Cristina Dinu (born 18 January 1993) is a professional Romanian tennis player.[1]

Cristina Dinu
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
Bucharest
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$396,213
Singles
Career record524–305
Career titles25 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (30 September 2013)
Current rankingNo. 261 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022)
French OpenQ3 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record317–189
Career titles32 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 153 (20 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 310 (21 October 2024)
Fed Cup0–8
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Dinu has won 25 singles and 32 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 30 September 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 179. On 20 May 2019, she peaked at No. 153 in the doubles rankings.

In 2022, Cristina Dinu joined the Sportsin Arad Club.

Career

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Junior years

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She was ranked world's 11th female junior player in May 2010 and was part of the main singles and doubles draws for the last five Grand Slam tournaments: 2009 US Open, 2010 Australian Open, 2010 French Open, 2010 Wimbledon Championships, 2010 US Open and competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics also.

Professional tour

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In July 2015, Dinu entered the Bucharest Open, and won the three consecutive qualifying rounds matches (defeating top seed Yaroslava Shvedova in the last round), eventually losing in the main draw to Denisa Allertova, in a thrilling match.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 2013 ... 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A Q3 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 39 (25 titles, 14 runner–ups)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (23–14)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2009 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Anna Orlik 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Barbara Sobaszkiewicz 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Polina Vinogradova 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Dec 2010 ITF Vinaròs, Spain 10,000 Clay   Lara Arruabarrena 2–6, 0–6
Win 4–1 Mar 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Diana Enache 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–1 Mar 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Réka Luca Jani 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–2 Apr 2011 ITF Pomezia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Anna-Giulia Remondina 7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Aug 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Andreea Mitu 7–6(5), 6–4
Win 7–2 Jan 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Liana Ungur 7–5, 6–3
Win 8–2 Feb 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Diana Enache 6–1, 6–1
Win 9–2 Oct 2012 Lagos Open, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Chanel Simmonds 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win 10–2 Oct 2012 Lagos Open, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Conny Perrin 6–3, 6–3
Win 11–2 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Lenka Juríková 6–4, 7–6
Win 12–2 Aug 2013 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay   Cindy Burger 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–0
Loss 12–3 Sep 2013 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 1–6, 2–6
Loss 12–4 Jun 2014 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Cristina Ene 4–6, 3–6
Win 13–4 Mar 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Réka Luca Jani 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 13–5 Jun 2015 ITF Galați, Romania 25,000 Clay   Alexandra Cadanțu 4–6, 7–6(2), 3–6
Loss 13–6 Aug 2015 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay   Romina Oprandi 3–6, 3−6
Loss 13–7 Aug 2015 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay   Ana Bogdan 7–6(5), 2–6, 3–6
Win 14–7 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Katharina Gerlach 6–2, 6–1
Win 15–7 Feb 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Dejana Radanović 6–3, 6–3
Win 16–7 Jul 2017 ITF Bucharest, Romania 15,000 Clay   Georgia Crăciun 6–3, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Sep 2017 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay   Jaqueline Cristian 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 16–9 Nov 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Polona Hercog 1–6, 4–6
Win 17–9 Dec 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Tena Lukas 6–3, 6–3
Win 18–9 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Mai Hontama 6–2, 6–3
Win 19–9 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Gabriela Cé 6–3, 6–0
Win 20–9 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Zoë Kruger 6–3, 6–4
Win 21–9 Jul 2021 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W25 Clay   Gabriela Cé 6–2, 6–0
Win 22–9 Aug 2021 Vrnjačka Banja Open, Serbia W25 Clay   Anna Sisková 6–1, 7–5
Win 23–9 Sep 2021 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay   Sinja Kraus 6–3, 6–4
Loss 23–10 Aug 2022 Vrnjačka Banja Open, Serbia W25 Clay   Mia Ristić 6–0, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 23–11 Jun 2023 ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia W25 Clay   Dimitra Pavlou 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 23–12 Nov 2023 ITF Heraklion, Greece W25 Clay   Ane Mintegi del Olmo 2–6, 3–6
Win 24–12 Jan 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay   Anastasiya Soboleva 6–3, 1–0 ret.
Win 25–12 Feb 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay   Carson Branstine 6–3, 3–0 ret.
Loss 25–13 Jul 2024 ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany W35 Clay   Ella Seidel 4–6, 3–6
Loss 25–14 Oct 2024 ITF Heraklion, Greece W35 Clay   Ekaterina Makarova 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 58 (32 titles, 26 runner–ups)

