Sorana Cirstea vs Simona Halep — Bucharest 50K Qualifying Round
Bucharest 50K · ITF · Qualifying Round
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008 ·
clay
Cirstea S.3-6 6-3 6-1
Halep S.
Cirstea S.
3662
Halep S.
6311
Sorana Cirstea defeated Simona Halep 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Bucharest 50K qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Simona Halep 3–6 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2010-08-08 | Cincinnati | Q32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2010-04-05 | Marbella | R16 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
67
88
Break points saved·Dominant
33
68
Break points won·Slight edge
93
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
61
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Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About