Alexandra Dulgheru
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Alexandra Dulgheru is a Romania
n professional tennis
player. She achieved a singles career high of World No. 26 on April 11, 2011. Her career high in doubles was World No. 47 on March 21, 2011.
She is coached by Gabriel Urpi.
Alexandra has a German Shepherd Dog
called Ciavi. She likes reading, movies, music, dancing, painting, and drawing
. She would like to be a designer
or architect
after tennis.
Her favorite actor is Johnny Depp
, and her favorite movie is Meet Joe Black
. She likes listening to pop music
, and her favourite artists are Céline Dion
and Backstreet Boys
. Her favorite book is Harry Potter.
Alexandra's favorite food is Chinese
, but she also likes Romanian cuisine
. She likes to drink lemonade
and hot chocolate
.
She speaks Romanian
, English
, and Spanish
, and she is currently studying economics
at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.
Her favourite shot is a high backhand (Ríos
style), she admires Justine Henin and Roger Federer
, and her favorite tournament is the Warsaw Open
.
, where she was defeated in the quarter finals by Tamira Paszek 4–6, 4–6. She also made the doubles
final with Kristina Antoniychuk. They lost to the pairing of Alisa Kleybanova
and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
1–6, 2–6. In April 2009, she finished runner-up to Kimiko Date Krumm in a $75,000 tournament in Monzon. Just over a fortnight later, she won a $25,000 tournament in Bari, where she defeated Sandra Záhlavová
in the final.
. She defeated fellow Romanian qualifier Agnes Szatmari 6–3, 6–4 in the first round. She followed that up with a 6–4, 6–3 win over 44th-ranked Sara Errani
to advance to the quarterfinals.
She made to the semi final after she beat 95th-ranked Galina Voskoboeva
6–1, 7–5. In the semifinal, she defeated world #36 and former world #5 Daniela Hantuchová
6–4, 6–7(2), 6–1 to reach her first WTA final; where she defeated Alona Bondarenko 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0 for her first WTA tour title.
Her next tournament was ECM Prague Open
where she lost in the opening round to Carla Suárez Navarro
. In Bad Gastein Tournament
Alexandra suffered yet another opening round exit at the hands of the 4th seeded Iveta Benešová
.
In August 2009 she made her Grand Slam debut in 2009 US Open
where she lost in the first round to 8th seeded Victoria Azarenka
In Linz Tournament
she won in the first round to Sybille Bammer
in two sets, before she lost in the second round to 3rd seeded and eventual champion Yanina Wickmayer
. She lost in the first round BGL Luxembourg Open to Wickmayer
.
, Alexandra entered both the singles and the doubles events, these being her first appearances at Melbourne. In singles she lost in the first round to Belgian qualifier Yanina Wickmayer
in three sets 6–1, 5–7, 8–10 after a spectacular match. In doubles she teamed up with fellow countrywoman Edina Gallovits
. They lost in the first round to American-Czech team of Carly Gullickson
-Vladimíra Uhlířová
in three sets: 3–6, 6–3, 3–6.
The first highlight of the year came at the Barcelona Ladies Open
where Alexandra reached the semifinals. She defeated along the way names such as: Silvia Soler Espinosa
, Sara Errani
, Arantxa Parra Santonja
, only to lose in the semis to Italian Roberta Vinci
in three sets, 7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6.
Dulgheru got her first Top 10 win at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
against World No. 3 Dinara Safina
6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1. In the third round, Dulgheru lost to World No. 19 Nadia Petrova
6–0, 3–6, 6–2.
At the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
she defeated World No.6 Elena Dementieva
in the second round 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 for her second Top 10. In third round she lost to World No. 30 Lucie Šafářová
6–7(4), 6–1, 7–6(6).
where she was the defending champion. In the first rounds she won over Kateryna Bondarenko
and Timea Bacsinszky
in straight sets. In the Quarterfinals she won over Bulgaria
n qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova
6–4, 7–5. In the semifinals she won over 3rd seeded and World No. 12 Li Na
6–4, 3–6, 6–4. In the final she won over 5th seeded Zheng Jie
6–3, 6–4.
for the first time she defeated Lucie Hradecká
7–6(1), 4–6, 6–3 in the first round and Timea Bacsinszky
6–4, 6–2 in the second. She lost to third seeded Caroline Wozniacki
6–3, 6–4 in the third round.
In doubles she teamed up with Italian Alberta Brianti
. They defeated the team of Jill Craybas
and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–1, 6–4 in the first round. Then they played fifth seeds Gisela Dulko
and Flavia Pennetta
in the second round but lost the match 7–5, 7–6.
Another semifinal followed at the UNICEF Open
. For the first time in her career she was a seeded player (5th seed) and following wins over Julie Coin
, Alla Kudryavtseva
and Yaroslava Shvedova
, Alexandra eventually lost in the semis to 1st seed, Belgian Justine Henin, in straight sets: 2–6, 2–6.
A first time appearance at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
saw Alexandra entering the all three possible draws: singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In singles, the 31st seed Alexandra, defeated in the first round Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets: 6–2, (3)6–7, 6–1. She faced in the second round qualifier Romina Oprandi
who she swept through in straight sets: 6–2, 6–0. Her victorious run ended in the third round where she lost to Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi
in two sets: 1–6, 2–6. In the doubles event she teamed up with Italian Alberta Brianti
. They lost in the first round in straight sets, 1–6, 2–6 to American-Kazakh team and eventual Wimbledon Champions, Vania King
-Yaroslava Shvedova
. In the mixed doubles section she teamed up with Spaniard David Marrero
. In the first round they defeated Wild Card entries, Britons Ross Hutchins
-Anne Keothavong
, 6–4, 6–4. They lost in the second round to 12th seeded pair of Australian-Taiwanese duo Paul Hanley
and Chan Yung-jan
in straight sets: 1–6, 3–6.
At the GDF SUEZ Grand Prix
, 2nd seeded Alexandra reached her fourth semifinal of the year. She won over Sandra Záhlavová
, Anna Chakvetadze
and Anastasija Sevastova
being defeated in the semis by crowd favorite, 7th seeded Hungarian Ágnes Szávay
in three sets: 1–6, 7–5, 5–7.
Following good form, Alexandra was 2nd seeded at ECM Prague Open
too. In the first round she defeated Italian Tathiana Garbin
in three sets: 6–4, 2–6, 6–2. Soon after the victory she felt pain in her right knee and had to withdrew from the tournament ahead of her 2nd round clash with Slovenian Polona Hercog
. The injury held her away from tennis for one month.
In August 2010 she returned to the courts preparing for the US Open Series. She entered the Cincinnati Masters
where she lost in the first round to Russian Alisa Kleybanova
in straight sets: 6–4, 6–4. Her next stop was the Canada Masters
. She faced in the first round Austrian Sybille Bammer
who defeated her in three sets: 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. In search of her good form and recovering from her injury in July she entered the New Haven
tournament where she once again lost in the first round to American qualifier, Bethanie Mattek-Sands in straight sets: 6–2, 6–1.
She finally found her game at the 2010 US Open
where she entered both singles and doubles events. In singles, being the 25th seed she won in the first round over French Julie Coin
in straight sets: 6–1, 6–3. She then faced in the second round Swede Sofia Arvidsson
who she defeated also in straight sets: 7–6(5), 6–1. Her run came to an end in the third round where she lost to 7th seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva
in straight sets: 2–6, (2)6–7. In the doubles event, partnering Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková
, Alexandra and her partner surprised in the first round 3rd seeded Spanish duo consisting of Nuria Llagostera Vives
and María José Martínez Sánchez
in three sets: 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4). In the second round Alexandra and her partner defeated the Romanian-Polish duo of Edina Gallovits
and Klaudia Jans
in straight sets: 6–2, 6–3. Their run was stopped by 14th seeded Russian duo of Elena Vesnina
-Vera Zvonareva
who defeated Alexandra and Magdaléna in two sets: 7–5, 6–3.
, against the eventual finalist Andrea Petkovic
, and in the Medibank International Sydney
, against 3-time Grand Slam
winner Kim Clijsters
. Her poor form on continued at the Australian Open
losing 4–6 4–6 to the unseeded player, Ayumi Morita
.She lost again at Qatar Ladies Open in Doha to Klara Zakopalova 6–7,2–6. At Indian Wells, she lost in the second round in 3 sets to Lucie Hradecka 6–4,4–6,4–6. Then in Miami, Dulgheru found her form and had a very good tournament. She won in the second round over Chanelle Scheepers 6–3,6–2, and in the third round over Johanna Larsson 6–2,6–1 .In the fourth round she beat Shuai Peng, 6–3, 6–4 . In the quarterfinals Dulgheru faced Sharapova, and they played a marathon 3 and a half hour match .
