Sorana Cirstea #22 def. Donna Vekic #31

3-6 6-3 7-5

Sorana Cirstea defeated Donna Vekic 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaDonna Vekic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
57
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.6%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.2%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%42.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
16.7%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.8%52.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%83.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.4%42.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
+1.1-4.1
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.
+4.1-1.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2024 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaDonna Vekic
Country ROU CRO
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Jun 28, 1996
Age3327
Height176 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2231
Ranking points (entering)1,8931,580
Elo (entering)1,8391,815
Current career W-L375–350243–239
Current career earnings$12,653,841$11,032,951
Pre-match H2H
Sorana Cirstea #22 1 2 Donna Vekic #31

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #196-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 2024R32
Sofia Kenin #556-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 2024R64

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marketa Vondrousova #82-6 7-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2024QF

Donna Vekic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #26-7(5) 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 2024R32
Xinyu Wang #426-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 2024R64