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| Born | (1980-11-27) November 27, 1980 (age 44) Sacramento, CA |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of California |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 67–78 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 417 (February 21, 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 168–139 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 84 (August 18, 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
| US Open | 1R (2003, 2008 and 2011) |
Christina Fusano (born November 27, 1980) is an American professional tennis player from Plymouth, California. 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 #25 in NCAA Division 1 singles and with Raquel Kops-Jones was the 2003 NCAA Doubles Champion. She also was a 2-time Pac 10 Doubles Champion, 2002 and 2003.
Fusano's career high WTA doubles ranking is World No. 84, set on August 4, 2008. Her career high WTA 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 Sectional Qualifying Tournament Final in mixed doubles with partner David Martin to qualify for the 2011 U.S. Open, which was her last tournament professionally.
After her retirement from tennis, Fusano was the Assistant Women's Tennis Coach at UC Davis for the 2012 season. She married Dustin Hinds in 2013 and now works as a Realtor for Coldwell Banker in Sacramento, CA.
WTA Tour wins (1)
No singles titles, as of September 22, 2013.
Doubles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| 1. | November 4, 2007 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) |  Raquel Kops-Jones
|
 Stéphanie Dubois Renata Voráčová
|
6–2, 7–6(6) |
ITF Finals (28)
Doubles Winner (13)
- 2011 – 25K Hammond, Louisiana, United States
- 2010 – 25K Redding, California, United States
- 2010 – $50k Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- 2010 – $50k Indian Harbour Beach, United States (w/ Courtney Nagle)
- 2009 – $25k El Paso, Texas, United States (w/
Shikha Uberoi) - 2008 – $50k San Diego, California, United States (w/ Alexa Glatch)
- 2007 – $50k La Quinta, California, United States (w/ Ashley Harkleroad)
- 2006 – $50k Hammond, Louisiana 2, United States (w/ Raquel Kops-Jones)
- 2006 – $10k Fort Worth, Texas, United States (w/
Nicole Kriz) - 2006 – $10k Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States (w/ Raquel Kops-Jones)
- 2006 – $10k El Paso, Texas, United States (w/ Beau Jones)
- 2006 – $10k Taupo, New Zealand (w/ Lauren Barnikow)
- 2005 – $50k Houston, Texas-2, United States (w/ Raquel Kops-Jones)
Doubles Runner-Up (15)
- 2011 – $50k Carson, California, United States
- 2011 – $50k Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, United States
- 2010 – $50k Carson, California, United States (w/ Courtney Nagle)
- 2010 – $25k Fort Walton Beach, United States (w/ Courtney Nagle)
- 2010 – $25k Hammond, Louisiana, United States (w/ Courtney Nagle)
- 2010 – $25k Surprise, Arizona, United States (w/ Courtney Nagle)
- 2008 – $50k Vancouver, Canada (w/
Junri Namigata) - 2008 – $25k Jackson, United States (w/ Michaela Paštiková)
- 2006 – $50k San Diego, California, United States (w/ Aleke Tsoubanos)
- 2006 – $50k Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States (w/ Aleke Tsoubanos)
- 2006 – $50k San Francisco, California, United States (w/ Aleke Tsoubanos)
- 2006 – $75k Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (w/ Aleke Tsoubanos)
- 2005 – $25k Hammond, Louisiana, United States (w/ Ahsha Rolle)
- 2005 – $10k Toluca, Mexico (w/ Lauren Fisher)
- 2002 – $10k Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States (w/ Marlene Mejia)
External links
- Christina Fusano at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- College Tennis Profile for Christina Fusano
- Christina Fusano Visits Hospital for Children – Jan 15, 2007
- Fusano/Kops-Jones' Draw to Winning Quebec City 2007
- WTT Bio
- Cal Bio
- US Open Qualifying