🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#61 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 6–6
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
#18 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Shuai Zhang and Sorana Cirstea have met 5 times since 2021; Shuai Zhang leads 3–2. Their most recent meeting: Sorana Cirstea won at Miami (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Shuai Zhang and Sorana Cirstea are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 7,186 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
5 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Cirstea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Sorana Cirstea | ||
| 1 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 3/9 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 5 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–11 | 18–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 2.60 |
| ROI % | -34.3% | +89.3% |
| Units P/L | -5.83u | +21.43u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Zhang's 33%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Muchova | L | L 26 36 |
| Magdalena Frech | W | W 76 26 64 |
| Alexandra Eala | L | L 57 46 |
| Eva Lys | W 64 63 | W |
| Ann Li | L | W 62 64 |
| Coco Gauff | L 36 26 | L |
| Linda Noskova | L 75 16 46 | W 62 64 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 16 | W 75 64 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | W 64 61 | W 63 61 |
Last five matches per player
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–67 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 72% |
| Sets won | 57% | 68% |
| Games won | 53% | 57% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| WTA Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
