Shuai Zhang vs Sorana Cirstea — Miami Round of 64
Miami · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2022 ·
hard
ROU24#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Zhang S.6-1 6-1
Cirstea S.
Zhang S.
662
Cirstea S.
110
Shuai Zhang defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-1 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang dropped just 2 games past Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2022-06-13 | Birmingham | SF | grass | Shuai Zhang | 4-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2021-05-24 | Strasbourg | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2008-06-30 | Cuneo 100K | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
46
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
12
33
Break points won·Even
90
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
59
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
81
61
Zhang S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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