索拉娜·科斯蒂亚
職業生涯 > 2014年: Injuries and Fed Cup success

Being ranked 22nd in the WTA Rankings, Cîrstea began 2014 by losing her openers at Auckland to qualifier Sharon Fichman 6-1, 6-4 and at the 2014 Apia International Sydney to qualifier and eventual champion 茨薇塔娜·皮隆科娃 6-4, 6-1. At the Australian Open, Cîrstea was the 21st seed, but she was defeated in the 1st round by 瑪莉娜·伊蘭科維奇 6-4, 7-6(6). Cîrstea then reached her first quarterfinal of the year at the 2014 PTT Pattaya Open where she was seeded 3rd. She beat 安娜·卡洛琳娜·史科米多娃 6-1, 6-3 and 艾莉森·里斯克-阿姆里特拉吉 6-3, 6-4 before losing to eventual finalist 卡罗利娜·普利斯科娃 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-0.
At the 2014 Qatar Total Open, she defeated qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round 2-6, 6-1, 7-5. Then, she faced 2nd seed 阿格涅什卡·拉德萬斯卡 in the 2nd round and lost 7-5, 6-0. The following week at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships, she defeated Italian 羅貝塔·文琪 in the 1st round 6-4, 6-3 and 4th seed Italian 薩拉·埃拉尼 in the 2nd round 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 for a place in her second quarterfinal of the year. She subsequently lost to 8th seed 卡露蓮·禾絲妮雅琪 in the quarterfinal 6-1, 6-2. Cîrstea was the 25th seed at both the 2014年法國巴黎銀行公開賽 and the 2014年邁阿密大師賽. She lost in the 2nd round at both tournaments to qualifier 卡米拉·吉奧爾吉 7-6(3), 6-3 and 茨薇塔娜·皮隆科娃 6-3, 6-3. Cîrstea had received first round byes from both tournaments. Cîrstea was the 8th seed at the 2014 Family Circle Cup, but she lost in the 2nd round to 特莉阿娜·佩蕾拉 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(0). Cîrstea had a first round bye here as well.
Despite the poor form in WTA tournaments, in April, Cîrstea made a big contribution in 2014 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs, helping Romania promote to World Group II after defeating Serbia 4–1, with Cîrstea winning both her ties against 安娜·伊萬諾維奇 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 and 博亞娜·約娃諾絲琪 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-3.
At the 2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Cîrstea lost in the 1st round to German wildcard 尤莉亞·戈格斯 6-1, 7-5. She took 5th seed 彼得拉·科维托娃 to three sets in their opener at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open but still lost 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(4). Then, Cîrstea succumbed to American qualifier 姬絲汀娜·麥海爾 in the first round at the 2014 Internazionali BNL d'Italia 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Cîrstea managed to end her losing streak at the 2014年法國網球公開賽 where she was the 26th seed. In the 1st round, she beat qualifier 雅歷珊查·禾絲妮雅克 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2. In the 2nd round, she beat 特莉阿娜·佩蕾拉 6-2, 7-5. Then, Cîrstea lost in the 3rd round to 6th seed 耶萊娜·揚科維奇 6-1, 6-2.
At the 2014年溫布頓網球錦標賽, Cîrstea was the 29th seed. In the 1st round, she lost to young American qualifier 維多利亞·杜瓦爾 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Cîrstea was the top seed at 2014 Baku Cup and defeated Tunisian wildcard 昂絲·加博 in the first round 6-3, 6-3 but lost to eventual semifinalist 史蒂芬妮·沃格勒 in the 2nd round 6-1, 6-1. Cîrstea was the 8th seed at the 2014 Citi Open. She defeated 基基·貝爾騰斯 in the 1st round 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 but then lost to 博亞娜·約娃諾絲琪 in the 2nd round 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. At the 2014 Rogers Cup, Cîrstea fell to 15th seed 露絲·莎法洛法 in the 1st round 6-4, 6-2 failing to defend her finalist points from the year before. At the 2014 Western & Southern Open, Cîrstea lost in the 1st round to 9th seed and eventual finalist 安娜·伊萬諾維奇 6-1, 7-5. After Cincinnati, Cîrstea got a wildcard for qualifying at the 2014 Connecticut Open. In the 1st round of qualifying, Cîrstea beat 艾莉森·范乌伊特凡克 6-3, 6-2. In the 2nd round of qualifying, Cîrstea lost to 7th seed 卡娅·卡内皮 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-4.
At the US Open, Cîrstea easily beat 希瑟·沃特森 in the 1st round 6-1, 6-1. In the 2nd round, Cîrstea lost to 7th seed 尤金妮·布沙尔 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4. At the 2014 Guangzhou International Women's Open, she lost in the 1st round to qualifier 佩德拉·馬蒂奇 7-6(3), 6-1. At the 2014年武漢網球公開賽, Cîrstea lost in the 1st round of qualifying to 1st seed 扎里娜·迪雅絲 7-6(1), 6-4. Cîrstea's final tournament of the year was the China Open where she fell in the 1st round of qualifying to 9th seed 艾拉·汤姆贾诺维奇 6-4, 6-4.
At the end of the year, Cîrstea claimed that she had persistent small injuries particularly afflicting her shoulder.
Cîrstea ended 2014 ranked 93. This is her 7th straight Top 100 season.