By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, August 31, 2025
Photo Credit: Tennis on Facebook Land
New York –Sorana Cirstea Raised in Cleveland by capturing its third tournament championship.
Thieves overthrew the Cirstea party in New York City.
The 35-year-old Cirestea was the victim of a theft while thieves entered her hotel in New York and stole Cleveland’s title trophy.
In the stories on Instagram, Cirstea reported the theft and asked thieves to return her trophy.
“Anyone who stole my Cleveland trophy from room 314 to fifty sonesta, please return!”, Today Cirestea posted in the stories on Instagram today. “There is no material value, simply sentimental value! It would be highly appreciated! Thank you.”
Cirstea converted her fifth championship point by defeating American Ann Li 6-2, 6-4 to capture the WTA 250 title in Cleveland.
Opposition to her seventh career final, Cirstea gathered her third career tournament championship without surrendering a group.
Queen of Cleveland! 😍@Sorana_cirstea Beat Li 6-2, 6-4 to get the title in Ohio! #Tenistinheland pic.twitter.com/lyjakycoqb
– wta (@wta) 23 August 2025
It came 17 years after the Romanian veteran won the crown of her daughters in Tashkent and four years after she won Istanbul.
Romanian fans calmed the Cystin with calls of “So-Ra! So-Ra-Na!” and introduced her to the flag and the Romanian flowers
“I came here to play a few matches with absolutely zero expectations,” Cirstea said. “I want to thank my coach Adrian (Cruciat).
“I couldn’t look for a better coach. Lately, two months ago, we came back together and then immediately got the title … I’m very, very grateful for the support (Romanians). This is also for you guys. I didn’t think there were so many Romanians in Cleveland.”
Cirstea was the first qualifier to win tennis in the land title. Cirstea won two qualifying matches, then defeated Moyuka Uchijima, Jil Teichmann, Liudmila Samsonova and Anastasia Zakharova on her first path of the year.
