Sorana Cirstea vs Han Shi — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 32
Why
Surface+643 Hard Elo edgeSupports Cirstea S.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1956Supports Cirstea S.
Recent run2-match win streakAgainst the prediction · Shi H.
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysSupports Cirstea S.
Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players
ELO2 042
Hard ELO1 897
Last 105–5
Age36
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $13.1M2026 $2.3M
ELO1 742
Hard ELO1 706
Last 107–3
Age21
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $264K2026 $75K
Sorana Cirstea faces Han Shi in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo round of 32 on hard. Sorana Cirstea is the paper favourite — ranked #16, a roughly 640-point hard Elo advantage — but Han Shi arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 9 on hard to Sorana Cirstea's 5 of 9.
Key context
- Freshness: Sorana Cirstea comes in with 5 days of rest and 32 games in 14d, vs Han Shi's 1 and 178.
- Last match: Han Shi handed Alina Korneeva a second-set bagel in a 7–6 6–0 win.
- Surface form: Sorana Cirstea 5 of 9, Han Shi 7 of 9 on hard recently — Han Shi the sharper of late.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsCirstea S. and Shi H. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Shi H. 2–1 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
1–233%Cirstea S. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–167%Shi H. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
2–4Sets4–3
29–33Games36–31
0–0Tiebreaks1–0
0–0Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Eala A.#19L5-7 4-6Dubai · hardW4-6 6-3 6-3Wuhan · hard
vs Fernandez L.#25L4-6 4-6Hong Kong · hardL3-6 4-6Wuhan · hard
vs Rakhimova K.#69W6-4 6-4Cluj-Napoca · hardW7-6(2) 6-1Wuhan · hard
Head-to-head
They have not met before.
Evidence
Cirstea S.Shi H.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss5–57–3 (ahead)
Season win rate71% (39–16) (ahead)68% (52–25)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO2042 (ahead)1742
Hard-court ELO1897 (ahead)1706
Serve vs returnLast 53 vs 73 matches
1st-serve points won68% (ahead)63%
Return points won46%48% (ahead)
Aces / match4.3 (ahead)2.2
ClutchLast 53 vs 73 matches
Break points saved57% (ahead)55%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Sorana Cirstea vs Han Shi — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/cirstea-vs-shi-ningbo-open-ningbo-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).