Leylah Fernandez def. Sorana Cirstea — Semifinal, Japan Open 2025
WTA 250HardOsaka, Japan
Played18 Oct 2025
🇨🇦ranked WTA number 27 going into this drawWon
Leylah Fernandez seeded 4 6 2 6
🇷🇴ranked WTA number 58 going into this draw
Sorana Cirstea 1 6 4
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea
Match stats
Serve
1
Aces
4
2
Double faults
0
74%
1st serve in
56%
58%
1st serve points won
50%
50%
2nd serve points won
48%
56%
Service points won
49%
0/5
Break points saved
4/10
Return
51%
Return points won
44%
6/10
Break points won
5/5
81
Total points won
71
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
6–4
Last 10 matches
6–4
4–2
Last 30 days
5–3
By surface
12–6
Hard
15–6
1–4
Clay
3–2
4–4
Grass
0–1
By round
1–0
SF
1–1
1–0
F
1–0
5–1
At WTA 250s
11–1
How their matches go
31
Completed matches
26
42%
Won in straight sets
46%
13%
Won after losing a set
19%
13%
Lost after winning a set
15%
32%
Lost in straight sets
19%
5–7
Tiebreaks
3–3
4–4
Deciding sets
5–4
15/17
Won after winning set 1
15/16
2/14
Won after losing set 1
2/10
Serve and return, last 5 matches
62%
1st serve in
58%
68%
1st serve points won
70%
49%
2nd serve points won
49%
62%
Break points saved
39%
43%
Return points won
49%
53%
Break points won
61%
2.0
Aces a match
5.0
2.6
Double faults a match
2.4
Last 14 days
4
Matches
5
9
Sets
13
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Leylah Fernandez | Sorana Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 55 | ||
| 🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 55 | WonOsaka R32 | LostLondon R128LostMadrid R128 |
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 46 | ||
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 46 | LostMadrid R64 | WonCleveland F |
| Total | ||
| Total | 1–1 | 1–2 |