Sorana Cirstea vs Diana ShnaiderIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#14WTA
1891ELO
1833Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$6.3MCAREER
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWW
Cirstea S.
6-2 7-6
Shnaider D.
Cirstea S.
672
Shnaider D.
260

Sorana Cirstea defeated Diana Shnaider 6-2 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24AustinR16hardSorana Cirstea6-3 2-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
82
Break points saved·Dominant
33
63
Break points won·Slight edge
93
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
89
Tiebreaks·Even
92
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
78
85

Cirstea S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d) · Shnaider D.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw