Sorana Cîrstea biography: 13 things about tennis player born in Bucharest, Romania

Sorana Cîrstea is a Romanian professional tennis player based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, Romania. She was born in Bucharest, Romania to Mihai Cîrstea and Liliana Cîrstea.

Both Mihai and Liliana are from Târgoviște. He owns an ice cream factory in the city.

Sorana is right-handed. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Her full name is Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea.
2. Among her tennis idols are Roger Federer and Stefi Graff.
3. She has a younger brother named Mihnea Cîrstea.
4. She is 5’9″ tall.
5. As a tennis player, she turned professional in 2006.
6. Between 2006 to 2016, Adidas sponsored her for apparel and footwear.
7. In October 2008, she won the 2008 Tashkent Open singles, which was her first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title.
8. In 2014, she used Wilson racquets.
9. She used the Babolat Pure Strike racquet in 2015 and the Babolat Pure Aero racquet between 2016 and 2019.
10. In 2016, New Balance started sponsoring her.
11. In 2019, she started using the Yonex EZONE 100 racquet.
12. In 2022, Thomas Johansson started coaching her.
13. On May 7, 2023, she became the singles champion of the Catalonia Open‘s inaugural edition.

TIMELINE

2008

• In August 2008, she represented Romania in the women’s singles in tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished in the first round after losing to Israel’s Shahar Pe’er.

2009

• In June 2009, she finished in the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open women’s singles after losing to Samantha Stosur.

2012

• In August 2012, she represented Romania in the women’s singles in tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in the first round after losing to Italy’s Flavia Pennetta.

2023

• On April 7, 2023, she turned 33.
• In September 2023, she finished in the quarterfinals of the 2023 U.S. Open women’s singles after losing to Karolína Muchová.