H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Sorana Cirstea vs Varvara Lepchenko H2H: 1-0

Sorana Cirstea holds a 1–0 lead over Varvara Lepchenko in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sorana Cirstea leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2017 Nurnberg second round 6-0 6-7(4) 6-3.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Varvara Lepchenko
United States Age 40 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #57 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) Varvara Lepchenko #105 Match data Sep 28, 2018 Q1 Q China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #67 6-0 6-7(4) 6-3 Varvara Lepchenko #68 Match data May 26, 2017* R16 Nurnberg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Varvara Lepchenko #181 #19 1,875 1,802 156 221 41.4% 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 Varvara Lepchenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2001 0–1 0.0% — 1,482 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 — — — — — — —
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2005 2–1 66.7% #132 1,509 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2006 2–6 25.0% #98 1,491 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2007 2–10 16.7% #139 1,452 0 0
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2008 2–4 33.3% #121 1,448 0 0
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2009 5–12 29.4% #102 1,456 0 0
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2010 4–10 28.6% #74 1,469 0 0
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2011 6–12 33.3% #127 1,508 0 0
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2012 25–20 55.6% #21 1,712 0 0
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2013 16–25 39.0% #54 1,606 0 0
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2014 27–19 58.7% #35 1,753 0 0
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 2015 17–22 43.6% #47 1,637 0 0
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1 2016 15–17 46.9% #90 1,608 0 0
31 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,746 0 2 2017 17–21 44.7% #63 1,705 0 0
32 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2 2018 6–13 31.6% #129 1,631 0 0
33 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2 2019 2–10 16.7% #173 1,522 0 0
34 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,753 0 2 2020 0–2 0.0% #181 1,483 0 0
35 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,869 0 3 2021 3–5 37.5% #127 1,582 0 0
36 2026 35–15 70.0% #17 1,987 0 4 — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — 2024 3–5 37.5% #129 1,638 0 0
39 — — — — — — — 2025 0–2 0.0% #147 1,605 0 0
40 — — — — — — — 2026 2–4 33.3% #181 1,514 0 0

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 Varvara Lepchenko
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2008 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 0 6 6 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 3 6 9 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 7 17 24 29.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2014 20 12 32 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 16 13 29 55.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
30 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 10 11 21 47.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
31 2021 11 12 23 47.8% 12 3 15 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
32 2022 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2018 5 9 14 35.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2026 20 8 28 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 227 208 435 52.2% 116 100 216 53.7% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — 95 132 227 41.9% 50 63 113 44.2% 11 25 36 30.6% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 344/373 of Varvara Lepchenko'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 Varvara Lepchenko
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% 2006 6/8 0.8 4.0 64.2% 50.1% 45.8% 48.2% 45.8% 49.2% 39.0%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2007 11/12 1.6 3.0 70.2% 56.8% 37.3% 52.7% 47.3% 50.7% 37.1%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2008 3/6 1.3 2.0 63.0% 53.9% 56.6% 58.3% 16.7% 55.1% 31.7%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2009 15/17 1.2 2.5 70.0% 59.4% 49.2% 53.3% 49.4% 55.7% 41.6%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2010 13/14 2.8 2.8 63.9% 59.9% 45.7% 44.4% 44.4% 54.9% 41.7%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2011 17/18 2.0 3.6 66.2% 56.3% 43.0% 48.5% 48.8% 51.6% 43.0%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2012 42/45 2.6 3.0 63.3% 63.2% 48.3% 51.9% 50.2% 57.7% 41.5%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2013 37/41 2.0 3.3 65.0% 60.6% 45.5% 49.4% 42.0% 55.3% 42.4%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2014 43/46 1.9 2.9 67.1% 62.3% 47.9% 56.8% 47.8% 57.6% 44.8%
29 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% 2015 31/39 2.2 2.8 69.3% 59.5% 51.1% 44.3% 43.0% 56.4% 40.3%
30 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8% 2016 32/32 2.6 2.9 64.5% 63.3% 45.7% 55.2% 43.4% 57.0% 42.0%
31 2021 42/43 2.0 2.3 62.3% 64.1% 48.7% 49.7% 48.6% 58.2% 44.3% 2017 38/38 2.1 2.4 69.9% 60.4% 48.5% 47.0% 50.2% 56.9% 40.2%
32 2022 42/42 2.3 2.8 61.1% 63.2% 48.2% 51.4% 53.5% 57.1% 44.3% 2018 19/19 1.6 2.6 68.0% 58.5% 44.8% 56.1% 42.6% 53.9% 40.4%
33 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9% 2019 12/12 1.2 2.6 63.6% 58.2% 37.6% 50.1% 46.0% 50.8% 37.5%
34 2024 28/28 3.5 2.0 61.9% 62.1% 44.7% 52.4% 38.4% 55.6% 42.4% 2020 2/2 1.5 2.5 68.2% 52.0% 36.3% 51.9% 51.1% 47.2% 44.6%
35 2025 35/46 3.9 2.3 58.1% 68.3% 50.1% 50.6% 51.6% 60.7% 45.4% 2021 8/8 1.9 2.0 66.5% 59.2% 44.8% 56.7% 35.9% 54.6% 37.9%
36 2026 44/52 4.3 2.1 60.5% 68.3% 50.0% 54.7% 48.8% 60.8% 45.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 8/8 2.3 1.1 64.8% 61.3% 57.4% 54.5% 30.5% 59.9% 41.5%
39 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 1/2 1.0 1.0 77.8% 62.5% 50.0% 60.0% 0.0% 59.7% 27.7%
40 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 6/6 1.7 3.3 61.6% 67.3% 42.9% 49.5% 40.7% 57.8% 41.1%
Career — 663/727 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.3% 48.2% 56.0% 43.4% — 344/377 2.0 2.8 66.4% 60.5% 46.7% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 41.3%

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 Varvara Lepchenko
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1482 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.17
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 2005 1510 108.8 — — — — +23 — — 71.4% +1.43 0–1 1–0 — +0.39
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 1491 104.2 -2.19 -2.82 0.768 44.5% +4 — — 30.0% -0.75 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — -0.12
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 1452 106.5 -3.00 -3.30 0.753 44.4% +14 +82 — 27.6% -1.72 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.51
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 1449 99.7 -0.21 -4.92 0.705 44.7% +22 +58 — 33.3% -1.08 — — — +0.44
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 1456 112.8 +0.34 -2.03 0.939 48.7% -40 +79 — 37.5% -0.85 1–5 (17%) 2–2 (50%) 96.2 -0.04
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 1470 112.5 -1.47 -1.40 0.925 48.1% -77 +74 — 41.9% -0.77 0–5 (0%) 2–0 — +0.15
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 2011 1509 110.7 -2.49 +0.09 0.889 47.1% -86 +42 — 36.4% -0.93 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 101.3 -0.38
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 2012 1712 134.0 +1.37 -1.53 0.982 49.5% -96 -36 -106 55.4% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 8–8 (50%) 109.1 +1.09
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 2013 1607 133.5 -0.39 -0.95 0.948 48.8% -50 +122 — 43.2% -0.48 6–11 (35%) 6–5 (55%) 100.0 +0.01
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 2014 1754 139.8 +1.35 +1.85 1.057 51.0% -27 -11 -174 55.0% +0.39 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 105.6 +0.56
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 2015 1637 128.4 -0.98 -0.70 0.925 48.4% +64 -24 -123 44.7% -0.36 5–4 (56%) 5–8 (38%) 96.0 +1.03
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 2016 1608 123.0 +0.49 -0.93 0.978 49.5% +29 +2 -112 46.1% -0.30 7–9 (44%) 6–4 (60%) 101.3 -0.47
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 2017 1706 124.1 +0.80 -2.00 0.932 48.5% -5 -69 -238 47.4% -0.55 8–11 (42%) 11–3 (79%) 103.5 -2.00
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 2018 1631 122.6 -1.36 -1.05 0.877 47.4% +16 -20 — 39.1% -1.02 2–6 (25%) 5–5 (50%) 96.5 -1.14
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 2019 1523 100.7 -2.66 -3.16 0.762 44.4% +1 -2 — 23.1% -1.85 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +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 2020 1483 108.5 -2.16 -1.70 0.843 45.7% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.09
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 2021 1583 103.2 -1.31 -3.66 0.835 46.7% +24 -127 — 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.2 +0.34
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1611 105.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1639 109.6 +0.88 -1.47 1.034 48.3% +66 — — 31.3% -1.19 1–1 — — +0.03
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1606 101.7 +0.56 +1.40 0.687 44.5% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.27
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1515 108.8 -0.01 -2.17 0.973 49.3% — +67 — 37.5% -0.44 2–2 (50%) — — +0.56
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 — 1803 126.0 -0.15 -1.09 0.934 48.5% -13 +21 -156 43.8% -0.47 60–82 (42%) 58–52 (53%) 102.1 +0.09

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.