Cătălina Cristea (born 2 June 1975) is a former tennis player from Romania. She was ranked No. 59 in the singles (21 July 1997) and No. 40 in the doubles (17 August 1998). She retired from professional tennis in September 2001 before returning in 2005; she ultimately retired September 2005 age 30.
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Born | (1975-06-02) 2 June 1975 (age 46) Bucharest, Romania |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two–handed backhand) |
Prize money | $663,007 |
Singles | |
Career record | 239–225 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (21 July 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994, 1999) |
French Open | 3R (1995) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
US Open | 1R (1995, 1997–2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 129–158 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (17 August 1998) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1999) |
French Open | 2R (1998, 1999, 2000) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997, 2000) |
US Open | 2R (1997, 1999) |
Playing for Romania at the Fed Cup, Cristea has a win–loss record of 20–13.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (0) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (1) | International (0) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partners | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Feb 1998 | Oklahoma City, US | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Apr 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | Jun 1998 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1. | May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 16 September 1991 | Cluj, Romania | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 29 September 1996 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 April 2001 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 25 July 2004 | Balș, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 16 September 1991 | Cluj, Romania | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 27 July 1992 | Lohja, Finland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(4) |
Winner | 3. | 18 July 1994 | Bilbao, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Winners | 4. | 20 November 1994 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 25 August 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 12 October 1997 | Sedona, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 9 October 1999 | Batumi, Georgia | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
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