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

Sorana Cirstea vs Samantha Stosur H2H: 1-4

Samantha Stosur holds a 4–1 lead over Sorana Cirstea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Samantha Stosur leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Samantha Stosur won the 2016 Prague Open first round 3-6 6-4 6-2.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main-draw meetings
Samantha Stosur
AUS Age 42 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Samantha Stosur #25 3-6 6-4 6-2 Sorana Cirstea #131 Match data Apr 27, 2016* R32 Prague Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Samantha Stosur #5 6-4 7-6(5) Sorana Cirstea #49 Match data Feb 16, 2012* R32 Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #59 7-6(2) 6-3 Samantha Stosur #5 Match data Jan 18, 2012* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Samantha Stosur #19 6-3 6-2 Sorana Cirstea #28 Match data Aug 8, 2009* SF Los Angeles Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Samantha Stosur #32 6-1 6-3 Sorana Cirstea #41 Match data Jun 4, 2009* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Samantha Stosur #531 #4 6,195 2,072 459 345 57.1% 1 0 0 2 6 9

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 Samantha Stosur
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 2002 0–2 0.0% #245 1,475 0 0
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2003 2–4 33.3% #163 1,493 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2004 17–17 50.0% #65 1,605 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2005 18–22 45.0% #46 1,588 0 0
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2006 29–24 54.7% #29 1,747 0 0
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2007 15–15 50.0% #46 1,724 0 0
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2008 18–12 60.0% #52 1,754 0 0
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2009 38–20 65.5% #13 1,887 0 1
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2010 43–19 69.4% #6 1,931 0 2
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2011 46–21 68.7% #6 1,967 1 3
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2012 40–24 62.5% #9 1,873 1 3
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 2013 40–22 64.5% #18 1,904 1 5
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1 2014 32–22 59.3% #22 1,860 1 6
31 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,746 0 2 2015 34–22 60.7% #27 1,782 1 8
32 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2 2016 30–23 56.6% #21 1,702 1 8
33 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2 2017 22–19 53.7% #41 1,731 1 9
34 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,753 0 2 2018 17–24 41.5% #74 1,655 1 9
35 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,869 0 3 2019 15–17 46.9% #99 1,631 1 9
36 2026 35–15 70.0% #17 1,987 0 4 2020 1–3 25.0% #112 1,607 1 9
37 — — — — — — — 2021 1–10 9.1% #382 1,518 1 9
38 — — — — — — — 2022 1–3 25.0% #529 1,506 1 9

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 Samantha Stosur
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% — — — — 2002 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% 2003 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 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% 2004 12 11 23 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2006 18 15 33 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2009 29 14 43 67.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 22 14 36 61.1% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 31 14 45 68.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 25 16 41 61.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 31 15 46 67.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
30 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
31 2021 11 12 23 47.8% 12 3 15 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2015 16 15 31 51.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
32 2022 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2016 11 15 26 42.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
35 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
36 2026 20 8 28 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 227 208 435 52.2% 116 100 216 53.7% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — 274 224 498 55.0% 143 76 219 65.3% 36 41 77 46.8% 6 4 10 60.0%

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 648/803 of Samantha Stosur'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 Samantha Stosur
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% 2003 1/6 6.0 5.0 49.4% 74.4% 35.0% 33.3% 33.3% 54.4% 38.2%
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2004 5/34 2.2 2.4 49.6% 64.1% 45.0% 55.6% 30.1% 54.4% 34.4%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2005 9/40 4.7 4.4 56.5% 70.7% 48.7% 49.9% 46.1% 61.2% 40.8%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2006 36/53 4.1 2.3 61.8% 64.6% 47.1% 51.1% 39.0% 58.2% 38.5%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2007 29/30 4.4 2.9 60.9% 66.0% 45.8% 59.0% 45.7% 57.6% 38.6%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2008 24/30 5.1 3.5 51.9% 71.1% 51.5% 59.2% 42.5% 61.4% 42.9%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2009 52/58 4.8 3.5 58.8% 68.8% 50.7% 61.2% 53.9% 61.1% 43.5%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2010 59/62 4.8 3.2 60.0% 70.7% 51.5% 57.8% 49.4% 63.0% 42.8%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2011 59/67 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2012 57/64 3.8 3.2 64.6% 68.1% 51.2% 59.1% 44.5% 62.1% 43.0%
29 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% 2013 56/62 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1%
30 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8% 2014 51/54 4.4 2.8 61.7% 69.1% 51.1% 55.0% 50.9% 62.3% 42.9%
31 2021 42/43 2.0 2.3 62.3% 64.1% 48.7% 49.7% 48.6% 58.2% 44.3% 2015 43/56 4.7 3.4 60.4% 69.7% 59.1% 58.6% 45.0% 65.5% 41.4%
32 2022 42/42 2.3 2.8 61.1% 63.2% 48.2% 51.4% 53.5% 57.1% 44.3% 2016 40/53 3.5 4.8 60.5% 64.9% 45.1% 52.4% 46.1% 57.1% 40.0%
33 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9% 2017 39/41 3.8 2.9 62.6% 67.3% 48.7% 54.2% 47.9% 60.4% 44.2%
34 2024 28/28 3.5 2.0 61.9% 62.1% 44.7% 52.4% 38.4% 55.6% 42.4% 2018 40/42 4.1 3.3 60.6% 65.0% 47.7% 50.5% 45.7% 58.2% 37.6%
35 2025 35/46 3.9 2.3 58.1% 68.3% 50.1% 50.6% 51.6% 60.7% 45.4% 2019 30/32 4.2 4.5 58.8% 65.9% 40.1% 52.8% 41.5% 55.3% 40.2%
36 2026 44/52 4.3 2.1 60.5% 68.3% 50.0% 54.7% 48.8% 60.8% 45.7% 2020 4/4 2.3 3.8 69.9% 61.3% 34.5% 40.5% 31.5% 53.8% 36.7%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 10/11 2.8 3.7 64.7% 59.4% 36.6% 53.1% 31.7% 51.3% 32.8%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 4/4 3.8 4.3 59.3% 59.0% 38.3% 25.7% 34.2% 51.4% 38.4%
Career — 663/727 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.3% 48.2% 56.0% 43.4% — 648/805 4.0 3.3 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 56.7% 46.6% 60.6% 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 Samantha Stosur
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 2002 1476 94.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.20 0–1 — — +0.06
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 2003 1493 117.7 +0.87 +0.74 0.837 46.5% +24 — — 35.7% 0.00 1–1 0–5 (0%) — -0.19
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 2004 1606 118.2 -0.27 -2.88 0.756 44.8% +5 -91 -21 51.3% -0.46 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 102.6 -1.27
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 2005 1589 131.3 +2.67 -1.67 1.051 50.5% +30 -61 -33 44.9% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 6–10 (38%) 95.4 -0.78
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 2006 1748 143.1 +1.45 -3.76 0.920 48.0% +2 -155 -135 52.2% +0.09 7–6 (54%) 3–8 (27%) 98.8 -0.70
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 2007 1724 135.6 +1.83 -2.92 0.911 48.6% -2 -43 -124 50.7% +0.19 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 98.6 -2.25
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 2008 1755 134.8 +4.41 +0.22 1.111 52.1% -11 -77 -81 58.1% +0.69 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.47
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2009 1888 154.7 +5.39 +0.57 1.119 52.5% -7 -129 -180 63.0% +0.94 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -1.65
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 2010 1932 159.5 +7.09 +0.23 1.156 52.9% -40 +78 -207 63.9% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 107.5 -1.75
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 2011 1968 158.2 +8.42 -0.10 1.193 53.4% -20 +28 -223 64.2% +1.11 12–7 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 102.1 -0.95
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 2012 1873 150.5 +5.95 +0.23 1.134 52.5% +7 +160 -197 58.8% +0.71 13–11 (54%) 8–14 (36%) 93.9 +1.71
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 2013 1904 152.1 +4.49 +1.51 1.138 52.7% +14 +46 -214 63.6% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) 99.3 +1.39
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 2014 1860 149.0 +5.95 +0.29 1.140 52.5% +6 +80 -205 59.0% +0.65 6–12 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 90.0 -1.01
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 2015 1783 141.4 +5.95 +0.02 1.201 53.3% -26 +170 -121 55.7% +0.79 10–6 (63%) 3–8 (27%) 96.9 -0.45
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 2016 1702 133.6 +1.07 -2.01 0.933 48.8% -49 +307 -57 50.9% -0.12 12–4 (75%) 7–8 (47%) 102.9 -0.09
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 2017 1732 137.4 +3.91 +0.24 1.115 52.4% -86 +251 — 55.6% +0.41 6–11 (35%) 6–0 (100%) 99.3 +0.51
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 2018 1655 126.0 +1.35 -4.20 0.900 48.1% -67 +228 +30 40.0% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -0.94
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 2019 1631 116.9 -0.46 -2.06 0.900 47.9% -38 +150 +51 46.7% -0.59 6–5 (55%) 6–0 (100%) 106.9 +0.48
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 2020 1607 111.3 -1.57 -0.87 0.795 45.4% -26 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 2–0 — -0.08
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1518 99.9 -2.40 -3.51 0.673 42.9% -10 — +80 20.0% -2.40 0–3 (0%) — — +0.44
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1506 100.9 -2.15 -2.55 0.791 45.1% +8 — — 22.2% -1.55 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.30
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 — 2072 148.5 +4.28 -0.68 1.059 51.2% -13 +101 -98 55.2% +0.39 127–118 (52%) 95–103 (48%) 95.8 -0.97

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.