Dulgheru won the first set 6–3 . Then Sharapova won the second set 7–6, 8–6 in the tiebreak . In the third set,at 5–4 Dulgheru served for the match, but Sharapova got a break and then won the match in the third set tiebreak 7–5
At the 2011 US Open
, Dulgheru defeated fifth seed Petra Kvitová
7–6(3), 6–3 in the first round before losing in the second to fellow countrywoman Monica Niculescu
3-6,0-6.
, which ended June 6, 2010.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. She achieved a singles career high of World No. 26 on April 11, 2011. Her career high in doubles was World No. 47 on March 21, 2011.
She is coached by Gabriel Urpi.
Biography
Her father, Dumitru, is a pilot, and her mother Doina is an airline coordinator. Her sister, Bianca, is an assistant hotel manager.Alexandra has a German Shepherd Dog
German Shepherd Dog
The German Shepherd Dog , also known as an Alsatian or just the German Shepherd, is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with its origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding Group, the German Shepherd is a working dog...
called Ciavi. She likes reading, movies, music, dancing, painting, and drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
. She would like to be a designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
or architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
after tennis.
Her favorite actor is Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
, and her favorite movie is Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American fantasy romance film produced by Universal Studios, directed by Martin Brest and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani, loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday...
. She likes listening to pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, and her favourite artists are Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
. Her favorite book is Harry Potter.
Alexandra's favorite food is Chinese
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
, but she also likes Romanian cuisine
Romanian cuisine
Romanian cuisine is a diverse blend of different dishes from several traditions with which it has come into contact, but it also maintains its own character...
. She likes to drink lemonade
Lemonade
Lemonade is a lemon-flavored drink, typically made from lemons, water and sugar.The term can refer to three different types of beverage:...
and hot chocolate
Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate is a heated beverage typically consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and sugar...
.
She speaks Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, and she is currently studying economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.
Her favourite shot is a high backhand (Ríos
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...
style), she admires Justine Henin and Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, and her favorite tournament is the Warsaw Open
Warsaw Open
The Warsaw Open, formerly the J&S Cup, is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Warsaw, Poland. Held since 1995, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts. The event returned to the WTA Tour in 2009 after a year's hiatus.-Singles:...
.
Career
She started playing tennis at the age of 4. Her best junior result came at the 2006 Wimbledon Girls' Singles Championship2006 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Singles
This page displays the progress of the girls' singles tournament at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:# Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova # Yung-jan Chan # Alisa Kleybanova ...
, where she was defeated in the quarter finals by Tamira Paszek 4–6, 4–6. She also made the doubles
2006 Wimbledon Championships
The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4...
final with Kristina Antoniychuk. They lost to the pairing of Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France...
1–6, 2–6. In April 2009, she finished runner-up to Kimiko Date Krumm in a $75,000 tournament in Monzon. Just over a fortnight later, she won a $25,000 tournament in Bari, where she defeated Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165...
in the final.
2009
She made her WTA debut as a qualifier in the 2009 Warsaw Open2009 Warsaw Open - Singles
-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Agnieszka Radwańska # Zheng Jie # Aleksandra Wozniak # Sara Errani Daniela Hantuchová ...
. She defeated fellow Romanian qualifier Agnes Szatmari 6–3, 6–4 in the first round. She followed that up with a 6–4, 6–3 win over 44th-ranked Sara Errani
Sara Errani
Sara Errani , nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009, she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings...
to advance to the quarterfinals.
She made to the semi final after she beat 95th-ranked Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
6–1, 7–5. In the semifinal, she defeated world #36 and former world #5 Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–4, 6–7(2), 6–1 to reach her first WTA final; where she defeated Alona Bondarenko 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0 for her first WTA tour title.
Her next tournament was ECM Prague Open
2009 ECM Prague Open
The 2009 ECM Prague Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the ECM Prague Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
where she lost in the opening round to Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suarez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...
. In Bad Gastein Tournament
Gastein Ladies
Nürnberger Gastein Ladies is a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria since 2007. It is an International event on the WTA Tour with total prize money of $220,000 and is played on red clay.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :* *...
Alexandra suffered yet another opening round exit at the hands of the 4th seeded Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
.
In August 2009 she made her Grand Slam debut in 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
where she lost in the first round to 8th seeded Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
In Linz Tournament
Generali Ladies Linz
The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...
she won in the first round to Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007....
in two sets, before she lost in the second round to 3rd seeded and eventual champion Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
. She lost in the first round BGL Luxembourg Open to Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
.
2010
At the first Grand Slam of the year, the 2010 Australian Open2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, Alexandra entered both the singles and the doubles events, these being her first appearances at Melbourne. In singles she lost in the first round to Belgian qualifier Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
in three sets 6–1, 5–7, 8–10 after a spectacular match. In doubles she teamed up with fellow countrywoman Edina Gallovits
Edina Gallovits
Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008...
