Sorana Cirstea vs Coco GauffRome Semi-final

Rome · WTA · Semi-final
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 2
Sets
Thursday, 14 May 2026 ·
clay
#7WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
Cirstea S.
4-6 3-6
Gauff C.
Cirstea S.
430
Gauff C.
662

Coco Gauff defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-3 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR32clayCoco Gauff4-6 7-5 6-1
2026-03-17MiamiR16hardCoco Gauff6-4 3-6 6-2
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardCoco Gauff4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Gauff C.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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 clay

Cirstea S.Gauff C.
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·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
53%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
7.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Slight edge
92
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
100
Tiebreaks·Even
96
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
8.2
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.3Clay Elo 1856
Surface ELO
7.7+163 Clay Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1957
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 2071
0.0
H2H
10.0
8.1
Surface form
8.4
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
0.0
Country comfort
6.6
Context
5.0
Defending pts
Opponent rise
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
Freshness·Dominant
84
48

Cirstea S.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Gauff C.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 115 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cirstea S.
Gauff C.
4-63-6