Sorana Cirstea vs Daniela Hantuchova — Luxembourg Quarter-final
Luxembourg · WTA · Quarter-final
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008 ·
hard
Cirstea S.7-6 6-2
Hantuchova D.
Cirstea S.
762
Hantuchova D.
620
Sorana Cirstea defeated Daniela Hantuchova 7-6 6-2 in the Luxembourg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daniela Hantuchova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-13 | Mallorca | R16 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2011-06-06 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2007-09-10 | Bali | SF | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
67
56
Break points saved·Even
33
36
Break points won·Clear edge
93
72
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
70
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Cirstea S.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast