Sorana Cirstea has announced that the 2026 season will be her last as a professional player, penning an emotional message on social media.<\/p>\n
The Romanian has recently struggled with foot pain, ending her 2024 season and undergoing surgery in order to solve the problem.<\/p>\n
Additionally, she withdrew from the most recent edition of the French Open with ankle pain.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love tennis, I love the discipline, the routines, the hard work,\u201d Cirstea<\/a> began on Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cThe competition and the adrenaline fuel my soul. But like everything in life, it must come to an end.<\/p>\n \u201cNext year it will be my 20th year on tour as a professional tennis player. I never expected to compete for such a long time, but the last couple of years have been my happiest on court and they just kept me going.<\/p>\n \u201cThat being said, I have now decided that 2026 will be my last year on tour.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you love something so much, it\u2019s not easy to say \u2018good bye\u2019. For now though this is not a farewell, but a \u2018see you one more time.’\u201d<\/p>\n Cirstea achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No 21 in August 2013 after reaching the final of the Rogers Cup that season.<\/p>\n Her Grand Slam results were often mixed, reaching two Grand Slam quarter-finals.<\/p>\n In 2009, aged just 19, she made the last eight of the French Open \u2013 losing out to Samantha Stousur.<\/p>\n 14 years later, she reached the same stage of the US Open after a poor 2022 season in which she split with coach Adrian Cruciat.<\/p>\n Latest Tennis News<\/p>\n