Jaqueline Cristian
Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a professional tennis player from Romania.
_(53512635732).jpg.webp){kind=spacer} Cristian at the 2024 Transylvania Open | |
| Full name | Jaqueline Adina Cristian |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
| Born | 5 June 1998 Bucharest |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Javier Martí |
| Prize money | $1,303,479 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 308–214 (59.0%) |
| Career titles | 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 58 (31 January 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 73 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
| French Open | Q3 (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 128–88 (59.3%) |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 168 (3 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 214 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 8–3 |
| Last updated on: 3 May 2024. | |
Cristian has career-high WTA rankings of No. 58 in singles and No. 168 in doubles. She has won 14 singles and ten doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.[1][2]
Career
2015–2020: WTA Tour debut
Cristian made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Elena-Gabriela Ruse. In March 2017, she received a qualifying wildcard for the Miami Open.
Cristian reached her maiden WTA tournament final at the 2019 Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
2021: Breakthrough & top 100
She reached the quarterfinals of a WTA event for the first time as a qualifier at the WTA 500 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy where she lost to fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. In September, she reached her first semifinal at 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 began a tradition of wearing a Dracula-like cape on court before or after her matches there.[4] She reached the top 100 on 8 November 2021.[5]
At the Linz Open, she reached the final as a lucky loser following Halep's withdrawal due to injury from the semifinal[6] but lost to Alison Riske in three sets.[7] As a result, she moved 29 positions up in the rankings, having been ranked world No. 100 at the beginning of the tournament.
2022: Major & WTA 1000 debuts & first wins, top 60, hiatus
She made her Grand Slam debut in Melbourne, at the Australian Open where she recorded her first major win against Greet Minnen.[8] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 58 on 31 January 2022. At the same event, she reached the third round of the doubles draw on her debut, partnering Andrea Petkovic. She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Qatar Ladies Open as a lucky loser and defeated 11th seed Elena Rybakina for her first win at this level.
She returned after six months of hiatus to make her debut at the US Open where she lost to second seed Anett Kontaveit.
2023–2024: Back to top 70
She entered the 2023 Australian Open, and the tournaments in Hobart, Linz, and Madrid, and lastly at Wimbledon where she recorded her first win at this major on her debut, using protected ranking.
In the end of January 2024, she entered the WTA 500 Linz Open as a lucky loser and defeated Nadia Podoroska. At home in Cluj Napoca, Romania she reached the semifinals for the first time in her career at the tournament. It was her first WTA Tour semifinal since July 2023 in Prague.[9]
At the Charleston Open, she defeated three Americans Sachia Vickery, eighth seed Madison Keys and tenth seed Emma Navarro to reach the quarterfinals.[10] As a result she moved back to the top 75 in the rankings.
She reached the third round at the WTA 1000 Madrid Open defeating Magdalena Fręch and 22nd seed Barbora Krejčíková and moved up in the top 70 in the rankings.
Performance timelines
| 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[11]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | – |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 25% |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | QR[lower-alpha 2] | QR | QR | 0 / 0 | 3–1 | 75% | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| China Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Career total: 30 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 12–6 | 5–9 | 4–5 | 0 / 22 | 23–22 | 51% |
| Clay win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 / 6 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 14–9 | 5–9 | 7–9 | 0 / 30 | 30–31 | 49% |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 4] | 254 | 284 | 205 | 167 | 71 | 148 | 98 | $1,072,639 | ||
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | A | QR[lower-alpha 2] | QR | QR | 0 / 0 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R[lower-alpha 5] | A | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0[lower-alpha 6] | 4 | 5 | 4 | Career total: 18 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 0 / 18 | 13–18 | 42% |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 7] | 710 | 342 | 309 | 190 | 206 | 176 | 339 | 191 | 240 | |||
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Ladies Linz, Austria | WTA 250 | Hard (i) |  Alison Riske |
6–2, 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | Bucharest Open, Romania |
International[lower-alpha 8] | Clay | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
 Viktória Kužmová  Kristýna Plíšková |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (14 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Madrie Le Roux |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chiara Grimm |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Qiangqian Zhao |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Ana Savić |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Talabă |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Win | 6–0 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay |  Anastasia Vdovenco |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Cristina Dinu |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Vitalia Diatchenko |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–1 | Nov 2017 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard |  Karman Thandi |
6–3, 1–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–1 | Apr 2019 | Nana Trophy Tunis, Tunisia | 25,000+H | Clay |  Daniela Seguel |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Apr 2019 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Varvara Gracheva |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jun 2019 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Rebecca Šramková |
6–7(3), 1–3 ret. |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Clay |  Francesca Jones |
6–7(6), 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Feb 2020 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sofya Lansere |
6–1, 4–2 ret. |
| Loss | 10–5 | Jan 2021 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Harmony Tan |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2022 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | 80,000+H | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Magali Kempen |
6–4, 6-4 |
| Win | 12–5 | Mar 2023 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin |
7–6(7), 7–6(4) |
| Win | 13–5 | Mar 2023 | ITF Palmanova, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Iryna Shymanovich |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 14–5 | May 2023 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Hard |  Ella Seidel |
6–1, 3–6, 7–6(0) |
| Loss | 14–6 | Nov 2023 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 100,000 | Clay |  Viktoriya Tomova |
5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bals, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Raluca Elena Platon |
Oana Georgeta Simion Gabriela Lee |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Akvile Parazinskaite |
Anastasia Shaulskaya Jan Abaza |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
Andreea Ghițescu Katarína Strešnáková |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Freya Christie |
Lu Jiaxi  Brenda Njuki |
6–4, 6–7(4), [10–5] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 10,000 | Hard |  Aymet Uzcategui |
 Catalina Pella  Laura Pigossi |
7–5, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Laura Pigossi |
 María Herazo González Daniella Roldan |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2016 | ITF Fort de France, France | 10,000 | Hard |  Gaia Sanesi |
Emina Bektas Zoë Gwen Scandalis |
7–6(5), 7–6(5) |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2016 | ITF Petit-Bourg, France | 10,000 | Hard | Gaia Sanesi |
 Rosalie van der Hoek Kelly Versteeg |
6–7(5), 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Ola Abou Zekry |
Samantha Murray  Despina Papamichail |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Despina Papamichail |
Julieta Lara Estable Daniela Farfan |
6–7(5), 6–0, [10–5] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Sep 2016 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Alexandra Cadanțu |
 Lina Gjorcheska  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 6–6 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad |
 Alona Fomina Anna Morgina |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–7 | May 2017 | Internacional de la Bisbal, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Renata Zarazúa |
Olesya Pervushina Valeriya Strakhova |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2017 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasiya Komardina |
Valentini Grammatikopoulou Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2017 | Open de Touraine, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
Sarah Beth Grey Samantha Murray |
6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Nov 2017 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková |
 Lee Pei-chi Yana Sizikova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 8–9 | Sep 2018 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
Cristina Dinu Aymet Uzcátegui |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–10 | Apr 2019 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca |
Martina Colmegna Anastasia Grymalska |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–10 | Jan 2020 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
 Raluca Șerban  Ekaterine Gorgodze |
7–6(6), 6–7(4), [10–8] |
| Win | 10–10 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
Maia Lumsden  Melis Sezer |
6–3, 6–4 |
Head-to-head record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | Sofia Kenin |
No. 5 | Lyon Open, France | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 4–6 | No. 174 | |
| 2022 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Barbora Krejčíková |
No. 4 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 1–6, 5–7 | No. 73 | |
| Loss | 0–3 |  Anett Kontaveit |
No. 2 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 0–6 | No. 77 | |
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–4 | Jessica Pegula |
No. 3 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 1R | 0–6, 1–6 | No. 161 | |
Notes
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- 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.
- 2013: WTA ranking-1053, 2014: WTA ranking-1244, 2015: WTA ranking-827, 2016: WTA ranking-363.
- Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
- During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
- 2013: WTA ranking-913, 2014: WTA ranking-1028.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
- "Jaqueline Cristian". WTA.
- "Jaqueline Adina Cristian". ITF.
- "Simona Halep inspires fellow Romanian Jaqueline Cristian".
- "Jacqueline Cristian reprises Dracula cosplay after Cluj Napoca victory in Romania". Tennis.com. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- "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".
- "Introducing the 2022 Australian Open's Grand Slam debutantes".
- "Jaqueline Cristian qualifies in the Transylvania Open semifinal for the first time in her career".
- "INTERVIEW: Jaqueline Cristian has ousted three straight Americans en route to Charleston quarterfinals". 4 April 2024.
- "Jaqueline Cristian [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
External links
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