Sorana Cirstea vs Tatjana Maria — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#80WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
39 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Cirstea S.6-4 4-6 6-3
Maria T.
Cirstea S.
6462
Maria T.
4631
Sorana Cirstea defeated Tatjana Maria 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Rome | R64 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 2-6 6-3 |
| 2022-06-27 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Tatjana Maria | 6-3 1-6 7-5 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2019-12-16 | Limoges | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 7-6 6-2 |
| 2013-04-01 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
67
2
Break points saved·Dominant
33
4
Break points won·Clear edge
93
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
3
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
10
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
78
95
Cirstea S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d) · Maria T.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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