Cristina Bucșa (born 1 January 1998) is a Moldovan-born Spanish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 86, achieved on 30 January 2023, and of world No. 61 in the doubles rankings, set on 6 February 2023. Professional career 2018: First pro title Bucșa won her first major ITF Circuit title 2018 at L'Open de Saint-Malo, in the doubles draw partnering María Fernanda Herazo. 2021: Grand Slam debut She qualified for a Grand Slam singles main draw for the first time in her career at the 2021 US Open. 2022: Grand Slam first win At the 2022 French Open, Bucșa qualified into her second major main draw for the season following the Australian Open. She won her first major match at the US Open defeating Kaja Juvan, before losing to 19th seed Danielle Collins. 2023: Top 100, Major first two wins & third round, Maiden WTA doubles title She reached the top 100 on 16 January 2023. Next, she qualified for the Australian Open and recorded her first two wins at this major defeating Eva Lys and Bianca Andreescu. She lost to top seed and world No. 1, Iga Swiatek. At the 2023 WTA Lyon Open she won her maiden doubles title with Bibiane Schoofs. As a result she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 61 on 6 February 2023. Personal life and background Cristina is coached by her father, Ion Bucșa. She trains and lives in Cantabria, Spain. Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters. Favorite surface to play on is grass. Performance timeline 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. Singles Current after the 2023 Australian Open. Doubles Current after the 2023 WTA Lyon Open. WTA Tour career finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups) Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner–ups) Notes References External links 1998 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Moldovan female tennis players Sportspeople from Chișinău Spanish people of Moldovan descent Naturalised citizens of Spain