Jaqueline Cristian
Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a professional tennis player from Romania.
![]() Cristian at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Jaqueline Adina Cristian |
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| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 5 June 1998 Bucharest |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 421,284 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 237–158 (60.0%) |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (15 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 71 (6 December 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2020, 2021) |
| French Open | Q3 (2021) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2018, 2021) |
| US Open | Q3 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 113–70 (61.7%) |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 168 (3 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 342 (6 December 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2014, 2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2014) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1–1 |
| Last updated on: 10 December 2021. | |
Cristian has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 71, achieved on 15 November 2021. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 168, achieved on 3 February 2020. To date, Cristian has won ten doubles titles and ten singles titles on ITF tournaments.[1][2]
Career
2015: WTA Tour debut
Cristian made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
2017
In March 2017, she received a qualifying wildcard for the Miami Open.
2019
Cristian made her maiden WTA tournament final at the Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
2021: Breakthrough and top 100 debut, maiden WTA final
She reached the quarterfinals of a WTA event for the first time as a qualifier at the WTA 500 St. Petersburg Trophy where she lost to fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. In September, she reached the first semifinals of a WTA tournament at the Astana Open.[3] She reached the quarterfinals of the first edition of the Transylvania Open as a wildcard where she lost to top seed Simona Halep. She reached the top 100 on 8 November 2021.[4] At the Linz Open, she reached the final as a lucky loser after Halep’s withdrawal due to injury from the semifinal.[5] but lost it to Alison Riske, in three sets.[6] As a result, she moved 29 positions up in the rankings having been ranked No. 100 at the beginning of the tournament.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
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.[7]
Singles
Current through 2021 Linz Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Career total: 13 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 14–9 | 0 / 13 | 18–13 | 58% |
| Year-end ranking | 254 | 284 | 205 | 168 | $404,886 | |||
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 runner-up
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | Nov 2021 | Linz Open, Austria | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Jul 2019 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(5), 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–0 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 7–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 8–1 | Nov 2017 | ITF Pune, India | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 1–6, 6–0 | |
| Win | 9–1 | Apr 2019 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000+H | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jun 2019 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 6–7(3), 1–3 ret. | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Clay | 6–7(6), 6–4, 1–6 | |
| Win | 10–4 | Feb 2020 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard | 6–1, 4–2 ret. | |
| Loss | 10–5 | Jan 2021 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bals, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(4), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(4), [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 10,000 | Hard | 7–5, 1–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2016 | ITF Fort de France, France | 10,000 | Hard | 7–6(5), 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2016 | ITF Petit-Bourg, France | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–0, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Sep 2016 | L'Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 6–6 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 6–7 | May 2017 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2017 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2017 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(3), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Nov 2017 | ITF Pune, India | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 8–9 | Sep 2018 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | 6–7(3), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–10 | Apr 2019 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 9–10 | Jan 2020 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(6), 6–7(4), [10–8] | ||
| Win | 10–10 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–4 |
Notes
References
- "Jaqueline Cristian". WTA.
- "Jaqueline Adina Cristian". ITF.
- "Simona Halep inspires fellow Romanian Jaqueline Cristian".
- "Rankings Watch: Badosa cracks Top 10, Raducanu enters Top 20".
- "Riske, Cristian to meet in Linz final after Collins retires, Halep withdraws".
- "Riske battles past lucky loser Cristian in thriller to capture Linz title".
- "Jaqueline Cristian [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jaqueline Cristian. |
- Jaqueline Cristian at the Women's Tennis Association

- Jaqueline Cristian at the International Tennis Federation

- Jaqueline Cristian at the Billie Jean King Cup

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