Sorana Cîrstea, the best year on clay as prizes! » How much he won in his career in the European season on the red surface
Article by Luminița Paul – Published on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 20:14 / Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 20:20
Sorana Cîrstea (36 years old, 27th WTA), the best-ranked Romanian player in the world ranking, is having an excellent season on clay, she will play in Rome on Thursday, against Coco Gauff, her first WTA 1000 semifinal on this surface. The one that brought her more than 2.5 million dollars from 2007 until now in the WTA circuit.
In 2026, Sorana Cîrstea has already collected 10 wins on clayone less than she managed in her peak season on the red surface, 2021. And it's not over yet, the semi-final in Rome follows, then the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros, where more successes can be added to the Romanian's already impressive account.
Even drawing a tentative line at this point, the points and prize money totals for this period are outstanding, close to her best year. In 2021, he collected 711 points in the clay tournaments, thanks to the title in Istanbul, the final in Strasbourg and the round of 16 at Roland Garros.
Only in 2009, when she made her first major quarter-final on the Parisian clay, did she have a comparable total, 707 points.
In 2026, for now it has 661 pointsthe third-best all-time mark in the spring slugging season.
Regarding the monetary reward – gross amount – the provisional one is of 390,556 dollarsthe semi-final in Rome providing $289,115. A career high for this stage of the season! Next 2021, with 261,898 dollarsand 2009, with 238,936 dollars.
$2,549,537represents the total prize money for Sorana Cîrstea in the pre-Roland Garros clay season plus the majors, from 2007 to present, out of a career total of 11,402,770
500of points is the highest individual award, related to the quarter-final reached at Roland Garros 2009
Sorana Cîrstea, a title on clay and two finals
The history of important results on clay began for the Romanian when she was just a 17-year-old teenager, in 2007. Then, coming from the qualifications, where she played three matches, she advanced to the last act. She was defeated by the 6th favorite, the Argentine Gisela Dulkoat that time the 50th place in the world, while the Romanian was 325.
Since then, she has collected one WTA title, Istanbul 2021another final, Strasbourg 2021and eight semi-finals, including the one in Rome, the most valuable.
Sorana Cîrstea with her second WTA trophy, the one from Istanbul 2021 Photo: Gokhan Taner
There were years when he played a lot, 6 tournaments in 2009, 2010, 5 in 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, as there were others where injuries dictated the schedule. In 2015, with a serious shoulder problem, he played only in the Roland Garros qualifiers, and last year, due to a calf injury, he stayed with Madrid, skipping Rome and Paris.
Overall, however, the European clay part and the red surface in general represent the most consistent part of the Romanian's career. She has a success rate of 61% on the brick carpet, facing 57% on hard – where he played the most – and 45% on the grass.
How were the slag seasons over time for Sorana Cîrstea
- 2007 » 109p » $14,205
- Results: Budapest (WTA 250) Final, Fes (WTA 250) Round 1
- 2008 » 110p » $39,161
- Results: Fes (WTA 250) quarters, (WTA 250) Istanbul round 2, Roland Garros (GS) round 2
- 2009 » 707p » $238,936
- Results: Marbella (WTA 250) Semifinals, Barcelona (WTA 250), Fes (WTA 250) Round 1, Estoril (WTA 250) Quarters, Madrid (WTA 1000) Round 1, Roland Garros (GS) Quarters
- 2010 » 216p » $50,389
- Results: Marbella (WTA 250) round 2, Barcelona (WTA 250) round 2, Estoril (WTA 250) semi-finals, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 1, Strasbourg (WTA 250) round 1, Roland Garros (GS) round 1
- 2011 » 4p » $59,362
- Results: Marbella (WTA 250) round 1, Roland Garros round 3
- 2012 » 341p » $82,430
- Results: Barcelona (WTA 250) semi-finals, Estoril (WTA 250), Madrid (WTA 1000) round 2, Rome (WTA 1000) round 3, Roland Garros (GS) round 1
- 2013 » 272p » $112,559
- Results: Marrakesh (WTA 250) round 1, Estoril (WTA 250) round 2, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 2, Rome (WTA 1000) round 1, Roland Garros (GS) round 3
- 2014 » 142p » $122,023
- Results: Stuttgart (WTA 500) round 1, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 1, Rome (WTA 1000) round 1, Roland Garros (GS) round 3
- 2015 –
- 2016 » 321p » $169,846
- Results: Istanbul (WTA 250) round 2, Prague (WTA 250) round 1, Madrid (WTA 1000) quarterfinals, Roland Garros (GS) round 1
Sorana Cîrstea at Madrid 2016, where she reached the quarter-finals Photo: Guliver/GettyImages
- 2017 » 455p » $237,473
- Results: Istanbul (WTA 250) quarterfinals, Madrid (WTA 1000) quarterfinals, Nuremberg (WTA 250) semifinals, Roland Garros (GS) round 2
- 2018 » 137p » $108,197
- Results: Istanbul (WTA 250) round 1, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 2, Rome (WTA 1000) round 1, Nuremberg (WTA 250) quarterfinals, Roland Garros (GS) round 1
- 2019 » 305p » $165,823
- Results: Lugano (WTA 250) round 2, Istanbul (WTA 250) round 2, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 2, Nuremberg (WTA 250) semi-finals, Roland Garros (GS) round 2
- 2020 – pandemic
- 2021 » 710p » $261,898
- Results: Istanbul (WTA 250) champion, Madrid (WTA 1000) 1st round, Strasbourg (WTA 250) final, Roland Garros (GS) round of 16
- 2022 » 192p » $143,788
- Results: Istanbul (WTA 250) semi-finals, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 1, Rome (WTA 1000) round 1, Strasbourg (WTA 250) round 1, Roland Garros (GS) round 2
- 2023 » 241p » $124,283
- Results: Madrid (WTA 1000) round 2, Reus (WTA125) champion, Rome (WTA 1000) round 2, Strasbourg (WTA 250) round 1, Roland Garros (GS) round 1
- 2024 » 197p » $204,848
- Results: Stuttgart (WTA 500) round 1, Madrid (WTA 1000) round 2, Rome (WTA 1000) round of 16, Strasbourg (WTA 250) round 1, Roland Garros (GS) round 1
- 2025 » 10p » $23,760
- Results: Madrid (WTA 1000) round 1
- 2026 » 661p » $390,556
- Results: Linz (WTA 250) quarters, Rouen (WTA 250) semi-finals, Madrid (WTA 1000) 3rd round, Rome (WTA 1000) at least semi-finals
