H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 04:32 UTC

Sorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams H2H: 1-3

Venus Williams holds a 3–1 lead over Sorana Cirstea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Sorana Cirstea leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2021 Strasbourg third round 6-1 2-6 6-1.

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Sorana Cirstea
ROU Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 26, 2021* Strasbourg WTA 500 R32 Clay Sorana Cirstea #61 6-1 2-6 6-1 Venus Williams #104 Match data
Aug 9, 2018* Montreal WTA 1000 R32 Hard Venus Williams #14 7-6(4) 6-4 Sorana Cirstea #54 Match data
Mar 10, 2018* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R64 Hard Venus Williams #8 6-3 6-4 Sorana Cirstea #35 Match data
Mar 24, 2010* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Venus Williams #5 6-4 6-3 Sorana Cirstea #40 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Sorana Cirstea #17 #17 2,535 2,024 373 343 52.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Venus Williams #467 #1 7,452 2,362 768 288 72.7% 7 9 1 20 10 47

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 Venus Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,525 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0
16 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,485 0 0 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,571 0 0
17 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,559 0 0 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,851 0 0
18 2008 25–16 61.0% #36 1,752 0 1 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19
22 2012 30–26 53.6% #27 1,690 0 1 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,710 0 1 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,593 0 1 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,540 0 1 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,612 0 1 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31
27 2017 28–20 58.3% #37 1,727 0 1 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34
28 2018 13–20 39.4% #84 1,621 0 1 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37
29 2019 21–16 56.8% #74 1,650 0 1 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,663 0 1 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41
31 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,755 0 2 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41
32 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42
33 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,826 0 2 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,889 7 42
34 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,754 0 2 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,874 7 43
35 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,870 0 3 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,957 7 46
36 2026 30–11 73.2% #17 1,985 0 4 2016 24–14 63.2% #17 1,830 7 47
37 — — — — — — — 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,935 7 47
38 — — — — — — — 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,867 7 47
39 — — — — — — — 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,827 7 47
40 — — — — — — — 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,717 7 47
41 — — — — — — — 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,649 7 47
42 — — — — — — — 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,603 7 47
43 — — — — — — — 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,594 7 47