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Cristina Bucșa

Bucșa at the 2022 French Open
Full name	Cristina Bucsa Bucsa
Country (sports)	Spain (2015–) Moldova (2013–15)
Residence	Torrelavega, Spain
Born	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27) Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Ion Bucșa
Prize money	US$ 2,343,069
Singles
Career record	324–221 (59.45%)
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger
Highest ranking	No. 56 (15 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 79 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2023)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2023, 2024)
US Open	2R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	183–118 (60.8%)
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 19 (10 June 2024)
Current ranking	No. 19 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2024)
French Open	3R (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	2R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2025)
French Open	1R (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	2R (2024)
Medal record Representing  Spain Olympic Games Bronze 2024 Paris Doubles

Cristina Bucșa Bucsa (born on January 1, 1998), known as Cristina Bucșa, is a professional tennis player from Spain. She was born in Moldova. Cristina has achieved high rankings in women's tennis. She reached world No. 56 in singles and No. 19 in doubles. A big moment for her was winning a bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Growing Up and Starting Tennis

Cristina Bucșa was born in Chișinău, Moldova. Her dad, Ion Bucșa, was an Olympic biathlete. He even carried Moldova's flag at the Winter Olympics in 1998 and 2002. When Cristina was three, her family moved to Cantabria in northern Spain. They first lived in Las Fraguas, then settled in Torrelavega.

Cristina went to Instituto Marqués De Santillana in Torrelavega. She was honored as an "Illustrious Alumna" there in 2022. She can speak Spanish, Romanian, English, and French.

She started playing tennis when she was five years old. In 2014, she moved to Barcelona to train. But in 2016, she moved back to Torrelavega. She still lives and trains there today. Her father is her coach and also helps her with physical therapy. Cristina buys her own tennis gear and rackets. She doesn't use public social media. She only uses Facebook to connect with other tennis players.

Cristina got her Spanish passport in 2014. She began playing for Spain in 2015.

Cristina's Professional Tennis Journey

Early Career: ITF Titles (2017–2020)

Cristina won her first professional titles in 2017. These were on the ITF Circuit, a lower level of professional tennis. In May 2017, she won a singles title in Santarém, Portugal. In November 2017, she won a doubles title in Valencia, Spain. She played with her partner Yana Sizikova.

In 2019, Cristina tried to qualify for Wimbledon. She won a match but didn't make it to the main tournament. Later that year, she won another title in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

Grand Slam Debuts (2021–2022)

Cristina played in the main part of a major tournament for the first time in 2021. This was at the US Open. She had to win three qualifying matches to get in.

In 2022, she qualified for the Australian Open and French Open. She also played in her first WTA 1000 event in Canada. At the US Open, she won her first match at a major tournament. She then lost to a higher-ranked player.

Later in 2022, she won a doubles title at the WTA 125 Andorrà Open. She teamed up with Weronika Falkowska.

Breaking into the Top 100 (2023)

Bucșa at the 2023 Birmingham Classic

Cristina reached the top 100 in singles rankings on January 16, 2023. At the Australian Open, she won two matches. This was her best result at a Grand Slam, reaching the third round. She then played against the world No. 1 player, Iga Świątek.

In February 2023, she won her first doubles title on the main WTA Tour. This was at the Lyon Open with Bibiane Schoofs. This helped her reach a new high ranking in doubles. She also played well at Indian Wells. She reached the second round of a big WTA 1000 event.

Cristina played in the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time. She won her first match there. She also won another doubles title with Alena Fomina-Klotz in France.

She continued to do well in 2023. She upset a higher-ranked player at the Cincinnati Open. In December, she won her first WTA 125 singles title in Limoges, France. She also won the doubles title there with Yana Sizikova.

Olympic Bronze and Madrid Title (2024)

Cristina started 2024 strong. She reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 56 in January. At the Australian Open, she reached the doubles quarterfinals. This helped her enter the top 50 in doubles. She also reached the quarterfinals at the Abu Dhabi Open.

Bucșa during the women's doubles bronze medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics

In April, she won a doubles title in Bogotá, Colombia, with Kamilla Rakhimova. This pushed her doubles ranking even higher. A big highlight was winning the doubles title at the Madrid Open in May. She partnered with fellow Spanish player Sara Sorribes Tormo. They were the first all-Spanish team to win this big tournament. This was her first WTA 1000 title!

The next month, she won her first WTA 500 doubles title in Strasbourg, France. She played with Monica Niculescu. At the French Open, she won her first singles match there. After reaching the third round in doubles at the French Open, Cristina reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 19. She became the top Spanish female doubles player.

Cristina made her Olympic debut in Paris. She won a match in singles. In doubles, she and Sara Sorribes Tormo won the bronze medal for Spain! This was a huge achievement. At the China Open, she reached the fourth round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time. She beat two top 25 players there.

Significant Finals

WTA 1000 Tournaments

Doubles: 1 (1 Title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2024	Madrid Open	Clay	Sara Sorribes Tormo	Barbora Krejčíková Laura Siegemund	6–0, 6–2

Olympic Medal Matches

Doubles: 1 (1 Bronze Medal)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Bronze	2024	2024 Summer Olympics, Paris	Clay	Sara Sorribes Tormo	Karolína Muchová Linda Nosková	6–2, 6–2

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles: 6 (5 Titles, 1 Runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2022	Portorož Open, Slovenia	WTA 250	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	Marta Kostyuk Tereza Martincová	4–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	Feb 2023	Lyon Open, France	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Bibiane Schoofs	Olga Danilović Alexandra Panova	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win	2–1	Apr 2024	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	WTA 250	Clay	Kamilla Rakhimova	Anna Bondár Irina Khromacheva	7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–8]
Win	3–1	May 2024	Madrid Open, Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Sara Sorribes Tormo	Barbora Krejčíková Laura Siegemund	6–0, 6–2
Win	4–1	May 2024	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	WTA 500	Clay	Monica Niculescu	Asia Muhammad Aldila Sutjiadi	3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win	5–1	Aug 2024	Tennis in Cleveland, United States	WTA 250	Hard	Xu Yifan	Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi	3–6, 6–3, [10–6]

WTA Challenger Finals

Singles: 1 (1 Title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2023	Open de Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Elsa Jacquemot	2–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (4 Titles, 2 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2021	Concord Open, United States	Hard	Usue Maitane Arconada	Peangtarn Plipuech Jessy Rompies	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Win	1–1	Dec 2022	Andorrà Open, Andorra	Hard (i)	Weronika Falkowska	Angelina Gabueva Anastasia Zakharova	7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win	2–1	Jul 2023	Contrexéville Open, France	Clay	Alena Fomina-Klotz	Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss	2–2	Aug 2023	Chicago Challenger, United States	Hard	Alexandra Panova	Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel	walkover
Win	3–2	Dec 2023	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Monica Niculescu	Anna Danilina Alexandra Panova	6–1, 6–3
Win	4–2	Dec 2023	Open de Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Yana Sizikova	Oksana Kalashnikova Maia Lumsden	6–4, 6–1

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 9 (4 Titles, 5 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Amanda Carreras	5–7, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2016	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Hard	Nuria Párrizas Díaz	4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	1–2	May 2017	ITF Santarém, Portugal	15,000	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–2	Jul 2018	ITF Porto, Portugal	25,000	Clay	Jil Teichmann	7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss	2–3	Nov 2018	ITF Nules, Spain	15,000	Clay	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	2–4	May 2019	ITF Monzón, Spain	25,000	Clay	Nadia Podoroska	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	3–4	Jul 2019	ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain	25,000	Hard	Shalimar Talbi	6–0, 6–4
Win	4–4	Nov 2019	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	60,000	Hard (i)	Tamara Korpatsch	6–2, 6–7(11), 7–6(6)
Loss	4–5	Sep 2020	Open de Saint-Malo, France	60,000	Clay	Nadia Podoroska	6–4, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9 Titles, 10 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Eva Guerrero Álvarez	Priscilla Hon Aliona Bolsova	0–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	May 2017	ITF Santarém, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Ksenia Kuznetsova	Valeria Savinykh Valeriya Strakhova	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Jul 2017	ITF Getxo, Spain	25,000	Clay	Noelia Zeballos	Andrea Gámiz Aleksandrina Naydenova	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–4	Sep 2017	ITF Middelkerke, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Cristina Adamescu	Sara Cakarevic Magali Kempen	4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss	0–5	Sep 2017	Open de Biarritz, France	80,000	Clay	Isabelle Wallace	Irina Bara Mihaela Buzărnescu	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–6	Nov 2017	ITF Benicar, Spain	10,000	Clay	Elixane Lechemia	Noelia Bouzó Zanotti Ángeles Moreno Barranquero	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–6	Nov 2017	Open de Valencia, Spain	25,000	Clay	Yana Sizikova	Georgina García Pérez Andrea Gámiz	7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5)
Win	2–6	May 2018	Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain	25,000	Hard	Yana Sizikova	Sarah Beth Grey Olivia Nicholls	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	2–7	Jun 2018	ITF Périgueux, France	25,000	Clay	María Herazo González	Eleni Kordolaimi Elixane Lechemia	4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss	2–8	Jul 2018	ITF Porto, Portugal	25,000	Clay	Ramu Ueda	Montserrat González Laura Pigossi	5–7, 0–6
Win	3–8	Sep 2018	Open de Saint-Malo, France	60.000	Clay	María Herazo González	Alexandra Cadanțu Diāna Marcinkēviča	4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss	3–9	Oct 2018	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	25,000	Carpet	Diāna Marcinkēviča	Michaëlla Krajicek Ingrid Neel	2–6, 2–6
Win	4–9	Nov 2018	ITF Nules, Spain	10,000	Clay	Claudia Hoste Ferrer	Marina Bassols Ribera Júlia Payola	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win	5–9	Feb 2018	AK Ladies Open, Germany	25,000	Carpet (i)	Rosalie van der Hoek	Marie Benoît Katarzyna Piter	5–7, 6–3, [12–10]
Win	6–9	Apr 2019	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	25,000	Carpet	Georgina García Pérez	Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith	7–5, 7–5
Win	7–9	Apr 2019	Chiasso Open, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Marta Kostyuk	Sharon Fichman Jaimee Fourlis	6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	7–10	Nov 2019	ITF Saint-Étienne, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Julia Wachaczyk	Marina Melnikova Laura Ioana Paar	3–6, 7–6(9–7), [9–11]
Win	8–10	Mar 2022	ITF Le Havre, France	25,000	Clay	Georgina García Pérez	Diāna Marcinkēviča Chiara Scholl	6–4, 6–3
Win	9–10	Nov 2022	Open de Valencia, Spain	80,000+H	Clay	Ylena In-Albon	Irina Khromacheva Iryna Shymanovich	6–3, 6–2

See also

In Spanish: Cristina Bucșa para niños