Jaqueline Cristian Explained

Jaqueline Cristian
Fullname:Jaqueline Adina Cristian
Birth Date:5 June 1998
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania
Height:1.82 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Javier Martí
Careerprizemoney:$1,754,268
Singlestitles:14 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 57 (29 July 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 73 (11 November 2024)
Australianopenresult:2R (2022)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2023)
Usopenresult:1R (2022, 2024)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:2R (2024)
Doublestitles:10 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 168 (3 February 2020)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 219 (11 November 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2022)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2023)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2024)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:1R (2024)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:8–4
Updated:11 November 2024

Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a professional tennis player from Romania.She has career-high rankings of world No. 57 in singles and No. 168 in doubles.

Cristian has won 14 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1] [2]

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[3] where she lost to fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.[4]

In September, she reached her first semifinal at a WTA tournament at the Astana Open.[5] 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.[6] She reached the top 100 on 8 November 2021.[7]

At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the final as a lucky loser following Halep's withdrawal due to injury from the semifinal[8] but lost to Alison Riske in three sets.[9] 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[10] where she won her first round match against Greet Minnen,[11] before losing to Madison Keys.[12] 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.[13] Having won the first set, she retired in her second round match against Daria Kasatkina.[14]

She returned after six months of hiatus to make her debut at the US Open where she lost to second seed Anett Kontaveit.[15]

2023–2024: Three WTA 1000 third rounds, first top 10 win

Cristian made her Wimbledon debut at the 2023 Championships, defeating Lucia Bronzetti in the first round,[16] before losing to 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.[17]

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.[18]

At the Charleston Open, she defeated three Americans - Sachia Vickery, eighth seed Madison Keys, and tenth seed Emma Navarro - to reach the quarterfinals.[19]

She reached the third round at the WTA 1000 2024 Madrid Open by defeating Magdalena Fręch[20] and 22nd seed Barbora Krejčíková,[21] 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.[22]

At the Palermo Ladies Open, Cristian defeated Lucia Bronzetti[23] to make it through to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed and eventual champion, Zheng Qinwen.[24] The following week she also reached the quarterfinals at the Iași Open but went out to Elina Avanesyan.[25]

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.[26] [27] She was eliminated from the tournament by another Czech player, Karolína Muchová.[28]

The following month, Cristian defeated Camila Osorio in three sets to make it into the second round at the Wuhan Open,[29] where she lost to fifth seed Zheng Qinwen.[30] 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.[31] Cristian then moved on to the Guangzhou Open, where she defeated Viktorija Golubic in three sets in the first round[32] to set up a meeting with Lucia Bronzetti in the round-of-16 which she lost.[33]

Performance timelines

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.[34]

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 31–3
style=text-align:leftFrench OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#f0f8ffQ3Astyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#f0f8ffQ3style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1R0 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–01–21–20–40 / 82–8
National representation
style=text-align:left Billie Jean King CupAAAQRstyle=background:#ecf2ffQRstyle=background:#ecf2ffQR0 / 03–1
WTA 1000
style=text-align:leftDubai / Qatar OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2RAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ10 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftIndian Wells OpenAAAAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q10 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Miami Openstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1AAstyle=color:#767676 NHAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:left Madrid OpenAAAstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1Astyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 3R0 / 23–2
style=text-align:leftItalian OpenAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 3R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftCanadian OpenAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftCincinnati OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Guadalajara OpenNHAAstyle=color:#767676 NMS0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Wuhan OpenAAANH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left China OpenAAANHAstyle=background:#afeeee 3R0 / 12–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–01–11–15–40 / 67–6
Career statistics
20172018201920202021202220232024Win %
style=text-align:left Tournaments1021998Career total: 30
style=text-align:leftTitles0000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals0000100Career total: 1
style=text-align:left Hard win–loss0–00–00–12–112–65–94–50 / 2223–22
style=text-align:left Clay win–loss1–10–01–10–02–30–02–20 / 66–7
style=text-align:left Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–20 / 21–2
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss1–10–01–22–114–95–97–90 / 3030–31
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking2542842051677114898$1,072,639

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

!!2015!2016!2017!2018!2019!2020!2021!2022!2023!2024!!!Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAA3R1RA0 / 22–2
French OpenAAAAAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
WimbledonAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA2R1R0 / 21–2
US OpenAAAAAAAAA3R0 / 12–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–11–22–30 / 65–6
National representation
Billie Jean King CupAAAAAQRQRQR0 / 01–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAA2RA0 / 11–0
Career statistics
Tournaments101210454Career total: 18
Titles000000000Career total: 0
Finals000010000Career total: 1
Overall win–loss0–10–01–13–23–10–11–44–41–40 / 1813–18
Year-end ranking710342309190206176339191240

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)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Madrie Le Roux6–4, 6–1
Win2–0Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Chiara Grimm6–4, 6–3
Win3–0Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Zhao Qiangqian6–1, 6–2
Win4–0Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Ana Savić7–5, 6–4
Win5–0Jul 2016ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania10,000Clay Gabriela Talabă7–6(5), 6–3
Win6–0Aug 2016ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania10,000Clay Anastasia Vdovenco7–5, 6–3
Win7–0Sep 2017ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000Clay Cristina Dinu6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Loss7–1Oct 2017ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000Hard (i) Vitalia Diatchenko3–6, 1–6
Win8–1Nov 2017Pune Championships, India25,000Hard Karman Thandi6–3, 1–6, 6–0
Win9–1Apr 2019Nana Trophy Tunis, Tunisia25,000+HClay Daniela Seguel6–4, 6–0
Loss9–2Apr 2019Chiasso Open, Switzerland25,000Clay Varvara Gracheva4–6, 2–6
Loss9–3Jun 2019Grado Tennis Cup, Italy25,000Clay Rebecca Šramková6–7(3), 1–3 ret.
Loss9–4Jun 2019ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Clay Francesca Jones6–7(6), 6–4, 1–6
Win10–4Feb 2020Trnava Indoor, Slovakia25,000Hard (i) Sofya Lansere6–1, 4–2 ret.
Loss10–5Jan 2021Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000Hard (i) Harmony Tan6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win11–5 Sep 2022ITF Le Neubourg, France80,000+HHard Magali Kempen6–4, 6-4
Win12–5Mar 2023Trnava Indoor, Slovakia60,000Hard (i) Océane Dodin7–6(7), 7–6(4)
Win13–5Mar 2023ITF Palmanova, Spain25,000Clay Iryna Shymanovich6–4, 6–0
Win14–5May 2023Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia60,000Hard Ella Seidel6–1, 3–6, 7–6(0)
Loss14–6Open de Valencia, Spain100,000Clay Viktoriya Tomova5–7, 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2013ITF Bals, Romania10,000Clay Raluca Elena Platon Oana Georgeta Simion
Gabriela Talabă		7–6(4), 6–4
Loss1–1Jul 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Akvile Parazinskaite Anastasia Shaulskaya
Jan Abaza		4–6, 3–6
Win2–1Aug 2015ITF Arad, Romania10,000Clay Elena-Gabriela Ruse Andreea Ghițescu
Katarína Strešnáková		6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2Sep 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Freya Christie Lu Jiaxi
Brenda Njuki		6–4, 6–7(4), [10–5]
Loss2–3Nov 2015ITF Caracas, Venezuela10,000Hard Aymet Uzcategui Catalina Pella
Laura Pigossi		7–5, 1–6, [4–10]
Win3–3Nov 2015ITF Pereira, Colombia10,000Clay Laura Pigossi María Herazo González
Daniella Roldan		7–5, 6–3
Win4–3Jan 2016ITF Fort de France, France10,000Hard Gaia Sanesi Emina Bektas
Zoë Gwen Scandalis		7–6(5), 7–6(5)
Loss4–4Jan 2016ITF Petit-Bourg, France10,000Hard Gaia Sanesi Rosalie van der Hoek
Kelly Versteeg		6–7(5), 1–6
Loss4–5Apr 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Ola Abou Zekry Samantha Murray
Despina Papamichail		3–6, 2–6
Win5–5Aug 2016ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania10,000Clay Despina Papamichail Julieta Lara Estable
Daniela Farfan		6–7(5), 6–0, [10–5]
Loss5–6Sep 2016Open de Saint-Malo, France50,000Hard (i) Alexandra Cadanțu Lina Gjorcheska
Diāna Marcinkēviča		6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win6–6Oct 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Alona Fomina
Anna Morgina		6–3, 7–5
Loss6–7May 2017Solgironès Open, Spain25,000Clay Renata Zarazúa Olesya Pervushina
Valeriya Strakhova		5–7, 2–6
Win7–7Sep 2017ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000Clay Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Elena-Gabriela Ruse		6–3, 6–0
Loss7–8Oct 2017Open de Touraine, France25,000Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Sarah Beth Grey
Samantha Murray		6–7(3), 3–6
Win8–8Nov 2017Pune Tennis Championships, India25,000Hard Tereza Mihalíková Lee Pei-chi
Yana Sizikova		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss8–9Sep 2018ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Elena-Gabriela Ruse Cristina Dinu
Aymet Uzcátegui		6–7(3), 2–6
Loss8–10Apr 2019Nana Trophy, Tunisia25,000Clay Andreea Roșca Martina Colmegna
Anastasia Grymalska		4–6, 2–6
Win9–10Jan 2020Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Raluca Șerban
Ekaterine Gorgodze		7–6(6), 6–7(4), [10–8]
Win10–10Oct 2020ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Maia Lumsden
Melis Sezer		6–3, 6–4

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

PlayerRankEventSurfaceScoreRank
2024
1. Barbora KrejčíkováNo. 10Hard2R1–6, 6–4, 7–5No. 80

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaqueline Cristian. WTA.
  2. Web site: Jaqueline Adina Cristian. ITF.
  3. Web site: WTA roundup: Russians roll in St. Petersburg. Reuters. 22 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Top seed out as Russian players fill St Petersburg semis. Fox Sports. 22 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Simona Halep inspires fellow Romanian Jaqueline Cristian. Women's Tennis Association.
  6. News: Jacqueline Cristian reprises Dracula cosplay after Cluj Napoca victory in Romania. 2023-10-19. Tennis.com. 2023-10-19.
  7. Web site: Rankings Watch: Badosa cracks Top 10, Raducanu enters Top 20. Women's Tennis Association.
  8. Web site: Riske, Cristian to meet in Linz final after Collins retires, Halep withdraws. Women's Tennis Association.
  9. Web site: Riske battles past lucky loser Cristian in thriller to capture Linz title. Women's Tennis Association.
  10. Web site: Introducing the 2022 Australian Open's Grand Slam debutantes. Women's Tennis Association.
  11. Web site: Greet Minnen vs Jaqueline Cristian. 9 November 2022 . Tennis Majors. 22 October 2024.
  12. Web site: TikTok helps Keys as resurgence continues at Australian Open. Reuters. 22 October 2024.
  13. Web site: Kazakhstan's top seed Elena Rybakina suffers surprise loss at Qatar Open. KazInform. 22 October 2024.
  14. Web site: Sabalenka storms into last-16 at Qatar Open; Jabeur fights back to advance. 23 February 2022 . The Peninsula. 22 October 2024.
  15. Web site: Anett Kontaveit gets back on track with Round 1 win at 2022 US Open. US Open. 22 October 2024.
  16. Web site: Wimbledon: Cristian tops Bronzetti, reaches second round. 5 July 2023 . Tennis Majors. 22 October 2024.
  17. Web site: Clutch Haddad Maia fights through another three-setter at Wimbledon. 6 July 2023 . Tennis Majors. 22 October 2024.
  18. Web site: Jaqueline Cristian qualifies in the Transylvania Open semifinal for the first time in her career. 9 February 2024.
  19. Web site: INTERVIEW: Jaqueline Cristian has ousted three straight Americans en route to Charleston quarterfinals . 4 April 2024.
  20. Web site: Madrid Open: Cristian too strong for Frech, advances to second round. 24 April 2024 . Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  21. Web site: Cristian rallies past Krejcikova in Madrid second round. Women's Tennis Association. 25 July 2024.
  22. Web site: Italian Open: Cristian through to third round. 9 May 2024 . Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  23. Web site: Palermo Open: Cristian reaches quarter-finals. 18 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  24. Web site: Palermo Open: Top seed Zheng sets up semis clash against Parry. 19 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  25. Web site: Iasi Open: Avanesyan reaches semi-finals. 25 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  26. Web site: 2024 Beijing; Cristian saves four match points, upsets Krejcikova for first Top 10 win. 28 September 2024. WTATennis.
  27. Web site: 2024 Match Point Saves; Photos: Jaqueline Cristian and all of 2024's winners from match point down. 28 September 2024. WTATennis.
  28. Web site: Muchova races past Cristian into Beijing fourth round. Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2024.
  29. Web site: Cristian rallies past Osorio in Wuhan first round. Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2024.
  30. Web site: Zheng delights home crowd with second-round win over Cristian in Wuhan. Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2024.
  31. Web site: Ningbo Open: Cristian no match for in-form Muchova. 17 October 2024 . Tennis Majors. 22 October 2024.
  32. Web site: Guangzhou Open: Cristian moves into second round. Tennis Majors. 22 October 2024.
  33. Web site: Bronzetti saves set points, beats Cristian for first time in five meetings. Women's Tennis Association. 23 October 2024.
  34. Web site: Jaqueline Cristian [ROU] | Australian Open]. 15 November 2021. ausopen.com.

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