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

Sorana Cirstea vs Maria Sakkari H2H: 3-1

Sorana Cirstea holds a 3–1 lead over Maria Sakkari in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Sorana Cirstea leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open second round 6-2 6-1.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Maria Sakkari
Greece Age 31 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #26 6-2 6-1 Maria Sakkari #9 Match data Feb 9, 2024* R16 Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard
Maria Sakkari #8 2-6 6-3 7-5 Sorana Cirstea #31 Match data Aug 17, 2023* R32 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #38 6-2 6-3 Maria Sakkari #60 Match data Feb 14, 2018* R64 Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #66 6-4 6-2 Maria Sakkari #96 Match data Apr 28, 2017* R16 Istanbul International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Maria Sakkari #35 #3 5,085 2,034 266 211 55.8% 0 1 0 0 1 2

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 Maria Sakkari
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 — — — — — — —
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2015 0–1 0.0% #169 1,479 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2016 5–12 29.4% #98 1,497 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2017 18–17 51.4% #53 1,681 0 0
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2018 22–24 47.8% #41 1,682 0 0
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2019 29–22 56.9% #23 1,801 0 1
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2020 20–11 64.5% #22 1,884 0 1
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2021 38–20 65.5% #6 1,955 0 1
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2022 40–23 63.5% #6 1,919 0 1
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2023 35–24 59.3% #9 1,883 0 2
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2024 21–15 58.3% #32 1,838 0 2
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 2025 20–25 44.4% #52 1,782 0 2
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1 2026 18–17 51.4% #35 1,820 0 2
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 Maria Sakkari
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 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% 2016 2 9 11 18.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 9 7 16 56.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2019 11 13 24 45.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 18 9 27 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2021 28 15 43 65.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2022 25 14 39 64.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2023 26 17 43 60.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2024 10 7 17 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
29 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2025 11 16 27 40.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2026 13 9 22 59.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
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% — 168 134 302 55.6% 69 50 119 58.0% 29 27 56 51.8% — — — —

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 452/476 of Maria Sakkari'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 Maria Sakkari
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2016 17/17 2.2 1.9 70.8% 59.0% 39.3% 49.2% 38.2% 53.2% 43.5%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2017 34/35 2.0 2.3 66.5% 59.8% 45.7% 47.5% 48.3% 55.0% 43.1%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2018 45/46 2.5 3.8 58.6% 63.6% 47.3% 54.1% 49.5% 56.8% 42.6%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2019 51/51 4.0 4.1 58.3% 65.3% 47.4% 54.0% 48.7% 58.1% 44.7%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2020 31/31 4.6 3.9 60.8% 67.5% 50.3% 52.5% 44.3% 60.6% 43.3%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2021 51/58 4.3 3.8 56.7% 70.7% 47.6% 60.0% 45.4% 60.6% 44.7%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2022 63/63 4.1 3.7 58.5% 68.7% 49.4% 56.8% 43.5% 60.7% 43.4%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2023 59/59 3.7 3.3 59.6% 67.2% 48.5% 61.6% 44.4% 59.5% 43.0%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2024 32/36 3.3 3.4 59.1% 68.5% 46.1% 58.0% 46.4% 59.4% 42.9%
29 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% 2025 35/45 3.0 3.5 60.2% 63.2% 46.5% 50.3% 42.9% 56.3% 42.9%
30 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8% 2026 34/35 2.9 2.4 61.6% 64.1% 51.0% 52.1% 52.4% 58.6% 42.2%
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% — 452/477 3.5 3.4 60.1% 65.9% 47.7% 55.1% 46.0% 58.5% 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 Sorana Cirstea Maria Sakkari
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2015 1480 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.33
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 2016 1498 118.0 -1.88 -0.74 0.929 48.0% -42 +76 — 39.5% -0.84 2–7 (22%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.27
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 2017 1682 121.4 -0.82 -0.68 0.959 49.1% -31 -161 -2 50.0% -0.47 7–5 (58%) 6–2 (75%) 106.7 +0.44
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 2018 1683 137.5 +0.35 +0.12 0.988 50.0% -28 -6 -50 50.0% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 99.9 +0.34
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 2019 1802 145.4 +1.49 +2.58 1.067 51.3% -77 +60 -130 54.6% +0.29 10–9 (53%) 6–6 (50%) 103.4 -0.39
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 2020 1885 152.6 +2.80 +1.40 1.098 51.8% +7 -62 — 61.8% +0.51 7–7 (50%) 9–1 (90%) 106.7 +0.50
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2021 1955 163.4 +4.17 +3.15 1.135 52.3% +3 -36 — 64.3% +0.98 8–11 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 94.2 -1.76
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 2022 1919 155.0 +3.75 +1.73 1.104 51.9% +44 +18 -164 61.6% +0.74 12–12 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 93.6 +1.65
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 2023 1884 156.5 +2.61 +1.63 1.060 51.1% +44 +25 -123 55.9% +0.47 12–8 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.82
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 2024 1839 149.7 +2.38 +0.63 1.058 51.4% +92 +66 -85 58.4% +0.87 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 97.5 +2.20
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 2025 1782 142.5 +0.02 -0.02 0.982 49.5% +21 +84 -66 44.4% -0.39 5–5 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 99.1 -1.36
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 2026 1820 146.8 +1.96 +0.37 1.021 50.5% +44 +1 -112 50.6% +0.12 6–5 (55%) 4–6 (40%) 98.2 +0.37
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% +25 -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 — 2034 152.6 +1.91 +1.20 1.046 50.9% +11 +8 -103 55.0% +0.30 77–82 (48%) 59–56 (51%) 99.5 +0.60

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.