Sorana Cirstea vs Elise Mertens — Miami Round of 32
Miami · 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
Tuesday, 17 March 2026 ·
hard
BEL21#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.6-3 6-2
Mertens E.
Cirstea S.
662
Mertens E.
320
Sorana Cirstea defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped just 5 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | Istanbul | F | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2018-02-12 | Doha | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2016-05-20 | Roland Garros | Q32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
67
69
Break points saved·Dominant
33
65
Break points won·Even
93
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
61
89
Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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