Sorana Cirstea #51 def. Viktorija Golubic #60

6-2 2-6 6-2

Sorana Cirstea defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the 2025 Japan Women's Open quarterfinal on hard courts on October 17, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaViktorija Golubic
Aces51
Double faults12
First serve %59.0%69.0%
First serve points won %74.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%42.0%
Break points saved %60.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%40.0%
Service points won %67.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%33.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%
Serve rating120104
Return rating10272

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaViktorija Golubic
Country ROU SUI
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Oct 16, 1992
Age3533
Height176 cm169 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5160
Ranking points (entering)1,1551,063
Elo (entering)1,8621,829
Current career W-L375–349118–144
Current career earnings$12,653,841$5,585,054
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katie Boulter #596-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 2025R16
Moyuka Uchijima #812-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2025R32

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leylah Fernandez #271-6 6-2 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2025SF

Viktorija Golubic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marie Bouzkova #411-6 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2025R16
Bianca Andreescu #1706-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2025R32