Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March 2009.
Cîrstea started her 2022 season at the first edition of the Melbourne Summer Set 2. Seeded fifth, she lost in the second round to eventual champion Amanda Anisimova. Seeded ninth at the Adelaide International 2, she was defeated in the first round by Anhelina Kalinina. Ranked 38 at the Australian Open, she beat 20th seed, Petra Kvitová, for the second straight year in the first round.
What languages can Sorana Cîrstea speak?
Sorana Cîrstea speaks Romanian language. This language belongs to the Balkan-Romance group, which descends from Vulgar Latin and dates back to the 5th century AD. Over the centuries, the language borrowed vocabulary from Slavic languages, Hungarian, Turkic, French, and Italian.
Cîrstea was born to Mihai and Liliana in Bucharest,. She resides in Târgoviște, her parents’ hometown. She has a younger brother, Mihnea. Cîrstea was introduced to tennis at the age of four by her mother. Sorana’s father owns an ice cream factory in Târgoviște. She has cited Steffi Graf and Roger Federer as her idols.
