Maria Sakkari vs Sorana CirsteaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇷Maria Sakkari
#33 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 2–7
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
#17 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Maria Sakkari and Sorana Cirstea have met 4 times since 2017; Sorana Cirstea leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Istanbul in 2017 on clay. On hard courts Cirstea leads 2–1. Across all meetings Sakkari has taken 2 sets to Cirstea's 7. Their most recent meeting: Sorana Cirstea won at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sakkari | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maria Sakkari | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 13/21 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 5/22 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 13/43 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 9/20 | 71% | 27/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 11/22 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 5/13 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 13/22 | 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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sakkari 0, Cirstea 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakkari
🤖 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
4 career meetings, newest first
Feb 7, 2024
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 16, 2023
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 14, 2018
Doha
H Hard · Round of 64
Apr 27, 2017
Istanbul
C Clay · Round of 16
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sakkari | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maria Sakkari | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 6/14 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -8.9% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.25u | -3.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sakkari | 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
Sakkari has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Cirstea's 20%).
| Opponent | Sakkari | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek | L 64 16 16 | L 36 26 |
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 62 57 61 | W 64 64 |
| Coco Gauff | L 16 46 | L 46 36 |
| Linda Noskova | W 75 76 | L 62 36 67 |
| Emma Raducanu | W 63 36 61 | L 46 26 |
| Tatjana Maria | L 36 36 | W 62 60 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 06 46 | L 06 36 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 63 46 16 | L 26 36 |
| Naomi Osaka | W 64 62 | L 36 64 26 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 67 46 | L 46 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Iga Swiatek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Kamilla Rakhimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Coco Gauff
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Zeynep Sonmez
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Barbora Krejcikova
Athens Open - Athens · Final
Jul 19
Alina Korneeva
Athens Open - Athens · Semifinals
Jul 18
Alycia Parks
Athens Open - Athens · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Harriet Dart
Athens Open - Athens · 2nd Round
Jul 15
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 · 43–56 matches
| Metric | Sakkari | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 68% |
| Sets won | 47% | 65% |
| Games won | 49% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sakkari | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 2 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sakkari | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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