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Sorana Cîrstea
1990Apr, 7

Sorana Cîrstea

Sorana Cîrstea, Romanian tennis player
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (Romanian pronunciation: [soˈrana ˈkɨrste̯a]; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21, on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March 2009. Her biggest achievements: reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 French Open and the final at the 2013 Rogers Cup. Over her career, Cîrstea has defeated 13 Top 10 players: Anna Chakvetadze, Sara Errani, Jelena Janković, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitová, Li Na, Karolína Plíšková, Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Johanna Konta and Venus Williams.

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