Veronika Podrez vs Sorana Cirstea — Rouen Semi-final

Rouen · WTA · Semi-final
UKR
Veronika Podrez
#145WTA
1620ELO
1518Clay ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLWL
—
Sets
Walkover
Monday, 13 April 2026
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU2
Sorana Cirstea
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Podrez V.
vs
Cirstea S.

Veronika Podrez advanced past Sorana Cirstea via walkover in the Rouen semi-final.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Podrez V.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Podrez V.

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 clay

Podrez V.Cirstea S.
—
Serve
81
—
Return
32

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

Statistics

This season
Podrez V.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Podrez V.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Cirstea S.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
1.6Clay Elo 1518
Surface ELO
8.4+338 Clay Elo edge
1.6Overall Elo 1620
ELO gap
8.3Overall Elo 1957
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
5.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Podrez V.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
84

Podrez V.: 16 days rest · Cirstea S.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kostyuk M.[1]
Podrez V.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Podrez V.
Cirstea S.[2]
W/O
Kostyuk M.[1]
Maria T.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Kostyuk M.[1]
Li A.[5]
6-06-746-3
Podrez V.
Boulter K.
6-46-1
Maria T.
Shymanovich I.
7-656-2
Cirstea S.[2]
Bondar A.
7-626-2
R16
Cirstea S.[2]
Wang X.
5-3
Kostyuk M.[1]
Mcnally C.
2-66-26-1
Bondar A.
Oliynykova O.
6-04-66-0
Podrez V.
Cocciaretto E.[7]
7-654-66-4
Li A.[5]
Rakhimova K.
4-66-26-3
Shymanovich I.
Baptiste H.[4]
6-35-76-3
Maria T.
Salkova D.
6-36-2
Boulter K.
Cristian J.[3]
7-654-66-1
R32
Cristian J.[3]
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
2-67-667-5
Salkova D.
Blinkova A.
7-56-1
Maria T.
Jacquemot E.[9]
6-46-3
Boulter K.
Timofeeva M.
6-26-2
Li A.[5]
Kasatkina D.
6-766-26-4
Mcnally C.
Volynets K.
1-66-16-1
Wang X.
Paquet C.
3-66-46-3
Bondar A.
Tan H.
6-24-66-0
Cocciaretto E.[7]
Charaeva A.
6-34-66-2
Kostyuk M.[1]
Parry D.
6-16-4
Shymanovich I.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-37-5
Podrez V.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.[2]
Ferro F.
6-36-757-62
Baptiste H.[4]
Ponchet J.
3-67-666-2
Rakhimova K.
Kalieva E.
6-37-61
Oliynykova O.
Tagger L.
6-34-66-4