Sorana Cirstea vs Kamilla RakhimovaCluj-Napoca Round of 32

Cluj-Napoca · WTA · Round of 32
#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
#70WTA
1693ELO
1671Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Cirstea S.
6-4 6-4
Rakhimova K.
Cirstea S.
662
Rakhimova K.
44

Sorana Cirstea defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-4 in the Cluj-Napoca round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-18IstanbulR32claySorana Cirstea6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rakhimova K.

Rakhimova K.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.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%
57%
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
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.4

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
88
91

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Rakhimova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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