Jessica Pegula vs Sorana Cirstea | Jessica Pegula Wins 6-3 6-4

US OpenR16HardSun 6 Sept · 16:40Final

SetsGames2

Jessica Pegula defeated Sorana Cirstea in the Round of 16 at the US Open, advancing with a 6-3, 6-4 victory. Pegula hit 3 aces and 3 double faults, while converting 67% of her break points and securing 4 service breaks. Cirstea had 2 service breaks and 2 double faults, with no aces.

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Key context

Match story: Jessica Pegula closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Pegula J. took it in straight sets.

1st-serve points wonPegula J. 69% · Cirstea S. 50%
AcesPegula J. 3 · Cirstea S. 0
Double faultsPegula J. 3 · Cirstea S. 2

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–0BreakPegula J. · Broke, stayed a break up
Set 16–3SetPegula J. · Broke to take the set
Set 24–3Break backCirstea S. · Broke back
Set 25–4Break backCirstea S. · Broke back
Set 26–4SetPegula J. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowPegula J. broken 4 times · Cirstea S. broken 7 times.

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

Pegula J.

5/9Cirstea S.

3/10

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchPegula J.Cirstea S.

Late momentumCirstea S.40

6Last 12 points6

9Last 3 games11

6/15Break points4/11

Break of serve

Match statistics

Pegula J.Cirstea S.

Serve

3Aces0
3Double faults2
69%1st serve points won50%
56% · 5/9Service games held30% · 3/10

Return

67%Break points won40%
7Breaks of serve4

Common opponents

17 shared · last 12 months

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Pegula J. and Cirstea S. faced 17 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pegula J. went 19–11 (63%) against them, Cirstea S. 17–11 (61%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 4 better-results split).

19–1163%Pegula J. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents17–1161%Cirstea S. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

44–32Sets39–26

373–327Games325–274

3–3Tiebreaks4–2

10–6Deciding sets3–5

vs Sabalenka A.#2W6-4 6-7 6-0Berlin · grassW2-6 6-3 7-5Rome · clay
vs Gauff C.#4L6-4 3-6 3-6Wimbledon · grassL4-6 3-6Rome · clay
vs Noskova L.#6L4-6 6-4 3-6Berlin · grassL6-2 3-6 6-7Wimbledon · grass

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vs Shnaider D.#14W3-6 6-3 6-2Charleston · clayW6-2 7-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Eala A.#18L6-4 4-6 0-6Washington · hardL5-7 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Paolini J.#20W6-2 6-3WTA Finals · hardW6-3 6-3US Open · hard
vs Kalinskaya A.#22W6-3 7-5Washington · hardW6-7(4) 6-1 5-0Cincinnati · hard
vs Potapova A.#25W7-6(6) 6-2Rome · clayW7-5 6-4Cluj-Napoca · hard
vs Fernandez L.#26W6-2 6-2Miami · hardL4-6 4-6Hong Kong · hard
vs Ostapenko J.#32W4-6 6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hardW6-2 7-6Brisbane · hard
vs Birrell K.#41L6-1 3-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Boulter K.#56W3-6 6-4 6-2BJK Cup Finals · hardW6-3 6-1Osaka · hard
vs Rakhimova K.#76W6-4 6-0Toronto · hardW6-4 6-4Cluj-Napoca · hard
vs Raducanu E.#100W3-6 7-6 6-0Beijing · hardW6-0 6-2Cluj-Napoca · hard
vs Tomljanovic A.#103W6-0 6-3Beijing · hardW4-6 6-4 6-3Hong Kong · hard
vs Zakharova A.#110W6-2 6-1Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-1Seoul · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9Hard to compareL1-6 2-6Rome · clayL3-6 2-6Seoul · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Pegula J. leads 4–1

Full H2H →

Hard: Pegula J. leads 3–1 · Clay: Pegula J. leads 1–0

Pegula J.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard6-3 6-4
Pegula J.August 2026CincinnatiHard2-6 6-4 5-7
Pegula J.April 2021MadridClay7-6 6-3
Pegula J.February 2015Midland MI $100KHard6-3 6-3
Cirstea S.February 2011Midland MI 100KHard7-6(6) 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Pegula J.Cirstea S.2 212ELO2 0642 094Hard ELO1 9178–2Last 107–332Age36170 cmHeight176 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $27.6M2026 $5.7MEarningsCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8M

Match info

Started16:40 local

Cite this

Jessica Pegula beat Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-4. Umpiry, "Jessica Pegula vs Sorana Cirstea — US Open Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-06/cirstea-vs-pegula-us-open-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 6 September 2026).