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Cristina Bucșa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bucsa and the second or maternal family name is Bucsa.

Cristina Bucsa Bucsa (born 1 January 1998), known as Cristina Bucșa, is a Moldovan-born Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 56 in singles, achieved on 15 January 2024, and of No. 19 in doubles, achieved on 10 June 2024.[2] She won a bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Cristina Bucșa
Bucșa at the 2022 French Open
Full nameCristina Bucsa Bucsa[1]
Country (sports) Spain (2015–)
 Moldova (2013–15)
ResidenceTorrelavega, Spain
Born (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)
Chișinău, Moldova
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachIon Bucșa
Prize moneyUS$ 2,343,069
Singles
Career record324–221
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 56 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 79 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2023)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2023, 2024)
US Open2R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record183–118
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 19 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 19 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2024)
French Open3R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Doubles
Last updated on: 30 September 2024.

Early life

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Cristina Bucșa was born in Chișinău, Moldova. Her father, Ion Bucșa, is a former Olympic biathlete who was Moldova's flag bearer at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.[3][4] When she was three years old, her family moved to Cantabria in northern Spain; they originally moved to Las Fraguas before settling in Torrelavega.[5] Bucșa attended the Instituto Marqués De Santillana in Torrelavega, where she was awarded the title of Illustrious Alumna in December 2022.[6] She speaks Spanish, Romanian, English, and French.[7]

Bucșa began playing tennis at the age of five.[8][9] In 2014, she moved to Barcelona to train at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment de Sant Cugat del Vallès,[3][10] but in 2016 she moved back to Torrelavega where she currently lives and trains.[11] She is coached by her father, who is self-taught and also acts as her physiotherapist.[3][12] Being unsponsored, she buys her own kits and rackets for the tour.[11][13] She does not have any public social media profiles, only using Facebook to keep in touch with other tennis players.[14]

She received her Spanish passport in 2014 and began representing Spain in 2015.[3]

Professional career

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2017–2020: ITF Circuit titles

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Bucșa won her first ITF Circuit titles in both singles and doubles in 2017. In May 2017, Bucșa won an ITF title in Santarém, defeating Valeria Savinykh in the final.[15] In November 2017, Bucșa and doubles partner Yana Sizikova won the Open de Valencia defeating Georgina García Pérez and Andrea Gámiz in the final.[16]

Bucșa entered the qualifiers of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and lost to Samantha Murray Sharan in the second round.[17] One month later, she won the Open Araba en Femenino title in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[18]

2021–2022: Grand Slam tournament debut

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Bucșa entered the singles main draw of a major tournament for the first time in her career at the 2021 US Open, after defeating Kateryna Baindl, Elvina Kalieva, and Océane Dodin in qualifying.[19]

In 2022, Bucșa qualified for the Australian Open and the French Open, but lost in the first round of both.[20][21] She also qualified for her first WTA 1000 event at the Canadian Open. Bucșa recorded her first win at a major at the US Open defeating Kaja Juvan, before losing to 19th seed Danielle Collins.[22]

Partnering Weronika Falkowska, she won the doubles title at the 2022 WTA 125 Andorrà Open, defeating Angelina Gabueva and Anastasia Zakharova in the final.[23]

2023: Top 100, major third round

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Bucșa at the 2023 Birmingham Classic

Bucșa reached the top 100 on 16 January 2023. She qualified for the Australian Open and recorded her first two wins at this major, defeating Eva Lys and Bianca Andreescu.[24][25] She then lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the third round.[26][27] This was her best result at a Grand Slam tournament thus far.[28] At the Lyon Open, she won her first doubles title with Bibiane Schoofs.[29] As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 61 on 6 February 2023. At Indian Wells, she reached the second round of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career, defeating Katie Swan as a qualifier.[30]

Bucșa made her main draw debut at Wimbledon, defeating Kamilla Rakhimova for her first win, before losing to fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula in the second round.[31][32] Partnering Alena Fomina-Klotz, she won the doubles title at the WTA 125 Grand Est Open 88, defeating Amina Anshba and Anastasia Dețiuc in the final.[33]

She entered the main draw of the Canadian Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Petra Martić in the first round.[34] She reached the second round on her debut at the Cincinnati Open, upsetting 13th seed Belinda Bencic.[35] At the Guadalajara Open, she double bageled former top-ten player Kristina Mladenovic.[36] In mid-December, she won her first WTA 125 singles title at the Open de Limoges, defeating Elsa Jacquemot in the final. She also won the doubles title in Limoges with partner Sizikova by defeating Oksana Kalashnikova and Maia Lumsden in the final.[37][38][39]

2024: Doubles: Olympic bronze and Madrid title

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Bucșa began her season in Brisbane and reached the doubles semifinal with her partner Alexandra Panova.[40] She qualified for Adelaide as a lucky loser in singles and defeated Jasmine Paolini, before losing to top seed Elena Rybakina in the second round.[41][42] Following this, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 56, on 15 January 2024. At the Australian Open, she reached the doubles quarterfinals with Panova.[43][44] As a result, she reached the top 50 in doubles.[2] Continuing her campaign on hardcourts, Bucșa participated in the Abu Dhabi Open where, as a lucky loser, she reached the quarterfinals and, once again, lost to top seed Elena Rybakina.[45] In Doha, she and partner Monica Niculescu reached the doubles quarterfinal.[46] Bucșa then made her debut at the Dubai Championships where she replaced, also as a lucky loser, fifth seed Ons Jabeur into the second round, before losing to eventual finalist Anna Kalinskaya.[47]

 
Bucșa during the women's doubles bronze medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Seeded fourth in singles in Bogotá, Bucșa defeated You Xiaodi and Jule Niemeier, before losing to her doubles partner Kamilla Rakhimova in the quarterfinals.[48] Bucșa and Rakhimova later won the doubles title in Bogotá defeating the third-seeded team of Anna Bondár and Irina Khromacheva in the final, bringing Bucșa to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 38, on 8 April 2024.[49] In Madrid, Bucșa defeated Harriet Dart, before losing to tenth seed Daria Kasatkina in the second round.[50][51] In doubles, seeded eighth, she and compatriot Sara Sorribes Tormo won the title after defeating Barbora Krejčíková and Laura Siegemund in the final, becoming the first all-Spanish doubles team to win the 1000 tournament in Madrid.[52][53][54] This was her first WTA 1000 title and brought her to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 2024.[55][56] The following month, Bucșa won her first WTA 500 doubles title in Strasbourg, partnering Niculescu and defeating Asia Muhammad and Aldila Sutjiadi in the final.[57] En route to the title, Bucșa and Niculescu upset the second-seeded team of Demi Schuurs and Luisa Stefani in the semifinal.[58]

Bucșa achieved her first French Open singles victory against qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in the first round,[59] before losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second.[60] In doubles, she and Niculescu upset the 14th-seeded team of Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second round.[61] Following the pair's third-round run at the French Open, Bucșa achieved a career high doubles ranking of No. 19 and surpassed Sorribes Tormo as the top Spanish female doubles player on 10 June 2024.[62][63]

She made her Olympic debut in Paris where she reached the second round in singles with a win over Petra Martić.[64] Seeded eighth in doubles with Sara Sorribes Tormo, they won the bronze medal.[65]

At the 2024 China Open, she reached the fourth round of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career, defeating wildcard Yao Xinxin, and then upsetting 11th seed and previous year finalist Liudmila Samsonova in three sets, her second top 20 victory,[66][67] and 24th seed Elise Mertens.

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 1R 3R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A Q1 Q1 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon Q2 NH Q3 Q2 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
US Open Q1 A 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–4 2–4 0 / 12 6–12 33%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open[a] A A NTI A NTI A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Dubai[a] A A Q1 NTI Q1 2R[b] 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A NH A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open A NH A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A NH A Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A Q2 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Canadian Open A NH A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Guadalajara Open NH A 2R NTI 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wuhan Open A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A NH Q2 4R 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–6 4–8 0 / 15 7–15 32%
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 6 9 19 Career total: 34
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–6 6–9 0 / 17 9–17 35%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–2 3–7 0 / 13 5–13 28%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–6 4–9 10–19 0 / 34 15–34 31%
Year-end ranking[c] 164 161 159 107 83 $1,517,425

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R QF 0 / 2 4–2 67%
French Open A A A A 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon A NH A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 6–4 0 / 8 8–8 50%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH B 0 / 1 4–1 80%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open[a] NMS A NMS A NMS A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai[a] A NMS A NMS A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A 1R A W 1 / 1 5–6 83%
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Guadalajara Open NH A 1R NMS 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 7–12 0 / 14 7–14 33%
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 1 2 5 10 Career total: 19
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 4 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 0 1 1 4 Career total: 6
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–2 5–5 8–9 1 / 19 14–18 44%
Year-end ranking[d] 246 270 242 151 66

Mixed doubles

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Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournaments 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon 2R 0 / 1 1–1
US Open 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Win–loss 2–3 0 / 3 2–3

Significant finals

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WTA 1000 tournaments

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2024 Madrid Open Clay   Sara Sorribes Tormo   Barbora Krejčíková
  Laura Siegemund 		6–0, 6–2

Olympic medal matches

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Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 2024 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris Clay   Sara Sorribes Tormo   Karolína Muchová
  Linda Nosková 		6–2, 6–2

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2022 Portorož Open, Slovenia WTA 250 Hard   Tereza Mihalíková   Marta Kostyuk
  Tereza Martincová 		4–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2023 Lyon Open, France WTA 250 Hard (i)   Bibiane Schoofs   Olga Danilović
  Alexandra Panova 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 2–1 Apr 2024 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia WTA 250 Clay   Kamilla Rakhimova   Anna Bondár
  Irina Khromacheva 		7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–8]
Win 3–1 May 2024 Madrid Open, Spain WTA 1000 Clay   Sara Sorribes Tormo   Barbora Krejčíková
  Laura Siegemund 		6–0, 6–2
Win 4–1 May 2024 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 500 Clay   Monica Niculescu   Asia Muhammad
  Aldila Sutjiadi 		3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 5–1 Aug 2024 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard   Xu Yifan   Shuko Aoyama
  Eri Hozumi 		3–6, 6–3, [10–6]

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2023 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Elsa Jacquemot 2–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2021 Concord Open,
United States 		Hard   Usue Maitane Arconada   Peangtarn Plipuech
  Jessy Rompies 		6–3, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Win 1–1 Dec 2022 Andorrà Open,
Andorra 		Hard (i)   Weronika Falkowska   Angelina Gabueva
  Anastasia Zakharova 		7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 2–1 Jul 2023 Contrexéville Open,
France 		Clay   Alena Fomina-Klotz   Amina Anshba
  Anastasia Dețiuc 		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2023 Chicago Challenger,
United States 		Hard   Alexandra Panova   Ulrikke Eikeri
  Ingrid Neel 		walkover
Win 3–2 Dec 2023 Open Angers,
France 		Hard (i)   Monica Niculescu   Anna Danilina
  Alexandra Panova 		6–1, 6–3
Win 4–2 Dec 2023 Open de Limoges,
France 		Hard (i)   Yana Sizikova   Oksana Kalashnikova
  Maia Lumsden 		6–4, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2015 ITF Palma Nova, Spain 10,000 Clay   Amanda Carreras 5–7, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2016 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard   Nuria Párrizas Díaz 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1–2 May 2017 ITF Santarém, Portugal 15,000 Hard   Valeria Savinykh 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–2 Jul 2018 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Clay   Jil Teichmann 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 2–3 Nov 2018 ITF Nules, Spain 15,000 Clay   Elisabetta Cocciaretto 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 2–4 May 2019 ITF Monzón, Spain 25,000 Clay   Nadia Podoroska 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2019 ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 25,000 Hard   Shalimar Talbi 6–0, 6–4
Win 4–4 Nov 2019 Open Nantes Atlantique, France 60,000 Hard (i)   Tamara Korpatsch 6–2, 6–7(11), 7–6(6)
Loss 4–5 Sep 2020 Open de Saint-Malo, France 60,000 Clay   Nadia Podoroska 6–4, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (6–5)
$10,000 tournaments (1–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Eva Guerrero Álvarez   Priscilla Hon
  Aliona Bolsova 		0–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2017 ITF Santarém, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Ksenia Kuznetsova   Valeria Savinykh
  Valeriya Strakhova 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2017 ITF Getxo, Spain 25,000 Clay   Noelia Zeballos   Andrea Gámiz
  Aleksandrina Naydenova 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Sep 2017 ITF Middelkerke, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Cristina Adamescu   Sara Cakarevic
  Magali Kempen 		4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 0–5 Sep 2017 Open de Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay   Isabelle Wallace   Irina Bara
  Mihaela Buzărnescu 		3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–6 Nov 2017 ITF Benicar, Spain 10,000 Clay   Elixane Lechemia   Noelia Bouzó Zanotti
  Ángeles Moreno Barranquero 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–6 Nov 2017 Open de Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay   Yana Sizikova   Georgina García Pérez
  Andrea Gámiz 		7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–6 May 2018 Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain 25,000 Hard   Yana Sizikova   Sarah Beth Grey
  Olivia Nicholls 		6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 2–7 Jun 2018 ITF Périgueux, France 25,000 Clay   María Herazo González   Eleni Kordolaimi
  Elixane Lechemia 		4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 2–8 Jul 2018 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Clay   Ramu Ueda   Montserrat González
  Laura Pigossi 		5–7, 0–6
Win 3–8 Sep 2018 Open de Saint-Malo, France 60.000 Clay   María Herazo González   Alexandra Cadanțu
  Diāna Marcinkēviča 		4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 3–9 Oct 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Ingrid Neel 		2–6, 2–6
Win 4–9 Nov 2018 ITF Nules, Spain 10,000 Clay   Claudia Hoste Ferrer   Marina Bassols Ribera
  Júlia Payola 		7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 5–9 Feb 2018 AK Ladies Open, Germany 25,000 Carpet (i)   Rosalie van der Hoek   Marie Benoît
  Katarzyna Piter 		5–7, 6–3, [12–10]
Win 6–9 Apr 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Georgina García Pérez   Sofia Shapatava
  Emily Webley-Smith 		7–5, 7–5
Win 7–9 Apr 2019 Chiasso Open, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Marta Kostyuk   Sharon Fichman
  Jaimee Fourlis 		6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–10 Nov 2019 ITF Saint-Étienne, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Julia Wachaczyk   Marina Melnikova
  Laura Ioana Paar 		3–6, 7–6(9–7), [9–11]
Win 8–10 Mar 2022 ITF Le Havre, France 25,000 Clay   Georgina García Pérez   Diāna Marcinkēviča
  Chiara Scholl 		6–4, 6–3
Win 9–10 Nov 2022 Open de Valencia, Spain 80,000+H Clay   Ylena In-Albon   Irina Khromacheva
  Iryna Shymanovich 		6–3, 6–2

Head-to-head records

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Record against top 10 players

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  • She has a 0–6 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2023
Loss 0–1   Iga Świątek No. 1 Australian Open, Australia Hard 3R 0–6, 1–6 No. 100 0–1
Loss 0–2   Coco Gauff No. 6 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 2–6, 4–6 No. 90 0–1
Loss 0–3   Iga Świątek No. 1 French Open, France Clay 1R 4–6, 0–6 No. 70 0–2
Loss 0–4   Jessica Pegula No. 4 Wimbledon Championships, UK Grass 2R 1–6, 4–6 No. 78 0–1
2024
Loss 0–5   Elena Rybakina No. 3 Adelaide International, Australia Hard 2R 3–6, 5–7 No. 61 0–1
Loss 0–6   Elena Rybakina No. 5 Abu Dhabi Open, UAE Hard QF 3–6, 4–6 No. 74 0–2

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ Qualified directly into the second round as a lucky loser. Counted as zero wins and one loss.
  3. ^ 2013: WTA ranking - 1203, 2014: WTA ranking - 1193, 2015: WTA ranking - 757, 2016: WTA ranking - 798, 2017: WTA ranking - 415, 2018: WTA ranking - 346.
  4. ^ 2015: WTA ranking - 1167, 2016: WTA ranking - 1278, 2017: WTA ranking - 284, 2018: WTA ranking - 172.

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