Sorana Cirstea def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Miami Open 2026
WTA 1000HardMiami, USA
Played21 Mar 2026
🇷🇴ranked WTA number 35 going into this drawWon
Sorana Cirstea 6 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw
Elise Mertens seeded 21 3 2
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
Match stats
Serve
3
Aces
2
0
Double faults
2
65%
1st serve in
54%
63%
1st serve points won
65%
61%
2nd serve points won
45%
62%
Service points won
56%
6/7
Break points saved
7/11
Return
44%
Return points won
38%
4/11
Break points won
1/7
62
Total points won
52
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
6–4
4–1
Last 30 days
2–1
By surface
21–8
Hard
13–8
By round
5–2
R32
3–3
3–2
R16
0–3
8–4
At WTA 1000s
6–5
How their matches go
28
Completed matches
20
50%
Won in straight sets
55%
21%
Won after losing a set
10%
14%
Lost after winning a set
10%
14%
Lost in straight sets
25%
4–0
Tiebreaks
2–2
6–4
Deciding sets
2–2
17/18
Won after winning set 1
12/13
3/10
Won after losing set 1
1/7
Serve and return, last 5 matches
58%
1st serve in
60%
71%
1st serve points won
68%
53%
2nd serve points won
50%
63%
Break points saved
50%
41%
Return points won
49%
36%
Break points won
55%
8.4
Aces a match
4.2
2.8
Double faults a match
4.0
Last 14 days
3
Matches
3
8
Sets
6
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Sorana Cirstea | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺Pavlyuchenkova | ||
| 🇷🇺Pavlyuchenkova | WonBrisbane R64 | WonDoha R64 |
| 🇯🇵UchijimaNo. 77 | ||
| 🇯🇵UchijimaNo. 77 | WonOsaka R32 | WonMelbourne R64 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 2–0 | 2–0 |