BUZARNESCU Mihaela

Romania
Tennis
4 May 1988
33
Female
1.73/5'8''
BUCHAREST
 
Romania
BUCHAREST
 
Romania

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TEN Tennis Women's Singles 17

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
2nd on Court 6 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 6
Women's Singles Second Round
CZE
VONDROUSOVA MVONDROUSOVA Marketa
6
6
ROU
BUZARNESCU MBUZARNESCU Mihaela
1
2
Finished
4th on Court 9 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 9
Women's Singles First Round
ROU
BUZARNESCU MBUZARNESCU Mihaela
60
7
6
USA
RISKE ARISKE Alison
7
5
4
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Grand Slams
 Aus OpenRoland GarrosWimbledonUS Open
YearSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoubles
2021R128R64R64R64R128---
2020------R128-
2019R128R32R128R64R64R64R128-
2018R128R64R16QFR32QF--
2017------R128-

2021 Tournament Results - Doubles
Result
Winner-
Runner-upBogota
SemifinalMelbourne

Olympic Games - Singles
2020 Tokyo, JPN
PhaseResultOpponentResult
R64LostRISKE Alison (USA)


Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
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Miki (Instagram profile, 20 Jul 2021)
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English, Romanian
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Mihai Buzarnescu [father], ROU
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Left (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021)
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Her father Mihai Buzarnescu played tennis at university level in Romania. (wtatennis.com, 01 Jan 2020)
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In September 2019 she suffered a right ankle injury and was forced to withdraw from the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan. (tennisworldusa.org, 02 Jan 2020; tenisite.info, 23 Sep 2019)

In 2019 she suffered a shoulder injury [supraspinal tendon] which affected her throughout the season. (tennisworldusa.org, 02 Jan 2020)

She suffered a right ankle injury [torn ligament] at the 2018 Rogers Cup in Montreal, QC, Canada. (wtatennis.com, 10 Aug 2018)

In 2016 she was bothered by shoulder problems. She also suffered a left knee injury that required two surgeries. (lastwordonsports.com, 24 Jun 2018)

At age 18, a shoulder injury kept her out of competition for six months. She returned to the sport at age 19. (wtatennis.com, 15 Feb 2018)
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She began playing tennis at around age three. At age eight she began to take the sport more seriously. "I won a couple of national tournaments in Romania and my dad said, 'Okay, let's talk. Do you want to do this like a professional or just as a hobby?'" (wtatennis.com, 15 Feb 2018)
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Her parents introduced her to the sport, which she enjoyed from the beginning. "When I picked up a racket, I liked it. My father would feed me balls and I started to play more often. My dad has always been my main coach." (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021; wtatennis.com, 15 Feb 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 20 Jul 2021)
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Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 20 Jul 2021)
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US and Yugoslavian tennis player Monica Seles, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (wtatennis.com, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
In 2016 she considered retiring from the sport after a series of injury setbacks left her ranked outside the top 500 on the WTA Tour. After she struggled with ongoing shoulder problems and an injured left knee injury that required two surgeries, she used her recovery period to study for a PhD in sports science at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in Bucharest, Romania. In 2017 she returned to competition while still suffering with knee pain, but would make her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam at the US Open and reached 55 in the WTA Tour rankings. "[Reaching a high ranking] is something new that I always dreamed about since I was young. After all my injuries, it's really a dream come true to get a chance to be at this level and play high-level matches." (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021, 15 Apr 2018; lastwordonsports.com, 24 Jun 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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