Sorana Cirstea is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Iasi. The Romanian has defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Varvara Gracheva.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw alongsideherlikely opponents in UniCredit Iasi Open. The Romanian has a positive record (5-4) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Mihaela Buzarnescu () – 6-2 6-2
R2 – Varvara Gracheva (106) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Elina Avanesyan (53) – H2H 0-0
or Maria Lourdes Carle (124) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Jil Teichmann (102) – H2H 3-3
or Simona Waltert (127) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Jaqueline Cristian (51) – H2H 0-1
or Francesca Jones (104) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Varvara Gracheva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Sorana Cirstea

34 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
80
High
39
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 34-28 20-14 9-8 1-3 4-3 0-0
2024 29-28 13-15 15-10 0-1 1-2 0-0
2023 36-30 23-18 7-6 3-3 3-3 0-0
2022 29-32 7-11 12-14 10-7 0-0 0-0
2021 27-31 11-10 7-10 9-9 0-2 0-0
2020 10-14 5-7 4-4 1-3 0-0 0-0
2019 70-26 10-7 46-10 14-8 0-0 0-1
2018 28-13 1-1 22-10 5-2 0-0 0-0

Varvara Gracheva has a 18-19 record in 2025, 9-7 on clay. In the course of the previous 10 years, Gracheva has a 151-81 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Varvara won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Varvara’s best result of this current year was getting to the semifinal the Paris and Eastbourne.

Last year in UniCredit Iasi Open Varvara didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Varvara Gracheva

This match would represent the 3rd time that Sorana Cirstea and Varvara Gracheva face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

1/4 – Elina Avanesyan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

12 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
120
High
36
LLLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-16 10-9 1-5 1-1 0-1 0-0
2024 29-24 12-13 11-7 1-1 5-3 0-0
2023 31-24 7-12 20-9 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-26 11-7 25-17 2-1 0-1 0-0
2021 48-19 0-0 48-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 14-8 4-2 10-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 16-8 1-1 12-4 3-3 0-0 0-0
2018 5-4 0-1 2-1 3-2 0-0 0-0

Elina Avanesyan has a 12-13 win-loss record in 2025, 1-3 on clay. In connection to the previous 8 years, Elina has a 129-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Elina won 3 of her last 10 matches.

Elina’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the semifinal Hobart and Merida.

Last year in UniCredit Iasi Open Elina reached the final in 2024 in Iasi before retiring against Mirra Andreeva when she was 5-7 7-5 4-0 ret..

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Elina Avanesyan

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Elina Avanesyan since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Sorana Cirstea could play Maria Lourdes Carle. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Jil Teichmann’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

23 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
125
High
21
LLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-21 8-5 11-14 4-1 0-1 0-0
2024 39-22 6-6 31-10 2-5 0-1 0-0
2023 24-29 12-14 8-9 1-2 3-4 0-0
2022 25-24 11-14 11-4 3-3 0-3 0-0
2021 24-20 18-11 3-5 3-3 0-1 0-0
2020 16-13 10-8 2-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-24 4-10 25-6 3-5 1-3 0-0
2018 27-24 11-9 12-11 4-3 0-0 0-1

Jil Teichmann has a 20-17 record in 2025, 9-12 on clay. In the course of the previous 12 years, Jil has a 197-107 record on clay (Click here

to see full career record). Belen Teichmann won 5 of her last 10 matches.

The Swiss’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final the Mumbai.

Last year in UniCredit Iasi Open Belen Teichmann didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Jil Teichmann

This contest would be 7th time that Sorana Cirstea and Jil Teichmann face off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Cirstea on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Sorana Cirstea may face Simona Waltert. Their head to head is 1-0 for Simona Waltert.

Final – Jaqueline Cristian’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jaqueline Cristian

32 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
39
High
39
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-25 20-15 12-6 0-1 0-3 0-0
2024 28-32 5-15 17-11 5-4 1-2 0-0
2023 51-28 4-7 28-11 15-6 1-3 3-1
2022 13-16 9-8 0-0 4-8 0-0 0-0
2021 37-26 5-5 15-12 17-7 0-2 0-0
2020 23-12 2-3 3-3 18-6 0-0 0-0
2019 36-21 4-4 30-11 2-6 0-0 0-0
2018 22-30 8-10 13-16 1-2 0-2 0-0

Jaqueline Cristian has a 22-15 win-loss record in 2025, 10-5 on clay. In the previous 3 years, Cristian has a 55-27 record on clay. Cristian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Jaqueline’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final the Puerto Vallarta and Rabat.

Last year in UniCredit Iasi Open Cristian lost to Elina Avanesyan in the quarter 7-5 6-4.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Jaqueline Cristian

This contest would be 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Jaqueline Cristian play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cristian (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Sorana Cirstea may fight against Francesca Jones. Their head to head record is 0-0.