Sorana Cirstea is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Sorana has defeated Donna Vekic 6-1 4-6 6-3, Magdalena Frech 7-64 2-6 6-4 and Yue Yuan 6-72 6-4 6-4 to reach the 4th round where she will face Iga Swiatek.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw includingherprojected opponents in Cincinnati Open. The Romanian has a unfavourable record (2-6) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Donna Vekic (55) – 6-1 4-6 6-3
R2 – Magdalena Frech (28) – 7-64 2-6 6-4
R3 – Yue Yuan (98) – 6-72 6-4 6-4
R4 – Iga Swiatek (3) – H2H 0-4
1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (16) – H2H 1-0
or Anna Kalinskaya (34) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 1-1
or Madison Keys (6) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Cori Gauff (2) – H2H 0-1
or Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 1-2
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R4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 45-12 win-loss record in 2025, 24-7 on hard. During the previous 10 years, Iga has a 186-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament at the Wimbledon where she overcame Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Pole was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal 6-3 6-3.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 5th time that Sorana Cirstea and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Sorana Cirstea

47 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
10
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 47-25 22-16 13-5 4-1 8-3 0-0
2024 26-25 17-13 1-7 3-2 5-3 0-0
2023 33-21 17-13 6-5 0-1 10-2 0-0
2022 35-18 12-10 13-5 4-2 6-1 0-0
2021 26-23 10-9 6-5 7-7 3-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-4 4-5 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 42-27 16-12 3-7 18-4 5-4 0-0
2018 29-24 7-10 8-7 11-3 3-4 0-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 32-16 win-loss record in 2025, 7-8 on hard. During the previous 11 years, Alexandrova has a 114-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexandrova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year was conquering the title in Linz where she overcame Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Ekaterina was defeated by Daria Kasatkina in the 1st round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This match would represent the 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Sorana Cirstea could come up against Anna Kalinskaya. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Sorana Cirstea.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 49-9 win-loss record in 2025, 25-4 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Aryna has a 252-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in Brisbane where she defeated Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2, in Miami where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 6-2, and in Madrid where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Belarussian conquered the event after defeating Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-5.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 3rd time that Sorana Cirstea and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Cirstea on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Sorana Cirstea could come up against Madison Keys. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Sorana Cirstea.

Final – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Cori Gauff

48 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 48-16 29-9 18-3 1-2 0-2 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 34-11 win-loss record in 2025, 16-6 on hard. In the previous 9 years, the American has a 146-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the competition in Australia where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Gauff lost to Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round 6-4 2-6 6-4.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Sorana Cirstea may face Jessica Pegula. Their H2H is 2-1 for Jessica Pegula.