H2H data updated: 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC

Elena Rybakina vs Sorana Cirstea H2H: 2-1

Elena Rybakina holds a 2–1 lead over Sorana Cirstea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Elena Rybakina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2023 US Open third round 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4.

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Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #30 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 Elena Rybakina #4 Match data Sep 3, 2023* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Rybakina #18 6-0 6-3 Sorana Cirstea #84 Match data Sep 29, 2020* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Rybakina #17 3-6 6-3 6-1 Sorana Cirstea #72 Match data Feb 25, 2020* R64 Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena Rybakina #1 #1 9,901 2,249 320 131 71.0% 3 2 1 7 2 15
Sorana Cirstea #16 #15 2,535 2,024 375 353 51.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Elena Rybakina Sorana Cirstea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,484 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,558 0 0
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,747 0 1
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,684 0 1
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,706 0 1
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,172 1 11 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1
27 2026 54–15 78.3% #1 2,183 3 15 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 2019 18–15 54.5% #74 1,632 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,656 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,745 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,753 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,868 0 3
36 — — — — — — — 2026 36–18 66.7% #16 1,917 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Elena Rybakina Sorana Cirstea
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
18 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2026 41 9 50 82.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 11 12 23 47.8% 12 3 15 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 21 11 32 65.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
Career — 215 89 304 70.7% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% — — — — — 228 211 439 51.9% 115 100 215 53.5% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 413/452 of Elena Rybakina's and 666/729 of Sorana Cirstea's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Elena Rybakina Sorana Cirstea
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 6/14 1.3 4.8 43.6% 62.9% 41.8% 58.2% 42.9% 50.9% 42.7%
18 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2%
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3%
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9%
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3%
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3%
23 2022 55/60 6.7 2.7 56.1% 73.3% 53.0% 56.1% 42.5% 64.2% 41.8% 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8%
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9%
27 2026 66/69 6.0 2.9 57.6% 74.8% 52.4% 60.6% 48.9% 65.2% 43.0% 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 33/33 2.2 2.5 60.7% 63.1% 46.9% 51.9% 46.8% 56.7% 45.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 42/43 2.0 2.3 62.3% 64.1% 48.7% 49.7% 48.6% 58.2% 44.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 42/42 2.3 2.8 61.1% 63.2% 48.2% 51.4% 53.5% 57.1% 44.3%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 28/28 3.5 2.0 61.9% 62.1% 44.7% 52.4% 38.4% 55.6% 42.4%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 35/46 3.9 2.3 58.1% 68.3% 50.1% 50.6% 51.6% 60.7% 45.4%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 48/56 4.1 2.3 60.2% 68.3% 49.4% 53.8% 48.7% 60.5% 45.8%
Career — 413/452 6.3 3.0 58.1% 73.4% 50.6% 59.5% 46.7% 63.8% 43.5% — 666/730 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.2% 48.1% 56.0% 43.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Elena Rybakina Sorana Cirstea
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1485 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.08
