Sloane Stephens vs Sorana Cirstea — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
ROU19#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Stephens S.6-0 7-5
Cirstea S.
Stephens S.
672
Cirstea S.
050
Sloane Stephens defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-0 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Sloane Stephens had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens handed Sorana Cirstea a first-set bagel in a 6–0 7–5 win.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-23 | Miami | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Doha | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 3-6 6-2 6-0 |
| 2013-02-18 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 121). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
59
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
26
33
Break points won·Even
90
93
Deciding sets·Even
79
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
70
61
Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast