Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Brisbane Round of 64
Brisbane · WTA · Round of 64
#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
#426WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.6-3 6-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cirstea S.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
310
Sorana Cirstea defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-1 in the Brisbane round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 4–3. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped just 4 games past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 2-6 6-2 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 3-6 7-6 |
| 2013-08-19 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-0 |
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 4-6 6-0 6-4 |
| 2010-07-26 | Istanbul | QF | clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-04-28 | Fes | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
7.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
45
Break points won·Even
93
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
85
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
75
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Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast