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Mihaela Cristina Popescu Faurei (born December 20, 1979) is a former Canadian professional tennis player.

Cristina Popescu

Full name	Mihaela Cristina Popescu Faurei
Country (sports)	Canada
Born	(1979-12-20) December 20, 1979 (age 42) Bucharest, Romania
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$13,531
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 441 (Aug 12, 1996)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 544 (Nov 9, 1998)

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Popescu left her native country with her family in 1989. She was ranked amongst the world's top 10 in junior tennis and was an Australian Open girls' singles semi-finalist. In 1996 she made WTA Tour main draw appearance at the Canadian Open and Canadian Indoor tournaments. She played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins and suffered a series of injuries during this time that caused her to retire from tennis.[1][2]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	Jul 1998	ITF Edmond, United States	Hard	Cindy Watson	6–3, 4–6, 2–6

References

External links

• Cristina Popescu at the Women's Tennis Association
• Cristina Popescu at the International Tennis Federation

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