Kamilla Rakhimova vs Sorana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇿Kamilla Rakhimova
#88 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
32 meetings · sets 0–4
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
#17 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Kamilla Rakhimova and Sorana Cirstea have met 2 times since 2022; Sorana Cirstea leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship - Istanbul in 2022 on clay. Cirstea has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Rakhimova has taken 0 sets to Cirstea's 4. Their most recent meeting: Sorana Cirstea won at Transylvania Open - Cluj-Napoca (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rakhimova | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kamilla Rakhimova | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 59% | 10/17 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 8/24 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 15/41 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 8/16 | 71% | 27/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 13/25 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 12/13 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 10/13 | 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 (Rakhimova 0, Cirstea 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rakhimova
🎾 All-Court
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 958 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 2, 2026
Transylvania Open - Cluj-Napoca
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 19, 2022
TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship - Istanbul
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rakhimova | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kamilla Rakhimova | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 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 · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rakhimova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–6 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.58 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -22.0% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.42u | -3.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rakhimova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | 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
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Rakhimova's 38%).
| Opponent | Rakhimova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | L 46 06 | L 26 64 57 |
| Kimberly Birrell | W 62 62 | W 63 64 |
| Emma Raducanu | L 36 57 | L 46 26 |
| Tatjana Maria | L 46 36 | W 62 60 |
| Solana Sierra | W 61 63 | W 60 60 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 26 26 | L 26 36 |
| Coco Gauff | L 36 67 | L 46 36 |
| Anna Bondar | W 63 75 | W 76 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maria Sakkari
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kimberly Birrell
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Jessica Pegula
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Venus Williams
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 2
Maria Sakkari
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Anhelina Kalinina
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
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 · 41–56 matches
| Metric | Rakhimova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | 68% |
| Sets won | 43% | 65% |
| Games won | 49% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rakhimova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rakhimova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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