Raluca Georgiana Șerban (; born 17 June 1997) is a Romanian-born Cypriot professional

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player, who since 2019 has represented Cyprus. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 152, achieved on 24 July 2023, becoming the only Cypriot player to have been ranked inside the Top 300. Competing in Billie Jean King Cup, she has a 15–3 record as of June 2024.

Career

Șerban has won 14 singles and 15 doubles titles on the

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. She made her

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main-draw doubles debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open, in the doubles event partnering

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, and the pair reached the semifinals. At the 2022 Budapest Grand Prix, she made her

singles debut. Șerban qualified for the 2025 Copa Colsanitas and defeated

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in the first round to become the first Cypriot player to win a WTA Tour level main draw match. She lost her next match to top seed Marie Bouzková.

Performance timeline

''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.''

Singles

''Current through the 2023 US Open.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 25 (14 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Doubles: 30 (15 titles, 15 runner–ups)

National representation

Games of the Small States of Europe

Singles: 1 (1 win)

Doubles: 2 (2 wins)

Mixed doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 runner-up)

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