# Raluca Șerban

Raluca Georgiana Șerban (Greek: Ραλούκα Τζεορτζιάνα Σερμπάν; born 17 June 1997) is a Romanian-born professional tennis player, who since 2019 has represented Cyprus. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 152, achieved on 24 July 2023.
Competing in Billie Jean King Cup, she has a 15–3 record as of June 2024.

## Career

Șerban has won 14 singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open, in the doubles event partnering Isabella Shinikova.
At the 2022 Budapest Grand Prix, she made her WTA Tour singles debut.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| 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.

### Singles

Current through the 2023 US Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | NH | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics |||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 |
| Overall win-loss | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0 / 2 | 7–3 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 25 (14 titles, 11 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* W10/15 tournaments
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Cristina Sánchez-Quintanar | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Bondár | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Cristiana Ferrando | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ayla Aksu | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Gabriella Taylor | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Nina Kruijer | 3–6, 4–0 ret. |
| Win | 6–1 | Jan 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Alena Fomina | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Dejana Radanović | 4–6, 6–7$^{(1)}$ |
| Win | 7–2 | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Dasha Ivanova | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Despina Papamichail | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Dețiuc | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Apr 2018 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Cindy Burger | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–5 | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Kaja Juvan | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Nina Stojanović | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2018 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Yuliya Hatouka | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–6 | Sep 2021 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Daria Snigur | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Apr 2022 | Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 13–6 | Oct 2022 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | İpek Öz | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 13–7 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | W60+H | Hard | Kamilla Rakhimova | 0–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | May 2023 | ITF Larnaca, Cyprus | W25 | Clay | Tímea Babos | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 13–9 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | Hailey Baptiste | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–10 | Jul 2023 | Internazionali di Roma, Italy | W60 | Clay | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–10 | Apr 2024 | Florianópolis Open, Brazil | W75 | Clay | Séléna Janicijevic | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14–11 | Sep 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W75 | Clay | Lola Radivojević | 2–6, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |

### Doubles: 30 (15 titles, 15 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W80 tournaments
* W60/75 tournaments
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25 tournaments
* W10/15 tournaments
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu | Li Yihong Zhu Lin | 6–3, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2014 | ITF Sibiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Vendula Žovincová | Camelia Hristea Oana Georgeta Simion | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Oana Georgeta Simion | Natalija Kostić Nevena Selaković | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Viktória Kužmová | Steffi Distelmans Kelly Versteeg | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Andreea Ghițescu | Yvonne Neuwirth Nicole Rottmann | 6–2, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Kseniia Bekker | Cristiana Ferrando Dalma Gálfi | 4–6, 7–5, [12–14] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Miriana Tona | Arianne Hartono Paige Hourigan | 3–6, ret. |
| Win | 3–5 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Vlada Ekshibarova | Cristiana Ferrando Michaela Boev | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 3–6 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Michaela Hončová Francesca Palmigiano | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Charlotte Robillard-Millette Carol Zhao | 3–6, 7–6$^{(2)}$, [10–2] |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2017 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Ayla Aksu | María Fernanda Herazo Victoria Rodríguez | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Kseniia Bekker | Laura Schaeder Anna Zaja | 6–3, 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jul 2017 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 80,000 | Clay | Michaela Hončová | Amandine Hesse Victoria Rodríguez | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 7–7 | Jan 2018 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Laura Ioana Paar | Petra Krejsová Jesika Malečková | 6–0, 6–7$^{(7)}$, [10–5] |
| Win | 8–7 | Feb 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard | Oana Georgeta Simion | Mana Ayukawa Nina Stadler | 6–2, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 9–7 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Michaela Boev | Gabriela Davidescu Alexandra Stăiculescu | 6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Michaela Boev | Kerrie Cartwright Kariann Pierre-Louis | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–8 | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Bondár | Ágnes Bukta Dalma Gálfi | 6–1, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2018 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Pranjala Yadlapalli | Giuliana Olmos Laura Pigossi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jun 2018 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Anastasia Pribylova | Montserrat González Wang Xiyu | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 11–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Bondár | Dea Herdželaš Tereza Mihalíková | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–10 | Jul 2019 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu | Lucie Hradecká Johana Marková | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–10 | Oct 2019 | ITF Nanning, China | W25 | Hard | Ksenia Laskutova | Cao Siqi Wang Danni | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Jan 2020 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Jaqueline Cristian Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 13–12 | Sep 2020 | Zubr Cup, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu | Chantal Škamlová Tereza Smitková | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 13–13 | May 2021 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W25 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Federica di Sarra Camilla Rosatello | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [4–10] |
| Win | 14–13 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City | W40 | Hard | Despina Papamichail | Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 14–14 | May 2023 | ITF Larnaca, Cyprus | W25 | Clay | Maria Siopacha | Luisa Meyer auf der Heide Miriana Tona | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–14 | Jun 2024 | ITF Troisdorf, Germany | W50 | Clay | Anca Todoni | Chiara Scholl Yana Morderger | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–15 | Sep 2024 | Šibenik Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Anca Todoni | Živa Falkner Amarissa Tóth | 1–2 ret. |

## National representation
### Games of the Small States of Europe
#### Singles: 1 (1 win)

| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2017 | City of San Marino | Clay | Eléonora Molinaro | 7–5, 6–4 |

#### Doubles: 2 (2 wins)

| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2017 | City of San Marino | Clay | Maria Siopacha | Francesca Curmi Elaine Genovese | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | Budva, Montenegro | Clay | Eleni Louka | Francesca Curmi Elaine Genovese | 6–2, 6–3 |

#### Mixed doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | Reykjavik, Iceland | Hard (i) | Petros Chrysochos | Claudine Schaul Mike Scheidweiler | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | City of San Marino | Clay | Eleftherios Neos | Eléonora Molinaro Ugo Nastasi | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | Budva, Montenegro | Clay | Eleftherios Neos | Vladica Babić Rrezart Cungu | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |