Sorana Cirstea vs Maria Timofeeva — Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong Round of 32
Sorana Cirstea faces Maria Timofeeva in the Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong round of 32 on hard. Sorana Cirstea is the paper favourite — ranked #16, a roughly 310-point hard Elo advantage — but Maria Timofeeva arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard to Sorana Cirstea's 5 of 10.
Key context
- Serve & return: Sorana Cirstea leads on Serve Rating (63), Maria Timofeeva on Return Rating (72).
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Sorana Cirstea 62 games in 14 days, Maria Timofeeva 49.
- Surface form: Sorana Cirstea 5 of 10, Maria Timofeeva 7 of 10 on hard recently — Maria Timofeeva the sharper of late.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsCirstea S. and Timofeeva M. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cirstea S. went 7–2 (78%) against them, Timofeeva M. 4–5 (44%). Cirstea S. came out better against 3 of 8 comparable opponents, Timofeeva M. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
vs Mertens E.#14W6-3 6-2Miami · hardL6-2 3-6 0-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Osaka N.#18L3-6 6-4 2-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 6-3 3-6Beijing · hard
vs Bejlek S.#32W6-1 7-6Wimbledon · grassL1-6 1-6Livesport Prague Open · hard
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vs Rakhimova K.#66W6-4 6-4Cluj-Napoca · hardW3-6 6-3 7-6(1)Monterrey · hard
vs Wang X.#82W6-3Roland Garros · clayL0-6 0-3Cincinnati · hard- vs Zhang S.#93W6-3 6-4Miami · hardW6-1 6-3Monterrey · hard
vs Sasnovich A.#112W6-3 7-6Dubai · hardW6-3 6-4Livesport Prague Open · hard
vs Zidansek T.#141W6-1 6-0Cluj-Napoca · hardW6-3 7-5US Open · hard
Head-to-head
Evidence
Draw
Cite this
Umpiry, "Sorana Cirstea vs Maria Timofeeva — Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-02/cirstea-vs-timofeeva-hong-kong-tennis-open-hong-kong-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 2 November 2026).