R16 New Haven 2008

Sorana Cirstea #57 def. Flavia Pennetta #17

3-6 6-4 6-3

Sorana Cirstea defeated Flavia Pennetta 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2008 New Haven round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaFlavia Pennetta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.6%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.3%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.4%60.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.1%34.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.8+5.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-5.2-9.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaFlavia Pennetta
Country ROU ITA
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Feb 25, 1982
Age1826
Height176 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5717
Ranking points (entering)5421,335
Elo (entering)1,6291,791
Current career W-L375–350420–274
Current career earnings$12,653,841$14,197,886
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alla Kudryavtseva #894-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2008R32

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anna Chakvetadze #113-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2008QF

Flavia Pennetta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gisela Dulko #376-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2008R32