Cristina Bucșa
Bucșa at the 2023 Birmingham Classic | |
Country (sports) | Spain (2015–) Moldova (2013–15) |
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Residence | Cantabria, Spain |
Born | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) Chișinău, Moldova |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Ion Bucșa (father)[1] |
Prize money | US$ 1,699,296 |
Singles | |
Career record | 314–206 (60.4%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF[2] |
Highest ranking | No. 56 (15 January 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 67 (26 February 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2023) |
French Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 160–109 (59.5%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (29 January 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 48 (26 February 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Team competitions | |
Last updated on: 28 February 2024[3]. |
Cristina Bucșa (born 1 January 1998) is a Moldovan-born Spanish professional tennis player.
She has career-high rankings of world No. 56 in singles, achieved on 15 January 2024, and of No. 41 in doubles, set on 29 January 2024.[3]
Professional career
2018: First pro title
Bucșa won her first bigger ITF Circuit title 2018 at the Open de Saint-Malo, in the doubles draw, partnering María Fernanda Herazo.
2021–2022: Grand Slam debut and WTA 1000 debut
She qualified for a singles main draw in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career at the 2021 US Open.[4]
At the 2022 French Open, Bucșa qualified into her second major main draw for the season, following the Australian Open.[5]
At the Canadian Open, she made her WTA 1000 debut as a qualifier. She recorded her first match at a major at the US Open defeating Kaja Juvan, then losing to 19th seed Danielle Collins.[6]
2023: Top 100, first major third round, WTA 1000 wins & doubles title, WTA 125 title
She reached the top 100 on 16 January 2023, before she qualified for the Australian Open and recorded her first two wins at this major defeating Eva Lys and Bianca Andreescu.[7] She then lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek.[8]
At the Lyon Open, she won her first doubles title with Bibiane Schoofs. As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 61, on 6 February 2023. In Indian Wells, she reached the second round of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career as a qualifier defeating Katie Swan.
Bucșa made her debut at Wimbledon, defeating Kamilla Rakhimova for her first win at this major.
She entered the main draw of the Canadian Open as a lucky loser and reached the second round on her debut at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open, upsetting 13th seed Belinda Bencic. At the next WTA 1000, the Guadalajara Open, she double bageled former top-ten player Kristina Mladenovic.
In mid-December, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Open de Limoges, defeating Elsa Jacquemot in the final.[9]
2024: Top 60 in singles and top 50 in doubles
Bucșa had a low-key start to the season. She participated in the Brisbane International, and in singles she did not make it past the second round, but in doubles, with partner Alexandra Panova they reached the semifinals.[10][note 1] Soon after, she participated in the Adelaide International in which in singles, she went through qualifying and reached the second round in the main draw but lost to top seed Elena Rybakina.[10][note 1] After that, she entered the Australian Open. Prior to that Major she reached a new career high singles ranking of No. 56 on 15 January 2024. In singles, she lost in the first round, but in doubles with Panova they reached the quarterfinals.[10][note 1] As a result, she reached the top 50 in doubles.[11]
Continuing her campaign on hard courts, now in the Middle East, 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.[12] She made her debut at the next tournament, the WTA 1000 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships where she replaced fifth seed Ons Jabeur also as a lucky loser, this time directly into the second round.
Personal life and background
Cristina is coached by her father Ion Bucșa.[1] She trains and lives in Cantabria, Spain.[6]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.[13]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Wimbledon | Q2 | NH | Q3 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
Career statistics | ||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 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[b] | 164 | 161 | 159 | 107 | 83 | $1,517,425 |
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Career statistics | ||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Career total: 19 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 8–9 | 1 / 19 | 14–18 | 44% |
Year-end ranking[c] | 246 | 270 | 242 | 151 | 66 |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$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 |
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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, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Tamara Korpatsch | 6–2, 6–7(11–13), 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)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$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 |
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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 | ITF Mónzon, 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 Fernanda Herazo | Eleni Kordolaimi Elixane Lechemia | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Loss | 2–8 | Jul 2018 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Ramu Ueda | Montserrat Gonzalez Laura Pigossi | 5–7, 0–6 |
Win | 3–8 | Sep 2018 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60.000 | Clay | María Fernanda Herazo | 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
Record against top 10 players
- She has a 0–4 (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 |
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Loss | 0–1 | Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 3R | 0–6, 1–6 | No. 100 | 0–2 |
Loss | 0–2 | Coco Gauff | No. 6 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | 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 | |
Loss | 0–4 | Jessica Pegula | No. 4 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 2R | 1–6, 4–6 | No. 78 | 0–1 |
Notes
- ^ a b 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. 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.
- ^ 2013: WTA ranking - 1203,
2014: WTA ranking - 1193,
2015: WTA ranking - 757,
2016: WTA ranking - 798,
2017: WTA ranking - 415,
2018: WTA ranking - 346. - ^ 2015: WTA ranking - 1167,
2016: WTA ranking - 1278,
2017: WTA ranking - 284,
2018: WTA ranking - 172.
- ^ a b c To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.
References
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- ^ a b "Puntodebreak". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Auger-Aliassime rallies, Andreescu eliminated in 2nd round of Australian Open | CBC Sports". CBC News. 2023-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Swiatek rolls, Rybakina bests Collins in Australian Open third round". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ Tennis Majors (December 17, 2023). "Bucsa recovers from set down to win Open BLS de Limoges title". tennismajors.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b c WTA Staff (2024-02-05). "Cristina Bucsa - Matches". WTA. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ WTA Staff (2024-02-05). "Cristina Bucsa - Rankings History". WTA. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Top seed Rybakina makes last four". tennismajors.com. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Cristina Bucsa [ESP] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
External links
- Cristina Bucșa at the Women's Tennis Association
- Cristina Bucșa at the International Tennis Federation
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