WTAHardTokyo · 1/16-finals2026-10-27 03:00

Maya Joint v Sorana Cirstea

The market

M. Joint3.2529%

S. CirsteaFAV1.3371%

Market says71% Cirstea

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

M. JointWWLWW

S. CirsteaLWLLW

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

M. Joint1

S. Cirstea1

Head to head2 meetings

Date	Event	Match	Score
2026-08-06	Toronto	S. CirsteavM. Joint	4-6 4-6
2025-03-06	Indian Wells	S. CirsteavM. Joint	6-2 7-5

This season & this event

M. Joint

S. Cirstea

20-26

17-18

Lost R16 to K. Muchova

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

40-16

22-13

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Maya Joint

Australia

Sorana Cirstea

Romania

Australia

16–23

14–15

1–5

1–3

Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

Romania

23–7

17–5

6–2

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

M. Joint — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-25	Tokyo	Hard	M. Hontama		1.30	74%	WON
Games in each set7-5 6-3 JointHontamaPoints won54%46%Serve points won66%62%Return points won38%34%Games held10 of 117 of 10Break points saved3 of 41 of 4Aces41Double faults13
2026-10-24	Tokyo	Hard	V. Golubic		1.82	53%	WON
Games in each set6-7 6-4 7-5 JointGolubicPoints won52%48%Serve points won62%56%Return points won44%38%Games held13 of 1711 of 17Break points saved9 of 1311 of 17Aces30Double faults34
2026-10-20	Osaka	Hard	Z. Sonmez		2.00	51%	LOST
Games in each set6-3 4-6 3-6 JointSonmezPoints won48%52%Serve points won49%52%Return points won48%51%Games held7 of 148 of 14Break points saved7 of 149 of 15Aces52Double faults33
2026-10-18	Osaka	Hard	K. Day		—	—	WON
Games in each set6-3 3-6 6-3 JointDayPoints won54%46%Serve points won61%56%Return points won44%39%Games held11 of 149 of 13Break points saved11 of 144 of 8Aces21Double faults55
2026-10-17	Osaka	Hard	K. Okamura		1.26	76%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-2 JointOkamuraPoints won57%43%Serve points won63%49%Return points won51%37%Games held7 of 94 of 9Break points saved3 of 51 of 6Aces00Double faults13
2026-10-10	Wuhan	Hard	M. Sawangkaew		1.57	61%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 2-6 6-7 JointSawangkaewPoints won47%53%Serve points won48%53%Return points won47%52%Games held7 of 158 of 15Break points saved7 of 1510 of 17Aces00Double faults911
2026-09-30	Beijing	Hard	S. Kraus		1.31	74%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-3 5-7 JointKrausPoints won49%51%Serve points won53%55%Return points won45%47%Games held8 of 159 of 15Break points saved9 of 164 of 10Aces10Double faults33
2026-09-27	Seoul	Hard	K. Birrell		1.64	59%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 2-6 JointBirrellPoints won41%59%Serve points won43%61%Return points won39%57%Games held3 of 96 of 9Break points saved4 of 103 of 6Aces40Double faults53
2026-09-26	Seoul	Hard	A. Korneeva	RET	2.69	65%	WON
Games in each set6-2 1-0 JointKorneevaPoints won59%41%Serve points won60%41%Return points won59%40%Games held4 of 51 of 4Break points saved0 of 14 of 7Aces01Double faults15
2026-09-25	Seoul	Hard	L. Tararudee		2.08	53%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-3 JointTararudeePoints won55%45%Serve points won66%55%Return points won45%34%Games held8 of 96 of 10Break points saved3 of 46 of 10Aces12Double faults28

S. Cirstea — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-21	Ningbo	Hard	S. Bejlek		1.52	64%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 4-6 CirsteaBejlekPoints won50%50%Serve points won59%56%Return points won44%41%Games held7 of 118 of 11Break points saved2 of 66 of 9Aces13Double faults61
2026-10-19	Ningbo	Hard	H. Shi		—	—	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-2 CirsteaShiPoints won58%42%Serve points won62%45%Return points won55%38%Games held7 of 93 of 8Break points saved2 of 45 of 10Aces01Double faults32
2026-10-12	Wuhan	Hard	H. Guo		1.11	87%	LOST
Games in each set6-1 6-7 5-7 CirsteaGuoPoints won52%48%Serve points won56%52%Return points won48%44%Games held10 of 168 of 15Break points saved5 of 114 of 11Aces30Double faults65
2026-09-07	US Open	Hard	J. Pegula		3.52	72%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 4-6 CirsteaPegulaPoints won44%56%Serve points won41%54%Return points won46%59%Games held3 of 105 of 9Break points saved9 of 167 of 11Aces15Double faults25
2026-09-04	US Open	Hard	J. Paolini		1.58	62%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-3 CirsteaPaoliniPoints won59%41%Serve points won66%46%Return points won54%34%Games held7 of 94 of 9Break points saved2 of 49 of 14Aces71Double faults34
2026-09-02	US Open	Hard	D. Parry		1.39	70%	WON
Games in each set6-2 7-5 CirsteaParryPoints won56%44%Serve points won62%52%Return points won48%38%Games held9 of 106 of 10Break points saved2 of 36 of 10Aces11Double faults15
2026-08-31	US Open	Hard	J. Grabher		1.09	88%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-0 CirsteaGrabherPoints won62%38%Serve points won62%38%Return points won62%38%Games held6 of 81 of 7Break points saved9 of 117 of 13Aces31Double faults37
2026-08-19	Cincinnati	Hard	J. Pegula		3.90	75%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 6-4 5-7 CirsteaPegulaPoints won47%53%Serve points won52%57%Return points won43%48%Games held8 of 1510 of 15Break points saved7 of 145 of 10Aces14Double faults42
2026-08-17	Cincinnati	Hard	A. Kalinskaya	RET	1.85	51%	WON
Games in each set6-7 6-1 5-0 CirsteaKalinskayaPoints won55%45%Serve points won62%52%Return points won48%38%Games held10 of 125 of 12Break points saved2 of 45 of 12Aces90Double faults55
2026-08-15	Cincinnati	Hard	N. Bartunkova		1.65	59%	WON
Games in each set7-6 6-3 CirsteaBartunkovaPoints won52%48%Serve points won60%58%Return points won42%40%Games held9 of 108 of 11Break points saved5 of 64 of 7Aces33Double faults82

Common questions

Who is favourite, Maya Joint or Sorana Cirstea?

Sorana Cirstea is favourite at 1.33, which is a 71% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Maya Joint vs Sorana Cirstea?

Maya Joint is 3.25 and Sorana Cirstea is 1.33, the prices we recorded for the Tokyo match.

What is the head-to-head between Maya Joint and Sorana Cirstea?

They have met 2 times and they are level at 1-1.

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