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

Sorana Cirstea vs Sesil Karatantcheva H2H: 1-1

Sorana Cirstea and Sesil Karatantcheva are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sorana Cirstea leads 1–0 on clay, while Sesil Karatantcheva leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2015 Bucharest round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #98 6-3 6-4 Sesil Karatantcheva #206 Match data Jun 12, 2016 Q2 Q Mallorca International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Sorana Cirstea #165 6-2 6-2 Sesil Karatantcheva #96 Match data Jul 16, 2015* R32 Bucharest International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sesil Karatantcheva #105 6-0 6-0 Sorana Cirstea #38 Match data Aug 8, 2012* R64 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Sesil Karatantcheva #1,329 #35 919 1,728 50 75 40.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Sesil Karatantcheva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 2004 7–5 58.3% #133 1,564 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 2005 17–14 54.8% #39 1,703 0 0
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 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0
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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 11 11 22 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — — — — 2008 — — — — 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% 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0%

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 84/125 of Sesil Karatantcheva'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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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%
14 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 1/12 2.0 3.0 46.8% 45.5% 40.0% 37.5% 0.0% 42.6% 26.2%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 10/31 1.5 4.7 60.6% 56.4% 37.3% 37.0% 41.2% 48.4% 42.5%
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% 2008 2/2 1.5 3.0 63.8% 62.4% 50.7% 58.9% 52.1% 58.9% 46.9%
19 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3% 2009 7/8 1.1 3.6 67.5% 49.8% 38.9% 40.1% 52.5% 46.1% 43.0%
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6%
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% — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6%

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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1565 113.8 -1.46 -1.14 0.456 34.8% +15 — — 58.6% +0.17 2–3 (40%) — — +0.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1703 132.7 -2.96 -0.17 0.824 45.4% -35 -71 — 50.7% -0.42 8–3 (73%) 3–3 (50%) 106.7 -0.62
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 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 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 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11
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 1624 115.1 -1.13 +0.73 0.945 48.6% -5 -67 +51 44.1% -0.47 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.47
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 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35
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 1538 120.4 -2.60 +3.93 1.059 51.3% +2 +1 — 38.5% -0.51 0–7 (0%) 0–1 — 0.00
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 1520 122.0 -2.96 +1.39 0.822 45.5% +2 +5 — 30.8% -1.19 0–2 0–2 — -0.98
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 1520 100.7 -1.01 -0.55 0.970 48.8% +13 — — 38.5% -1.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2015 1520 112.6 -2.56 -0.62 0.903 48.1% +51 -21 — 41.0% -1.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.21
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 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01
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 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
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 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09
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 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2023 1411 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1728 121.3 -2.22 +0.59 0.890 47.3% 0 -29 +51 42.3% -0.75 18–23 (44%) 7–9 (44%) 94.4 -1.50

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.