Heather Watson vs Sorana Cirstea Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
H. Watson vs S. Cirstea

Heather Watson

GBR

4

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

1.76m

203

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Title

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$7.0M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Sorana Cirstea

ROU

4

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

1.76m

203

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Title

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$7.0M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Watson 4 - 2 Cirstea

They have played 13 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 7 and Sorana Cirstea winning 6. The last match between Sorana Cirstea and Heather Watson was at the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz - Portoroz, 13-09-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Sorana Cirstea getting the victory 6-1 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watson	4
Cirstea	2

Last H2H Matches:

(R1) Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz - Portoroz(09-13-21)

Stats

Sorana Cirstea

Heather Watson

(R1) Hobart International - Hobart(01-08-18)

Stats

Heather Watson

Sorana Cirstea

(R1) U.S. Open - New York(08-26-14)

Stats

Sorana Cirstea

Heather Watson

H. Watson vs S. Cirstea H2H Profile

H. Watson	Stats	S. Cirstea
$2,704,519	Career Prize Money	$6,961,408
54.43% (436-365)	Career Total W/L	55.80% (553-438)
3	Hard	2
1	Indoor	0
12	Titles	13
4	Total H2H Matches	2
25.00% (1-3)	YTD Win/Loss	59.46% (22-15)
0	YTD Titles	1

H. Watson vs S. Cirstea Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Heather Watson has won 43.29% of points on their second serve, while Sorana Cirstea has won 37.39%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Heather Watson, in recent form, has won 50.25% of their opponent's second serve points, while Sorana Cirstea has won 42.68%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.33% and 28.29% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Heather Watson has saved 44.32% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sorana Cirstea has saved 49.79% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Heather Watson has won 47.37% of matches played (W/L 18/20), with Sorana Cirstea winning 58.54% (W/L 24/17) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60). Sorana Cirstea has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 194/127), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 45% (W/L 36/44).
Player level: In the last year, Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 68.42% of matches (W/L 13/6), where as Sorana Cirstea has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 66.67% of matches (W/L 14/7). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 6 times before with Heather Watson winning 3 times and Sorana Cirstea being victorious 2 times. They have played 13 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 7 and Sorana Cirstea winning 6.
The last match between Heather Watson and Sorana Cirstea was at the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz - Portoroz, 13-09-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Sorana Cirstea getting the victory 6-1 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:3:4.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Heather Watson has played against opponents with an average rank of 175.61 while Sorana Cirstea has played against players with an average rank of 105.17.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Heather Watson has won 64% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sorana Cirstea has won 57% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Heather Watson has converted 34.35% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sorana Cirstea has converted 37.74% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Heather Watson vs Sorana Cirstea Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

H. Watson vs S. Cirstea H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

H. Watson	Stats	S. Cirstea
3	H2H Matches Won	2
7	Sets Won	6
59	Games Won	62
13	Aces (Total)	10
23	Total Double Faults	18
1:3:4	Average Match Time	1:3:4
56% (155/275)	1st Serve %	54% (159/294)
65% (101/155)	1st Serve Win %	69% (110/159)
42% (50/120)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (61/135)
38% (13/34)	Break Pts Won %	61% (19/31)
42% (123/294)	Return Points Win %	45% (124/275)
60% (3/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	40% (2/5)
100% (2/2)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	67% (2/3)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	33% (1/3)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Ekaterine GorgodzeE. Gorgodze	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
Q1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Eupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025
R1 Angelina VoloshchukA. Voloshchuk	L	6-4 ret.	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Clara TausonC. Tauson	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
Rothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025
Q3 Kamilla RakhimovaK. Rakhimova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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S. Cirstea Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Karolina MuchovaK. Muchova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
R1 Caroline DolehideC. Dolehide	W	6-2 6-3	Stats
Korea Open - Seoul - 15-09-2025
R2 Iga SwiatekI. Swiatek	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
R1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Karolina MuchovaK. Muchova	L	7-6(0) 6-7(3) 6-4	Stats

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H. Watson vs S. Cirstea Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

H. Watson	Stats	S. Cirstea
54.43% (436/365)	YTD Win/Loss	55.97% (553/435)
53.35% (996/871)	Sets Win/Loss	54.01% (1232/1049)
51.98% (9088/8395)	Games Win/Loss	51.35% (10806/10236)
53.77% (228/196)	Hard Win/Loss	56.21% (267/208)
49.15% (58/60)	Clay Win/Loss	60.44% (194/127)
64.12% (84/47)	Indoor Hard W/L	50.00% (56/56)
51.56% (66/62)	Grass Win/Loss	45.00% (36/44)
0.28	Aces Per Game	0.19
2428	Aces Total	1960
0.27	Double Faults Per Game	0.22
2324	Total Double Faults	2294
1:26:19	Average Match Time	1:4:19
137.26	Average Opponent Rank	420.1
60% (30138/50443)	1st Serve %	58% (32614/56235)
65% (19664/30138)	1st Serve Win %	64% (20761/32614)
45% (9127/20294)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (10735/23621)
45% (2686/5914)	Break Points Won % (Total)	46% (2999/6582)
44% (22126/50162)	Return Points Win %	44% (24322/55210)
42.99% (46/61)	Slam W/L	51.72% (75/70)
44.96% (58/71)	Masters W/L	48.51% (98/104)
65.71% (23/12)	Cups W/L	64.71% (11/6)
51.91% (163/151)	Main Tour W/L	53.95% (232/198)
66.67% (138/69)	Challenger W/L	68.18% (105/49)
88.89% (8/1)	Futures W/L	80.00% (32/8)
54% (431/792)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (541/970)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	67% (2/3)
50% (104/207)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	55% (123/223)
53% (144/272)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (181/319)
85% (420/358)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (513/445)
15% (420/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (513/67)
20% (381/77)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (474/103)