Background and career
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (Romanian pronunciation: [soˈrana ˈkɨrste̯a]; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in September 2026, becoming the oldest player to debut in the singles top 15 in the WTA rankings. Cîrstea’s best results are reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 and the 2026 French Opens and at the 2023 US Open. Her best doubles ranking is No. 35, achieved in 2009.
Cîrstea has won four WTA Tour singles and seven doubles titles. Outside of the majors, her best achievements include reaching a WTA 1000 final in singles at the 2013 Rogers Cup and winning the 2025 Madrid Open doubles title with Anna Kalinskaya. Cîrstea has reached the semifinals of a further three WTA 1000 events in singles. She has recorded 25 career wins over top-10 players over the course of her career.


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