Sorana Cirstea vs Sara Bejlek — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 16
Why
Surface+166 Hard Elo edgeSupports Cirstea S.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1956Supports Cirstea S.
Head-to-headFirst meeting on hardBoth players
This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysBoth players
ELO2 045
Hard ELO1 902
Last 106–4
Age36
Height176 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $13.1M2026 $2.3M
ELO1 897
Hard ELO1 757
Last 105–5
Age20
Height163 cm
PlaysLeft
EarningsCareer $2.3M2026 $1.3M
Sorana Cirstea faces Sara Bejlek in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo round of 16 on hard. Sorana Cirstea holds the paper edge — ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 170-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Sorana Cirstea comes in with 1 days of rest and 49 games in 14d, vs Sara Bejlek's 8 and 19.
- Last match: Sara Bejlek dropped the opening set before beating Alycia Parks 4–6 6–3 6–3.
- Last match: Sorana Cirstea dropped just 5 games past Han Shi.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsCirstea S. and Bejlek S. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 6–5 (55%) against them, Bejlek S. 4–3 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
6–555%Cirstea S. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents4–357%Bejlek S. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
14–12Sets8–7
124–123Games77–76
2–0Tiebreaks1–1
2–3Deciding sets1–0
vs Sabalenka A.#2W2-6 6-3 7-5Rome · clayW7-6(7) 6-4Cincinnati · hard
vs Gauff C.#5L4-6 3-6Rome · clayL4-6 1-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Osaka N.#19L3-6 6-4 2-6Australian Open · hardL6-7(4) 4-6Beijing · hard
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vs Ostapenko J.#24W6-2 7-6Brisbane · hardW6-4 6-3Abu Dhabi · hard
vs Paolini J.#35W6-3 6-3US Open · hardL3-6 4-6Wuhan · hard
vs Wang X.#81W6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-3 4-6 7-5Toronto · hard
vs Inglis M.#133W6-4 5-7 6-2London · grassW6-3 7-5Beijing · hard
Evidence
Cirstea S.Bejlek S.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–4 (ahead)5–5
Season win rate71% (40–16) (ahead)54% (25–21)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO2045 (ahead)1897
Hard-court ELO1902 (ahead)1757
Serve vs returnLast 54 vs 42 matches
1st-serve points won68% (ahead)60%
Return points won46% (ahead)45%
Aces / match4.2 (ahead)1.2
ClutchLast 54 vs 42 matches
Break points saved56% (ahead)54%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Sorana Cirstea vs Sara Bejlek — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-21/bejlek-vs-cirstea-ningbo-open-ningbo-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 October 2026).