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Legend
W50/60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (30–22)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Ionela-Andreea Iova   Vlada Ekshibarova
  Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
1–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 1–1 Dec 2010 ITF Vinaròs, Spain 10,000 Clay   Ionela-Andreea Iova   Arabela Fernández-Rebener
  Anna Arina Marenko
6–7(4), 5–7
Win 2–1 Apr 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Andreea Văideanu   Kristýna Hančarová
  Nikola Horáková
6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Aug 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Camelia Hristea   Alexandra Damaschin
  Cristina Mitu
1–6, 7–6(6), [10–4]
Loss 3–2 Oct 2011 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Laura Ioana Andrei   Diana Marcu
  Cristina Mitu
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 4–2 Jan 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Cristina Mitu   Diana Marcu
  Liana Ungur
7–6(3), 6–2
Win 5–2 Jan 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Cristina Mitu   Yumi Nakano
  Ekaterina Yashina
w/o
Win 6–2 Mar 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Diana Buzean   Angelina Gabueva
  Margarita Lazareva
6–0, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss 6–3 May 2013 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay   Elena Bogdan   Danka Kovinić
  Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–7(7)
Loss 6–4 Jun 2013 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay   Maša Zec Peškirič   Paula Kania
  Irina Khromacheva
3–6, 1–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 2013 Lagos Open, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Fatma Al-Nabhani   Naomi Broady
  Emily Webley-Smith
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 7–5 Jun 2015 ITF Galați, Romania 25,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Irina Bara
  Diana Buzean
6–4, 6–2
Win 8–5 Aug 2015 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay   Diana Buzean   Despina Papamichail
  Maria Sakkari
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 9–5 Aug 2015 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Diana Buzean   Elena-Gabriela Ruse
  Oana Georgeta Simion
6–0, 6–2
Win 10–5 Oct 2015 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Alexandra Cadanțu   Viktorija Golubic
  Alice Matteucci
7–5, 6–3
Loss 10–6 Oct 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i)   Jana Fett   Başak Eraydın
  Polina Leykina
5–7, 7–6(2), [5–10]
Win 11–6 Jan 2016 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard   Indy de Vroome   Katarzyna Kawa
  Sandra Zaniewska
6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–7 Jun 2016 ITF Padua, Italy 25,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Katarzyna Piter
  Alice Matteucci
6–2, 6–7(1), [8–10]
Win 12–7 Jun 2016 Szeged Women's Open, Hungary 50,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Justyna Jegiołka
  Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss 12–8 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Yana Sizikova   Laura Pigossi
  María Teresa Torró Flor
2–6, 4–6
Loss 12–9 Jan 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Cristina Ene   Başak Eraydın
  Karin Kennel
3–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss 12–10 Aug 2017 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay   Nicoleta Dascălu   Anna Kalinskaya
  İpek Soylu
2–6, 2–6
Win 13–10 Oct 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Camilla Rosatello   Elena Bogdan
  Anita Husarić
6–2, 6–1
Win 14–10 Dec 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Mia Eklund   Dia Evtimova
  Paula Ormaechea
6–3, 6–2
Win 15–10 Jun 2018 ITF Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay   Ganna Poznikhirenko   Alexandra Panova
  Anastasia Pribylova
6–3, 7–6(6)
Win 16–10 Aug 2018 ITF Leipzig, Germany 25,000 Clay   Ganna Poznikhirenko   Petra Krejsová
  Jesika Malečková
4–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Win 17–10 Sep 2018 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Aymet Uzcátegui   Elena-Gabriela Ruse
  Jaqueline Cristian
7–6(3), 6–2
Win 18–10 Oct 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Réka Luca Jani   Giorgia Marchetti
  Camilla Rosatello
3–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Loss 18–11 Oct 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Lea Bošković   Martina Colmegna
  Federica di Sarra
4–6, 6–7(1)
Loss 18–12 Oct 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Camilla Rosatello   Valentina Ivakhnenko
  Anastasia Zarycká
