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Sorana Cirstea

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Residence: Targoviste, Romania
DOB: April 7, 1990
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Height: 5' 9" (1.76 m)
Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2006)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Pennetta); reached QF at Hobart (l. to Kerber 60 36 75; led 5-2 third set w/2mp at 5-3)
2004 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning two doubles titles.

2005 - Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, falling 1r (l. to Kanepi); fell in qualifying once; won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Near-Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Budapest (l. to Dulko); first Romanian player to reach a WTA final since Dragomir Ilie in June 2000 ('s-Hertogenbosch); SF at Bali (l. to Hantuchova); reached 2r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Tashkent (d. Lisicki in final); SF at Luxembourg (l. to Dementieva); QF four times, at Acapulco (l. to Kanepi 62 46 76(6); held 2mp at 6-4 in tie-break), Fès, 's-Hertogenbosch and New Haven; reached 3r once and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. first Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open, Olympics) and in qualifying twice; made Top 100 debut on February 25 (rose from No.107 to No.100) and Top 50 debut on September 8 (after US Open; rose from No.53 to No.45); won first two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Second Top 50 season; SF twice, at Marbella (l. to Suárez Navarro) and Los Angeles (l. to Stosur); QF twice, at Estoril (l. to Wickmayer) and Roland Garros (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Stosur); reached 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and 2r three times (incl. Bastad - l. to Dulko 63 46 76(5); held 4mp - 3mp at 5-3 third set, 1mp at 5-4 third set); fell 1r 14 times (incl. Australian Open); set career-high of No.23 on August 17 (after Cincinnati).

2010 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Estoril (l. to Parra Santonja); QF twice, at Istanbul and Copenhagen; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open and Eastbourne - l. to Kuznetsova 46 76(6) 76(4); held mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying three times; won one WTA doubles title.

2011 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Tashkent and Linz; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying four times; won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2011 - ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA, ITF/Saint Malo-FRA, ITF/Limoges-FRA; 2008 - Tashkent; 2007 - ITF/Bucharest 6-ROU; 2006 - ITF/Albufeira-POR, ITF/Bucharest 2-ROU; 2005 - ITF/Porto Santo 6-POR.
Finalist (1): 2007 - Budapest.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2011 - Dallas (w/Brianti); 2010 - Estoril (w/Medina Garrigues); 2008 - Fès (w/Pavlyuchenkova), Luxembourg (w/Erakovic), ITF/Athens 2-GRE (w/Voskoboeva); 2007 - ITF/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-ESP (w/Gojnea), ITF/Bucharest 6-ROU (w/Szatmari); 2006 - ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU (w/Niculescu), ITF/Madrid 2-ESP (w/O'Brien); 2005 - ITF/Porto Santo 4-POR, ITF/Porto Santo 5-POR (both w/Orasanu); 2004 - ITF/Timisoara-ROU, ITF/Arad-ROU (both w/Niculescu).
Finalist (4): 2010 - Budapest (w/Medina Garrigues); 2009 - Barcelona (w/Klepac), Fès (w/Kirilenko); 2008 - New Haven (w/Niculescu).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008-09; Romanian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Alina Tecsor; trains with adidas Development Program ... Introduced to tennis at age 4 by mother, Liliana ... Father is Mihai; younger brother is Mihnea ... Full name is Sorana Mihaela Cirstea ... Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish and is studying French ... Likes all surfaces; favorite shot is forehand ... Enjoys playing all ball sports, going shopping, watching movies, reading, doing crosswords and looking after her two parrots ... Favorite cities are New York, and London ("big cities with lots to do") ... Self-described as ambitious, stubborn and happy ... Most admires Steffi Graf ... Goal is to reach Top 10.
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