Sorana Cirstea vs Tyra Caterina GrantMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
clay
#172WTA
1672ELO
1648Clay ELO
18 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Cirstea S.
6-2 7-6
Grant T.
Cirstea S.
6772
Grant T.
2650

Sorana Cirstea defeated Tyra Caterina Grant 6-2 7-6 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Grant T.

Grant T.serving68% hold

wins 58% 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 clay

Cirstea S.Grant T.
81
Serve
32
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.7

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.1+208 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.9Clay Elo 1648
9.2Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
0.8Overall Elo 1672
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
7.3
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
5.0
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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·Slight edge
84
93

Cirstea S.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Grant T.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw