Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia PotapovaCluj-Napoca Quarter-final

Cluj-Napoca · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#28WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Cirstea S.
7-5 6-4
Potapova A.
Cirstea S.
762
Potapova A.
54

Sorana Cirstea defeated Anastasia Potapova 7-5 6-4 in the Cluj-Napoca quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-19IstanbulR16claySorana Cirstea7-6(6) 6-4
2019-02-18BudapestQFclayAnastasia Potapova6-4 6-7(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.serving68% 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.Potapova A.
67
Serve
11
70
Return
52

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%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
81
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
92
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
88
99

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Potapova A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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