Mihai Cirstea: Who is Sorana Cîrstea’s father?
John Parsons
Published Feb 13, 2026
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea is a Romanian tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21, on 12 August 2013 in singles.
In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March 2009.
Sorana is a former ITF Junior Circuit top-ten player, reaching a highest combined ranking of No. 6 in 2006.
Sorana’s best results as an ITF Junior circuit include;
- A title in the 2005 German Junior Open (Grade 1), a tournament in which she was finalist the year before, defeating Erika Zanchetta in three sets in the final, and
- A runner-up place in the 2006 Trofeo Bonfiglio (Grade A), where she lost in the final to compatriot Ioana Raluca Olaru after having defeated the top-ranked world junior player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals.
Sorana has also defeated top players, including:
- Anna Chakvetadze,
- Sara Errani,
- Jelena Janković,
- Angelique Kerber,
- Johanna Konta,
- Petra Kvitová,
- Li Na,
- Karolína Plíšková,
- Francesca Schiavone,
- Samantha Stosur,
- Venus Williams,
- Caroline Wozniacki, and
- Vera Zvonareva.
Sorana was born in Bucharest to Mihai and Liliana and she resides in Târgoviște, her parents’ home town.
Who is Sorana Cîrstea’s father?
Sorana’s father Mihai owns an ice cream factory in Târgoviște.
Together with his wife, Liliana, they have another child Mihnea, Sorana’s younger brother.
There’s no further information on Sorana’s father.
