Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017 ·
clay
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS13
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#426WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Cirstea S.
6-1 3-6 7-6
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cirstea S.
6372
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1661

Sorana Cirstea defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-04BrisbaneR64hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-1
2022-01-17Australian OpenR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 2-6 6-2
2018-06-25EastbourneR64grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova2-6 7-5 6-4
2013-08-19New HavenR32hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-0
2011-10-10LinzR16hardSorana Cirstea4-6 6-0 6-4
2010-07-26IstanbulQFclayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-4 6-2
2008-04-28FesR16claySorana Cirstea6-4 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
67
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
45
Break points won·Even
93
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
85

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Freshness·
61
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Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw