Romanian tennis player Sorana C\u00eerstea won the Transylvania Open this past weekend, claiming the fourth WTA title of her career with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 victory over Emma Raducanu in the final in Cluj-Napoca.<\/p>\n
In what she described as her final appearance at the tournament and her last season on the professional tour, C\u00eerstea delivered an emotional performance in front of a home crowd, securing her first WTA title on Romanian soil.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will retire from tennis at the end of this year, and I will retire a happy person – and that is thanks to the memories you gave me this week in Cluj!\u201d Sorana said in her emotional on-court speech, as quoted in the press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n She thanked everyone who made possible what she called \u201ca wonderful tournament, the best WTA 250 event and one of the best on the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n C\u00eerstea capped an impressive week in which she did not drop a single set, dominating her matches from start to finish. In the final, she maintained the same level, overpowering Emma Raducanu with aggressive baseline play and consistency to seal the title.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the\u00a0pair of\u00a0Kamilla Rakhimova\u00a0and\u00a0Sara Sorribes Tormo\u00a0claimed the doubles title at the Transylvania Open 2026.<\/p>\n irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n