Shuai Zhang vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
Shuai Zhang
CHN8
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2022 ·
grass
Sorana Cirstea
ROU6
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWLWLW
Zhang S.
4-6 6-1 7-6
Cirstea S.
Zhang S.
4672
Cirstea S.
6161

Shuai Zhang defeated Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR128hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2025-10-06WuhanR32hardShuai Zhang6-4 3-6 6-4
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-1
2021-05-24StrasbourgR16claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-1
2008-06-30Cuneo 100KR32claySorana Cirstea6-3 4-6 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Cirstea S.
1st 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
3.3
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 pressure
Zhang S.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
12
33
Break points won·Even
90
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Even
74
71

Zhang S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw