Mihaela Buzărnescu
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Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
Born | Bucharest, Romania | 4 May 1988
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Retired | 2022 (last match played) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Artemon Apostu-Efremov, Mihai Buzărnescu (her father) |
Prize money | US$2,728,834 |
Singles | |
Career record | 455–277 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (6 August 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2018, 2019, 2021) |
French Open | 4R (2018) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2018) |
US Open | 1R (2017, 2019, 2020) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 327–193 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (22 October 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2019) |
French Open | QF (2018) |
Wimbledon | QF (2018) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019) |
French Open | 1R (2018, 2019) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 3–10 |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Optimizarea jocului de tenis la juniori U12-U14 prin dezvoltarea capacităţilor motrice şi psihomotrice (2016) |
Doctoral advisor | Gheorghe Marinescu |
Last updated on: 19 June 2024. |
Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian former 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 has 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]
Career highlights
[edit]Junior success
[edit]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]
Injuries and hiatus
[edit]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
[edit]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 at world No. 89 on 16 October 2017.
2018: First Tour titles, top 20 in singles
[edit]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 Grand Slam 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 No. 2 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
[edit]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]
2022
[edit]In January at the Australian Open, she lost her singles qualifying first-round match to Ysaline Bonaventure. At the French Open, she entered the main draw as lucky loser but lost in the first round to Madison Brengle. PLaying in Wimbledon, she entered the main draw by replacing Leylah Fernandez, and defeated first-time qualifier, 18 year-old Nastasja Schunk, in the first round.
Performance timelines
[edit]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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[18]
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2022 Prague Open.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | ... | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
French Open | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 2R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
US Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 14 | 8–14 | 36% | |
Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||
WTA Elite Trophy[a] | DNQ | Alt | DNQ | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
National representation | ||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Career total: 65 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 36–22 | 13–26 | 0–1 | 7–14 | 1–4 | 1 / 65 | 60–70 | 46% | |
Win (%) | – | – | – | – | 50% | 62% | 33% | 0% | 33% | 20% | Career total: 46% | |||
Year-end ranking[c] | 155 | 248 | 260 | 377 | 72 | 24 | 109 | 136 | 121 |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
French Open | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
Wimbledon | QF | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 6–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 47% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Indian Wells Open | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Madrid Open | 1R | QF | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Italian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | 1R | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
China Open | 2R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
Career statistics | ||||||||
Titles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 2 | |||
Finals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Career total: 6 |
Mixed doubles
[edit]Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | ... | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2018 | Hobart International, Australia | International[d] | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2018 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | Silicon Valley Classic, United States | Premier[e] | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2018 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | June 2018 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom |
International | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 1–3 | June 2018 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2021 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Jul 2021 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 31 (23 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2004 | ITF Piteşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2004 | ITF Brașov, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2006 | ITF La Palma, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | May 2007 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2008 | ITF Piteşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Jun 2008 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 6–2 | Aug 2010 | ITF Oneşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2010 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 7–3 | Aug 2010 | ITF Balş, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–4 | Dec 2010 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 0–6 |
Win | 8–4 | May 2011 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 9–4 | July 2011 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 10–4 | July 2011 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 11–4 | Sep 2014 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Win | 12–4 | Mar 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 13–4 | Apr 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 14–4 | Aug 2015 | ITF Westende, Belgium | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6−1, 6–1 |
Loss | 14–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Zawada, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 15–5 | Dec 2015 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 16–5 | Jun 2017 | Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary |
60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 17–5 | Jun 2017 | İzmir Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 18–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 19–5 | Jul 2017 | Reinert Open, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 19–6 | Aug 2017 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 20–6 | Sep 2017 | Open de Biarritz, France | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 21–6 | Oct 2017 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 21–7 | Nov 2017 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 22–7 | Nov 2017 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 60,000+H | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 22–8 | Sep 2021 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 23–8 | Oct 2021 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | 80,000+H | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 56 (34 titles, 22 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2004 | ITF Constanţa, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2004 | ITF Piteşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2005 | ITF Mumbai, India | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2006 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2006 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2007 | ITF Split, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Apr 2007 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2007 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–5 | May 2007 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2007 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 4–7 | Aug 2007 | ITF Penza, Russia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–7 | Sep 2007 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4] |
