Belinda Bencic vs Sorana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐จ๐ญBelinda Bencic
#12 ยท 29 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4 meetings ยท sets 3โ7

๐ท๐ดSorana Cirstea
#17 ยท 36 yrs ยท Right-Handed
Belinda Bencic and Sorana Cirstea have met 4 times since 2021; Sorana Cirstea leads 3โ1. Their first meeting came at Grampians Trophy - Melbourne in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Cirstea leads 3โ1. Across all meetings Bencic has taken 3 sets to Cirstea's 7. Their most recent meeting: Sorana Cirstea won at U.S. Open - New York (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bencic | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Belinda Bencic | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 27/38 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 77% | 10/13 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 21/51 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 23/39 | 71% | 27/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 82% | 9/11 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 32/38 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 27/38 | 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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bencic 0, Cirstea 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bencic
๐ The Complete Package
Cirstea
๐ฅ Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
๐ The Complete Package vs ๐ฅ Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,896 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 3, 2023
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 4th Round
Sep 1, 2022
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16, 2022
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Feb 5, 2021
Grampians Trophy - Melbourne
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bencic | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Belinda Bencic | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 43% | 3/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5โ1 | 4โ5 |
| Avg odds | 1.42 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | +11.2% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.67u | -3.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi ยท 0 km | 411 mi ยท 662 km |
| Route | CAN | CAN โ 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 ยท Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Bencic and Cirstea posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | L 36 67 | L 26 64 57 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | L 36 60 46 | W 76 63 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 64 60 | L 57 46 |
| Coco Gauff | L 64 36 46 | L 46 36 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 63 67 | L 62 36 67 |
| Sara Bejlek | W 76 62 | W 61 76 |
| Solana Sierra | W 62 62 | W 60 60 |
| Sinja Kraus | W 62 63 | W 63 63 |
| Diana Shnaider | W 62 76 | W 62 76 |
| Elise Mertens | W 62 63 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alexandra Eala
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 4th Round
Aug 10
Taylor Townsend
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 3rd Round
Aug 8
Sloane Stephens
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 2nd Round
Aug 5
Coco Gauff
Wimbledon - London ยท 4th Round
Jul 5
Anna Kalinskaya
Wimbledon - London ยท 3rd Round
Jul 3
Xi Yao Wang
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round
Jul 1
Mika Stojsavljevic
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 29
Elina Svitolina
French Open - Paris ยท 4th Round
May 31
Jessica Pegula
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 4th Round
Aug 19
Nikola Bartunkova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 15
Maya Joint
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 2nd Round
Aug 6
Linda Noskova
Wimbledon - London ยท 3rd Round
Jul 4
Kimberly Birrell
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round
Jul 2
Sara Bejlek
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 30
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London ยท 2nd Round
Jun 12
Maddison Inglis
The HSBC Championships - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 51โ56 matches
| Metric | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 75% | 68% |
| Sets won | 70% | 65% |
| Games won | 58% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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