Sorana Cirstea

    • AKA: Sorana Mihaela Cirstea
    • Born: April 7, 1990
    • Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
    • Resides: Targoviste, Romania
    • Introduced to tennis at the age of 4
    • Turned Pro: 2006
    • Plays right-handed with a double handed backhand
    • Highest ranking: No. 68 (June 16, 2008)
    • Coached by ALina Tecsor
    • Admires Steffi Graf
    • Height: 5' 9"
    • Weight: 130 pounds
    • Coached by Alina Tecsor

  • Sorana Cirstea is a female Romanian professional tennis player. Cirstea has four ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and eight doubles titles.

    41st-ranked Cirstea upset the fifth-ranked Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round of the 2009 French Open. Jankovic, a three-year semi-finalist of the tournament, was upset by the teenage 3-6 6-0 9-7. Cirstea will be scheduled to play either Samantha Stosur or Virginie Razzano.Reuters: Jankovic toppled by Romanian teenager Cirstea (June 1, 2009)

  • Career Highlights

    Sorana Cirstea was introduced to tennis at the age of four by her mother and father. By the age of fourteen, Cirstea played on her first ITF Circuit, wining two doubles titles. The following year she won her first singles title with the ITF, and by 2007 with excellent weeks in Budapest and Bali, moved from a rank of 325 to a rank of 169. Debuting at the Australian Open in January of 2008 and continuous tour play has moved Cirstea steadily up the ranks.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Sorana Cirstea

About this page

  • Page Views
    0
What is this?
No one is currently managing this page.
What is this?
This page currently has no vertical manager.

Featured Pages

Contact Mahalo | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Advertisers | RSS for this page | CC License 2.0
©2007-2009 Mahalo.com Incorporated.
Powered By EdgeCast