Romanian-Cypriot female tennis player
Raluca Serban Full name Raluca Georgiana Șerban Country (sports) Cyprus (2019–current) Romania (2013–2018)Residence Cyprus[ 1] Born (1997-06-17 ) 17 June 1997 (age 27) Constanța , RomaniaHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 2013 Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 452,466 Official website https://serbanraluca.com/ Career record 333–171 Career titles 14 ITF Highest ranking No. 152 (24 July 2023) Current ranking No. 207 (24 June 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2024 ) French Open Q3 (2024 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2023 ) US Open Q1 (2019 , 2022 , 2023 ) Career record 144–78 Career titles 15 ITF Highest ranking No. 176 (14 January 2019) Current ranking No. 465 (24 June 2024) Fed Cup 15–3 Last updated on: 27 June 2024.
Raluca Georgiana Șerban (Greek : Ραλούκα Τζεορτζιάνα Σερμπάν ; born 17 June 1997) is a Romanian-born professional tennis player, who since 2019 has represented Cyprus. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 152 achieved on 24 July 2023.
Competing in Billie Jean King Cup , she has a 15–3 record as of June 2024.
Șerban has career-high WTA rankings of 152 in singles and 176 in doubles. She has won 14 singles and 15 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]
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.
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.
Current through the 2023 US Open .
Singles: 24 (14 titles, 10 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2015
ITF Heraklion, Greece
10,000
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
W25
Hard
Daria Snigur
6–3, 6–4
Win
12–6
Apr 2022
Bellinzona Ladies Open , Switzerland
W60
Clay
Ekaterine Gorgodze
6–3, 6–0
Win
13–6
Oct 2022
ITF Seville, Spain
W25
Clay
İpek Öz
6–3, 6–0
Loss
13–7
Feb 2023
Guanajuato Open , Mexico
W60+H
Hard
Kamilla Rakhimova
0–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss
13–8
May 2023
ITF Larnaca, Cyprus
W25
Clay
Tímea Babos
4–6, 7–5, 6–7(5)
Loss
13–9
Jun 2023
Internazionali di Caserta , Italy
W60
Clay
Hailey Baptiste
3–6, 2–6
Loss
13–10
Jul 2023
Internazionali di Roma, Italy
W60
Clay
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
2–6, 4–6
Win
14–10
Apr 2024
Florianópolis Open, Brazil
W75
Clay
Séléna Janicijevic
7–5, 6–2
Doubles: 29 (15 titles, 14 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
W80 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 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
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
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 Nina Stadler
6–2, 7–6(5)
Win
9–7
Mar 2018
ITF Heraklion, Greece
15,000
Clay
Michaela Boev
Gabriela Davidescu Alexandra 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
Prague Open , Czech Republic
W60
Clay
Nicoleta Dascălu
Lucie Hradecká Johana Marková
6–4, 6–4
Win
13–10
Oct 2019
ITF Nanning, China
W25
Hard
Ksenia Laskutova
Cao Siqi Wang Danni
6–2, 6–4
Loss
13–11
Jan 2020
Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon , France
W60
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
W25
Clay
Nicoleta Dascălu
Chantal Škamlová Tereza Smitková
6–7(5) , 6–7(4)
Loss
13–13
May 2021
ITF Otočec, Slovenia
W25
Clay
Lea Bošković
Federica di Sarra Camilla Rosatello
4–6, 7–6(4) , [4–10]
Win
14–13
Feb 2023
ITF Mexico City
W40
Hard
Despina Papamichail
Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss
14–14
May 2023
ITF Larnaca, Cyprus
W25
Clay
Maria Siopacha
Luisa Meyer auf der Heide Miriana Tona
5–7, 4–6
Win
15–14
Jun 2024
ITF Troisdorf, Germany
W50
Clay
Anca Todoni
Chiara Scholl Yana Morderger
6–0, 6–3
National representation [ edit ]
Games of the Small States of Europe [ edit ]
Doubles: 2 (2 wins)[ edit ]
Mixed doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
^ a b 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.