Jelena Ostapenko vs Sorana Cirstea — Beijing Quarter-final
Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
LAT9#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017 ·
hard
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Ostapenko J.6-4 6-4
Cirstea S.
Ostapenko J.
662
Cirstea S.
440
Jelena Ostapenko defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-4 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 4–3. Jelena Ostapenko narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Jelena Ostapenko edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Rome | QF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-0 2-1 |
| 2024-01-08 | Adelaide | R32 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 2-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2023-05-08 | Rome | R64 | clay | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
68
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
25
33
Break points won·Slight edge
100
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
95
61
Ostapenko J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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