Sorana Cirstea vs Jelena Ostapenko — Brisbane Round of 32
Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2026 ·
hard
LAT14#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.6-2 7-6
Ostapenko J.
Cirstea S.
672
Ostapenko J.
260
Sorana Cirstea defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 7-6 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Rome | QF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-0 2-1 |
| 2024-01-08 | Adelaide | R32 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 2-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2023-05-08 | Rome | R64 | clay | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | QF | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
68
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
33
25
Break points won·Slight edge
93
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
61
95
Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d) · Ostapenko J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast