R32 Ningbo Open 2023

Sorana Cirstea #26 def. Claire Liu #83

7-5 4-6 6-3

Sorana Cirstea defeated Claire Liu 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 2023 Ningbo Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaClaire Liu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
103
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%59.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.6%63.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.3%43.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.1%55.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.6%40.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.5%47.5%
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.
+2.4-1.3
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.
+1.3-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaClaire Liu
Country ROU USA
Birth dateApr 7, 1990May 25, 2000
Age3323
Height176 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2683
Ranking points (entering)1,760797
Elo (entering)1,8871,632
Current career W-L375–35044–64
Current career earnings$12,653,841$2,831,615
Pre-match H2H
Sorana Cirstea #26 0 0 Claire Liu #83

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.