WTA 250 · Quarterfinals · Cleveland
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,362 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Sorana Cirstea plays Liudmila Samsonova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cirstea | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–6 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.60 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +89.3% | -42.8% |
| Units P/L | +21.43u | -3.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Cirstea
1
Samsonova
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 | Cirstea | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Jil Teichmann | W 61 61 | L 46 46 |
| Coco Gauff | L | L 57 16 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | W 26 63 75 | L 36 26 |
| Anastasia Potapova | W 75 64 | L 36 26 |
| Ann Li | W 62 64 | W 64 63 |
| Hailey Baptiste | L 76 16 26 | L 36 57 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | W 63 76 | W 64 64 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 46 46 | L 75 57 36 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 76 26 64 | L 36 64 67 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 36 64 26 | L 64 67 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cirstea | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.4% | 62.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 68.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.8% | 44.6% |
| Aces / Match | 3.1 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.8% | 46.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.6% | 37.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.2% | 55.1% |
| BP Converted % | 55.9% | 54% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.8% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sorana Cirstea and Liudmila Samsonova face off in the Quarterfinals at Cleveland on Hard.
Sorana Cirstea leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
Liudmila Samsonova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jil Teichmann (May 25).
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