H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 04:32 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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KAZ
Age 27
Right-Handed
184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
ROU
Age 36
Right-Handed
176 cm / 5'9"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2023* | US Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | Match data |
| Sep 29, 2020* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-0 6-3 | Sorana Cirstea | Match data |
| Feb 25, 2020* | Doha | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | Sorana Cirstea | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | #2 | #2 | 8,705 | 2,247 | 296 | 125 | 70.3% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Sorana Cirstea | #17 | #17 | 2,535 | 2,024 | 373 | 343 | 52.1% | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2006 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #353 | 1,485 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2007 | 8–6 | 57.1% | #108 | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #435 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 25–16 | 61.0% | #36 | 1,752 | 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 | 1,757 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 13–23 | 36.1% | #93 | 1,573 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2020 | 29–11 | 72.5% | #19 | 1,871 | 0 | 2 | 2011 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #60 | 1,600 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2021 | 28–20 | 58.3% | #14 | 1,858 | 0 | 2 | 2012 | 30–26 | 53.6% | #27 | 1,690 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2022 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #21 | 1,906 | 1 | 3 | 2013 | 33–26 | 55.9% | #22 | 1,710 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2023 | 46–17 | 73.0% | #4 | 2,017 | 1 | 5 | 2014 | 12–21 | 36.4% | #94 | 1,593 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2024 | 42–13 | 76.4% | #6 | 2,031 | 1 | 8 | 2015 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #242 | 1,540 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2025 | 53–18 | 74.6% | #5 | 2,168 | 1 | 11 | 2016 | 10–12 | 45.5% | #79 | 1,612 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2026 | 34–11 | 75.6% | #2 | 2,104 | 2 | 13 | 2017 | 28–20 | 58.3% | #37 | 1,727 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 13–20 | 39.4% | #84 | 1,621 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 21–16 | 56.8% | #74 | 1,650 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #71 | 1,663 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 25–18 | 58.1% | #39 | 1,755 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 22–20 | 52.4% | #45 | 1,693 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 24–21 | 53.3% | #26 | 1,826 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #69 | 1,754 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 28–18 | 60.9% | #43 | 1,870 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 30–11 | 73.2% | #17 | 1,985 | 0 | 4 |