Ella Seidel vs Jaqueline Cristian Prediction & Betting Tips - Transylvania Open
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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Qualifier Ella Seidel bids to cause an upset in round one of the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania. Round one sees her face the eighth seed Jaqueline Cristian for a place in the last 16. Who'll make it into round two? Here's our match prediction.
Unseeded opposition will be faced in the next round, either Anna Blinkova or qualifier Sara Sorribes Tormo. Romanian Jaqueline Cristian is ranked 73rd but down to 86th as she reached the last four here in 2024.
That saw her get to the last four and a quarter-final was also reached here in 2021. Her best performance this year came in the Australian Open with a run to round three before losing to Eva Lys in three sets.
Ella Seidel has had one previous match against Cristian. That was in 2023 with the Romanian winning in three sets but that was on clay and this is an indoor hard court match. The German is 143rd in the rankings so had to qualify to reach this main draw.
Seidel managed to win both her qualifiers in straight sets to get into the main draw of a WTA tournament for only the second time this year. Her best results in 2025 have come on the ITF circuit with a quarter-final in Porto.
We tip Cristian to win this match.
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Ella Seidel vs Jaqueline Cristian Form
Ella Seidel and Jaqueline Cristian Last Matches
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3/6 (50%)
26 Jan 2025 - WTA Linz
20 Oct 2024 - WTA Guangzhou
16 Oct 2024 - Ningbo Open
24 Jul 2024 - WTA Prague Open
19 Jul 2024 - WTA Hungarian Grand Prix
18 Jul 2024 - WTA Hungarian Grand Prix
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17 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
15 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
23 Oct 2024 - WTA Guangzhou
17 Oct 2024 - Ningbo Open
7 Oct 2024 - WTA Wuhan Open
26 Sept 2024 - WTA China Open
Ella Seidel - Jaqueline Cristian Key Points
- Cristian is ranked 70 places above her opponent in the latest rankings.
- Cristian won the only previous match between these two players.
- Seidel's best form this year has been on the ITF circuit.
- Seidel's last seven losses have all been against players ranked outside the top 100.
- Cristian reached the semi-finals here last year.
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Our Ella Seidel vs Jaqueline Cristian Prediction
Jaqueline Cristian will have the home fans cheering her on in this first round match. There was plenty of reasons to applaud her last year as the Romanian made it to the last four. Round one in 2025 sees her taken on 19-year-old German Ella Seidel.
The teenager has had her best results on the ITF circuit but has a string of losses to players ranked outside the top 100. Our Ella Seidel v Jaqueline Cristian prediction is Jaqueline Cristian to win.
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