WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Washington
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,362 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Liudmila Samsonova plays Sorana Cirstea.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 18–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.11 | 2.60 |
| ROI % | -42.8% | +89.3% |
| Units P/L | -3.42u | +21.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Samsonova
1
Cirstea
Aug 17, 2025
Cleveland
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jul 31, 2023
Washington
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Samsonova's 20%).
| Opponent | Samsonova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Jil Teichmann | L 46 46 | W 61 61 |
| Coco Gauff | L 57 16 | L |
| Ann Li | W 64 63 | W 62 64 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 26 | W 75 64 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 36 26 | W 26 63 75 |
| Hailey Baptiste | L 36 57 | L 76 16 26 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 75 57 36 | L 46 46 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | W 64 64 | W 63 76 |
| Magdalena Frech | L 36 64 67 | W 76 26 64 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 64 67 36 | L 36 64 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Samsonova | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.9% | 57.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.1% | 70.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.6% | 54.8% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 3.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.3% | 52.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.9% | 37.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.1% | 56.2% |
| BP Converted % | 54% | 55.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 53.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Liudmila Samsonova and Sorana Cirstea face off in the Round of 16 at Washington on Hard.
Liudmila Samsonova leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Liudmila Samsonova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jil Teichmann (May 25).
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
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