H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Sorana Cirstea vs Anna-Lena Groenefeld H2H: 1-1

Sorana Cirstea and Anna-Lena Groenefeld are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Anna-Lena Groenefeld won the 2009 Korea Open first round 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
GER Age 41 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #77 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 Sorana Cirstea #29 Match data Sep 24, 2009* R32 Korea Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #24 6-3 6-2 Anna-Lena Groenefeld #50 Match data Aug 13, 2009* R32 Cincinnati 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
Sorana Cirstea #17 #17 2,535 2,023 375 350 51.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #1,012 #14 1,365 1,856 109 130 45.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Sorana Cirstea Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,746 0 1 2003 3–6 33.3% #118 1,515 0 0
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2004 7–15 31.8% #68 1,478 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2005 36–26 58.1% #21 1,790 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2006 30–26 53.6% #19 1,656 0 1
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2007 4–14 22.2% #204 1,527 0 1
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2008 7–7 50.0% #76 1,597 0 1
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2009 18–23 43.9% #65 1,655 0 1
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2010 4–11 26.7% #166 1,563 0 1
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2011 0–2 0.0% #266 1,542 0 1
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,746 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 1,869 0 3 — — — — — — —
36 2026 35–15 70.0% #17 1,987 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 Sorana Cirstea Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 3 9 12 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 27 16 43 62.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 10 16 26 38.5% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2008 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 8 13 21 38.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2010 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 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% 8 7 15 53.3% 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 20 8 28 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 227 208 435 52.2% 116 100 216 53.7% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — 58 76 134 43.3% 46 39 85 54.1% 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 663/726 of Sorana Cirstea's and 140/230 of Anna-Lena Groenefeld'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 Sorana Cirstea Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3% 2004 3/22 2.3 3.3 58.5% 65.7% 58.7% 42.9% 40.3% 62.7% 48.0%
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2005 13/62 3.9 4.3 56.2% 70.4% 51.6% 58.5% 40.0% 62.2% 45.3%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2006 40/56 3.2 5.1 58.9% 65.4% 45.4% 57.8% 44.8% 57.3% 42.9%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2007 16/18 4.6 8.0 52.4% 67.4% 39.9% 52.8% 43.4% 54.0% 38.2%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2008 13/14 5.1 5.3 47.4% 75.3% 47.4% 51.1% 46.9% 61.2% 41.4%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2009 39/41 3.6 5.4 58.2% 64.9% 46.1% 54.3% 54.9% 56.5% 41.2%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2010 14/15 2.8 7.0 55.0% 63.7% 38.6% 47.6% 48.2% 52.7% 40.9%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2011 2/2 1.5 4.0 52.6% 62.6% 38.3% 55.8% 25.0% 51.3% 27.9%
27 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 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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 44/52 4.3 2.1 60.5% 68.3% 50.0% 54.7% 48.8% 60.8% 45.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 663/727 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.3% 48.2% 56.0% 43.4% — 140/239 3.6 5.6 56.1% 66.7% 45.2% 54.3% 47.1% 57.1% 41.7%

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 Sorana Cirstea Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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 110.3 -2.17 -1.15 0.870 47.0% -23 +35 — 48.6% -0.51 6–1 (86%) 3–1 (75%) 108.4 +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 1747 118.7 -1.30 -2.34 0.883 47.5% -43 -123 -113 52.1% -0.26 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.4 -0.22 2003 1516 115.9 — — — — +21 +1 — 38.1% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.25
19 2009 1692 126.4 -0.45 -1.30 0.932 48.6% -58 +12 -23 45.5% -0.49 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 103.2 -0.37 2004 1478 112.5 +1.14 +0.30 1.285 54.6% +4 +58 — 34.1% -0.61 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
20 2010 1574 113.5 -3.49 -2.02 0.837 46.2% +11 +38 +74 36.3% -1.09 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 -0.31 2005 1790 139.1 +3.94 +1.05 1.197 53.3% -4 -165 -292 57.8% +0.52 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 105.9 +1.73
21 2011 1600 118.3 -2.47 -0.83 0.941 48.7% +2 +23 +5 47.8% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.3 +0.04 2006 1656 132.8 +1.54 -0.91 1.005 50.2% -69 +191 -102 52.7% +0.15 10–9 (53%) 6–7 (46%) 98.7 +2.20
22 2012 1684 132.4 +0.53 -0.83 0.951 49.1% -3 +6 -81 51.1% -0.17 11–12 (48%) 8–7 (53%) 99.8 -1.71 2007 1528 109.8 -1.58 -3.51 0.830 46.3% +7 +219 — 25.6% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 95.2 +0.69
23 2013 1706 135.7 -0.27 +0.48 0.981 49.7% +29 -15 -114 51.2% +0.02 13–4 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 110.2 +2.12 2008 1597 128.6 +2.89 -1.21 1.066 50.8% -17 +136 — 51.7% +0.03 0–1 — — -1.01
24 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 2009 1655 128.8 +0.58 -2.14 0.947 48.9% -56 +88 — 46.3% -0.34 5–12 (29%) 4–6 (40%) 92.8 -1.96
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2010 1563 104.5 -2.32 -1.60 0.865 46.9% 0 +100 — 37.8% -1.51 1–6 (14%) 3–0 (100%) 97.3 -0.12
26 2016 1610 126.0 -0.59 +0.85 0.991 49.9% -41 +61 +66 48.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — -0.52 2011 1542 96.7 -0.53 -1.59 0.574 41.1% — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.26
27 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 -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1637 121.7 -0.44 +1.14 1.047 50.9% +4 +13 — 52.9% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–6 (25%) 98.8 +2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2020 1658 127.1 -1.60 -0.28 0.877 47.8% +21 — — 39.3% -0.96 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2021 1746 137.7 +1.71 +1.43 1.060 51.2% -47 +61 -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 +13 -6 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 -98 -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 -53 -110 44.6% -0.46 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 97.1 -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 1869 152.8 +2.88 +1.63 1.157 52.9% +59 -151 — 57.7% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 5–5 (50%) 103.1 -1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1988 161.2 +3.63 +3.13 1.167 53.1% +26 -62 -346 68.8% +1.33 7–7 (50%) 11–4 (73%) 105.7 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2024 140.1 +0.04 +0.32 0.986 49.8% +10 -3 -66 50.5% -0.03 131–110 (54%) 87–73 (54%) 110.1 -0.18 — 1857 131.7 +0.84 -1.45 0.971 49.4% -23 +88 -197 47.2% -0.19 27–37 (42%) 17–25 (40%) 92.3 +0.53

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.