Raluca Șerban
Raluca Georgiana Șerban (Greek: Ραλούκα Τζεορτζιάνα Σερμπάν; born 17 June 1997) is a Romanian-born professional tennis player, who since 2019 has represented Cyprus.
.jpg.webp) Șerban at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Raluca Georgiana Șerban |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Cyprus (2019–current)  Romania (2013–2018) |
| Residence | Cyprus[1] |
| Born | 17 June 1997 Constanța, Romania |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 345,754 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 314–149 (67.8%) |
| Career titles | 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 152 (24 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 153 (11 September 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2019, 2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2022, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2019, 2022, 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 137–73 (65.2%) |
| Career titles | 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 176 (14 January 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 418 (11 September 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 10–2 (83.3%) |
| Last updated on: 14 September 2023. | |
Career
Șerban has career-high WTA rankings of 152 in singles and 176 in doubles. She has won 13 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open, in the doubles event partnering Isabella Shinikova.
At the 2022 Budapest Grand Prix, she made her WTA Tour singles debut.[2]
Performance timeline
| 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.
Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 7–3 | |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $40,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000[lower-alpha 2] | Hard |  Cristina Sánchez-Quintanar |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Anna Bondár |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Cristiana Ferrando |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Ayla Aksu |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Gabriella Taylor |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Nina Kruijer |
3–6, 4–0 ret. |
| Win | 6–1 | Jan 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Alena Fomina |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay |  Dejana Radanović |
4–6, 6–7(1) |
| Win | 7–2 | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Dasha Ivanova |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Despina Papamichail |
6–3, 2–6, 6–7(6) |
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay |  Anastasia Dețiuc |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Apr 2018 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Cindy Burger |
7–6(4), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–5 | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay |  Kaja Juvan |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska |
7–6(2), 6–4 |
| Win | 10–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Nina Stojanović |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2018 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Yuliya Hatouka |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–6 | Sep 2021 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Daria Snigur |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Apr 2022 | Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay |  Ekaterine Gorgodze |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 13–6 | Oct 2022 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | İpek Öz |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 13–7 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard |  Kamilla Rakhimova |
0–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | May 2023 | ITF Larnaca, Cyprus | 25,000 | Clay | Tímea Babos |
4–6, 7–5, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 13–9 | Jun 2023 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Hailey Baptiste |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–10 | Jul 2023 | ITF Rome, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $40,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu |
 Li Yihong Zhu Lin |
6–3, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2014 | ITF Sibiu, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Vendula Žovincová |
Camelia Hristea Oana Georgeta Simion |
6–7(2), 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Oana Georgeta Simion |
Natalija Kostić Nevena Selaković |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Viktória Kužmová |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Steffi Distelmans Kelly Versteeg |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Andreea Ghițescu |
 Yvonne Neuwirth Nicole Rottmann |
6–2, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Kseniia Bekker |
Cristiana Ferrando Dalma Gálfi |
4–6, 7–5, [12–14] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Miriana Tona |
Arianne Hartono  Paige Hourigan |
3–6, ret. |
| Win | 3–5 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Vlada Ekshibarova |
Cristiana Ferrando Michaela Boev |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 3–6 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion |
Michaela Hončová Francesca Palmigiano |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Charlotte Robillard-Millette Carol Zhao |
3–6, 7–6(2), [10–2] |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2017 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Ayla Aksu |
 María Fernanda Herazo  Victoria Rodríguez |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Kseniia Bekker |
 Laura Schaeder Anna Zaja |
6–3, 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jul 2017 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 80,000 | Clay | Michaela Hončová |
 Amandine Hesse Victoria Rodríguez |
6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 7–7 | Jan 2018 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Laura Ioana Paar |
Petra Krejsová Jesika Malečková |
6–0, 6–7(7), [10–5] |
| Win | 8–7 | Feb 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard | Oana Georgeta Simion |
 Mana Ayukawa .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nina Stadler |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 9–7 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Michaela Boev |
Gabriela Davidescu Alexandra Maria Stăiculescu |
6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Mar 2018 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Michaela Boev |
 Kerrie Cartwright Kariann Pierre-Louis |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–8 | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Bondár |
Ágnes Bukta Dalma Gálfi |
6–1, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2018 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Pranjala Yadlapalli |
Giuliana Olmos  Laura Pigossi |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jun 2018 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Anastasia Pribylova |
 Montserrat González Wang Xiyu |
4–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 11–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Bondár |
 Dea Herdželaš Tereza Mihalíková |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–10 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu |
Lucie Hradecká Johana Marková |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–10 | Oct 2019 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | Ksenia Laskutova |
Cao Siqi Wang Danni |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Jan 2020 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Ekaterine Gorgodze |
Jaqueline Cristian Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
6–7(6), 7–6(4), [8–10] |
| Loss | 13–12 | Sep 2020 | Zubr Cup, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu |
Chantal Škamlová Tereza Smitková |
6–7(5), 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 13–13 | May 2021 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay |  Lea Bošković |
Federica di Sarra Camilla Rosatello |
4–6, 7–6(4), [4–10] |
| Win | 14–13 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City | 40,000 | Hard | Despina Papamichail |
Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 14–14 | May 2021 | ITF Larnaca, Cyprus | 25,000 | Clay | Maria Siopacha |
Luisa Meyer auf der Heide Miriana Tona |
5–7, 4–6 |
National representation
Singles: 1 (1 win)
| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2017 | City of San Marino | Clay |  Eléonora Molinaro |
7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2 wins)
| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2017 | City of San Marino | Clay | Maria Siopacha |
 Francesca Curmi Elaine Genovese |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | Budva, Montenegro | Clay | Eleni Louka |
Francesca Curmi Elaine Genovese |
6–2, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | Reykjavik, Iceland | Hard (i) | Petros Chrysochos |
Claudine Schaul Mike Scheidweiler |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | City of San Marino | Clay | Eleftherios Neos |
Eléonora Molinaro Ugo Nastasi |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | Budva, Montenegro | Clay | Eleftherios Neos |
 Vladica Babić Rrezart Cungu |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Notes
- During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
- The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15k even before 2017.
References
- SPECIAL | Cum se face performanţă fără bani. Raluca Şerban a câştigat două titluri consecutive în circuitul ITF! "Din păcate, nu s-a schimbat nimic pe plan financiar"
- "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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