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) LegendTier ITier IITier III, IV & V (1–0)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Nov 2007 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Raquel Kops-Jones Stéphanie Dubois 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 OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. August 4, 2002 ITF Harrisonburg, United States Hard Marlene Mejia Michelle Dasso Julie Rotondi 2–6, 6–1, 3–6Runner-up 2. March 13, 2005 ITF Toluca, Mexico Hard Lauren Fisher Valentina Castro Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 2–6, 6–4, 5–7Runner-up 3. July 24, 2005 Hammond, United States Hard Ahsha Rolle Mary Gambale Kelley Hyndman 6–2, 3–6, 5–7Winner 4. October 23, 2005 ITF Houston, United States Hard Raquel Kops-Jones Angela Haynes Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 6–3Winner 5. February 5, 2006 Taupo, New Zealand Hard Lauren Barnikow Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani 6–4, 6–4Winner 6. May 28, 2006 El Paso, United States Hard Beau Jones Amanda Craddock Colleen Rielley 3–6, 6–1, 6–2Winner 7. June 11, 2006 Hilton Head, United States Hard Raquel Kops-Jones Ansley Cargill Julie Ditty 7–6(8), 6–4Winner 8. June 25, 2006 Fort Worth, United States Hard Nicole Kriz Maria-Victoria Domina Story Tweedie-Yates 2–6, 6–4, 6–1Winner 9. July 23, 2006 Hammond, United States Hard Raquel Kops-Jones Ryōko Fuda Sunitha Rao 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–1Runner-up 10. September 24, 2006 Albuquerque, United States Hard Aleke Tsoubanos Milagros Sequera Julie Ditty 1–6, 4–6Runner-up 11. October 15, 2006 San Francisco, United States Hard Aleke Tsoubanos Laura Granville Carly Gullickson 3–6, 1–6Runner-up 12. November 19, 2006 Lawrenceville, United States Hard Aleke Tsoubanos Leanne Baker Julie Ditty 6–7(5), 4–6Runner-up 13. December 3, 2006 San Diego, United States Hard Aleke Tsoubanos Ivana Abramović Hana Šromová 4–6, 3–6Winner 14. November 18, 2007 La Quinta, United States Hard Ashley Harkleroad Angela Haynes Mashona Washington 6–2, 6–2Runner-up 15. April 13, 2008 Jackson, United States Clay Michaela Paštiková Soledad Esperón María Irigoyen 6–1, 3–6, [6–10]Runner-up 16. August 2, 2008 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Junri Namigata Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz 7–6(4), 1–6, [5–10]Winner 17. November 16, 2008 San Diego, United States Hard Alexa Glatch Angela Haynes Mashona Washington 6–3, 6–2Winner 18. June 14, 2009 El Paso, United States Hard Shikha Uberoi Maria Fernanda Alves Tetiana Luzhanska 6–3, 7–5Runner-up 19. February 21, 2010 Surprise, United States Hard Courtney Nagle Ji Chunmei Xu Yifan 7–5, 2–6, [5–10]Runner-up 20. March 8, 2010 Hammond, United States Hard Courtney Nagle Zhou Yimiao Xu Yifan 2–6, 2–6Runner-up 21. March 20, 2010 Fort Walton Beach, United States Hard Courtney Nagle Johanna Larsson Chanelle Scheepers 6–2, 6–7(4), [7–10]Winner 22. May 9, 2010 Indian Harbour Beach, United States Clay Courtney Nagle Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson 6–3, 7–6 Runner-up 23. May 29, 2010 Carson Challenger, United States Clay Courtney Nagle Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy 1–6, 2–6Winner 24. July 25, 2010 Lexington Challenger, United States Hard Bojana Bobusic Jacqueline Cako Story Tweedie-Yates 6–4, 6–2Winner 25. September 19, 2010 ITF Redding, United States Hard Yasmin Schnack Kim Anh Nguyen Jelena Pandžić 6–2, 3–6, [10–6]Runner-up 26. January 15, 2011 ITF Plantation, United States Clay Yasmin Schnack Ahsha Rolle Mashona Washington 4–6, 2–6Winner 27. March 5, 2011 ITF Hammond, United States Hard Julie Ditty Mervana Jugić-Salkić Melanie South 6–3, 6–3Runner-up 28. May 8, 2011 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States Clay Alexa Glatch Alyona Sotnikova Lenka Wienerová 4–6, 3–6Runner-up 29. May 28, 2011 Carson Challenger, United States Hard Yasmin Schnack Alexandra Mueller Asia Muhammad 2–6, 3–6