WTA 250 · Quarterfinals · Rio de Janeiro
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Kovinic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Sorana Cirstea and Danka Kovinic are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 6,968 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cirstea | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–6 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.60 | 6.78 |
| ROI % | +89.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +21.43u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Cirstea
0
Kovinic
Sep 23, 2019
Tashkent
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 2, 2016
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Feb 15, 2016
Rio de Janeiro
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovinic's 0%).
| Opponent | Cirstea | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Xiaotong Wang | W | L |
| Xiyu Wang | W 63 76 | L 36 16 |
| Fiona Ferro | W 63 67 76 | L 26 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cirstea | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.4% | 53.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 44.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.8% | 28% |
| Aces / Match | 3.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.3 | 9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.8% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.6% | 44.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.2% | 33.3% |
| BP Converted % | 55.9% | 42.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.8% | 40.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 75% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sorana Cirstea and Danka Kovinic face off in the Quarterfinals at Rio de Janeiro on Clay.
Sorana Cirstea leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
Danka Kovinic is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Miriam Bianca Bulgaru (Jun 16).
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