Sorana Cirstea
Romania

Sorana Cirstea: Ranking, Schedule & Stats

WTA Rank
#17
Age
36
Height
176 cm (5'9")
Plays
Right
1957 Elo$12.5M Career prize

Sorana Cirstea is a professional tennis player from Romania, born 7 April 1990. The Romanian competes on the WTA Tour and plays right-handed. Cirstea stands 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall. Cirstea has won 4 tour-level singles titles. Cirstea reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 17 in 2026. Among WTA players aged 35 and over, Cirstea is ranked No. 1. The Romanian's career numbers favour clay (55%, 131-106) over hard (53%, 281-247) and grass (47%, 38-43). The Romanian was born in Bucharest and is based in Târgoviște.

This page tracks Sorana Cirstea's upcoming schedule, latest results, recent form and surface record, with each match linking through to a detailed head-to-head and pre-match analysis. Scores update live as matches are played.

Biographical details (birthplace, residence, coach, height, weight) sourced from Wikidata (CC0 public domain). See Sorana Cirstea on Wikipedia for more.

Rankings

Recent form

5–5 last 10
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Trends

Cirstea has won 22 of the last 30 first sets

73%

Cirstea has won 4 of 10 deciding sets

40%

Cirstea has won 62% of matches on hard

81–50

Cirstea has won 5 of the last 10 matches

50%

Ranking Projection

No. 17WTA2,294 pts
12 months agoNo. 71▲ 54 spots
12-month highNo. 17
Defending (next 12 wks)−288 pts
  • US Open · Last 64−70 · 24 Aug
  • Seoul · Last 16−30 · 14 Sep
  • Beijing · Last 64−35 · 23 Sep
  • Wuhan · Last 32−1 · 5 Oct
Win the last 128 · US Open+60 pts→ 2,354
If not re-earned (4 wks)−125→ ~No. 67
Expected (draw model)→ ~No. 64
If wins US Open→ ~No. 49

Trajectory from our weekly snapshots. Defending— points dropping in the next ~12 weeks (last year's results at the same events). Win … — points gained by winning the round they're currently in. Expected — most likely landing rank from our draw model (Elo over the bracket). WTA points table.

Clutch Rating

67/ 100Strong in the clutch
Break points saved
33
Break points won
93
Deciding sets
82
Tiebreaks
92

How a player performs in the biggest moments, across 749 matches in our records. About

Freshness

90/ 100Fresh

10 days rest · 3 matches (14d)

Recent on-court load (higher = fresher), updated daily. About

Serve & return

Serve Rating64Top 36%

BP saved 541st-serve won 68aces/match 4.67

By surfaceclay 83hard 62

Return Rating60Top 40%

BP conversion 52

By surfaceclay 56hard 55

0–100 percentile vs currently-ranked players, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks. By-surface ratings are percentiles within each surface's field (not directly comparable across surfaces). Sub-components are percentiles too; aces are a style descriptor (not in the rating). About

Career highs

Ranking · last 12 monthsbestnow
No. 17No. 66
No. 66 · 8 Sep 2025No. 66 · 15 Sep 2025No. 64 · 22 Sep 2025No. 51 · 13 Oct 2025No. 45 · 20 Oct 2025No. 45 · 27 Oct 2025No. 44 · 3 Nov 2025No. 44 · 10 Nov 2025No. 44 · 17 Nov 2025No. 44 · 24 Nov 2025No. 43 · 1 Dec 2025No. 43 · 8 Dec 2025No. 43 · 15 Dec 2025No. 43 · 22 Dec 2025No. 43 · 29 Dec 2025No. 41 · 5 Jan 2026No. 41 · 12 Jan 2026No. 41 · 19 Jan 2026No. 36 · 2 Feb 2026No. 31 · 9 Feb 2026No. 32 · 16 Feb 2026No. 35 · 23 Feb 2026No. 38 · 2 Mar 2026No. 35 · 16 Mar 2026No. 29 · 30 Mar 2026No. 29 · 6 Apr 2026No. 26 · 13 Apr 2026No. 26 · 20 Apr 2026No. 27 · 4 May 2026No. 18 · 18 May 2026No. 18 · 25 May 2026No. 18 · 30 May 2026No. 18 · 1 Jun 2026No. 18 · 8 Jun 2026No. 18 · 17 Jun 2026No. 18 · 18 Jun 2026No. 18 · 22 Jun 2026No. 18 · 28 Jun 2026No. 18 · 29 Jun 2026No. 18 · 6 Jul 2026No. 17 · 13 Jul 2026No. 17 · 14 Jul 2026No. 17 · 16 Jul 2026No. 17 · 20 Jul 2026No. 17 · 28 Jul 2026No. 17 · 3 Aug 2026No. 18 · 9 Aug 2026No. 18 · 10 Aug 2026No. 19 · 17 Aug 2026No. 17 · 27 Aug 2026
12 mo agonow
Career high No. 17 · 2026Umpiry Rating 2027 · peak 2066 · 2026Umpiry rank #18 · WTA #17▼1Longest win streak 9

Ranking trajectory from our weekly snapshots (last ~12 months); peak rating and longest tour-level win streak from our match records. Umpiry rank is the player’s position by our rating — the arrow shows how many spots that is above (▲) or below (▼) their official ranking.

