Simona Halep vs Sorana Cirstea — Indian Wells Round of 16
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
ROU26#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Halep S.6-1 6-4
Cirstea S.
Halep S.
662
Cirstea S.
140
Simona Halep defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped just 5 games past Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-08 | Cincinnati | Q32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2010-04-05 | Marbella | R16 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2008-05-05 | Bucharest 50K | QF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (55 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
88
68
Break points saved·Dominant
68
33
Break points won·Slight edge
100
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast