Romanian tennis player
Mihaela Buzărnescu Country (sports) Romania Residence Bucharest , RomaniaBorn (1988-05-04 ) 4 May 1988 (age 34) Bucharest, RomaniaHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 2004 Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Artemon Apostu-Efremov , Mihai Buzărnescu (father)Prize money US$ 2,618,978 Career record 452–273 (62.3%) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 20 (6 August 2018) Current ranking No. 126 (6 June 2022) Australian Open 1R (2018 , 2019 , 2021 ) French Open 4R (2018 ) Wimbledon 3R (2018 ) US Open 1R (2017 , 2019 , 2020 ) Olympic Games 2R (2021 ) Career record 324–193 (62.7%) Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 24 (22 October 2018) Current ranking No. 255 (6 June 2022) Australian Open 2R (2019 ) French Open QF (2018 ) Wimbledon QF (2018 ) Australian Open 1R (2019 ) French Open 1R (2018 , 2019 ) Wimbledon 2R (2018 ) 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: 6 June 2022.
Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian professional 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 and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour .
Buzărnescu has a Ph.D. in sports science from the National University of Physical Education and Sport .[1]
Career highlights
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]
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 a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016.
2017–2018: Grand Slam & Top 100 debut, first WTA titles, World No. 20
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 .
In 2018, she reached the finals in Hobart and Prague .
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]
Buzărnescu then played 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 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-set 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.
2019–2021: Italian Open third round, out of top 100, Olympics debut
She began season at the Brisbane International where 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 and former world number one, 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 won 3-2.[10] At the Qatar 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 , she was defeated in the second round by Bianca Andreescu .
At the 2019 Italian Open (tennis) she reached the third round for the first time at this WTA level where she lost to top seed Naomi Osaka .
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
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; (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. [13]
Singles
Current through the 2022 French Open.
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
International / WTA 250 (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2018
Prague Open , Czech Republic
International
Clay
Lidziya Marozava
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke
4–6, 2–6
Win
1–1
May 2018
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
International
Clay
Raluca Olaru
Nadiia Kichenok Anastasia Rodionova
7–5, 7–5
Loss
1–2
June 2018
Nottingham Open , United Kingdom
International
Grass
Heather Watson
Alicja Rosolska Abigail Spears
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
1–3
June 2018
Eastbourne International , United Kingdom
Premier
Grass
Irina-Camelia Begu
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
3–6, 5–7
Loss
1–4
Apr 2021
Copa Colsanitas , Colombia
WTA 250
Clay
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Elixane Lechemia Ingrid Neel
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–4
Jul 2021
Budapest Grand Prix , Hungary
WTA 250
Clay
Fanny Stollár
Aliona Bolsova Tamara Korpatsch
6–4, 6–4
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 31 (23 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (14–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2004
ITF Piteşti, Romania
10,000
Clay
Liana Balaci
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win
2–0
Jun 2004
ITF Brașov, Romania
10,000
Clay
Andrea Benítez
6–3, 7–5
Win
3–0
May 2006
ITF La Palma, Spain
25,000
Hard
Nadja Pavić
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
Loss
3–1
May 2007
ITF Rabat, Morocco
10,000
Clay
Yuliya Kalabina
1–6, 1–6
Win
4–1
Jun 2008
ITF Piteşti, Romania
10,000
Clay
Palma Kiraly
6–0, 6–3
Win
5–1
Jun 2008
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Federica Di Sarra
6–2, 6–2
Loss
5–2
Mar 2010
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
3–6, 0–6
Win
6–2
Aug 2010
ITF Oneşti, Romania
10,000
Clay
Ionela-Andreea Iova
6–0, 6–1
Loss
6–3
Aug 2010
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Ingrid-Alexandra Radu
5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win
7–3
Aug 2010
ITF Balş, Romania
10,000
Clay
Alexandra Cadanţu
6–3, 6–2
Loss
7–4
Dec 2010
ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10,000
Hard
Marta Sirotkina
0–6, 0–6
Win
8–4
May 2011
ITF İzmir, Turkey
25,000
Hard
Naomi Broady
7–5, 6–4
Win
9–4
July 2011
ITF Craiova, Romania
25,000
Clay
Annalisa Bona
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win
10–4
July 2011
ITF Zwevegem, Belgium
25,000
Clay
Bibiane Schoofs
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win
11–4
Sep 2014
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Simona Ionescu
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win
12–4
Mar 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
10,000
Hard
Lou Brouleau
6–0, 6–1
Win
13–4
Apr 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui
10,000
Hard
Natalija Sipek
6–1, 6–0
Win
14–4
Aug 2015
ITF Westende, Belgium
25,000
Hard
Océane Dodin
6−1, 6–1
Loss
14–5
Nov 2015
ITF Zawada, Poland
25,000
Carpet (i)
Ivana Jorović
2–6, 2–6
Win
15–5
Dec 2015
ITF Cairo, Egypt
25,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
6–0, 6–3
Win
16–5
Jun 2017
ITF Hódmezővásárhely , Hungary
60,000
Clay
Danka Kovinić
6–2, 6–1
Win
17–5
Jun 2017
ITF İzmir , Turkey
60,000
Hard
Eri Hozumi
6–1, 6–0
Win
18–5
Jul 2017
ITF Getxo, Spain
25,000
Clay
Renata Zarazúa
6–2, 6–2
Win
19–5
Jul 2017
ITF Versmold , Germany
60,000
Clay
Barbara Haas
6–0, 6–2
Loss
19–6
Aug 2017
ITF Foxhills , UK
25,000
Hard
Jasmine Paolini
4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win
20–6
Sep 2017
ITF Biarritz , France
80,000
Clay
Patty Schnyder
6–4, 6–3
Win
21–6
Oct 2017
ITF Poitiers , France
100,000
Hard (i)
Alison Van Uytvanck
6–4, 6–2
Loss
21–7
Nov 2017
ITF Tokyo , Japan
100,000
Hard
Zhang Shuai
4–6, 0–6
Win
22–7
Nov 2017
ITF Toyota , Japan
60,000+H
Carpet (i)
Tamara Zidanšek
6–0, 6–1
Loss
22–8
Sep 2021
ITF Valencia , Spain
80,000
Clay
Arantxa Rus
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
23–8
Oct 2021
ITF Neubourg , France
80,000+H
Hard
Anna Bondár
6–1, 6–3
Doubles: 56 (34 titles, 22 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (26–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2004
ITF Constanţa, Romania
10,000
Clay
Gabriela Niculescu
Bianca Bonifate Diana Gae
6–4, 6–3
Win
2–0
Jun 2004
ITF Piteşti, Romania
10,000
Clay
Gabriela Niculescu
Andrea Benítez Estefania Craciún
6–4, 6–4
Loss
2–1
Apr 2005
ITF Mumbai, India
10,000
Hard
Sanaa Bhambri
Chan Chin-wei Julia Efremova
2–6, 1–6
Loss
2–2
Jul 2006
ITF Båstad, Sweden
25,000
Clay
Magda Mihalache
Erica Krauth Aurélie Védy
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 2006
ITF Moscow, Russia
25,000
Clay
Evgeniya Rodina
Maria Kondratieva Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss
2–4
Apr 2007
ITF Split, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Antonia Xenia Tout
Olga Brózda Natalia Kołat
2–6, 1–6
Win
3–4
Apr 2007
ITF Hvar, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Émilie Bacquet Karolina Jovanović
6–4, 6–2
Loss
3–5
Apr 2007
ITF Bol Open, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Nadja Roma
Iveta Gerlová Lucie Kriegsmannová
3–6, 5–7
Win
4–5
May 2007
ITF Rabat, Morocco
10,000
Clay
Melanie Klaffner
Silvia Disderi Samia Medjahdi
6–1, 6–4
Loss
4–6
Aug 2007
ITF Bucharest, Romania
25,000
Clay
Monica Niculescu
Sorana Cîrstea Ágnes Szatmári
w/o
Loss
4–7
Aug 2007
ITF Penza, Russia
50,000
Clay
Veronika Kapshay
Sophie Lefèvre Ágnes Szatmári
1–6, 2–6
Win
5–7
Sep 2007
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Joana Cortez Teliana Pereira
6–4, 6–7(2–7) , [10–4]
Win
6–7
Sep 2007
ITF Batumi , Georgia
25,000
Hard
Vojislava Lukić
Vasilisa Davydova Marina Shamayko
6–2, 6–4
Win
7–7
Jun 2008
ITF Piteşti, Romania
10,000
Clay
Laura-Ioana Andrei
Simona Matei Valentina Sulpizio
7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
Win
8–7
Jun 2008
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Laura-Ioana Andrei
Benedetta Davato Valentina Sulpizio
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss
8–8
Jul 2008
ITF Toruń , Poland
25,000
Clay
Anastasia Pivovarova
Olga Brózda Magdalena Kiszczyńska
6–4, 4–6, [2–10]
Win
9–8
Jul 2008
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
25,000
Clay
Oksana Kalashnikova
Kristina Antoniychuk Lesia Tsurenko
6–1, 6–4
Win
10–8
Jun 2009
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Elora Dabija
Laura-Ioana Andrei Ioana Gaspar
1–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win
11–8
Oct 2009
ITF Belek, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Kateřina Vaňková
Magali de Lattre Fatima El Allami
6–1, 6–1
Win
12–8
Nov 2009
ITF Le Havre, France
10,000
Clay
Marina Melnikova
Amandine Hesse Alizé Lim
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win
13–8
Nov 2009
ITF Cairo, Egypt
25,000
Clay
Laura Thorpe
Fatma Al-Nabhani Galina Fokina
6–4, 6–0
Loss
13–9
Mar 2010
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Alenka Hubacek
Yuliya Beygelzimer Anna Gerasimou
w/o
Win
14–9
Apr 2010
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Dalia Zafirova
Veronika Chvojková Martina Kubičíková
7–6(7–1) , 7–5
Win
15–9
Apr 2010
ITF Vic, Spain
10,000
Clay
Cristina Stancu
Olga Brózda Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
16–9
Aug 2010
ITF Oneşti, Romania
10,000
Clay
Laura-Ioana Andrei
Camelia Hristea Biljana Pavlova
7–6(9–7) , 6–2
Win
17–9
Aug 2010
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Laura-Ioana Andrei
Diana Enache Camelia Hristea
6–1, 6–3
Win
18–9
Sep 2010
ITF Podgorica , Montenegro
25,000
Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu
Valeria Solovieva Maryna Zanevska
5–7, 7–5, [12–10]
Loss
18–10
Oct 2010
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
25,000
Clay
Marina Shamayko
Anna Piven Anastasiya Vasylyeva
4–6, 4–6
Win
19–10
May 2011
ITF Wiesbaden , Germany
10,000
Clay
Karolina Wlodarczak
Dejana Raickovic Ghislaine van Baal
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–6]
Loss
19–11
May 2011
ITF İzmir, Turkey
25,000
Hard
Tereza Mrdeža
Naomi Broady Lisa Whybourn
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [7–10]
Win
20–11
Jun 2011
ITF Florence, Italy
10,000
Clay
Zuzana Zlochová
Nicole Clerico Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 6–4
Loss
20–12
Jul 2011
ITF Craiova, Romania
25,000
Clay
Elena Bogdan
Diana Enache Daniëlle Harmsen
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [6–10]
Win
21–12
Jul 2011
ITF Samsun, Turkey
25,000
Hard
Tadeja Majerič
Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen
6–1, 6–4
Win
22–12
Sep 2011
ITF Saransk , Russia
50,000
Clay
Teodora Mirčić
Eva Hrdinová Veronika Kapshay
6–3, 6–1
Loss
22–13
Sep 2011
ITF Zagreb , Croatia
50,000
Clay
Maria Abramović
Maria João Koehler Katalin Marosi
0–6, 3–6
Win
23–13
Oct 2011
ITF Telavi , Georgia
50,000
Clay
Elena Bogdan
Ekaterine Gorgodze Anastasia Grymalska
1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss
23–14
Feb 2012
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Valeria Solovieva
Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack
4–6, 3–6
Win
24–14
July 2012
ITF Zwevegem, Belgium
25,000
Clay
Nicola Geuer
Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert
7–6(7–5) , 1–6, [10–4]
Win
25–14
Sep 2012
ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France
25,000
Clay
Timea Bacsinszky
Teliana Pereira Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–4, 6–1
Loss
25–15
Mar 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
10,000
Hard
Olena Kyrpot
Inês Murta Melanie Stokke
1–6, 5–7
Win
26–15
Mar 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui
10,000
Hard
Olena Kyrpot
Jennifer Claffey Kathinka von Deichmann
6–4, 6–2
Win
27–15
Apr 2015
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Corinna Dentoni Claudia Giovine
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Win
28–15
Oct 2015
ITF Saguenay , Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Justyna Jegiołka
Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez
7–6(8–6) , 4–6, [10–7]
Win
29–15
Nov 2015
ITF Zawada, Poland
25,000
Carpet (i)
Justyna Jegiołka
Kim Grajdek Ekaterina Yashina
6–2, 6–3
Loss
29–16
Sep 2016
ITF Mamaia, Romania
25,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Vivien Juhászová Kateřina Kramperová
6–7(3–7) , 6–2, [7–10]
Loss
29–17
Sep 2016
ITF Bucha, Ukraine
25,000
Clay
Alexandra Perper
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Anastasiya Komardina
3–6, 1–6
Win
30–17
Oct 2016
ITF Saguenay, Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Elena Bogdan
Bianca Andreescu Charlotte Robillard-Millette
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–6]
Win
31–17
Oct 2016
ITF Tampico , Mexico
50,000
Hard
Elise Mertens
Usue Maitane Arconada Katie Swan
6–0, 6–2
Loss
31–18
Nov 2016
ITF Waco , U.S.
50,000
Hard
Renata Zarazúa
Michaëlla Krajicek Taylor Townsend
w/o
Win
32–18
May 2017
ITF Dunakeszi , Hungary
25,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Daiana Negreanu Oana Georgeta Simion
1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss
32–19
Jul 2017
ITF Prague , Czech Republic
80,000
Clay
Alona Fomina
Anastasia Potapova Dayana Yastremska
2–6, 2–6
Loss
32–20
Aug 2017
ITF Foxhills , UK
25,000
Hard
Justyna Jegiołka
Laura-Ioana Andrei Petra Krejsová
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]
Win
33–20
Sep 2017
ITF Biarritz , France
80,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Cristina Bucșa Isabelle Wallace
6–3, 6–1
Loss
33–21
Sep 2017
ITF Saint Malo , France
60,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Diāna Marcinkēviča Daniela Seguel
3–6, 3–6
Loss
33–22
Oct 2017
ITF Poitiers , France
100,000
Hard (i)
Nicola Geuer
Belinda Bencic Yanina Wickmayer
6–7(7–9) , 3–6
Win
34–22
Dec 2017
ITF Dubai , UAE
100,000+H
Hard
Alena Fomina
Lesley Kerkhove Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–3
Record against other players
Buzărnescu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface. [14]
Player
Record
Win%
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Iga Świątek
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2022 BJKC QR
Serena Williams
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 7–5, 1–6) at 2021 French Open
Garbiñe Muguruza
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2012 Acapulco Qualifying
Simona Halep
0–2
0%
–
0–1
0–1
Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2019 Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka
0–2
0%
–
0–1
0–1
Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Rome
Maria Sharapova
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2018 Madrid
Venus Williams
0–2
0%
0–1
–
0–1
Lost (5–7, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Wimbledon
Caroline Wozniacki
0–3
0%
0–2
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2019 Charleston
Karolína Plíšková
0–4
0%
0–1
–
0–3
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Birmingham
Number 2 ranked players
Aryna Sabalenka
1–2
33%
0–1
0–1
1–0
Won (6–7(3–7) , 6–1, 6–4) at 2018 Wimbledon
Svetlana Kuznetsova
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Prague
Barbora Krejčíková
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2015 Bursa
Petra Kvitová
0–2
0%
–
0–1
0–1
Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2018 Birmingham
Number 3 ranked players
Maria Sakkari
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–1, 6–0) at 2018 San Jose
Elina Svitolina
2–1
67%
0–1
1–0
1–0
Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 3–4, ret.) at 2018 Montréal
Sloane Stephens
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2020 US Open
Number 4 ranked players
Kiki Bertens
1–1
50%
–
0–1
1–0
Won (3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3) at 2018 Eastbourne
Paula Badosa
2–2
50%
1–0
1–2
–
Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2021 Belgrade
Bianca Andreescu
1–2
33%
1–2
–
–
Lost (2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Belinda Bencic
1–2
33%
1–2
–
–
Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2019 Hobart
Dominika Cibulková
0–2
0%
–
0–2
–
Lost (6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 1–6) at 2018 Strasbourg
Caroline Garcia
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2021 Miami
Sofia Kenin
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2019 Dubai
Number 5 ranked players
Anett Kontaveit
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (7–6(10–8) , 6–3) at 2017 Linz
Jeļena Ostapenko
2–3
40%
1–1
1–0
0–2
Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Eastbourne
Sara Errani
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 2–6) at 2018 Charleston
Number 7 ranked players
Patty Schnyder
3–0
100%
–
3–0
–
Won (1–6, 6–2, 6–3) at 2017 Saint-Malo
Madison Keys
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
CoCo Vandeweghe
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7) , 6–2) at 2021 Guadalajara
Julia Görges
1–2
33%
0–1
1–1
–
Won (6–4, 3–6, 4–4, ret.) at 2019 Rome
Andrea Petkovic
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 US Open
Number 10 ranked players
Daria Kasatkina
0–2
0%
0–2
–
–
Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2021 Melbourne
Kristina Mladenovic
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
Season
2018
Total
Wins
3
3
Notes
^ 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 Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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.
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