Sorana Cirstea vs Kamilla RakhimovaAdelaide Qualifying Round 2

Adelaide · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
#70WTA
1693ELO
1671Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Cirstea S.
7-6 6-3
Rakhimova K.
Cirstea S.
7762
Rakhimova K.
653

Sorana Cirstea defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 7-6 6-3 in the Adelaide qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-01Cluj-NapocaR32hardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-4
2022-04-18IstanbulR32claySorana Cirstea6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rakhimova K.

Rakhimova K.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Rakhimova K.
67
Serve
4
70
Return
42

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
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
67
Break points won·Even
92
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
11

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
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.8+243 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1671
7.7Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1693
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
6.6
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Even
86
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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