Sorana Cirstea vs Nikola Bartunkova | Sorana Cirstea Wins 7-6 6-3

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CincinnatiR64HardSat 15 Aug · 15:25Final

Sorana Cirstea(15)WTA #16 · ROU

Nikola BartunkovaWTA #34 · CZE

SetsGames2

7⁷6

6⁵3

Sorana Cirstea defeated Nikola Bartunkova in the Round of 64 at the Cincinnati tournament on hard courts, winning 7-6, 6-3. Cirstea and Bartunkova each hit three aces, but Cirstea committed more double faults, 8 to 2. Cirstea converted 43% of her break points and broke serve three times to Bartunkova's one.

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Key context

Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Cirstea S. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveCirstea S. 3 · Bartunkova N. 1
AcesCirstea S. 3 · Bartunkova N. 3
Double faultsCirstea S. 8 · Bartunkova N. 2

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 14–4Break backCirstea S. · Broke back
Set 24–3BreakCirstea S. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–3SetCirstea S. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowCirstea S. broken once · Bartunkova N. broken 3 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Cirstea S.

9/10Bartunkova N.

8/11

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchCirstea S.Bartunkova N.

Late momentumCirstea S.78

9Last 12 points3

14Last 3 games5

2/6Break points1/6

Break of serve

Match statistics

Cirstea S.Bartunkova N.

Serve

3Aces3
8Double faults2
90% · 9/10Service games held73% · 8/11

Return

43%Break points won17%
3Breaks of serve1

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsBartunkova N. served 2 double faults, Cirstea S. 8. Largest performance gap of the match.+6Cirstea S.8Bartunkova N.2

Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Cirstea S. and Bartunkova N. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 7–1 (88%) against them, Bartunkova N. 4–4 (50%). Cirstea S. came out better against 3 of 6 comparable opponents, Bartunkova N. against 0.

7–188%Cirstea S. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents4–450%Bartunkova N. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

14–4Sets11–9

103–79Games91–83

3–1Tiebreaks0–0

2–0Deciding sets2–2

vs Sabalenka A.#2W2-6 6-3 7-5Rome · clayL6-2 4-6Berlin · grass
vs Shnaider D.#14W6-2 7-6Indian Wells · hardW6-2 6-3Berlin · grass
vs Mertens E.#19W6-3 6-2Miami · hardL0-6 4-6Australian Open · hard

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vs Potapova A.#25W7-5 6-4Cluj-Napoca · hardL6-4 4-6 2-6Rome · clay
vs Ferro F.#108W6-3 6-7 7-6Rouen · clayW6-4 3-6 6-1Ostrava · hard
vs Grant T.#156W6-2 7-6Madrid · clayW4-6 6-3 6-4Rome · clay
vs Birrell K.#41Hard to compareW6-3 6-4Wimbledon · grassL6-1 1-6 3-6Chennai · hard

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Cirstea S. leads 1–0

Cirstea S.August 2026CincinnatiThis matchHard7-6(5) 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Cirstea S.Bartunkova N.2 064ELO1 9611 917Hard ELO1 8086–4Last 108–236Age20RightPlaysRightCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8MEarningsCareer $1.1M2026 $912K

Match info

Started15:25 local

Cite this

Sorana Cirstea beat Nikola Bartunkova 7-6(5) 6-3. Umpiry, "Sorana Cirstea vs Nikola Bartunkova — Cincinnati Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-15/bartunkova-vs-cirstea-cincinnati-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 15 August 2026).