SF Guangzhou Open 2012

Laura Robson #74 def. Sorana Cirstea #30

6-4 6-2

Laura Robson defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2 in the 2012 Guangzhou Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLaura RobsonSorana Cirstea
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
16
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
63
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.4%54.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.8%56.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%29.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.8%44.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.0%42.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.8%43.2%
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.
+1.9-11.9
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.
+11.9-1.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLaura RobsonSorana Cirstea
Country GBR ROU
Birth dateJan 21, 1994Apr 7, 1990
Age1822
Height180 cm176 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7430
Ranking points (entering)8811,591
Elo (entering)1,6721,735
Current career W-L39–63375–350
Current career earnings$1,605,607$12,653,841
Pre-match H2H
Laura Robson #74 0 0 Sorana Cirstea #30

Path

Laura Robson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Peng #477-5 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2012QF
Jie Zheng #226-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2012R16
María-Teresa Torró-Flor #1116-2 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2012R32

Laura Robson's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Su-Wei Hsieh #533-6 7-5 4-6LH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2012F

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alizé Cornet #486-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2012QF
Yingying Duan #1546-1 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2012R16
Yue-Yue Hu #2976-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2012R32