# Jaqueline Cristian

Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 57 in singles and No. 119 in doubles. Cristian has won 14 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

## 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 Tour final at the 2019 Bucharest Open in the doubles event, again partnering 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. 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. She reached the top 100 on 8 November 2021.
At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the final as a lucky loser following Halep's withdrawal due to injury from the semifinal but lost to Alison Riske in three sets. 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

Cristian made her Grand Slam tournament debut in Melbourne, at the Australian Open where she won her first round match against Greet Minnen, before losing to Madison Keys. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 58 on 31 January 2022.
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Qatar Open as a lucky loser and defeated 11th seed Elena Rybakina for her first win at this level. Having won the first set, she retired in her second round match against Daria Kasatkina.
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: Major and WTA 1000 third rounds, first top 10 win

Cristian made her Wimbledon debut at the 2023 Championships, defeating Lucia Bronzetti in the first round, before losing to 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
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, she reached the semifinals for the first time in her career at the tournament. It was her first tour semifinal since July 2023 in Prague.
At the Charleston Open, Cristian defeated three Americans - Sachia Vickery, eighth seed Madison Keys, and 10th seed Emma Navarro - to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to fourth seed Daria Kasatkina.
She reached the third round at the WTA 1000 2024 Madrid Open by defeating Magdalena Fręch and 22nd seed Barbora Krejčíková, and moved up in the top 70 in the rankings. At the next WTA 1000, the Italian Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacing Barbora Krejčíková directly into the second round and defeated Elina Avanesyan to reach again the third round.
At the 2024 Palermo Ladies Open, Cristian defeated Lucia Bronzetti to make it through to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed and eventual champion, Zheng Qinwen. The following week she also reached the quarterfinals at the Iași Open but went out to Elina Avanesyan.
In September 2024, at the WTA 1000 China Open, Cristian reached the third round for the third time at this level with her first career upset over a top 10 player, reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková, in three sets saving four match points. She was eliminated from the tournament by another Czech player, Karolína Muchová.
The following month, Cristian defeated Camila Osorio in three sets to make it into the second round at the Wuhan Open, where she lost to fifth seed Zheng Qinwen. She then lost in qualifying for the Ningbo Open but was advanced into the last 16 as a lucky loser, only to be beaten by Karolina Muchová. Cristian then moved on to the Guangzhou Open, where she defeated Viktorija Golubic in three sets in the first round, but lost to Lucia Bronzetti in the round of 16.

### 2025: First major third round

Cristian started her 2025 season at the ASB Classic in Auckland, where she advanced to the second round after her opening opponent, Yuliia Starodubtseva, retired due to injury. She lost in the second round to top seed Madison Keys.
At the Australian Open, Cristian reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, defeating lucky loser Petra Martić and Lucia Bronzetti. She lost her next match to lucky loser Eva Lys in three sets. At the same tournament, she also reached the second round in doubles with partner Camilla Rosatello.

## Performance timelines

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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 1R | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| National representation |||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | QR | QR | QR | QR | 1R | | 0 / 1 | 4–3 | 57% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | Q1 | | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 3R | | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NMS | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| China Open | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | A | 3R | | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | | | Career total: 30 | Career total: 30 | Career total: 30 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | 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 | 254 | 284 | 205 | 167 | 71 | 148 | 98 | 73 | | $1,072,639 | $1,072,639 | $1,072,639 |

### Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
| | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| National representation |||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | A | QR | QR | QR | QR | | 0 / 0 | 1–1 | 50% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | – |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | Career total: 18 | Career total: 18 | Career total: 18 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | 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 | 710 | 342 | 309 | 190 | 206 | 176 | 339 | 191 | 240 | | | | |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Ladies Linz, Austria | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Alison Riske | 6–2, 2–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | Viktória Kužmová Kristýna Plíšková | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2025 | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Angelica Moratelli | Magali Kempen Anna Sisková | 3–6, 1–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 20 (14 titles, 6 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $80,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $60,000 tournaments (2–1)
* $25,000 tournaments (5–4)
* $10,000 tournaments (6–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–2)
* Clay (5−4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Madrie Le Roux | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Chiara Grimm | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Zhao Qiangqian | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Savić | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Talabă | 7–6$^{(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)}$, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Feb 2020 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sofya Lansere | 6–1, 4–2 ret. |
| Loss | 10–5 | Jan 2021 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Harmony Tan | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2022 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | 80,000+H | Hard | Magali Kempen | 6–4, 6-4 |
| Win | 12–5 | Mar 2023 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin | 7–6$^{(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)

* Legend
* $50/60,000 tournaments (1–1)
* $25,000 tournaments (3–4)
* $10,000 tournaments (6–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–7)
* Clay (5–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bals, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Raluca Elena Platon | Oana Georgeta Simion Gabriela Talabă | 7–6$^{(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 | Solgironès Open, 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 Tennis 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 1–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rank |
| 2024 ||||||||
| 1. | Barbora Krejčíková | No. 10 | China Open | Hard | 2R | 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 | No. 80 |