Best results · last 12 months

Best 16: 2,141 pts
  1. 1Roland Garros 2026 · Quarters430
  2. 2Cluj-Napoca 2026 · Champion250
  3. 3Cleveland 2025 · Champion250
  4. 4Rome 2026 · Semis195
  5. 5Wimbledon 2026 · Last 32130
  6. 6Cincinnati 2026 · Last 16120
  7. 7Miami 2026 · Last 16120
  8. 8Rouen 2026 · Semis98
  9. 9Osaka 2025 · Semis98
  10. 10Australian Open 2026 · Last 6470
  11. 11US Open 2025 · Last 6470
  12. 12Madrid 2026 · Last 3265
  13. 13Indian Wells 2026 · Last 3265
  14. 14London 2026 · Last 1660
  15. 15Dubai 2026 · Last 1660
  16. 16Brisbane 2026 · Last 1660
  17. 17Linz 2026 · Quarters54
  18. 18Hong Kong 2025 · Quarters54
  19. 19Toronto 2026 · Last 6435
  20. 20Beijing 2025 · Last 6435
  21. 21Seoul 2025 · Last 1630
  22. +1 more not counting

Best results in our records over the last ~12 months; the top 16 count toward the WTA ranking (best-16 rule). Totals are derived from our data and can differ from the official ranking, which has mandatory-event rules and includes the Tour Finals.

2026 season form

36–14W–L72%

Last 60 days
4–3
Current streak
1 loss
Titles this season
1

Recent surface record

Clay26–20 (57%)
Hard81–50 (62%)
Grass10–12 (45%)

Career record

450–398W–L

4 tour-level titles

Career surface record

Clay131–106 (55%)
Hard281–247 (53%)
Grass38–43 (47%)
Carpet0–2 (0%)

Fitness watch

1 withdrawalin the last 12 months. Based on match status only — a retirement means the match was stopped after it started, a withdrawal means a walkover before it; we don't publish the medical reason.

WithdrewRouen · vs Veronika Podrez13 Apr 2026

Upcoming matches

14:00
vsGrabher J.
US Open · Round of 128 · hard

Recent results

L
vsPegula J.
Cincinnati · Round of 16 · hard
2-66-45-7
W
vsKalinskaya A.
Cincinnati · Round of 32 · hard
6-746-15-0
W
vsBartunkova N.
Cincinnati · Round of 64 · hard
7-676-3
L
vsJoint M.
Toronto · Round of 64 · hard
4-64-6
L
vsNoskova L.
Wimbledon · Round of 32 · grass
6-23-66-7
W
vsBirrell K.
Wimbledon · Round of 64 · grass
6-36-4
W
vsBejlek S.
Wimbledon · Round of 128 · grass
6-17-6
L
vsRaducanu E.
London · Round of 16 · grass
4-62-6
W
vsInglis M.
London · Round of 32 · grass
6-45-76-2
L
vsAndreeva M.
Roland Garros · Quarter-final · clay
0-63-6
W
vsWang X.
Roland Garros · Round of 16 · clay
6-3
W
vsSierra S.
Roland Garros · Round of 32 · clay
6-06-0
W
vsLys E.
Roland Garros · Round of 64 · clay
6-36-0
W
vsEfremova K.
Roland Garros · Round of 128 · clay
6-36-1
L
vsGauff C.
Rome · Semi-final · clay
4-63-6

Head-to-head records

vs Petra Kvitova11 meetingsvs Monica Niculescu8 meetingsvs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova8 meetingsvs Kaia Kanepi8 meetingsvs Jelena Jankovic8 meetingsvs Sara Errani8 meetingsvs Jelena Ostapenko8 meetingsvs Agnieszka Radwanska8 meetings

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Frequently asked questions

How tall is Sorana Cirstea?

Sorana Cirstea is 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall.

When was Sorana Cirstea born?

Sorana Cirstea was born on 7 April 1990 (36 years old).

Where is Sorana Cirstea from?

Sorana Cirstea is from Romania, born in Bucharest on 7 April 1990.

Is Sorana Cirstea right or left-handed?

Sorana Cirstea plays right-handed.

How good is Sorana Cirstea on clay?

Sorana Cirstea's clay-court record stands at 131-106, a 55% win rate.

How good is Sorana Cirstea on hard?

Sorana Cirstea has won 53% of hard-court matches (281-247).

How good is Sorana Cirstea on grass?

On grass, Sorana Cirstea has compiled a 38-43 record (47% wins).