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Makes winning start in Linz Cirstea won 6-3, 6-3 over Sinja Kraus in the first round of Linz on Tuesday.

Impact Coming off a fourth round showing in Miami, Cirstea continued her stellar season as she cruised past the No. 119-ranked wildcard in straight sets after one hour and 28 minutes on court. The 36-year-old Romanian comes into the week ranked No. 29 in the world, not far off her previous career-high ranking of No. 21. Cirstea will play No. 103-ranked Dalma Galfi (1-0 H2H) in the second round.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Coco Gauff credited social media coaching tip in Miami Open win over Sorana Cirstea Coco Gauff entered the 2026 Miami Open with the same childhood dream of winning her hometown tennis tournament but with lighter expectations...

MARCH 24 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Line to line, then up and over: Coco Gauff weaves her web in Miami Coco Gauff ended a marvellous line-to-line exchange with a niftily reflexed lob volley over Sorana Cirstea's head in the Miami Open fourth r...

MARCH 23 • WTATENNIS.COM

Gauff ousts Cirstea to reach first Miami Open quarterfinal Coco Gauff advanced to her first-ever Miami Open quarterfinal, defeating Sorana Cirstea in three sets. She awaits the winner of Belinda Benc...

MARCH 23 • WTATENNIS.COM

Sorana Cirstea's profile: Who is the tennis player? Age, family, ranking, net worth and more Sorana Cirstea continues to make her mark on the WTA Tour, but her story goes far beyond results—spanning years of consistency, personal mil...

MARCH 23 • BOLAVIP.COM

Cruises to R4 in Miami Cirstea defeated Elise Mertens in the round of 32 of the Miami Open with a score of 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.

Impact Cirstea converted four break points in 11 attempts, three more than her opponent. She won 62 points in total, 10 more than Mertens. Next up for Cirstea will be America's Coco Gauff.

MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE

Advances in Miami Cirstea defeated Linda Noskova in the round of 64 of the Miami Open with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 on Friday.

Impact Cirstea won 59.3 percent service points in the match. In comparison, her opponent won 55.1 percent points while serving. Cirstea converted five break points in 16 attempts, one more than Noskova. Next up for Cirstea will be Belgium's Elise Mertens.

MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE

Prevails in Miami first round Cirstea won 6-3, 6-4 over Shuai Zhang in the first round of Miami on Tuesday.

Impact Coming off a third round showing in Indian Wells, continued showing good form as she topped her No. 61-ranked opponent in straight sets after one hour and 10 minutes on court. The No. 35-ranked Romanian fired 14 aces and won 59% of service points in the match. Cirstea will play No. 14 seed Linda Noskova (1-2 H2H) next.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

Books R3 berth in Indian Wells Cirstea defeated Diana Shnaider in the round of 64 of the Paribas Open with a score of 6-2, 7-6 on Friday.

Impact Cirstea produced five aces in the match. In comparison, her opponent did not produce a single ace. Cirstea converted two break points in eight attempts as well. Next up for her will be the Czech Republic's Linda Noskova.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

Wins three-setter in Indian Wells Cirstea won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 over Tatjana Maria in the first round of Indian Wells on Wednesday.

Impact Coming off a recent third round showing in Dubai, Cirstea continued her good start to the year as she defeated the No. 59-ranked German in three sets after one hour and 59 minutes on court. The 35-year-old Romanian comes into this week ranked No. 38 in the world, just outside the range of being seeded at this WTA 1000 event. Cirstea will play No. 21 seed Diana Shnaider (1-0 H2H) in the second round.

MARCH 4 • ROTOWIRE

Rolls on in Dubai Cirstea defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the round of 64 of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a score of 6-3, 7-6 on Monday.

Impact Cirstea produced five aces in the match. In comparison, her opponent did not produce a single ace. Cirstea converted four break points in five attempts as well, one more than Sasnovich. Next up for her will be the Czech Republic's Linda Noskova.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Noskova vs. Cirstea Prediction at the WTA Dubai, UAE – Tuesday, February 17 In the WTA Dubai, UAE Round of 32 on Tuesday, we have a matchup of No. 32-ranked Sorana Cirstea versus No. 14 Linda Noskova.Cirstea is the f...

