Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Sorana Cirstea — Istanbul Quarter-final
Istanbul · WTA · Quarter-final
#426WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 July 2010 ·
clay
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Pavlyuchenkova A.6-4 6-2
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
662
Cirstea S.
420
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2 in the Istanbul quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 5–2. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dropped just 6 games past Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 2-6 6-2 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 3-6 7-6 |
| 2013-08-19 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-0 |
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 4-6 6-0 6-4 |
| 2008-04-28 | Fes | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
74
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
33
Break points won·Even
95
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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75
Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast