Donna Vekic vs Sorana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇭🇷Donna Vekic
#36 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
444 meetings · sets 5–6
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
#17 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Donna Vekic and Sorana Cirstea have met 4 times since 2017; Sorana Cirstea leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Biel in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Cirstea leads 2–1. Cirstea has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Vekic has taken 5 sets to Cirstea's 6. Their most recent meeting: Sorana Cirstea won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vekic | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donna Vekic | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 18/22 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 11/40 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | 71% | 27/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 1, Cirstea 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
💥 Big Hitter
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Donna Vekic and Sorana Cirstea are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,096 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 7, 2025
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 21, 2024
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 3rd Round
Jun 17, 2022
Viking Classic - Birmingham
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Apr 12, 2017
Biel
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Vekic | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Donna Vekic | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Vekic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -7.8% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.93u | -3.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 3 |
| Distance | 1,709 mi · 2,751 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → 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 Vekic's 30%).
| Opponent | Vekic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | L 64 26 36 | L 26 64 57 |
| Viktorija Golubic | L 75 26 36 | W 62 26 62 |
| Kimberly Birrell | L 46 06 | W 63 64 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 57 46 | L 57 46 |
| Emma Raducanu | W 60 76 | L 46 26 |
| Katie Boulter | W 61 63 | W 63 61 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 64 36 06 | L 06 36 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 67 46 | L 36 64 26 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 46 26 | W 75 64 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | W 36 61 64 | W 46 64 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Ashlyn Krueger
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Alexandra Eala
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin · 1st Round
Jun 17
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · Final
Jun 14
Katie Boulter
The HSBC Championships - London · Semifinals
Jun 13
Karolina Pliskova
The HSBC Championships - London · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
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 · 40–56 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 68% |
| Sets won | 56% | 65% |
| Games won | 52% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vekic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vekic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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