Diana Ioana Simionescu vs Joulia Cristiana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Diana Ioana Simionescu
#729 · 18 yrs
3 meetings · sets 6–2
🇷🇴Joulia Cristiana Cirstea
Unranked · 20 yrs
3wDiana Ioana Simionescu and Joulia Cristiana Cirstea have met 3 times since 2025; Diana Ioana Simionescu leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Antalya 14 in 2025 on clay. On clay courts Simionescu leads 3–0. Simionescu has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Simionescu has taken 6 sets to Cirstea's 2. Their most recent meeting: Diana Ioana Simionescu won at W35 Buzau (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ioana Simionescu | Cristiana Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Diana Ioana Simionescu | Joulia Cristiana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 21/29 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 13/45 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 6/14 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 57% | 8/14 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ioana Simionescu 1, Cristiana Cirstea 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Simionescu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Cirstea
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,566 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Diana Ioana Simionescu.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jul 6, 2026
W35 Buzau
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 5, 2026
W15 Focsani
C Clay · 2nd Round
Nov 12, 2025
W15 Antalya 14
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Simionescu | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Diana Ioana Simionescu | Joulia Cristiana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 36% | 5/14 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Simionescu | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–3 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.70 | 3.88 |
| ROI % | +10.4% | +54.7% |
| Units P/L | +1.15u | +1.64u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Simionescu | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → AUT | USA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Simionescu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Cirstea's 67%).
| Opponent | Simionescu | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Simona Ogescu | W 61 75 | L 26 36 |
| Daria Maria Marioara | W 61 60 | W 61 61 |
| Sofia Kryvoruchko | W 60 64 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Iva Ivanova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Nicole Gadient
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Ralitsa Alexandrova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Dunja Maric
W50 Plovdiv · 1st Round
Sep 23
Mayuka Aikawa
W50 Plovdiv · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Melis Rasim
W50 Plovdiv · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Anna Lena Ebster
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 8
Teodora Miron
W35 Bistrita · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 23
Serena Paris
W15 Constanta · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Ana Maria Chirita
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Bianca Nica
W15 Constanta · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Noa Krznaric
W15 Campulung · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Simona Ogescu
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Julia Stamatova
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Sep 2
Patricia Georgiana Goina
W15 Bucharest · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–46 matches
| Metric | Simionescu | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 52% |
| Sets won | 62% | 52% |
| Games won | 55% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Simionescu | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W15 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Simionescu | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 3 | 0 |
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