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Mihaela Buzărnescu
Romanian tennis player (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
Buzărnescu has a PhD in sports science from the National University of Physical Education and Sport.[1]
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Professional career
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2004: Turned Pro, Junior success
Buzărnescu played her first professional match in 2004.[2] She then won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated the top-seeded pair of Sharon Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final.[3]
2016: Injuries and hiatus
Shoulder and knee injuries (the latter prompting two surgeries) forced her off the pro tour for years, long enough that she went back to school,[4] graduating with a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016.
2017: Major and top 100 debuts
In 2017, she qualified to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2017 US Open (tennis). In October 2017, Buzărnescu got to the semifinals of the Linz Open. As a result, she reached the top 100 as world No. 89 on 16 October 2017.
2018: First Tour titles, top 20 in singles
She reached the finals of the Hobart International and the Prague Open. At the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she surrendered a lead in the singles semifinals against Dominika Cibulková, eventually losing the match in three sets.[5] She showed more consistency in the doubles, winning the tournament and her first WTA title with compatriot Raluca Olaru in straight sets against Nadiia Kichenok and Anastasia Rodionova.[6]
In May, Buzărnescu then played in her first French Open, which was also the first Grand Slam tournament, she was seeded. She defeated Vania King in the first round for her first major win. Afterwards, she also won versus Rebecca Peterson. Against No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina in the third round, Buzărnescu won the match in straight sets. This was her biggest career victory and one of the tournament's bigger upsets. She faced No. 13 seed Madison Keys in the fourth round, and lost in two sets.
In the grass-court season, Buzărnescu reached the quarterfinals of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham, losing to Naomi Osaka. She also played in the doubles tournament with British partner Heather Watson, losing in the final. At the 2018 Birmingham Classic, she once again defeated second seed Svitolina, before losing to eventual champion Petra Kvitová in the semifinals. Buzărnescu then played for a third consecutive week in Eastbourne. She reached the last 16 before losing to Jeļena Ostapenko. However, she reached the doubles final with partner Irina-Camelia Begu.
In August, Buzărnescu captured her first WTA Tour singles title winning in San Jose with a straight-sets victory over Maria Sakkari in the final. Later in August, she played Elina Svitolina once more in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal but suffered a serious ankle injury and was forced to retire. This injury kept her out of the game for two months including the US Open but she did reach her best ever ranking of No. 20 in the world, on 6 August 2018. Buzārnescu ended the year ranked 24.
2019-2020
Buzărnescu began her 2019 season at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to eventual finalist Lesia Tsurenko.[7] Seeded second and last year finalist at the Hobart International, she was defeated in the first round by Belinda Bencic.[8] Seeded 25th at the Australian Open, she lost her first-round match to seven-time Grand Slam winner, two-time finalist, and former world No. 1, Venus Williams.[9]
In February, Buzărnescu represented Romania in the Fed Cup tie against the Czech Republic. She lost both of her rubbers to Karolína Plíšková and Kateřina Siniaková. In the end, Romania still managed to win the tie over the Czech Republic 3–2.[10] At the Qatar Ladies Open, she was defeated in the first round by 2016 finalist Jeļena Ostapenko.[11] In Dubai, she lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin.[12] Seeded fourth at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco, she won her first match of the season by beating Daria Gavrilova in the first round.[13] She was defeated in the second round by Bianca Andreescu.[14] Seeded 29th at the Indian Wells Open, she suffered a second-round loss at the hands of Daria Gavrilova.[15] Seeded 30th in Miami, she lost in the second round to Alizé Cornet.[16]
Buzărnescu started her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. Seeded 12th, she reached the third round where she lost to fifth seed, 2011 champion, and eventual finalist, Caroline Wozniacki.[17]
2021-2022
Partnering Fanny Stollár, Buzărnescu won the doubles title at the 2021 Budapest Grand Prix, defeating Aliona Bolsova and Tamara Korpatsch in the final.[18]
At the 2022 French Open, she entered the main draw as lucky loser but lost in the first round to Madison Brengle.[19] Playing at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she entered the main draw by replacing Leylah Fernandez, and defeated qualifier Nastasja Schunk, in the first round,[20] before losing to 11th seed Coco Gauff.[21]
Buzărnescu recorded wins over Elisabetta Cocciaretto[22] and Yuan Yue[23] to reach the quarterfinals at the 2022 Swedish Open where she lost to Viktoriya Tomova.[24] At the 2022 Iași Open, she retired due to injury while leading by a set and a break against Cristina Dinu in the first round.[25][26]
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Performance timelines
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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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[27]
Singles
Current through the 2022 Prague Open.
Doubles
Mixed doubles
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WTA Tour finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 31 (23 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Doubles: 56 (34 titles, 22 runner–ups)
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Head-to-head records
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Record against top 10 players
Buzărnescu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[28]
Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2022 BJKC QR |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 1–6) at 2021 French Open |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2012 Acapulco Qualifying |
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2019 Wimbledon |
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Rome |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2018 Madrid |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (5–7, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Wimbledon |
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0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2019 Charleston |
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0–4 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–3 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Birmingham |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(10–8), 6–3) at 2017 Linz |
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2–2 | 50% | 1–0 | 1–2 | – | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2021 Belgrade |
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1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Won (6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4) at 2018 Wimbledon |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Prague |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2015 Bursa |
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2018 Birmingham |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–1, 6–0) at 2018 San Jose |
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2–1 | 67% | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–4, ret.) at 2018 Montréal |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2020 US Open |
Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
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1–1 | 50% | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | Won (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2018 Eastbourne |
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1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open |
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1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2019 Hobart |
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (6–2, 6–7(5–7), 1–6) at 2018 Strasbourg |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2021 Miami |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2019 Dubai |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
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2–3 | 40% | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Eastbourne |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6) at 2018 Charleston |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
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3–0 | 100% | – | 3–0 | – | Won (1–6, 6–2, 6–3) at 2017 Saint-Malo |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 French Open |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2) at 2021 Guadalajara |
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1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 4–4, ret.) at 2019 Rome |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 US Open |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2021 Melbourne |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (7–5, 5–7, 2–6) at 2021 Lyon |
Total | 17–50 | 25% | 7–21 (25%) |
7–20 (26%) |
3–9 (25%) |
last updated 23 December 2021 |
Top 10 wins
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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Notes
- 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 to 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.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
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