Alexandra Eala vs Sorana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇵🇭Alexandra Eala
#18 · 21 yrs · Left-Handed
Title42 meetings · sets 3–2
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
#17 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Alexandra Eala and Sorana Cirstea have met 2 times since 2024; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid in 2024 on clay. Across all meetings Eala has taken 3 sets to Cirstea's 2. Their most recent meeting: Alexandra Eala won at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Eala | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexandra Eala | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 32/48 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 10/27 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 26/75 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 21/42 | 71% | 27/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 48% | 14/29 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 62% | 8/13 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 39/48 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 32/48 | 78% | 29/37 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Eala 1, Cirstea 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Eala
🏹 Frontrunner
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,181 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Feb 18, 2026
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 3rd Round
Apr 25, 2024
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Eala | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexandra Eala | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 72% | 18/25 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 32% | 8/25 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 5 or more | 4% | 1/25 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/25 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/25 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/25 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Eala | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 19–6 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | +51.4% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | +12.85u | -3.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Eala | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 3 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | CAN → POL |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Eala has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Cirstea's 30%).
| Opponent | Eala | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | W 46 64 60 | L 26 64 57 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 57 63 75 | W 76 63 |
| Maya Joint | W 36 62 60 | L 46 46 |
| Naomi Osaka | W 64 62 | L 36 64 26 |
| Leylah Fernandez | W 62 76 | L 46 46 |
| Iga Swiatek | W 76 62 | L 36 26 |
| Linda Noskova | L 26 46 | L 62 36 67 |
| Elise Mertens | L 36 36 | W 63 62 |
| Shuai Zhang | W 63 62 | W 63 64 |
| Coco Gauff | L 06 26 | L 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Amanda Anisimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 10
Caty Mcnally
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Alycia Parks
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Jessica Pegula
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Final
Aug 3
Naomi Osaka
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Semifinals
Aug 1
Elina Svitolina
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Aug 1
Leylah Fernandez
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Jessica Pegula
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Nikola Bartunkova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Maya Joint
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Linda Noskova
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 4
Kimberly Birrell
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Sara Bejlek
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Maddison Inglis
The HSBC Championships - London · 1st Round
Jun 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 56–75 matches
| Metric | Eala | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 68% |
| Sets won | 60% | 65% |
| Games won | 54% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Eala | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Eala | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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