Win | 6–7 | Sep 2007 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 7–7 | Jun 2008 | ITF Piteşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–2] |
Win | 8–7 | Jun 2008 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2008 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [2–10] |
Win | 9–8 | Jul 2008 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 10–8 | Jun 2009 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
Win | 11–8 | Oct 2009 | ITF Belek, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 12–8 | Nov 2009 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 13–8 | Nov 2009 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 13–9 | Mar 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 14–9 | Apr 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
Win | 15–9 | Apr 2010 | ITF Vic, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 16–9 | Aug 2010 | ITF Oneşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
Win | 17–9 | Aug 2010 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 18–9 | Sep 2010 | Royal Cup Podgorica, Montenegro |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [12–10] |
Loss | 18–10 | Oct 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 19–10 | May 2011 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 19–11 | May 2011 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [7–10] |
Win | 20–11 | Jun 2011 | ITF Florence, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 20–12 | Jul 2011 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] |
Win | 21–12 | Jul 2011 | ITF Samsun, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 22–12 | Sep 2011 | Saransk Cup, Russia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 22–13 | Sep 2011 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 23–13 | Oct 2011 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
Loss | 23–14 | Feb 2012 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 24–14 | July 2012 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–4] |
Win | 25–14 | Sep 2012 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 25–15 | Mar 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 26–15 | Mar 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 27–15 | Apr 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–4] |
Win | 28–15 | Oct 2015 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 29–15 | Nov 2015 | ITF Zawada, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 29–16 | Sep 2016 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–2, [7–10] |
Loss | 29–17 | Sep 2016 | ITF Bucha, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 30–17 | Oct 2016 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6] |
Win | 31–17 | Oct 2016 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 31–18 | Nov 2016 | Waco Showdown, U.S. | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 32–18 | May 2017 | Dunakeszi Open, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
Loss | 32–19 | Jul 2017 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 32–20 | Aug 2017 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [9–11] |
Win | 33–20 | Sep 2017 | Open de Biarritz, France | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 33–21 | Sep 2017 | Open de Saint Malo, France | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 33–22 | Oct 2017 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Win | 34–22 | Dec 2017 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, U.A.E. | 100,000+H | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Head-to-head records
[edit]Record against top 10 players
[edit]Buzărnescu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[19]
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
[edit]Season | 2018 | Total |
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Wins | 3 | 3 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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2018 | ||||||
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No. 6 | Qatar Ladies Open | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 6–3 |
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No. 4 | French Open | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 7–5 |
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No. 5 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | QF | 6–3, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (title)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2006 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ WTA ranking: 2013–n/a, 2014–891.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ Newman, Paul. "Mihaela Buzarnescu stuns world No 4 Elina Svitolina to continue remarkable rise". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Mihaela Buzarnescu, PhD, Claims Biggest Upset of the French Open". The New York Times. 1 June 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "ITF: 2006 junior doubles results" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Mihaela Buzarnescu, PhD, Claims Biggest Upset of the French Open". The New York Times. 1 June 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Cibulkova comes back from the brink to make Strasbourg final over Buzarnescu". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Lupu, Victor (26 May 2018). "Tennis: The pair Mihaela Buzarnescu/Raluca Olaru wins the doubles event in Strasbourg". The Romania Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "After midnight: Brisbane match starts in 2018, ends in 2019". rappler.com. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Belinda Bencic pulls off Hobart WTA win, Zhang, Garcia upset". ESPN. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Australian Open 2019: Veteran Venus Williams battles back to reach second round". Hindustan Times. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Fed Cup: Romania beat holders Czech Republic to reach first semi-final". BBC Sport. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Ostapenko ousts Buzarnescu in Doha first round". wtatennis.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "WTA Dubai: Mihaela Buzărnescu, eliminated in the first round by Sofia Kenin – The continuous fall". sport.hotnews.ro. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Marinescu, Dragos (27 February 2019). "WTA Acapulco 2019: Mihaela Buzărnescu broke her losing streak with a win over Daria Gavrilova". tenisite.info. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (27 February 2019). "Mexico Open: Azarenka eases into quarters, Stephens suffers surprise loss". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Serena Williams Tops Victoria Azarenka in Straight Sets at Indian Wells". The New York Times. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Miami: Alizé Cornet in the third round after his victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu". lequipe.fr. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Wozniacki battles past Buzarnescu in Charleston barnburner". wtatennis.com. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Mihaela Buzarnescu". Australian Open. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Head to Head". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links
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