WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Abu Dhabi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Sakkari
🤖 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 Maria Sakkari.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cirstea | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–6 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.60 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | +89.3% | -14.4% |
| Units P/L | +21.43u | -2.01u |
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
3
Cirstea
1
Sakkari
Feb 5, 2024
Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 14, 2023
Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 12, 2018
Doha
H Hard · Round of 64
Apr 24, 2017
Istanbul
C Clay · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Sakkari's 40%).
| Opponent | Cirstea | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Raducanu | L | L 46 57 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 62 60 | L |
| Mirra Andreeva | L | L 06 46 |
| Linda Noskova | W 62 64 | W |
| Anna Bondar | W 76 62 | W 63 61 |
| Iga Swiatek | L 36 26 | L 36 26 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 26 36 | L 63 46 16 |
| Varvara Gracheva | W 62 64 | W 76 60 |
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 64 64 | W 63 36 62 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 46 46 | L 67 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cirstea | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.4% | 60.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 56.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.8% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.3 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.8% | 46.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.6% | 28.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.2% | 46.7% |
| BP Converted % | 55.9% | 74.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.8% | 44.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sorana Cirstea and Maria Sakkari face off in the Round of 16 at Abu Dhabi on Hard.
Sorana Cirstea leads 3-1 over 4 previous meetings.
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
Maria Sakkari is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Qinwen Zheng (Jun 15).
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