Cristina Bucșa (born 1 January 1998) is a Moldovan-born Spanish professional

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player. She has a career-high singles

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of world No. 86, achieved on 30 January 2023, and of world No. 61 in the doubles rankings, set on 6 February 2023.

Professional career

2018: First pro title

Bucșa won her first major ITF Circuit title 2018 at L'Open de Saint-Malo, in the doubles draw partnering María Fernanda Herazo.

2021: Grand Slam debut

She qualified for a Grand Slam singles main draw for the first time in her career at the 2021 US Open.

2022: First Grand Slam win and WTA 1000 debut

At the

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, Bucșa qualified into her second major main draw for the season following the

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. She won her first major match at the US Open defeating

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, before losing to 19th seed

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2023: Top 100, Major first two wins & third round, Maiden WTA 1000 singles win & 250 doubles title

She reached the top 100 on 16 January 2023. Next, she qualified for the

and recorded her first two wins at this major defeating

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. She lost to top seed and world No. 1,

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. At the

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she won her maiden doubles title with

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. As a result she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 61 on 6 February 2023. At the 2023 BNP Paribas Open she reached the second round of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career as a qualifier defeating

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Personal life and background

Cristina is coached by her father, Ion Bucșa. She trains and lives in

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, Spain. Tennis idols are

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and

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. Favorite surface to play on is

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Performance timeline

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

Singles

''Current after the 2023 Indian Wells Open.''

Doubles

''Current after the 2023 WTA Lyon Open.''

WTA Tour career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucsa, Cristina 1998 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Moldovan female tennis players Sportspeople from Chișinău Spanish people of Moldovan descent Naturalised citizens of Spain