WTA 250 · Semifinals · Nurnberg
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Putintseva
🎯 Baseliner
Cirstea
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 993 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Yulia Putintseva plays Sorana Cirstea.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Putintseva | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–6 | 18–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.43 | 2.60 |
| ROI % | -13.8% | +89.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.52u | +21.43u |
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
3
Putintseva
2
Cirstea
Jan 16, 2023
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
May 20, 2019
Nurnberg
C Clay · Semifinals
Apr 23, 2018
Istanbul
C Clay · Round of 32
May 22, 2017
Nurnberg
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jun 13, 2016
Mallorca
G Grass · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cirstea has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Putintseva's 43%).
| Opponent | Putintseva | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | L 46 64 67 | W 62 64 |
| Lulu Sun | W 76 62 | L 36 57 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 26 57 | L 36 64 26 |
| Dalma Galfi | W 64 64 | W 75 63 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 62 64 | L 76 16 26 |
| Viktorija Golubic | L 57 26 | W 62 26 62 |
| Yue Yuan | L 36 36 | W 67 64 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Putintseva | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.3% | 57.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 54.5% | 70.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.4% | 54.8% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.5% | 52.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.6% | 37.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.1% | 56.2% |
| BP Converted % | 36.3% | 55.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.2% | 53.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 57% | 75% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Yulia Putintseva and Sorana Cirstea face off in the Semifinals at Nurnberg on Clay.
Yulia Putintseva leads 3-2 over 5 previous meetings.
Yulia Putintseva is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alicia Dudeney (Jun 13).
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
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