WTAHardHong Kong · 1/16-finals2026-11-02 03:00

Sorana Cirstea v Maria Timofeeva

The market

S. CirsteaFAV1.3371%

M. Timofeeva3.2529%

Market says71% Cirstea

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

Recent form

S. CirsteaLLWLL

M. TimofeevaLWLWW

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

S. Cirstea

M. Timofeeva

40-17

22-14

Lost QF to L. Fernandez

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

39-19

12-13

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

Sorana Cirstea

Romania

Maria Timofeeva

Uzbekistan

Romania

23–7

17–5

6–2

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Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

Uzbekistan

38–18

16–11

18–5

4–2

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

S. Cirstea — last 10

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

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-27	Tokyo	Hard	M. Joint		1.40	69%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-7 CirsteaJointPoints won47%53%Serve points won53%58%Return points won42%47%Games held6 of 108 of 11Break points saved4 of 84 of 7Aces21Double faults31
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

M. Timofeeva — last 10

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

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-29	Guangzhou	Hard	X. Sun	—	—	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-4 6-7 TimofeevaSunPoints won49%51%Serve points won55%57%Return points won43%45%Games held9 of 1510 of 16Break points saved4 of 105 of 11Aces42Double faults95
2026-10-26	Guangzhou	Hard	T. Kostovic	1.49	65%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-1 TimofeevaKostovicPoints won58%42%Serve points won60%43%Return points won57%40%Games held6 of 83 of 9Break points saved3 of 53 of 9Aces22Double faults44
2026-10-02	Beijing	Hard	N. Osaka	4.26	77%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-3 3-6 TimofeevaOsakaPoints won47%53%Serve points won59%62%Return points won38%41%Games held9 of 1311 of 14Break points saved4 of 87 of 10Aces32Double faults21
2026-09-30	Beijing	Hard	D. Vidmanova	1.76	55%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-3 TimofeevaVidmanovaPoints won58%42%Serve points won70%55%Return points won45%30%Games held8 of 95 of 9Break points saved3 of 42 of 6Aces51Double faults11
2026-09-27	Porto	Clay	R. Brantmeier	1.58	59%	WON
Games in each set7-6 6-2 TimofeevaBrantmeierPoints won54%46%Serve points won62%53%Return points won47%38%Games held9 of 107 of 10Break points saved2 of 36 of 9Aces01Double faults12
2026-09-26	Porto	Clay	M. Pohankova	1.68	58%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-7 6-3 TimofeevaPohankovaPoints won53%47%Serve points won62%57%Return points won43%38%Games held12 of 158 of 14Break points saved10 of 133 of 9Aces31Double faults10
2026-09-25	Porto	Clay	G. Knutson	1.38	69%	WON
Games in each set6-1 6-2 TimofeevaKnutsonPoints won60%40%Serve points won60%38%Return points won62%40%Games held7 of 82 of 7Break points saved7 of 81 of 6Aces30Double faults44
2026-09-23	Porto	Clay	K. Rinaldo Persson	1.19	80%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-0 TimofeevaPerssonPoints won59%41%Serve points won68%51%Return points won49%32%Games held8 of 83 of 7Break points saved6 of 63 of 7Aces20Double faults14
2026-09-22	Porto	Clay	S. Johnson	—	—	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-2 TimofeevaJohnsonPoints won57%43%Serve points won61%48%Return points won52%39%Games held7 of 94 of 9Break points saved2 of 44 of 9Aces10Double faults43
2026-09-02	US Open	Hard	E. Mertens	3.60	73%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 6-7 TimofeevaMertensPoints won43%57%Serve points won51%66%Return points won34%49%Games held6 of 108 of 10Break points saved3 of 70 of 2Aces20Double faults33

Common questions

Who is favourite, Sorana Cirstea or Maria Timofeeva?

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

What are the odds for Sorana Cirstea vs Maria Timofeeva?

Sorana Cirstea is 1.33 and Maria Timofeeva is 3.25, the prices we recorded for the Hong Kong match.

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