Mihaela Buzărnescu

Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian professional tennis player.

Mihaela Buzărnescu
Buzărnescu in 2017
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
CoachArtemon Apostu-Efremov,
Mihai Buzărnescu (father)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,543,036
Singles
Career record418–243 (63.2%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 20 (6 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 125 (25 April 2022)
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 record314–176 (64.1%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 24 (22 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 120 (3 January 2022)
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 Cup3–8
Scientific career
ThesisOptimizarea jocului de tenis la juniori U12-U14 prin dezvoltarea capacităţilor motrice şi psihomotrice (2016)
Doctoral advisorGheorghe Marinescu
Last updated on: 4 January 2022.

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 and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

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

Career highlights

Junior success

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

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 a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016.

2017–2018: Entry into top 100 and first WTA titles

In October 2017, Buzărnescu got to the semifinals of the Linz Open.

In 2018, she reached the finals in Hobart and Prague. 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]

Buzărnescu then played 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-set 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. Buzārnescu ended the year ranked 24.

2019

She began season at the Brisbane International where 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 and former world number one, 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 won 3-2.[10] At the Qatar 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, she was defeated in the second round by Bianca Andreescu.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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.[13]

Singles

Current through the 2022 BJKC QR.

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 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Wimbledon A Q2 A A Q2 3R 2R NH 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
US Open Q3 Q1 Q1 A 1R A 1R 1R Q3 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 0 / 12 7–12 37%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 3R 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 0 Career total: 62
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 0–1 1 / 62 59–67 47%
Win (%) – – – – 50% 62% 33% 0% 33% 0% Career total: 47%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 3] 155 248 260 377 72 24 109 136

Doubles
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 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon QF 1R NH A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
US Open 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[lower-alpha 2] 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 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open 1R QF NH A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Italian Open A 1R 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
Tournament 2018 2019 ... 2022 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 1–2 0–2 0 / 4 1–4 20%

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2006 US Open Hard Raluca Olaru Sharon Fichman
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		 7–5, 6–2

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (1–0)
International / 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 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 Hard Maria Sakkari 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
International / 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, United Kingdom 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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 31 (23 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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 ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary 60,000 Clay Danka Kovinić 6–2, 6–1
Win 17–5 Jun 2017 ITF İzmir, 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 ITF Versmold, Germany 60,000 Clay Barbara Haas 6–0, 6–2
Loss 19–6 Aug 2017 ITF Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard Jasmine Paolini 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 20–6 Sep 2017 ITF Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–3
Win 21–6 Oct 2017 ITF Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i) Alison Van Uytvanck 6–4, 6–2
Loss 21–7 Nov 2017 ITF Tokyo, Japan 100,000 Hard Zhang Shuai 4–6, 0–6
Win 22–7 Nov 2017 ITF Toyota, Japan 60,000+H Carpet (i) Tamara Zidanšek 6–0, 6–1
Loss 22–8 Sep 2021 ITF Valencia, Spain 80,000 Clay Arantxa Rus 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 23–8 Oct 2021 ITF Neubourg, France 80,000+H Hard Anna Bondár 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 56 (34 titles, 22 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$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 Open, 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 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 ITF Batumi, 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 ITF 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 ITF 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 ITF Wiesbaden, 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 ITF Saransk, Russia 50,000 Clay Teodora Mirčić Eva Hrdinová
Veronika Kapshay		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 22–13 Sep 2011 ITF Zagreb, Croatia 50,000 Clay Maria Abramović Maria João Koehler
Katalin Marosi		 0–6, 3–6
Win 23–13 Oct 2011 ITF Telavi, 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 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 ITF 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 ITF 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 ITF Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard Elise Mertens Usue Maitane Arconada
Katie Swan		 6–0, 6–2
Loss 31–18 Nov 2016 ITF Waco, U.S. 50,000 Hard Renata Zarazúa Michaëlla Krajicek
Taylor Townsend		 w/o
Win 32–18 May 2017 ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary 25,000 Clay Irina Bara Daiana Negreanu
Oana Georgeta Simion		 1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss 32–19 Jul 2017 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 80,000 Clay Alona Fomina Anastasia Potapova
Dayana Yastremska		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 32–20 Aug 2017 ITF Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard Justyna Jegiołka Laura-Ioana Andrei
Petra Krejsová		 6–4, 2–6, [9–11]
Win 33–20 Sep 2017 ITF Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay Irina Bara Cristina Bucșa
Isabelle Wallace		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 33–21 Sep 2017 ITF Saint Malo, France 60,000 Clay Irina Bara Diāna Marcinkēviča
Daniela Seguel		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 33–22 Oct 2017 ITF Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i) Nicola Geuer Belinda Bencic
Yanina Wickmayer		 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win 34–22 Dec 2017 ITF Dubai, UAE 100,000+H Hard Alena Fomina Lesley Kerkhove
Lidziya Marozava		 6–4, 6–3

Record against other players

Buzărnescu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[14]

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
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
Paula Badosa 2–2 50% 1–0 1–2 – Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2021 Belgrade
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
Anett Kontaveit 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(10–8), 6–3) at 2017 Linz
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
Season2018Total
Wins33
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2018
1. Jeļena Ostapenko No. 6 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard 2R 6–1, 6–3
2. Elina Svitolina No. 4 French Open, France Clay 3R 6–3, 7–5
3. Elina Svitolina No. 5 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass QF 6–3, 6–2

Notes
  1. WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  2. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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.

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