# Sorana Cirstea vs Maria Timofeeva — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sorana-cirstea-vs-maria-timofeeva?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:81&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:330
Tour: WTA

Sorana Cirstea holds a 1–0 lead over Maria Timofeeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sorana Cirstea leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2026 Hong Kong Open first round 7-6(6) 1-6 7-5.

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## Overall
- Sorana Cirstea: 1 wins
- Maria Timofeeva: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Sorana Cirstea 1 - 0 Maria Timofeeva

## By tournament category
- WTA 250: Sorana Cirstea 1 - 0 Maria Timofeeva

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Sorana Cirstea | 2024 | 140.1 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.987 | 49.8% | 10 | 1 | -61 | 50.4% | -0.04 | 131-111 (54%) | 88-75 (54%) | 109.3 | -0.19 |
| Maria Timofeeva | 1800 | 124.5 | -1.2 | 0.29 | 0.979 | 49.5% | -26 | 21 | - | 47.6% | -0.27 | 5-5 (50%) | 4-6 (40%) | 102.6 | -1.5 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-11-03 | Hong Kong Open | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-6(6) 1-6 7-5 |

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