SF Stanford 2012

Serena Williams #4 def. Sorana Cirstea #43

6-1 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-2 in the 2012 Stanford semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSorana Cirstea
Aces34
Double faults48
First serve %38.0%37.0%
First serve points won %83.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %69.0%31.0%
Break points saved %100.0%56.0%
Break points converted %44.0%0.0%
Service points won %74.0%46.0%
Return points won %54.0%26.0%
Total points won %63.0%37.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSorana Cirstea
Country USA ROU
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 7, 1990
Age3022
Height175 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)443
Ranking points (entering)7,3601,366
Elo (entering)2,2231,735
Current career W-L837–172375–350
Current career earnings$94,948,662$12,653,841
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chanelle Scheepers #426-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2012QF
Nicole Gibbs #4036-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2012R16

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Vandeweghe #1207-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 2012F

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominika Cibulkova #156-7(5) 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2012QF
Saisai Zheng #1886-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2012R16
Vania King #607-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2012R32