FEBRUARY 16 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Week in Review: Bejlek's breakthrough, Cirstea's 'pinch me' moment and more Sara Bejlek had the week of her career, winning Abu Dhabi for her first career title. Sorana Cirstea prevailed at home, Katie Boulter added...

FEBRUARY 9 • WTATENNIS.COM

'Someone please pinch me': Cirstea overwhelms Raducanu to win Cluj-Napoca Playing in front of a partisan crowd, Sorana Cirstea dominated from the open game and ultimately closed out the Transylvania Open final in 6...

FEBRUARY 9 • WTATENNIS.COM

Wins fourth title in Cluj-Napoca Cirstea won 6-0, 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in the final of Cluj-Napoca on Saturday.

Impact Cirstea capped off a dominant week at this WTA 250 event in which she didn't drop a single set as she ousted the No. 30-ranked Brit across one hour and four minutes to capture the fourth title of her career. The 35-year-old Romanian has now won titles in each of the last two seasons after she previously hadn't won a title since 2021. Cirstea is off to an 8-2 start to the 2026 season.

FEBRUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Cruises to Cluj-Napoca final Cirstea won 6-0, 6-3 over Daria Snigur in the semifinals of Cluj-Napoca on Friday.

Impact Cirstea advanced to the eighth final of her career as she hammered the No. 144-ranked Ukrainian in straight sets after just 57 minutes on court. The No. 36-ranked Romanian is 3-4 in finals in her career, with her last title coming in 2025. Cirstea will play No. 1 seed Emma Raducanu (0-1 H2H) in the final.

FEBRUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Emma Raducanu vs Sorana Cirstea preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and betting tips | Transylvania Open 2026 Final Fixture: (1) Emma Raducanu vs Sorana Cirstea

FEBRUARY 6 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Makes Cluj-Napoca semifinals Cirstea won 7-5, 6-4 over Anastasia Potapova in the quarterfinals of Cluj-Napoca on Thursday.

Impact Cirstea notched her third straight-set victory this week as she moved past the No. 58-ranked Russian to reach the semifinals after two hours and one minute on court. The 35-year-old Romanian racked up 21 break point chances in the win and won 47% of return points overall. Cirstea will play No. 144-ranked Daria Snigur in the semifinals.

FEBRUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Cruises to QF in Cluj-Napoca Cirstea defeated Tamara Zidansek in the round of 16 of the Transylvania Open with a score of 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday.

Impact Cirstea converted five break points in six attempts. In comparison, her opponent did not win a single break point. Cirstea won 51 points in total, 31 more than Zidansek. Next up for Cirstea will be Austria's Anastasia Potapova.

FEBRUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Backspin alert! Tamara Zidansek's volley lands back on her side of the net Tamara Zidansek loaded her volley with so much backspin that it bounced back to her side of the net in this exchange against Sorana Cirstea...

FEBRUARY 4 • WTATENNIS.COM

Rolls into R2 in Cluj-Napoca Cirstea defeated Kamilla Rakhimova in the round of 32 of the Transylvania Open with a score of 6-4, 6-4 on Monday.

Impact Cirstea produced 14 aces in the match, 12 more than her opponent. She committed one double fault, four fewer than Rakhimova. Cirstea converted five break points as well, two more than Rakhimova. Next up for her will be Slovakia's Tamara Zidansek.

FEBRUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Hot shots: Two brilliant hustles by Kamilla Rakhimova in Cluj-Napoca Kamilla Rakhimova sped all around the court to steal these two points from Sorana Cirstea in the Transylvania Open first round.

FEBRUARY 3 • WTATENNIS.COM

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Australian Open before third round because of injury

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open before her third-round match against Maddison Inglis

JANUARY 24 • Associated Press

"That's not right" - Martina Navratilova criticizes Naomi Osaka's inappropriate 'come-ons' during controversial Cirstea match at Australian Open Martina Navratilova was critical of Naomi Osaka after the Japanese's on-court behavior irked her Australian Open second-round opponent Sorana Cirstea.

JANUARY 23 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Naomi Osaka apologizes to Sorana Cirstea after on-court interview Naomi Osaka issues apology after saying she was disrespectful to Sorana Cirstea at Australian Open during her on-court post-match interview.

JANUARY 22 • USATODAY.COM

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