| Cristina Popescu | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $13,531 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 441 (Aug 12, 1996) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 544 (Nov 9, 1998) |
Mihaela Cristina Popescu Faurei (born December 20, 1979) is a former Canadian professional tennis player.
Born in Bucharest, Romania, Popescu left her native country with her family in 1989. She was ranked amongst the world's top 10 in junior tennis and was an Australian Open girls' singles semi-finalist. In 1996 she made WTA Tour main draw appearance at the Canadian Open and Canadian Indoor tournaments. She played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins and suffered a series of injuries during this time that caused her to retire from tennis.[1] [2]