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1559 110.2 -2.17 -1.15 0.870 47.0% -24 +36 — 48.6% -0.51 6–1 (86%) 3–1 (75%) 108.4 +0.19
18 2017 1541 106.5 +0.44 -1.64 0.683 44.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.10 2008 1747 118.8 -1.30 -2.34 0.883 47.5% -44 -123 -113 52.1% -0.26 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.4 -0.23
19 2018 1568 116.3 -1.53 +1.92 0.978 49.8% +44 — — 54.5% +0.27 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.11 2009 1692 126.3 -0.45 -1.30 0.932 48.6% -59 +12 -22 45.5% -0.49 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 103.2 -0.35
20 2019 1757 131.6 +3.24 +1.67 1.179 53.3% -47 -58 -31 65.3% +1.17 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 +1.33 2010 1574 113.6 -3.49 -2.02 0.837 46.2% +11 +39 +75 36.3% -1.09 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 -0.30
21 2020 1875 147.1 +4.32 +0.59 1.145 52.7% -14 -105 — 68.5% +1.08 9–5 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 104.6 +0.37 2011 1601 118.3 -2.47 -0.83 0.941 48.7% +1 +22 +5 47.8% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.3 +0.04
22 2021 1866 151.0 +5.80 +0.56 1.165 53.1% -24 -46 -11 61.7% +0.85 6–10 (38%) 6–13 (32%) 88.7 +0.11 2012 1684 132.5 +0.53 -0.83 0.951 49.1% -3 +7 -81 51.1% -0.17 11–12 (48%) 8–7 (53%) 99.8 -1.71
23 2022 1905 152.2 +6.27 -0.63 1.167 52.5% -5 -89 +122 63.1% +0.92 10–10 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.7 +1.31 2013 1706 135.7 -0.27 +0.48 0.981 49.7% +29 -15 -113 51.2% +0.02 13–4 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 110.2 +2.12
24 2023 2026 167.3 +7.04 +2.34 1.210 53.8% +35 -91 +26 71.1% +1.28 11–9 (55%) 15–5 (75%) 103.3 -1.22 2014 1590 119.4 -1.32 -1.34 0.911 48.0% +28 +55 — 41.0% -0.56 4–8 (33%) 1–7 (13%) 91.5 +1.31
25 2024 2071 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% +35 +5 +84 71.2% +1.52 14–6 (70%) 6–9 (40%) 100.8 +0.07 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39
26 2025 2172 166.7 +8.25 +1.21 1.267 54.3% +51 -83 -31 69.1% +1.47 15–10 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 101.1 +0.90 2016 1611 126.0 -0.59 +0.85 0.991 49.9% -41 +60 +65 48.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — -0.52
27 2026 2183 173.7 +7.86 +1.72 1.235 53.8% +133 -72 -141 73.0% +1.53 17–7 (71%) 7–6 (54%) 103.2 -1.92 2017 1716 132.6 +0.64 +0.86 1.029 50.7% -70 +16 -7 55.1% +0.24 6–4 (60%) 9–1 (90%) 109.2 -0.62
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1613 124.0 -2.37 -0.01 0.917 48.2% -11 +75 +59 41.8% -0.68 6–7 (46%) 3–2 (60%) 98.8 -0.04
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1632 121.5 -0.44 +0.89 1.040 50.8% +9 +7 — 52.4% +0.37 10–8 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 98.9 +1.88
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1656 127.1 -1.60 -0.28 0.877 47.8% +23 — — 39.3% -0.96 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.12
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1746 137.7 +1.71 +1.43 1.060 51.2% -46 +56 -94 54.3% +0.23 6–4 (60%) 6–3 (67%) 107.5 -0.15
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1693 141.4 +0.14 +1.66 1.032 50.7% +59 +10 -5 53.1% +0.35 7–7 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.0 +0.93
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1826 151.2 +1.66 +1.58 1.025 50.8% +38 -101 -103 51.4% +0.12 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 103.7 -2.05
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1753 140.2 -0.21 +0.26 0.955 49.0% +129 -55 -110 44.6% -0.46 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 97.1 -0.13
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1869 152.0 +2.88 +1.63 1.157 52.9% +59 -151 — 56.9% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 5–5 (50%) 103.1 -1.22
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1918 160.4 +3.51 +2.99 1.161 52.9% +16 +3 -273 66.1% +1.25 7–8 (47%) 11–7 (61%) 101.0 -0.77
Career — 2250 164.7 +6.38 +1.42 1.203 53.5% +32 -66 +14 67.9% +1.23 90–61 (60%) 76–63 (55%) 103.8 +0.21 — 2024 140.1 +0.05 +0.31 0.986 49.8% +10 +1 -61 50.4% -0.04 130–111 (54%) 87–75 (54%) 109.0 -0.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.