Christina Fusano

Christina Fusano (born November 27, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player. She attended Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, California, where she was an all-league volleyball and basketball player. In tennis, she was the top-ranked junior in Northern California from 1997–99.

Biography

Fusano competed collegiately for the University of California, where she was ranked as high as No. 25 in NCAA Division 1 singles and with Raquel Kops-Jones was the 2003 NCAA Doubles champion. She also was a two-time Pac 10 Doubles champion, 2002 and 2003.

Fusano's career-high WTA doubles ranking is 84, set on August 4, 2008. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 417, which she reached on February 21, 2005. She played for the Delaware Smash of WTT. She previously played for the Boston Lobsters in 2007, and 2009 she played for the New York Sportimes. She served as a substitute for the Sacramento Capitals in 2010 and 2011.

In July 2011, Fusano won the US Open National Playoffs in mixed doubles with partner David Martin to qualify for the 2011 US Open. She retired from professional tennis 2011.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III, IV & V (1–0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Nov 2007	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones	Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Dubois Template:Flagicon Renata Voráčová	6–2, 7–6(8–6)

ITF finals

Doubles: 29 (13–16)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	August 4, 2002	ITF Harrisonburg, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marlene Mejia	Template:Flagicon Michelle Dasso Template:Flagicon Julie Rotondi	2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	March 13, 2005	ITF Toluca, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lauren Fisher	Template:Flagicon Valentina Castro Template:Flagicon Ana Lucía Migliarini de León	2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	July 24, 2005	Hammond, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ahsha Rolle	Template:Flagicon Mary Gambale Template:Flagicon Kelley Hyndman	6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	October 23, 2005	ITF Houston, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones	Template:Flagicon Angela Haynes Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	February 5, 2006	Taupo, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lauren Barnikow	Template:Flagicon Leanne Baker Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	6–4, 6–4
Winner	6.	May 28, 2006	El Paso, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Beau Jones	Template:Flagicon Amanda Craddock Template:Flagicon Colleen Rielley	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner	7.	June 11, 2006	Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones	Template:Flagicon Ansley Cargill Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty	7–6(8), 6–4
Winner	8.	June 25, 2006	Fort Worth, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	Template:Flagicon Maria-Victoria Domina Template:Flagicon Story Tweedie-Yates	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	9.	July 23, 2006	Hammond, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones	Template:Flagicon Ryōko Fuda Template:Flagicon Sunitha Rao	7–6(7), 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	September 24, 2006	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aleke Tsoubanos	Template:Flagicon Milagros Sequera Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	October 15, 2006	San Francisco, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aleke Tsoubanos	Template:Flagicon Laura Granville Template:Flagicon Carly Gullickson	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	12.	November 19, 2006	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aleke Tsoubanos	Template:Flagicon Leanne Baker Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty	6–7(5), 4–6
Runner-up	13.	December 3, 2006	San Diego, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aleke Tsoubanos	Template:Flagicon Ivana Abramović Template:Flagicon Hana Šromová	4–6, 3–6
Winner	14.	November 18, 2007	La Quinta, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Harkleroad	Template:Flagicon Angela Haynes Template:Flagicon Mashona Washington	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	15.	April 13, 2008	Jackson, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Michaela Paštiková	Template:Flagicon Soledad Esperón Template:Flagicon María Irigoyen	6–1, 3–6, [6–10]
Runner-up	16.	August 2, 2008	Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Junri Namigata	Template:Flagicon Carly Gullickson Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz	7–6(4), 1–6, [5–10]
Winner	17.	November 16, 2008	San Diego, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexa Glatch	Template:Flagicon Angela Haynes Template:Flagicon Mashona Washington	6–3, 6–2
Winner	18.	June 14, 2009	El Paso, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Shikha Uberoi	Template:Flagicon Maria Fernanda Alves Template:Flagicon Tetiana Luzhanska	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	19.	February 21, 2010	Surprise, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Courtney Nagle	Template:Flagicon Ji Chunmei Template:Flagicon Xu Yifan	7–5, 2–6, [5–10]
Runner-up	20.	March 8, 2010	Hammond, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Courtney Nagle	Template:Flagicon Zhou Yimiao Template:Flagicon Xu Yifan	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	21.	March 20, 2010	Fort Walton Beach, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Courtney Nagle	Template:Flagicon Johanna Larsson Template:Flagicon Chanelle Scheepers	6–2, 6–7(4), [7–10]
Winner	22.	May 9, 2010	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Courtney Nagle	Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty Template:Flagicon Carly Gullickson	6–3, 7–6
Runner-up	23.	May 29, 2010	Carson Challenger, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Courtney Nagle	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Lee-Waters Template:Flagicon Megan Moulton-Levy	1–6, 2–6
Winner	24.	July 25, 2010	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bojana Bobusic	Template:Flagicon Jacqueline Cako Template:Flagicon Story Tweedie-Yates	6–4, 6–2
Winner	25.	September 19, 2010	ITF Redding, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Yasmin Schnack	Template:Flagicon Kim Anh Nguyen Template:Flagicon Jelena Pandžić	6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Runner-up	26.	January 15, 2011	ITF Plantation, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yasmin Schnack	Template:Flagicon Ahsha Rolle Template:Flagicon Mashona Washington	4–6, 2–6
Winner	27.	March 5, 2011	ITF Hammond, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julie Ditty	Template:Flagicon Mervana Jugić-Salkić Template:Flagicon Melanie South	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	28.	May 8, 2011	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexa Glatch	Template:Flagicon Alyona Sotnikova Template:Flagicon Lenka Wienerová	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	29.	May 28, 2011	Carson Challenger, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Yasmin Schnack	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Mueller Template:Flagicon Asia Muhammad	2–6, 3–6

External links

• Template:WTA
• Template:ITF
• College Tennis Profile for Christina Fusano
• Christina Fusano Visits Hospital for Children – Jan 15, 2007
• WTT Bio
• Cal Bio
• US Open Qualifying