Raluca Olaru
{{short description|Romanian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Raluca Olaru
| fullname = Ioana Raluca Olaru
| image = Olaru RG18 (9) (42077294955).jpg
| caption = Olaru at the 2020 French Open
| country = {{ROU}}
| residence = Bucharest, Romania
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|03|3}}
| birth_place = Bucharest
| height = 1.73 m
| turnedpro = 2003
| retired = 2024
| plays = Right-handed (two–handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = US$ 1,770,957
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=258|lost=186}}
| singlestitles = 11 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 53 (27 July 2009)
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (2008, 2010)
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (2007)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (2009, 2010)
| USOpenresult = 2R (2007, 2008)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=337|lost=273}}
| doublestitles = 11 WTA, 15 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 30 (31 January 2022)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (2017)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (2021, 2022)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2015, 2021)
| OthertournamentsDoubles = yes
| WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = Alt (2021)
| OlympicsDoublesresult = 2R (2016, 2020)
| AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R (2022)
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (2019)
| WimbledonMixedresult = QF (2019)
| USOpenMixedresult = QF (2018)
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = {{tennis record|won=6|lost=11}}
}}
Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. The winner of eleven singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit,{{Cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~11056,00.html |title=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour {{!}} Players {{!}} Stats {{!}} Ioana Raluca Olaru |access-date=21 April 2010 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824080708/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~11056,00.html |url-status=dead }} Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,WTA Tour: [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20090725/petkovic-olaru-into-final_2256076_1733610 Petkovic, Olaru Into Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824080708/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20090725/petkovic-olaru-into-final_2256076_1733610 |date=24 August 2022 }} (25 July 2009) losing to Andrea Petkovic, in straight sets.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20090726/petkovic-wins-first-tour-title_2256076_1733920 Petkovic Wins First Tour Title] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824080707/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20090726/petkovic-wins-first-tour-title_2256076_1733920 |date=24 August 2022 }} (26 July 2009) She also won eleven doubles titles on WTA Tour tournaments.
Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both junior singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open,{{Cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/ioana-raluca-olaru_2257889_11056 |title=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour {{!}} Players {{!}} Info (Awards) {{!}} Ioana Raluca Olaru |access-date=21 April 2010 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929102258/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/ioana-raluca-olaru_2257889_11056 |url-status=dead }} and captured the 2006 US Open doubles title along with Mihaela Buzărnescu. Her best professional Grand Slam result has been the third round of the 2007 French Open, when she defeated the 30th seed Julia Vakulenko, in straight sets, and lost to eventual runner–up, the seventh seed Ana Ivanovic.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~11056,00.html |title=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour {{!}} Players {{!}} Activity {{!}} Ioana Raluca Olaru |access-date=21 April 2010 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824080707/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~11056,00.html |url-status=dead }} Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, world No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her best doubles ranking, No. 30, on 31 January 2022.
Olaru announced her retirement from tennis in June 2024.{{Cite web|last=Kiarash|first=Amir|date=28 June 2024 |title=Lovitură pentru tenisul românesc: Raluca Olaru, retragere oficială după o carieră cu lacrimi în ochi|url=https://adevarul.ro/sport/lovitura-pentru-tenisul-romanesc-raluca-olaru-2371787.html|access-date=29 June 2024|website=Adevărul|language=ro}}
Personal life
Ioana Raluca Olaru resides in her hometown Bucharest.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100048678 Ioana Raluca Olaru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128202512/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100048678 |date=28 January 2022 }} at the International Tennis Federation Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together.WTA Tour: [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/GettingToKnow/Read/0,,12781~1732215,00.html Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824080709/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/GettingToKnow/Read/0,,12781~1732215,00.html |date=24 August 2022 }} (24 July 2009) Her sister Cristina is 16 years older than Olaru, and lives in London. Olaru began playing tennis aged seven, and cites Kim Clijsters,[http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/11056 WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru] Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as her role models. She graduated from school in 2007, and is fluent in English, Spanish and Romanian.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
Tennis career
Raluca started her 2017 season at Shenzhen Open where she reached the final with Olga Savchuk, but they lost 1–6, 5–7 to Peng Shuai and Andrea Hlaváčková.
The following week, Olaru with Olga Savchuk won the doubles title at the Hobart International, it was her sixth WTA Tour doubles title.
Playing style
Olaru considers being a fighter as her biggest asset. She cites clay as her favourite surface and backhand down the line as favourite shot, but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing her game with drop shots. Olaru is currently coached by Adrian Gavrila, Adrian Cruciat and Artemon Apostu Efremov.
Performance timelines
{{performance key|short=yes}}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=
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Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ...
!2022 !SR | W–L |
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colspan="18" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
style="text-align:left;"| Australian Open
| A | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 | A | bgcolor=f0f8ff| Q1 | | A |0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||
style="text-align:left;"| French Open
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | bgcolor=f0f8ff| Q1 | A | bgcolor=f0f8ff| Q1 | |A |0 / 4 | 2–4 | |||||||||
style="text-align:left;"| Wimbledon
| A | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R | bgcolor=f0f8ff| Q1 | A | bgcolor=f0f8ff| Q1 | | A |0 / 3 | 2–3 | |||||||||
style="text-align:left;"| US Open
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R | bgcolor=f0f8ff| Q1 | A | A | A | | |0 / 3 | 2–3 | |||||||||
style="background:#efefef; font-weight:bold;"
| style="text-align:left" |Win–loss | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 |0 / 12 | 6–12 |
=Doubles=
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Tournament
!2005 !2006 !2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
!2022 | SR | W–L
!Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
colspan="22" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |0 / 12 |7–12 |{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=12|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|French Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |0 / 11 |4–11 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=11|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Wimbledon
|A |A |A |A | bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |0 / 9 |5–9 |{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=9|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|US Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |0 / 10 |6–10 |{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=10|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–2 |0–1 |1–2 |0–1 |0–0 |1–1 |1–4 |2–4 |1–4 |4–4 |2–4 |1–4 |0–3 |4–3 |3–4 |0 / 42 |22–42 |{{tennis win percentage|won=22|lost=42|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
colspan="22" style="text-align:left" |National representation | ||||||||||||||||
align=left|Summer Olympics
| colspan="3" |NH |A |colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH |A |colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |colspan=4 style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=afeeee|2R | |2 / 2 |2–2 |{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
colspan="22" style="text-align:left" |WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Qatar / Dubai Open{{ref label|Doha/Dubai|1|1}}
| colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NMS |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |style=background:#ffebcd|QF |A |A |A |0 / 4 |3–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=4|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Indian Wells Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#ffebcd|QF | style="color:#767676" |NH |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |0 / 7 |3–7 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=7|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Miami Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#ffebcd|QF |style=color:#767676|NH |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |0 / 6 |2–6 |{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=6|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Madrid Open
| colspan="4" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=color:#767676|NH |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |0 / 4 |2–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Italian Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=thistle|F |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |0 / 4 |4–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=4|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Canadian Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#ffebcd|QF |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |0 / 2 |3–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=1|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Cincinnati Open
| colspan="4" style="color:#767676" |NMS |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#ffebcd|QF |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |0 / 5 |3–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open{{ref label|Tokyo/Wuhan|2|2}}
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |0 / 4 |1–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
style=text-align:left|China Open
| colspan="6" style="color:#767676" |NMS |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |0 / 5 |2–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=5|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||
colspan="22" align="left" |Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"
| |2005 |2006 |2007 |2008 |2009 |2010 |2011 |2012 |2013 |2014 |2015 |2016 |2017 |2018 |2019 |2020 |2021 |2022 |SR |W–L |Win% | ||||||||||||||||
bgcolor="efefef"
| align="left" |Tournaments |1 |1 |2 |6 |11 |10 |6 |1 |9 |22 |24 |23 |23 |21 |22 |10 |20 |12 | colspan="3" |Career total: 224 | ||||||||||||||||
style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"
| align="left" |Titles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | colspan="3" |Career total: | ||||||||||||||||
style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"
| align="left" |Finals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | colspan="3" |Career total: | ||||||||||||||||
style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"
| align="left" |Overall win-loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
bgcolor="efefef"
| align="left" |Year-end ranking | | | | | | | | |73 |55 |54 |74 |36 |44 |48 |43 |36 |155 | | | |
=Mixed doubles=
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Tournament | 2015 | 2006 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
!2022 | SR | W–L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style=text-align:left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 | |||||||||
style=text-align:left|French Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |style=color:#767676|NH |A | |0 / 1 |1–1 | |||||||||
style=text-align:left|Wimbledon
|bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |style=color:#767676|NH |A | |0 / 5 |6–5 | |||||||||
style=text-align:left|US Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |style=color:#767676|NH |A | |0 / 3 |4–3 | |||||||||
style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |2–1 |0–1 |2–2 |3–2 |4–3 |0–0 |0–0 | |0 / 9 |11–9 |
Significant finals
=Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 tournaments=
==Doubles: 1 (runner-up)==
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!Result !Year !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
style="background:#EBC2AF;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2020 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei | 2–6, 2–6 |
WTA Tour finals
=Singles: 1 (runner-up)=
class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 0–1 | Jul 2009 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International{{efn|The WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments in 2009 and later as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.|name=WTA250}} | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic | 2–6, 3–6 |
=Doubles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups)=
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bgcolor=f3e6d7|Grand Slam |
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|WTA 1000 (0–1) |
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|WTA 500 (1–2) |
WTA 250 (10–10) |
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Finals by surface |
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Hard (7–5) |
Clay (4–7) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 0–1 | Jul 2008 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Tier III{{efn | name=WTA250}}
| Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Vanessa Henke | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Cornet | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [6–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 1–1 | Oct 2008 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Tier IV{{efn | name=WTA250}}
| Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Savchuk | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Bratchikova | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 2–1 | Feb 2011 | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva | {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Parra Santonja | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 2–2 | Apr 2013 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Solovyeva | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lara Arruabarrena | 4–6, 5–7 | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 3–2 | Jun 2013 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Solovyeva | {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9] | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 3–3 | May 2014 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er | {{flagicon|NED}} Michaëlla Krajicek | 0–6, 6–4, [6–10] | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 3–4 | Jul 2014 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | International | Hard | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexandra Panova | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 4–4 | Oct 2014 | Linz Open, Austria | International | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Anna Tatishvili | {{flagicon|GER}} Annika Beck | 6–2, 6–1 | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 4–5 | May 2015 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lara Arruabarrena | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Hao-ching | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 4–6 | Apr 2016 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | International | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Tatjana Maria | {{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll | 3–6, 0–6 | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 5–6 | Oct 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (2) | International | Hard | {{flagicon|TUR}} İpek Soylu | {{flagicon|NED}} Demi Schuurs | 7–5, 6–3 | |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–7 | Jan 2017 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Savchuk | {{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková | 1–6, 5–7 | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 6–7 | Jan 2017 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Savchuk | {{flagicon|CAN}} Gabriela Dabrowski | 0–6, 6–4, [10–5] | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 7–7 | Jul 2017 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu | {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens | 6–3, 6–3 | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 8–7 | May 2018 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | International | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova | {{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina García Pérez | 6–4, 6–4 | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 9–7 | May 2018 | Strasbourg International, France | International | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Mihaela Buzărnescu | {{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok | 7–5, 7–5 | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 9–8 | Sep 2018 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu | {{flagicon|SRB}} Olga Danilović | 5–7, 3–6 | |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 9–9 | Oct 2018 | style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Kremlin Cup, Russia | style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Premier{{efn|The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.|name=WTA500}} | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CRO}} Darija Jurak | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexandra Panova | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9–10 | Aug 2020 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu | {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká | 2–6, 2–6 | |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9–11 | Sep 2020 | bgcolor=efefef|Italian Open, Italy | bgcolor=efefef|Premier 5{{efn|The WTA Premier 5 & Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.|name=WTA1000}} | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei | 2–6, 2–6 | |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 10–11 | Mar 2021 | style="background:#d4f1c5;"|St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | style="background:#d4f1c5;"|WTA 500 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok | {{flagicon|USA}} Kaitlyn Christian | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] | |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10–12 | Jun 2021 | Bad Homburg Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Grass | {{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok | {{flagicon|CRO}} Darija Jurak | 3–6, 1–6 | |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
| 11–12 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok | {{flagicon|UKR}} Lyudmyla Kichenok | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8] | |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11–13 | Oct 2021 | style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Kremlin Cup, Russia | style="background:#d4f1c5;"|WTA 500 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok | {{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
=Doubles: 1 (runner-up)=
class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | May 2016 | style="background:silver;"|Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|TUR}} İpek Soylu | {{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll | 3–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
!Legend |
style="background:#f88379;"
|$100,000 tournaments |
style="background:#f7e98e;"
|$75,000 tournaments |
style="background:#addfad;"
|$50,000 tournaments |
style="background:lightblue;"
|$25,000 tournaments |
style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 tournaments |
=Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)=
class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable" |W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable" |Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 0–1 | Aug 2004 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Iași, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu | 6–7, 0–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 1–1 | Apr 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SRB}} Miljana Adanko | 7–5, 7–6(2) |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 2–1 | Jul 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Bucharest, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Bastrikova | 6–3, 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 3–1 | Aug 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Bucharest, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Mădălina Gojnea | 7–6(3), 7–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 4–1 | May 2006 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Bucharest, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 5–1 | May 2006 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Rabat, Morocco | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ALG}} Samia Medjahdi | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 5–2 | Jul 2006 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Bratchikova | 4–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 6–2 | Nov 2006 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Toronto, Canada | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Hard(i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Carly Gullickson | 6–3, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 7–2 | Apr 2007 | style="background:#addfad;" |ITF Torrent, Spain | style="background:#addfad;" |50,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 7–3 | Apr 2007 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Catania, Italy | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR}} Darya Kustova | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 8–3 | Jul 2008 | style="background:#addfad;" |Contrexéville Open, France | style="background:#addfad;" |50,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Foretz | 6–4, 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 9–3 | Jun 2009 | style="background:#f88379;" |Open de Marseille, France | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Maša Zec Peškirič | 6–7(4), 7–5, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 10–3 | Jul 2011 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Tatjana Maria | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 10–4 | Apr 2012 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Pomezia, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6–0, 1–6, 1–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 10–5 | Oct 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Brasília, Brazil | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky | 5–7, 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 10–6 | Nov 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Asunción, Paraguay | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|PAR}} Verónica Cepede Royg | 7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 10–7 | Jan 2013 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Eilat, İsrael | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva | 7–6(4), 3–6, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" | Win
| 11–7 | Mar 2013 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jovana Jakšić | 6–3, 7–5 |
=Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner–ups)=
class="sortable wikitable nowrap"
!Result !class="unsortable" |W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable" |Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 0–1 | Jun 2004 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Brașov, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Lenore Lăzăroiu | {{flagicon|ROU}} Corina Corduneanu | 4–6, 5–7 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 0–2 | Aug 2004 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Timișoara, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Lenore Lăzăroiu | {{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea | 1–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 1–2 | Sep 2004 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Cluj-Napoca, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Corina Corduneanu | {{flagicon|CZE}} Veronika Raimrová | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 2–2 | Apr 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Antonia Xenia Tout | {{flagicon|SLO}} Aleksandra Lukič | 6–4, 4–1 ret. |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 3–2 | July 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Arad, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Corina Corduneanu | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Bastrikova | 6–1, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 4–2 | Aug 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Bucharest, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Corina Corduneanu | {{flagicon|ROU}} Bianca Ioana Bonifate | 6–1, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 5–2 | Apr 2006 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Makarska, Croatia | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Antonia Xenia Tout | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Larsson | 6–4, 7–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 5–3 | May 2006 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Bucharest, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Matei | {{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea | 4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3) |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 5–4 | May 2006 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Rabat, Morocco | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|BOL}} María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | {{flagicon|MAR}} Bahia Mouhtassine | w/o |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 6–4 | July 2006 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GEO}} Margalita Chakhnashvili | {{flagicon|UZB}} Akgul Amanmuradova | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 6–5 | Aug 2006 | style="background:lightblue;" |Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Kristina Antoniichuk | {{flagicon|SVK}} Eva Fislová | 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 6–6 | Nov 2006 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Toronto, Canada | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CAN}} Heidi El Tabakh | {{flagicon|GER}} Angelika Bachmann | 4–6, 1–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 7–6 | Sep 2010 | style="background:#f88379;" |ITF Biella, Italy | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva | {{flagicon|SLO}} Andreja Klepač | 7–5, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 7–7 | Sep 2010 | style="background:#f88379;" |Open de Saint Malo, France | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Cetkovská | 4–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor="FFA07A" |Loss
| 7–8 | Sep 2011 | style="background:#f88379;" |Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Cadanțu | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Bratchikova | 4–6, 5–7 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 8–8 | Jan 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Innisbrook, United States | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR}} Darya Kustova | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gioia Barbieri | 6–3, 6–1 |
bgcolor="FFA07A" |Loss
| 8–9 | Feb 2012 | style="background:#f88379;" |Copa Cali, Colombia | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Cadanțu | {{flagicon|ITA}} Karin Knapp | 4–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 9–9 | Apr 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudia Giovine | 6–3, 7–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 10–9 | Apr 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Tunis, Tunisia | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|ESP}} Inés Ferrer Suárez | 6–4, 6–3 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 10–10 | May 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Casablanca, Morocco | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Savchuk | 1–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 10–11 | Jul 2012 | style="background:#f88379;" |Open Romania Ladies | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu | 2–6, 0–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 11–11 | Aug 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Mamaia, Romania | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|MNE}} Danka Kovinić | 7–6(4), 6–3 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 11–12 | Sep 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Marina Melnikova | {{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Piter | 5–7, 1–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 12–12 | Oct 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Brasília, Brazil | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 13–12 | Nov 2012 | style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | style="background:lightblue;" |25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan | {{flagicon|BOL}} María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 1–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 14–12 | Jan 2013 | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Eilat, Israel | style="background:#f0f8ff;" |10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva | {{flagicon|BLR}} Ilona Kremen | 6–3, 6–3 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss
| 14–13 | Nov 2013 | style="background:#f7e98e;" |GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | style="background:#f7e98e;" |75,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|AUT}} Tamira Paszek | {{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady | 3–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;" |Win
| 15–13 | Jun 2015 | style="background:#addfad;" |Ilkley Trophy, UK | style="background:#addfad;" |50,000 | Grass | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Yifan | {{flagicon|BEL}} An-Sophie Mestach | 6–3, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 15–14 | Aug 2015 | style="background:#f88379;" |Vancouver Open, Canada | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Anna Tatishvili | {{flagicon|GBR}} Johanna Konta | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 15–15 | Sep 2016 | style="background:#f88379;" |Neva Cup, Russia | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alena Tarasova | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Marfutina | 2–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss
| 15–16 | May 2017 | style="background:#f88379;" |Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | style="background:#f88379;" |100,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Renata Voráčová | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chang Kai-chen | 5–7, 1–6 |
Notes
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References
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