Sorana Cirstea is a Romanian professional tennis player. She was introduced to tennis by her mother. In 2008, she won her first WTA title. In 2023, she defeated world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 level.
Sorana Cirstea Personal Life
Sorana Cirstea was born on 7th April 1990 in Bucharest, Romania to Mihai Cirstea, owner of an ice cream factory, and Liliana Cirstea. She has a younger brother named Mihnea.
When Sorana was 4 years old, her mother introduced her to tennis. She considers Steffi Graf and Roger Federer as her idols.
Sorana Cirstea Career
In 2006, she was ranked number 6 in the ITF Junior Circuit. In April 2007, she reached the final of the Budapest Grand Prix but lost to Gisela Dulko in the final. She played in the junior tournament of the 2007 French Open where she reached the doubles final with Alexa Glatch but lost to the third seed Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska.
In October 2008, she won her first WTA title in Tashkent by defeating the fourth seed and world No. 64, Sabine Lisicki. At the end of 2008, she was No. 36 in the WTA singles rankings and the No. 1 Romanian. In 2009, in the inaugural Andalucia Tennis Experience, she reached the semifinals but lost to Carla Suárez Navarro. At the Barcelona Ladies Open, she reached the finals of the double’s tournament with Andreja Klepač.
In 2011, she won Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, a $100k tournament with a lot of top-100 players. In France, she won a $50k tournament featuring the top 100 players. At the beginning of 2012, she was ranked 60 in the world.
In October 2020, she won the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, an ITF tournament in Dubai. In 2023, she defeated world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 level.
Sorana Cirstea Stats
Singles
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Tournaments | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 5 | Career total: 285 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 6 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 8–6 | 25–17 | 21–24 | 13–23 | 13–16 | 30–27 | 32–26 | 12–21 | 1–4 | 10–12 | 27–22 | 14–21 | 18–15 | 4–8 | 24–18 | 18–18 | 6–6 | 2 / 286 | 276–285 | 49% |
| Year-end ranking | 348 | 106 | 37 | 46 | 95 | 60 | 27 | 22 | 93 | 244 | 81 | 37 | 86 | 72 | 86 | 38 | 38 | $6,908,058 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Tournaments | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 102 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 10 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 15–7 | 19–19 | 9–11 | 12–11 | 4–12 | 1–7 | 5–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 8–9 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5 / 102 | 86–96 | 47% |
| Year-end ranking | 292 | 200 | 46 | 50 | 87 | 69 | 226 | 316 | 136 | 472 | – | 254 | 95 | 144 | 207 | – | 532 | |||
Sorana Cirstea Relationship
Sorana is currently single and not dating anyone but in the past, she was dating Santiago Giraldo. The couple began dating in 2014 but because things went south, the couple eventually decided to part ways in 2017 after three years of dating.
Sorana Cirstea Net Worth
Sorana has a net worth of $8 million. She earns via playing tennis, sponsorships, and brand endorsement.
Sorana Cirstea Education
There is no information present publicly on the internet so we cannot give any data about her educational qualifications.
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Sorana Cirstea Physical Stats
| Height | 1.76 m or 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 130 lbs or 60 kg |
| Body Measurement | 31-24-33 |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Black |
Sorana Cirstea Wiki/Bio
| Name | Sorana Cirstea |
| Full Name | Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea |
| Date of Birth | 7 April 1990 |
| Age | 32 |
| Birthplace | Bucharest, Romania |
| Current Residence | Târgoviște, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Coach | Thomas Johansson |
| Profession | tennis player |
| Parents | Mihai Cirstea
Liliana Cirstea |
| Sibling | Mihnea |
| Spouse | N/A |
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