WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Indian Wells
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Williams
🤖 Servebot
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,452 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Venus Williams plays Sorana Cirstea.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Williams | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 18–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.82 | 2.60 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +89.3% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | +21.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Williams
1
Cirstea
May 24, 2021
Strasbourg
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 6, 2018
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 5, 2018
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Williams's 0%).
| Opponent | Williams | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | L 46 36 | W 62 60 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | L 46 16 | W 46 64 63 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 36 62 16 | L 26 36 |
| Magdalena Frech | L 26 26 | W 76 26 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Williams | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 56.5% | 57.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.1% | 70.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 26.7% | 54.8% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 3.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 1.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.5% | 52.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.4% | 37.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 40% | 56.2% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 55.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 43.4% | 53.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Venus Williams and Sorana Cirstea face off in the Round of 64 at Indian Wells on Hard.
Venus Williams leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Venus Williams is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Irina Camelia Begu (Jun 22).
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
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