Coco Gauff def. Sorana Cirstea — Semifinal, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played14 May 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this drawWon

Coco Gauff seeded 3 6 6

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 27 going into this draw

Sorana Cirstea seeded 26 4 3

🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffvS. CirsteaSorana Cirstea🇷🇴

🇺🇸Coco Gauff

🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

3

1

Double faults

0

78%

1st serve in

66%

74%

1st serve points won

51%

45%

2nd serve points won

47%

68%

Service points won

50%

2/5

Break points saved

1/6

Return

50%

Return points won

32%

5/6

Break points won

3/5

62

Total points won

44

Head to head

3–0 Gauff

  1. This matchRome SFwon by Gauff
  2. 2026ClayMadrid R32won by Gauff
  3. 2026HardMiami R16won by Gauff

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

8–2

7–2

Last 30 days

8–2

By surface

7–2

Clay

10–3

16–6

Hard

15–5

By round

2–1

SF

1–1

0–1

F

1–0

15–5

At WTA 1000s

12–4

How their matches go

30

Completed matches

30

40%

Won in straight sets

60%

37%

Won after losing a set

17%

17%

Lost after winning a set

17%

7%

Lost in straight sets

7%

4–1

Tiebreaks

8–2

11–5

Deciding sets

5–5

15/15

Won after winning set 1

21/23

8/15

Won after losing set 1

2/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

66%

1st serve in

56%

65%

1st serve points won

65%

42%

2nd serve points won

52%

54%

Break points saved

48%

50%

Return points won

49%

49%

Break points won

60%

3.4

Aces a match

3.0

4.6

Double faults a match

2.0

Last 14 days

4

Matches

4

11

Sets

9

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCoco GauffSorana Cirstea
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8WonRome QFLostLinz QF
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13LostMadrid R16WonRome R16WonMiami R64LostIndian Wells R32WonDubai R32
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostMiami FWonRome R32LostBrisbane R16
🇧🇪MertensNo. 21
🇧🇪MertensNo. 21WonDubai R16WonMiami R32
🇵🇭EalaNo. 44
🇵🇭EalaNo. 44LostIndian Wells R32WonDubai QFLostDubai R16
🇺🇿RakhimovaNo. 73
🇺🇿RakhimovaNo. 73WonIndian Wells R64WonMelbourne R128WonCluj-Napoca R32
Total
Total5–36–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCoco GauffSorana Cirstea
1Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 8No. 8 · 12 MayRome QF · 12 MayWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 40No. 40 · 12 MayRome QF · 12 May
2Won🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 16No. 16 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 MayWon🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 13No. 13 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 May
3Won🇦🇷S. SierraSolana SierraNo. 88No. 88 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 MayWon🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 May
4Won🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 51No. 51 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 MayWon🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 54No. 54 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 May
5Lost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 14No. 14 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 AprLost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 Apr
6Won🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 26No. 26 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprWon🇮🇹T. GrantTyra Caterina GrantR64 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 Apr
7Won🇫🇷L. JeanjeanLeolia JeanjeanNo. 127No. 127 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprLost🇺🇦V. PodrezVeronika PodrezNo. 206No. 206 · 18 AprRouen SF · 18 Apr
8Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 12No. 12 · 17 AprStuttgart QF · 17 AprWon🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 63No. 63 · 17 AprRouen QF · 17 Apr
9Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 21No. 21 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 AprWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 32No. 32 · 16 AprRouen R16 · 16 Apr
10Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 28 MarMiami F · 28 MarWon🇫🇷F. FerroFiona FerroNo. 216No. 216 · 15 AprRouen R32 · 15 Apr