2–6, 4–6
Win 19–12 Nov 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Andreea Mitu   Federica di Sarra
  Anastasia Grymalska
w/o
Loss 19–13 Feb 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Irina Fetecău   Gaia Sanesi
  Camilla Scala
7–6(4), 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 19–14 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Daria Mishina
  Ksenia Palkina
3–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss 19–15 Mar 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Réka Luca Jani   Alena Fomina
  Valentina Ivakhnenko
5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 19–16 Jun 2019 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy 25,000 Clay   Akgul Amanmuradova   Anna Danilina
  Réka Luca Jani
2–6, 3–6
Loss 19–17 May 2019 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay   Gabriela Cé   Arina Rodionova
  Storm Sanders
2–6, 3–6
Win 20–17 Jun 2019 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay   Angelica Moratelli   Carolina Alves
  Gabriela Cé
7–6(7), 3–6, [10–8]
Win 21–17 Aug 2019 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 60,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Olga Danilović
  Georgina García Pérez
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 22–17 Sep 2019 ITF Trieste, Italy 25,000 Clay   Angelica Moratelli   Dalma Gálfi
  Valentini Grammatikopoulou
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 23–17 Sep 2020 ITF Varna, Bulgaria W15 Clay   Ioana Loredana Roșca   Oana Gavrilă
  Andreea Roșca
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 23–18 Dec 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Viktoriia Dema   Andreea Prisăcariu
  Andreea Roșca
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 24–18 Feb 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Chantal Škamlová   María Herazo González
  Yuliana Lizarazo
6–1, 6–3
Win 25–18 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Gabriela Cé   Katharina Hering
  Natalia Siedliska
7–5, 6–1
Win 26–18 Aug 2021 ITF Pescara, Italy W25 Clay   Ioana Loredana Roșca   Victoria Bosio
  Angelica Moratelli
6–2, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss 26–19 Aug 2022 ITF Brașov, Romania W25 Clay   Andreea Roșca   Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
  Oana Georgeta Simion
5–7, 3–6
Win 27–19 Aug 2022 Vrnjačka Banja Open, Serbia W25 Clay   Valeriya Strakhova   Emily Appleton
  Prarthana Thombare
6–1, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 27–20 Sep 2022 Vrnjačka Banja Open 2, Serbia W60 Clay   Nika Radišić   Darya Astakhova
  Ekaterina Reyngold
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 27–21 Oct 2022 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria W25 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Ma Yexin
  Yang Ya-yi
3–6, 1–6
Loss 27–22 Oct 2022 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W25 Hard (i)   Sofia Shapatava   Ekaterina Yashina
  Jasmijn Gimbrère
1–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Win 28–22 Feb 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay   Nika Radišić   Sandra Samir
  Cody Wong
7–5, 6–2
Win 29–22 Jul 2023 ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia W25 Clay   Valeriya Strakhova   Polina Leykina
  Julia Stamatova
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 30–22 Sep 2023 ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria W40 Clay   Radka Zelníčková   Daniela Vismane
  Gergana Topalova
1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 30–23 Oct 2023 ITF Seville, Spain W25 Clay   Sapfo Sakellaridi   Maryna Kolb
  Nadyia Kolb
1–6, 1–6
Win 31–23 Jan 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay   Nika Radišić   Amina Anshba
  Valeriya Strakhova
6–2, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss 31–24 Feb 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay   Oleksandra Oliynykova   Ángela Fita Boluda
  Daniela Vismane
4–6, 0–6
Loss 31–25 Mar 2024 ITF Larnaca, Cyprus W35 Clay   Francesca Curmi   Tena Lukas
  Kristina Mladenovic
4–6, 5–7
Win 32–25 Jul 2024 ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany W35 Clay   Nika Radišić   Jasmijn Gimbrère
  Stéphanie Visscher
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 32–26 Sep 2024 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W75 Clay   Lia Karatancheva   Amina Anshba
  Noma Noha Akugue
2–6, 6–7(2)

References

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  1. ^ "Cristina Dinu consigue el puesto de los cuartos de final a costa de Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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