After a strong second half of 2025, Sorana Cirstea announced during the off-season that 2026 would be her last year on the tour.
And something must have clicked after that announcement, as she’s now gotten off to an even stronger start this year.
In fact, it’s her strongest start to a year in her career.
The Romanian just recorded her 20th tour-level win of 2026 on Friday night, defeating Hungary’s Anna Bondar, 7-6 (2), 6-2, in the quarterfinals of the clay-court event in Rouen, France, and in doing so reached 20 tour-level wins in a season faster than she’s ever done in her 20-plus-year professional career.
