Sorana Cirstea vs Donna Vekic — Birmingham Quarter-final
Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU6#19WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2022 ·
grass
CRO#34WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.5-7 6-3 6-4
Vekic D.
Cirstea S.
5662
Vekic D.
7341
Sorana Cirstea defeated Donna Vekic 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Donna Vekic 5–7 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2024-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2017-04-10 | Biel | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2015-08-27 | US Open | Q64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 |
| 2015-07-06 | Contrexeville $100K | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 |
| 2013-06-10 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Donna Vekic | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
44
Break points saved·Even
33
35
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
12
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
71
66
Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d) · Vekic D.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 52 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast