Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is an inactive Romanian tennis player.

Mihaela Buzărnescu
Buzărnescu at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachArtemon Apostu-Efremov,
Mihai Buzărnescu (her father)
Prize moneyUS$2,728,834
Singles
Career record455–277 (62.2%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 20 (6 August 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2019, 2021)
French Open4R (2018)
Wimbledon3R (2018)
US Open1R (2017, 2019, 2020)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record327–193 (62.9%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 24 (22 October 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2019)
French OpenQF (2018)
WimbledonQF (2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French Open1R (2018, 2019)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–10
Scientific career
ThesisOptimizarea jocului de tenis la juniori U12-U14 prin dezvoltarea capacităţilor motrice şi psihomotrice (2016)
Doctoral advisorGheorghe Marinescu
Last updated on: 17 September 2023.

She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Buzărnescu has a PhD in sports science from the National University of Physical Education and Sport.[1]

Career highlights edit

Junior success edit

Buzărnescu played her first professional match in 2004.[2] She then won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated the top-seeded pair of Sharon Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final.[3]

Injuries and hiatus edit

Shoulder and knee injuries (the latter prompting two surgeries) forced her off the pro tour for years, long enough that she went back to school,[4] graduating with a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016.

2017: Major and top 100 debuts edit

In 2017, she qualified to make her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open (tennis). In October 2017, Buzărnescu got to the semifinals of the Linz Open. As a result she reached the top 100 at world No. 89 on 16 October 2017.

2018: First WTA titles, top 20 edit

She reached the finals of the Hobart International and the Prague Open. At the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she surrendered a lead in the singles semifinals against Dominika Cibulková, eventually losing the match in three sets.[5] She showed more consistency in the doubles, winning the tournament and her first WTA title with compatriot Raluca Olaru in straight sets against Nadiia Kichenok and Anastasia Rodionova.[6]

In May, Buzărnescu then played in her first French Open, which was also the first Grand Slam tournament, she was seeded. She defeated Vania King in the first round for her first Grand Slam win. Afterwards, she also won versus Rebecca Peterson. Against No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina in the third round, Buzărnescu won the match in straight sets. This was her biggest career victory and one of the tournament's bigger upsets. She faced No. 13 seed Madison Keys in the fourth round, and lost in two sets.

In the grass-court season, Buzărnescu reached the quarterfinals of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham, losing to Naomi Osaka. She also played in the doubles tournament with British partner Heather Watson, losing in the final. At the Birmingham Classic, she once again defeated No. 2 seed Svitolina before losing to eventual champion Petra Kvitová in the semifinals. Buzărnescu then played for a third consecutive week in Eastbourne. She reached the last 16 before losing to Jeļena Ostapenko. However, she reached the doubles final with partner Irina-Camelia Begu.

In August, Buzărnescu captured her first WTA Tour singles title winning in San Jose with a straight-sets victory over Maria Sakkari in the final. Later in August, she played Elina Svitolina once more in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal but suffered a serious ankle injury and was forced to retire. This injury kept her out of the game for two months including the US Open but she did reach her best ever ranking of No. 20 in the world, on 6 August 2018. Buzārnescu ended the year ranked 24.

2019 edit

Buzărnescu began her 2019 season at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to eventual finalist Lesia Tsurenko.[7] Seeded second and last year finalist at the Hobart International, she was defeated in the first round by Belinda Bencic.[8] Seeded 25th at the Australian Open, she lost her first-round match to seven-time Grand Slam winner, two-time finalist, and former world No. 1, Venus Williams.[9]

In February, Buzărnescu represented Romania in the Fed Cup tie against the Czech Republic. She lost both of her rubbers to Karolína Plíšková and Kateřina Siniaková. In the end, Romania still managed to win the tie over the Czech Republic 3–2.[10] At the Qatar Ladies Open, she was defeated in the first round by 2016 finalist Jeļena Ostapenko.[11] In Dubai, she lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin.[12] Seeded fourth at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco, she won her first match of the season by beating Daria Gavrilova in the first round.[13] She was defeated in the second round by Bianca Andreescu.[14] Seeded 29th at the Indian Wells Open, she suffered a second-round loss at the hands of Daria Gavrilova.[15] Seeded 30th in Miami, she lost in the second round to Alizé Cornet.[16]

Buzărnescu started her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. Seeded 12th, she reached the third round where she lost to fifth seed, 2011 champion, and eventual finalist, Caroline Wozniacki.[17]

2022 edit

In January at the Australian Open, she lost her singles qualifying first-round match to Ysaline Bonaventure. In May at the French Open, she entered the main draw as lucky loser but lost in the first round to Madison Brengle. At Wimbledon, she entered the main draw by replacing Leylah Fernandez where she defeated first-time qualifier, 18 year-old Nastasja Schunk, in the first round.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.[18]

Singles edit

Current through the 2022 Prague Open.

Tournament 2011 2012 ... 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 A A Q2 1R 1R A 1R Q1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open A Q2 A A A 4R 1R Q1 2R 1R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon A Q2 A A Q2 3R 2R NH 1R 2R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
US Open Q3 Q1 Q1 A 1R A 1R 1R Q3 A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 5–3 1–4 0–1 1–3 1–2 0 / 14 8–14 36%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[a] DNQ Alt DNQ NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A A A 3R 1R A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 1R 2R NH A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A A A A A 1R 2R NH 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Madrid Open A A A A A 1R 2R NH A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 3R A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A 2R Q2 NH A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A 1R A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 3 23 23 1 12 3 Career total: 65
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 36–22 13–26 0–1 7–14 1–4 1 / 65 60–70 46%
Win (%) 50% 62% 33% 0% 33% 20% Career total: 46%
Year-end ranking[c] 155 248 260 377 72 24 109 136 121

Doubles edit

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 2R A 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open QF 1R A 1R A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon QF 1R NH A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
US Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 6–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 0 / 8 7–8 47%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] 2R 1R A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Indian Wells Open 1R 1R NH A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open 1R QF NH A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Italian Open A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open 1R A NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open 2R A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Titles 1 0 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 4 0 0 2 Career total: 6

Mixed doubles edit

Tournament 2018 2019 ... 2022 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 1–2 0–2 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals edit

Doubles: 1 (title) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2006 US Open Hard   Raluca Olaru   Sharon Fichman
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
7–5, 6–2

WTA Tour career finals edit

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2018 Hobart International, Australia International[d] Hard   Elise Mertens 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2018 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay   Petra Kvitová 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2018 Silicon Valley Classic, United States Premier[e] Hard   Maria Sakkari 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2018 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay   Lidziya Marozava   Nicole Melichar
  Květa Peschke
4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 2018 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay   Raluca Olaru   Nadiia Kichenok
  Anastasia Rodionova
7–5, 7–5
Loss 1–2 June 2018 Nottingham Open,
United Kingdom
International Grass   Heather Watson   Alicja Rosolska
  Abigail Spears
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 1–3 June 2018 Eastbourne International, UK Premier Grass   Irina-Camelia Begu   Gabriela Dabrowski
  Xu Yifan
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Apr 2021 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia WTA 250 Clay   Anna-Lena Friedsam   Elixane Lechemia
  Ingrid Neel
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Jul 2021 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary WTA 250 Clay   Fanny Stollár   Aliona Bolsova
  Tamara Korpatsch
6–4, 6–4

WTA 125 finals edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 Båstad Open, Sweden Clay   Irina Khromacheva   Misaki Doi
  Rebecca Peterson
w/o

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 31 (23 titles, 8 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (14–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2004 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Liana Balaci 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–0 Jun 2004 ITF Brașov, Romania 10,000 Clay   Andrea Benítez 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–0 May 2006 ITF La Palma, Spain 25,000 Hard   Nadja Pavić 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Loss 3–1 May 2007 ITF Rabat, Morocco 10,000 Clay   Yuliya Kalabina 1–6, 1–6
Win 4–1 Jun 2008 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Palma Kiraly 6–0, 6–3
Win 5–1 Jun 2008 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Federica di Sarra 6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Mar 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Valentyna Ivakhnenko 3–6, 0–6
Win 6–2 Aug 2010 ITF Oneşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Ionela-Andreea Iova 6–0, 6–1
Loss 6–3 Aug 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Ingrid-Alexandra Radu 5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win 7–3 Aug 2010 ITF Balş, Romania 10,000 Clay   Alexandra Cadanţu 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–4 Dec 2010 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10,000 Hard   Marta Sirotkina 0–6, 0–6
Win 8–4 May 2011 ITF İzmir, Turkey 25,000 Hard   Naomi Broady 7–5, 6–4
Win 9–4 July 2011 ITF Craiova, Romania 25,000 Clay   Annalisa Bona 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 10–4 July 2011 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium 25,000 Clay   Bibiane Schoofs 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 11–4 Sep 2014 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Simona Ionescu 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win 12–4 Mar 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard   Lou Brouleau 6–0, 6–1
Win 13–4 Apr 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui 10,000 Hard   Natalija Sipek 6–1, 6–0
Win 14–4 Aug 2015 ITF Westende, Belgium 25,000 Hard   Océane Dodin 6−1, 6–1
Loss 14–5 Nov 2015 ITF Zawada, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i)   Ivana Jorović 2–6, 2–6
Win 15–5 Dec 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt 25,000 Clay   Valentyna Ivakhnenko 6–0, 6–3
Win 16–5 Jun 2017 Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary 60,000 Clay   Danka Kovinić 6–2, 6–1
Win 17–5 Jun 2017 İzmir Cup, Turkey 60,000 Hard   Eri Hozumi 6–1, 6–0
Win 18–5 Jul 2017 ITF Getxo, Spain 25,000 Clay   Renata Zarazúa 6–2, 6–2
Win 19–5 Jul 2017 Reinert Open, Germany 60,000 Clay   Barbara Haas 6–0, 6–2
Loss 19–6 Aug 2017 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard   Jasmine Paolini 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 20–6 Sep 2017 Open de Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay   Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–3
Win 21–6 Oct 2017 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Alison Van Uytvanck 6–4, 6–2
Loss 21–7 Nov 2017 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard   Zhang Shuai 4–6, 0–6
Win 22–7 Nov 2017 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 60,000+H Carpet (i)   Tamara Zidanšek 6–0, 6–1
Loss 22–8 Sep 2021 Open de Valencia, Spain 80,000 Clay   Arantxa Rus 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 23–8 Oct 2021 ITF Le Neubourg, France 80,000+H Hard   Anna Bondár 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 56 (34 titles, 22 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (26–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2004 ITF Constanţa, Romania 10,000 Clay   Gabriela Niculescu   Bianca Bonifate
  Diana Gae
6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 2004 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Gabriela Niculescu   Andrea Benítez
  Estefania Craciún
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Apr 2005 ITF Mumbai, India 10,000 Hard   Sanaa Bhambri   Chan Chin-wei
  Julia Efremova
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2006 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Magda Mihalache   Erica Krauth
  Aurélie Védy
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2006 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay   Evgeniya Rodina   Maria Kondratieva
  Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2007 ITF Split, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Antonia Xenia Tout   Olga Brózda
  Natalia Kołat
2–6, 1–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2007 ITF Hvar, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Magdalena Kiszczyńska   Émilie Bacquet
  Karolina Jovanović
6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–5 Apr 2007 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Nadja Roma   Iveta Gerlová
  Lucie Kriegsmannová
3–6, 5–7
Win 4–5 May 2007 ITF Rabat, Morocco 10,000 Clay   Melanie Klaffner   Silvia Disderi
  Samia Medjahdi
6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Aug 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 25,000 Clay   Monica Niculescu   Sorana Cîrstea
  Ágnes Szatmári
w/o
Loss 4–7 Aug 2007 ITF Penza, Russia 50,000[f] Clay   Veronika Kapshay   Sophie Lefèvre
  Ágnes Szatmári
1–6, 2–6
Win 5–7 Sep 2007 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Magdalena Kiszczyńska   Joana Cortez
  Teliana Pereira
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4]
Win 6–7 Sep 2007 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia 25,000 Hard   Vojislava Lukić   Vasilisa Davydova
  Marina Shamayko
6–2, 6–4
Win 7–7 Jun 2008 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Laura-Ioana Andrei   Simona Matei
  Valentina Sulpizio
7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 8–7 Jun 2008 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Laura-Ioana Andrei   Benedetta Davato
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 8–8 Jul 2008 Bella Cup Toruń, Poland 25,000 Clay   Anastasia Pivovarova   Olga Brózda
  Magdalena Kiszczyńska
6–4, 4–6, [2–10]
Win 9–8 Jul 2008 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 25,000 Clay   Oksana Kalashnikova   Kristina Antoniychuk
  Lesia Tsurenko
6–1, 6–4
Win 10–8 Jun 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Elora Dabija   Laura-Ioana Andrei
  Ioana Gaspar
1–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 11–8 Oct 2009 ITF Belek, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Kateřina Vaňková   Magali de Lattre
  Fatima El Allami
6–1, 6–1
Win 12–8 Nov 2009 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay   Marina Melnikova   Amandine Hesse
  Alizé Lim
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13–8 Nov 2009 ITF Cairo, Egypt 25,000 Clay   Laura Thorpe   Fatma Al-Nabhani
  Galina Fokina
6–4, 6–0
Loss 13–9 Mar 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Alenka Hubacek   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Anna Gerasimou
w/o
Win 14–9 Apr 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Dalia Zafirova   Veronika Chvojková
  Martina Kubičíková
7–6(7–1), 7–5
Win 15–9 Apr 2010 ITF Vic, Spain 10,000 Clay   Cristina Stancu   Olga Brózda
  Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 16–9 Aug 2010 ITF Oneşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Laura-Ioana Andrei   Camelia Hristea
  Biljana Pavlova
7–6(9–7), 6–2
Win 17–9 Aug 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Laura-Ioana Andrei   Diana Enache
  Camelia Hristea
6–1, 6–3
Win 18–9 Sep 2010 Royal Cup Podgorica,
Montenegro
25,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu   Valeria Solovieva
  Maryna Zanevska
5–7, 7–5, [12–10]
Loss 18–10 Oct 2010 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 25,000 Clay   Marina Shamayko   Anna Piven
  Anastasiya Vasylyeva
4–6, 4–6
Win 19–10 May 2011 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 10,000 Clay   Karolina Wlodarczak   Dejana Raickovic
  Ghislaine van Baal
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 19–11 May 2011 ITF İzmir, Turkey 25,000 Hard   Tereza Mrdeža   Naomi Broady
  Lisa Whybourn
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [7–10]
Win 20–11 Jun 2011 ITF Florence, Italy 10,000 Clay   Zuzana Zlochová   Nicole Clerico
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 6–4
Loss 20–12 Jul 2011 ITF Craiova, Romania 25,000 Clay   Elena Bogdan   Diana Enache
  Daniëlle Harmsen
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Win 21–12 Jul 2011 ITF Samsun, Turkey 25,000 Hard   Tadeja Majerič   Çağla Büyükakçay
  Pemra Özgen
6–1, 6–4
Win 22–12 Sep 2011 Saransk Cup, Russia 50,000 Clay   Teodora Mirčić   Eva Hrdinová
  Veronika Kapshay
6–3, 6–1
Loss 22–13 Sep 2011 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia 50,000 Clay   Maria Abramović   Maria João Koehler
  Katalin Marosi
0–6, 3–6
Win 23–13 Oct 2011 Telavi Open, Georgia 50,000 Clay   Elena Bogdan   Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Anastasia Grymalska
1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss 23–14 Feb 2012 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard   Valeria Solovieva   Maria Sanchez
  Yasmin Schnack
4–6, 3–6
Win 24–14 July 2012 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium 25,000 Clay   Nicola Geuer   Kim Kilsdonk
  Nicolette van Uitert
7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–4]
Win 25–14 Sep 2012 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France 25,000 Clay   Timea Bacsinszky   Teliana Pereira
  Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–4, 6–1
Loss 25–15 Mar 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard   Olena Kyrpot   Inês Murta
  Melanie Stokke
1–6, 5–7
Win 26–15 Mar 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard   Olena Kyrpot   Jennifer Claffey
  Kathinka von Deichmann
6–4, 6–2
Win 27–15 Apr 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Irina Bara   Corinna Dentoni
  Claudia Giovine
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Win 28–15 Oct 2015 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 50,000 Hard (i)   Justyna Jegiołka   Sharon Fichman
  Maria Sanchez
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 29–15 Nov 2015 ITF Zawada, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i)   Justyna Jegiołka   Kim Grajdek
  Ekaterina Yashina
6–2, 6–3
Loss 29–16 Sep 2016 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay   Irina Bara   Vivien Juhászová
  Kateřina Kramperová
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 29–17 Sep 2016 ITF Bucha, Ukraine 25,000 Clay   Alexandra Perper   Valentyna Ivakhnenko
  Anastasiya Komardina
3–6, 1–6
Win 30–17 Oct 2016 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 50,000 Hard (i)   Elena Bogdan   Bianca Andreescu
  Charlotte Robillard-Millette
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Win 31–17 Oct 2016 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard   Elise Mertens   Usue Maitane Arconada
  Katie Swan
6–0, 6–2
Loss 31–18 Nov 2016 Waco Showdown, U.S. 50,000 Hard   Renata Zarazúa   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Taylor Townsend
w/o
Win 32–18 May 2017 Dunakeszi Open, Hungary 25,000 Clay   Irina Bara   Daiana Negreanu
  Oana Georgeta Simion
1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss 32–19 Jul 2017 ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic
80,000 Clay   Alona Fomina   Anastasia Potapova
  Dayana Yastremska
2–6, 2–6
Loss 32–20 Aug 2017 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard   Justyna Jegiołka   Laura-Ioana Andrei
  Petra Krejsová
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]
Win 33–20 Sep 2017 Open de Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay   Irina Bara   Cristina Bucșa
  Isabelle Wallace
6–3, 6–1
Loss 33–21 Sep 2017 Open de Saint Malo, France 60,000 Clay   Irina Bara   Diāna Marcinkēviča
  Daniela Seguel
3–6, 3–6
Loss 33–22 Oct 2017 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Nicola Geuer   Belinda Bencic
  Yanina Wickmayer
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win 34–22 Dec 2017 Dubai Tennis Challenge, U.A.E. 100,000+H Hard   Alena Fomina   Lesley Kerkhove
  Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–3

Head-to-head records edit

Record against top 10 players edit

Buzărnescu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[19]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
  Iga Świątek 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2022 BJKC QR
  Serena Williams 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 7–5, 1–6) at 2021 French Open
  Garbiñe Muguruza 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2012 Acapulco Qualifying
  Simona Halep 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2019 Wimbledon
  Naomi Osaka 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Rome
  Maria Sharapova 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2018 Madrid
  Venus Williams 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (5–7, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Wimbledon
  Caroline Wozniacki 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 Lost (4–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2019 Charleston
  Karolína Plíšková 0–4 0% 0–1 0–3 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Birmingham
Number 2 ranked players
  Anett Kontaveit 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–6(10–8), 6–3) at 2017 Linz
  Paula Badosa 2–2 50% 1–0 1–2 Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2021 Belgrade
  Aryna Sabalenka 1–2 33% 0–1 0–1 1–0 Won (6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4) at 2018 Wimbledon
  Svetlana Kuznetsova 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Prague
  Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2015 Bursa
  Petra Kvitová 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2018 Birmingham
Number 3 ranked players
  Maria Sakkari 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–0) at 2018 San Jose
  Elina Svitolina 2–1 67% 0–1 1–0 1–0 Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–4, ret.) at 2018 Montréal
  Sloane Stephens 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2020 US Open
Number 4 ranked players
  Kiki Bertens 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Won (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2018 Eastbourne
  Bianca Andreescu 1–2 33% 1–2 Lost (2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
  Belinda Bencic 1–2 33% 1–2 Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2019 Hobart
  Dominika Cibulková 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (6–2, 6–7(5–7), 1–6) at 2018 Strasbourg
  Caroline Garcia 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2021 Miami
  Sofia Kenin 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2019 Dubai
Number 5 ranked players
  Jeļena Ostapenko 2–3 40% 1–1 1–0 0–2 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Eastbourne
  Sara Errani 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6) at 2018 Charleston
Number 7 ranked players
  Patty Schnyder 3–0 100% 3–0 Won (1–6, 6–2, 6–3) at 2017 Saint-Malo
  Madison Keys 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
  CoCo Vandeweghe 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2) at 2021 Guadalajara
  Julia Görges 1–2 33% 0–1 1–1 Won (6–4, 3–6, 4–4, ret.) at 2019 Rome
  Andrea Petkovic 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 US Open
Number 10 ranked players
  Daria Kasatkina 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2021 Melbourne
  Kristina Mladenovic 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (7–5, 5–7, 2–6) at 2021 Lyon
Total 17–50 25% 7–21
(25%)
7–20
(26%)
3–9
(25%)
last updated 23 December 2021

Top 10 wins edit

Season 2018 Total
Wins 3 3
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2018
1.   Jeļena Ostapenko No. 6 Qatar Open Hard 2R 6–1, 6–3
2.   Elina Svitolina No. 4 French Open Clay 3R 6–3, 7–5
3.   Elina Svitolina No. 5 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass QF 6–3, 6–2

Notes edit

  1. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  2. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ WTA ranking: 2013–n/a, 2014–891.
  4. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
  6. ^ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

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