birrell K.
6-16-3
Badosa P.[15]
Bouzkova M.
6-746-46-2
Muchova K.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-17-65
Yastremska D.
Fernandez L.[13]
6-16-2
R64
Yastremska D.
Gibson T.
7-637-64
Birrell K.
Sramkova R.
6-43-66-3
Tomljanovic A.
Jacquemot E.
6-16-3
Bucsa C.
Bondar A.
4-67-646-2
Kalinskaya A.
Valentova T.
6-46-4
Bouzkova M.
Cristian J.
6-46-3
Putintseva Y.
Baptiste H.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Blinkova A.
7-56-1
Frech M.
Vondrousova M.
7-56-737-60
Jones E.
Maria T.
6-36-3
Kessler M.
Arango E.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Ruse E.
6-44-66-3
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-1
Gadecki O.
Li A.
6-46-4
Potapova A.
Kasatkina D.
7-54-66-4
Zhang S.
Krueger A.
6-45-76-4