Sorana Cirstea def. Jelena Ostapenko — Quarterfinal, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played12 May 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 27 going into this drawWon

Sorana Cirstea seeded 26 6 7

🇱🇻ranked WTA number 36 going into this draw

Jelena Ostapenko 1 60

🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteavJ. OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko🇱🇻

🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea

🇱🇻Jelena Ostapenko

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

1

1

Double faults

4

62%

1st serve in

55%

71%

1st serve points won

56%

65%

2nd serve points won

42%

69%

Service points won

50%

3/5

Break points saved

4/8

Return

50%

Return points won

31%

4/8

Break points won

2/5

71

Total points won

48

Head to head

3–1 Cirstea

  1. This matchRome QFwon by Cirstea
  2. 2026HardBrisbane R32won by Cirstea
  3. 2025HardWuhan R64won by Cirstea
  4. 2024HardAdelaide R32won by Ostapenko

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

6–4

7–2

Last 30 days

5–2

By surface

9–3

Clay

6–3

15–5

Hard

9–8

By round

2–1

QF

1–1

1–1

SF

0–1

11–4

At WTA 1000s

12–5

How their matches go

29

Completed matches

25

59%

Won in straight sets

40%

17%

Won after losing a set

20%

17%

Lost after winning a set

24%

7%

Lost in straight sets

16%

7–2

Tiebreaks

2–2

5–5

Deciding sets

5–6

20/22

Won after winning set 1

10/16

2/7

Won after losing set 1

5/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

52%

1st serve in

61%

67%

1st serve points won

68%

52%

2nd serve points won

45%

48%

Break points saved

56%

47%

Return points won

49%

62%

Break points won

52%

3.8

Aces a match

4.2

2.2

Double faults a match

6.6

Last 14 days

3

Matches

4

7

Sets

10

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentSorana CirsteaJelena Ostapenko
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 56
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 56WonCluj-Napoca QFLostMadrid R32
🇨🇳WangNo. 31
🇨🇳WangNo. 31WonRouen R16LostMelbourne R64
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8LostLinz QFLostStuttgart R32
🇵🇭EalaNo. 44
🇵🇭EalaNo. 44LostDubai R16WonLinz R16
Total
Total2–21–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestSorana CirsteaJelena Ostapenko
1Won🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 13No. 13 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 MayWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 22No. 22 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 May
2Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 MayWon🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 36No. 36 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 May
3Won🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 54No. 54 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 MayWon🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 71No. 71 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 May
4Lost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprWon🇮🇹L. StefaniniLucrezia StefaniniNo. 143No. 143 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May
5Won🇮🇹T. GrantTyra Caterina GrantR64 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprLost🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 54No. 54 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 Apr
6Lost🇺🇦V. PodrezVeronika PodrezNo. 206No. 206 · 18 AprRouen SF · 18 AprWon🇨🇭S. WaltertSimona WaltertNo. 92No. 92 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 Apr
7Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 63No. 63 · 17 AprRouen QF · 17 AprLost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 10No. 10 · 15 AprStuttgart R32 · 15 Apr
8Won🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 32No. 32 · 16 AprRouen R16 · 16 AprLost🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 83No. 83 · 10 AprLinz QF · 10 Apr
9Won🇫🇷F. FerroFiona FerroNo. 216No. 216 · 15 AprRouen R32 · 15 AprWon🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 45No. 45 · 8 AprLinz R16 · 8 Apr
10Lost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 10No. 10 · 10 AprLinz QF · 10 AprLost🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 43No. 43 · 23 MarMiami R16 · 23 Mar