Sorana Cirstea #51 def. Katie Boulter #59

6-3 6-1

Sorana Cirstea defeated Katie Boulter 6-3 6-1 in the 2025 Japan Women's Open second round on hard courts on October 15, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaKatie Boulter
Aces31
Double faults24
First serve %50.0%60.0%
First serve points won %64.0%48.0%
Second serve points won %64.0%32.0%
Break points saved %0.0%14.0%
Break points converted %86.0%100.0%
Service points won %64.0%42.0%
Return points won %58.0%36.0%
Total points won %61.0%39.0%
Serve rating10783
Return rating136111

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaKatie Boulter
Country ROU GBR
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Aug 1, 1996
Age3529
Height176 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5159
Ranking points (entering)1,1551,078
Elo (entering)1,8491,772
Current career W-L375–34996–96
Current career earnings$12,653,841$4,721,091
Pre-match H2H
Sorana Cirstea #51 0 0 Katie Boulter #59

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Moyuka Uchijima #812-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2025R32

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktorija Golubic #606-2 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2025QF

Katie Boulter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Linda Noskova #177-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2025R32