Ann Li vs Sorana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Ann Li
#30 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–2
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
#17 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Ann Li and Sorana Cirstea have met 2 times since 2021; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Grampians Trophy - Melbourne in 2021 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Cirstea leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Li has taken 2 sets to Cirstea's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sorana Cirstea won at Tennis in the Land - Cleveland (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Li | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ann Li | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 59% | 16/27 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 13/29 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 24/56 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 34% | 11/32 | 71% | 27/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 11/18 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 8/18 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 20/22 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 16/22 | 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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Li 1, Cirstea 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Li
🤖 Servebot
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 23, 2025
Tennis in the Land - Cleveland
H Hard · Final
Feb 6, 2021
Grampians Trophy - Melbourne
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Li | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ann Li | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 85% | 11/13 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 77% | 10/13 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 5 or more | 54% | 7/13 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 10 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Li | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.38 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -22.5% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.93u | -3.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Li | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 3 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | 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
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Li's 40%).
| Opponent | Li | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | L 16 26 | L 26 64 57 |
| Coco Gauff | L 16 67 | L 46 36 |
| Shuai Zhang | W 75 63 | W 63 64 |
| Maya Joint | W 61 62 | L 46 46 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 75 46 | L 62 36 67 |
| Kimberly Birrell | W 46 76 64 | W 63 64 |
| Viktorija Golubic | L 36 62 36 | W 62 26 62 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 67 46 | W 26 63 75 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 36 26 | L 46 46 |
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 46 62 63 | W 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Alycia Parks
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Shuai Zhang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Kayla Cross
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Magdalena Frech
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st 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 · 56–56 matches
| Metric | Li | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 68% |
| Sets won | 49% | 65% |
| Games won | 50% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Li | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Li | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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