Sorana Cirstea vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 February 2026
hard
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Cirstea S.
6-3 7-6
Sasnovich A.
Cirstea S.
6782
Sasnovich A.
3660

Sorana Cirstea defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Sasnovich A.
67
Serve
37
70
Return
35

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
79
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cirstea S.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
Sasnovich A.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+217 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 1697
7.2Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1726
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
5.6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.1
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
5.7
Country comfort
Context
7.0
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.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Pegula J.[4]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Pegula J.[4]
Anisimova A.[2]
1-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Gauff C.[3]
6-46-7136-4
Quarter-finals
Anisimova A.[2]
Andreeva M.[5]
2-67-57-64
Pegula J.[4]
Tauson C.[12]
6-32-66-4
Gauff C.[3]
Eala A.
6-06-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Ruzic A.
3-66-26-3
R16
Ruzic A.
Rybakina E.[1]
5-76-41-0
Svitolina E.[7]
Bencic B.[9]
4-66-16-3
Eala A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-4
Gauff C.[3]
Mertens E.
2-67-696-3
Andreeva M.[5]
Cristian J.
7-56-3
Anisimova A.[2]
Tjen J.
6-16-3
Pegula J.[4]
Jovic I.[16]
6-46-2
Tauson C.[12]
Linette M.
6-46-2
R32
Bencic B.[9]
Bejlek S.
W/O
Anisimova A.[2]
Krejcikova B.
W/O
Cristian J.
Seidel E.
6-00-0
Andreeva M.[5]
Kasatkina D.
W/O
Svitolina E.[7]
Badosa P.
6-40-0
Ruzic A.
Zakharova A.
6-16-726-1
Tauson C.[12]
Stearns P.
6-26-4
Mertens E.
Navarro E.[14]
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Noskova L.[10]
6-16-4
Tjen J.
Fernandez L.
7-656-4
Jovic I.[16]
Shnaider D.
6-41-66-0
Linette M.
Alexandrova E.[8]
6-24-66-1
Rybakina E.[1]
Birrell K.
6-16-2
Gauff C.[3]
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-4
Pegula J.[4]
Gracheva V.
6-46-0
Eala A.
Paolini J.[6]
6-17-65
R64
Eala A.
Baptiste H.
6-40-1
Bejlek S.
Sonmez Z.
6-26-2
Noskova L.[10]
Li A.
6-35-76-4
Jovic I.[16]
Rakhimova K.
6-11-66-1
Ruzic A.
Raducanu E.
6-15-76-2
Linette M.
Sun L.
4-66-46-1
Seidel E.
Bucsa C.
6-16-4
Mertens E.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-2
Birrell K.
Maria T.
6-43-67-5
Badosa P.
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Bencic B.[9]
Bouzas Maneiro J.
2-66-16-2
Stearns P.
Frech M.
6-46-2
Cristian J.
Marcinko P.
6-16-1
Zakharova A.
Uchijima M.
6-26-4
Shnaider D.
Joint M.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siegemund L.
6-26-3
Fernandez L.
Samsonova L.[13]
5-77-56-3
Navarro E.[14]
Ruse E.
6-47-5
Kalinskaya A.
Ostapenko J.
2-66-16-4
Tauson C.[12]
Kenin S.
7-646-2
Tjen J.
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Gracheva V.
Sramkova R.
7-51-66-4
Cirstea S.
Sasnovich A.
6-37-66
Krejcikova B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4