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

Sorana Cirstea vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-1

Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Sorana Cirstea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Sydney International round of 32 6-2 6-1.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #3 6-2 6-1 Sorana Cirstea #36 Match data Jan 15, 2009* R32 Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11

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 Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,484 0 0 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,558 0 0 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,746 0 1 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 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 Dinara Safina
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2%

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 298/448 of Dinara Safina'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 Dinara Safina
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% 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6%

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 Dinara Safina
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 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
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 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -103 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) 92.7 -1.56
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 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 — 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.6 -1.30
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 2005 1832 141.9 +1.43 -1.83 0.937 48.6% -7 -51 -239 62.5% +0.70 10–8 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 104.7 -1.43
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 2006 1870 153.3 +1.50 +3.28 1.104 52.3% -58 +92 -143 64.8% +1.15 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 105.4 +0.58
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 2007 1864 144.9 +1.88 +1.34 1.047 51.3% -40 +145 -92 59.1% +0.55 10–6 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 104.1 +2.70
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 2008 2033 163.1 +5.48 +4.99 1.212 54.2% -37 +68 -221 68.8% +1.40 15–7 (68%) 14–7 (67%) 108.7 -1.19
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 2009 1956 156.1 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% -64 +244 -32 71.6% +1.59 16–6 (73%) 7–9 (44%) 98.7 -0.83
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 2010 1799 141.8 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +10 +257 — 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -1.09
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) 99.3 -2.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2127 154.7 +2.67 +3.16 1.108 52.3% -34 +109 -137 62.6% +0.88 80–56 (59%) 60–46 (57%) 104.2 -1.42

Career Rivalries

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