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

Sorana Cirstea vs Sabine Lisicki H2H: 3-0

Sorana Cirstea holds a 3–0 lead over Sabine Lisicki in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sorana Cirstea leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2012 US Open round of 128 4-6 6-2 6-2.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Sabine Lisicki
Germany Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #38 4-6 6-2 6-2 Sabine Lisicki #23 Match data Aug 29, 2012* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Sorana Cirstea #28 6-3 1-0 (ret.) Sabine Lisicki #22 Match data Aug 7, 2009* R16 Los Angeles Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #46 2-6 6-4 7-6(4) Sabine Lisicki #64 Match data Oct 5, 2008* F Tashkent Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Sabine Lisicki #502 #12 3,251 1,921 211 176 54.5% 0 0 0 1 3 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 Sorana Cirstea Sabine Lisicki
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,484 0 0 2006 0–1 0.0% #444 1,489 0 0
17 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,558 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #198 1,475 0 0
18 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,746 0 1 2008 16–18 47.1% #57 1,608 0 0
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2009 29–17 63.0% #22 1,794 0 1
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2010 4–9 30.8% #175 1,659 0 1
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2011 35–13 72.9% #15 1,878 0 3
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2012 17–19 47.2% #37 1,720 0 3
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2013 34–19 64.2% #15 1,844 0 3
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2014 27–21 56.2% #26 1,818 0 4
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2015 22–19 53.7% #32 1,795 0 4
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2016 15–21 41.7% #93 1,639 0 4
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2017 5–5 50.0% #220 1,633 0 4
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2018 5–4 55.6% #199 1,547 0 4
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 2019 0–4 0.0% #562 1,478 0 4
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 2022 2–2 50.0% #342 1,574 0 4
33 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2 2023 0–3 0.0% #311 1,568 0 4
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 Sabine Lisicki
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2007 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 14 13 27 51.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 15 11 26 57.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
20 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 19 9 28 67.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2012 9 12 21 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2013 18 11 29 62.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2015 13 12 25 52.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2016 9 13 22 40.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2017 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2018 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 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% — — — — 2022 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
33 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2023 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 128 113 241 53.1% 38 43 81 46.9% 45 20 65 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 346/387 of Sabine Lisicki'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 Sabine Lisicki
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/1 3.0 8.0 49.4% 65.8% 35.9% 45.5% 33.3% 50.6% 42.0%
17 2007 6/14 1.3 4.8 43.6% 62.9% 41.8% 58.2% 42.9% 50.9% 42.7% 2007 1/1 2.0 4.0 49.0% 48.0% 46.2% 50.0% 0.0% 47.1% 30.4%
18 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2% 2008 27/34 4.6 7.2 56.7% 68.5% 38.4% 52.4% 54.9% 55.4% 46.0%
19 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3% 2009 41/46 4.9 6.3 54.0% 70.6% 44.5% 47.2% 52.2% 58.6% 44.7%
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2010 13/13 4.5 5.5 52.1% 66.4% 47.9% 56.4% 41.1% 57.5% 44.1%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2011 44/48 5.4 4.0 54.1% 74.3% 49.2% 62.2% 50.3% 62.9% 47.5%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2012 29/36 4.6 5.3 56.4% 65.4% 43.5% 48.7% 49.9% 55.8% 42.5%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2013 51/53 5.7 3.7 55.8% 71.5% 47.1% 57.6% 46.8% 60.6% 44.9%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2014 44/48 5.3 6.0 56.2% 66.5% 42.2% 53.2% 52.3% 55.9% 44.9%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2015 38/41 6.1 5.5 61.7% 68.6% 49.6% 51.9% 45.5% 61.2% 41.8%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2016 30/36 4.1 5.1 56.7% 65.7% 45.0% 54.8% 50.2% 57.0% 42.3%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2017 7/10 5.0 5.3 57.0% 65.3% 43.1% 49.3% 44.1% 55.9% 38.7%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2018 9/9 4.7 6.8 53.8% 66.4% 38.0% 51.6% 47.3% 53.6% 44.3%
29 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% 2019 4/4 7.0 5.0 50.7% 68.5% 43.6% 35.5% 31.3% 56.1% 34.9%
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% 2022 4/4 6.0 6.0 55.5% 72.1% 44.7% 61.8% 20.8% 59.9% 37.8%
33 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9% 2023 3/3 9.0 7.3 50.8% 69.6% 47.4% 64.9% 17.8% 57.6% 34.6%
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% — 346/387 5.2 5.3 56.0% 69.0% 45.2% 53.8% 48.5% 58.5% 44.0%

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 Sabine Lisicki
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 2006 1490 97.8 -4.35 +1.90 0.851 46.2% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — 0.00
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 2007 1475 92.7 -4.39 -4.73 0.575 39.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17
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 2008 1609 133.9 +0.46 +1.65 1.031 50.7% +18 -91 — 48.8% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 99.3 -0.68
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 2009 1795 142.8 +2.82 +1.50 1.080 51.5% -77 -94 -115 67.0% +1.00 5–9 (36%) 8–5 (62%) 101.1 -1.35
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 2010 1660 119.1 +0.56 +0.05 1.039 50.7% -50 — — 39.1% -0.35 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +1.00
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 2011 1878 150.7 +6.12 +3.41 1.281 54.9% -103 -151 +55 71.6% +1.55 5–4 (56%) 7–2 (78%) 107.1 -1.88
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 2012 1720 130.9 +0.96 +0.55 0.960 49.3% -29 -44 +213 50.0% -0.14 9–9 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.1 -0.58
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 2013 1844 146.6 +4.46 +1.57 1.140 52.5% -62 -114 +222 64.1% +1.09 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 102.7 -1.08
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 2014 1818 138.6 +0.60 +1.87 1.017 50.4% -31 -117 +227 56.5% +0.41 13–7 (65%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -0.86
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2015 1795 140.5 +2.78 +0.69 1.077 51.3% +8 -130 +203 55.2% +0.35 5–11 (31%) 9–9 (50%) 94.4 -0.18
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 2016 1640 122.1 +0.47 -0.96 0.982 49.4% +15 -29 +307 46.3% -0.07 1–8 (11%) 1–7 (13%) 85.1 +0.16
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 2017 1634 104.3 -1.13 -0.41 0.878 47.6% +5 — +286 50.0% -0.55 1–3 (25%) 5–1 (83%) 101.0 +0.09
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 2018 1547 109.2 -1.76 -0.60 0.954 48.7% +1 — — 47.6% -0.28 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +0.66
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 2019 1478 99.2 +1.15 -1.10 0.795 44.9% — +20 — 11.1% -2.22 0–1 — — -0.75
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 2020 1519 101.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2022 1575 103.5 -0.52 -1.10 0.944 48.2% — — +332 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 — +0.47
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 2023 1569 105.0 -1.38 +0.08 0.816 46.0% — — — 14.3% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -0.05
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 -1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 -0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 -0.17 — 1922 140.4 +2.23 +1.19 1.059 51.1% -33 -94 +169 55.9% +0.44 57–72 (44%) 48–43 (53%) 98.5 -1.28

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.