. They lost in the first round to American-Czech team of Carly Gullickson
Carly Gullickson
Carly Gullickson is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached on July 20, 2009. Her career high doubles ranking is No. 52, set at April 3, 2006. She is the daughter of former major league baseball player Bill Gullickson, and the...
-Vladimíra Uhlířová
Vladimíra Uhlírová
Vladimíra Uhlířová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Uhlířová reached her highest doubles ranking of World number 18 on October 1, 2007. Uhlířová has won 17 ITF doubles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles, but no singles titles of either type.-Doubles: 17 :-External links:...
in three sets: 3–6, 6–3, 3–6.
The first highlight of the year came at the Barcelona Ladies Open
2010 Barcelona Ladies Open
The 2010 Barcelona Ladies Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the Barcelona Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour...
where Alexandra reached the semifinals. She defeated along the way names such as: Silvia Soler Espinosa
Silvia Soler Espinosa
Silvia Soler Espinosa is an Spanish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 136, which she reached on June 6, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 255, which she reached on May 9, 2011.-External links:...
, Sara Errani
Sara Errani
Sara Errani , nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009, she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings...
, Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, only to lose in the semis to Italian Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
in three sets, 7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6.
Dulgheru got her first Top 10 win at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour...
against World No. 3 Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1. In the third round, Dulgheru lost to World No. 19 Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
6–0, 3–6, 6–2.
At the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
The 2010 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from May 7 – May 16. It was the 9th edition of the event on the ATP and 2nd on the WTA...
she defeated World No.6 Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
in the second round 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 for her second Top 10. In third round she lost to World No. 30 Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
6–7(4), 6–1, 7–6(6).
Queen of Poland
She won her second WTA Premier title and second WTA overall at Polsat Warsaw Open2010 Polsat Warsaw Open
The 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
where she was the defending champion. In the first rounds she won over Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
and Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour in 2004 and was ranked World No. 37 on 7 June 2010....
in straight sets. In the Quarterfinals she won over Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....
6–4, 7–5. In the semifinals she won over 3rd seeded and World No. 12 Li Na
Li Na (tennis)
Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
6–4, 3–6, 6–4. In the final she won over 5th seeded Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
6–3, 6–4.
Grand Slams and injury
Playing at the 2010 French Open2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
for the first time she defeated Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
7–6(1), 4–6, 6–3 in the first round and Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour in 2004 and was ranked World No. 37 on 7 June 2010....
6–4, 6–2 in the second. She lost to third seeded Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
6–3, 6–4 in the third round.
In doubles she teamed up with Italian Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
. They defeated the team of Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France...
6–1, 6–4 in the first round. Then they played fifth seeds Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
and Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
in the second round but lost the match 7–5, 7–6.
Another semifinal followed at the UNICEF Open
2010 UNICEF Open
The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
. For the first time in her career she was a seeded player (5th seed) and following wins over Julie Coin
Julie Coin
Julie Coin is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career high...
, Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
and Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
, Alexandra eventually lost in the semis to 1st seed, Belgian Justine Henin, in straight sets: 2–6, 2–6.
A first time appearance at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
saw Alexandra entering the all three possible draws: singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In singles, the 31st seed Alexandra, defeated in the first round Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets: 6–2, (3)6–7, 6–1. She faced in the second round qualifier Romina Oprandi
Romina Oprandi
Romina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:...
who she swept through in straight sets: 6–2, 6–0. Her victorious run ended in the third round where she lost to Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
in two sets: 1–6, 2–6. In the doubles event she teamed up with Italian Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
. They lost in the first round in straight sets, 1–6, 2–6 to American-Kazakh team and eventual Wimbledon Champions, Vania King
Vania King
Vania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
-Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
. In the mixed doubles section she teamed up with Spaniard David Marrero
David Marrero
David Marrero Santana is a professional tennis player from Spain.He is the older brother of retired WTA player Marta Marrero.- 2000 to 2007 :...
. In the first round they defeated Wild Card entries, Britons Ross Hutchins
Ross Hutchins
Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007...
-Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world...
, 6–4, 6–4. They lost in the second round to 12th seeded pair of Australian-Taiwanese duo Paul Hanley
Paul Hanley (tennis)
Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis...
and Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
in straight sets: 1–6, 3–6.
At the GDF SUEZ Grand Prix
2010 GDF SUEZ Grand Prix
The 2010 GDF SUEZ Grand Prix was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Budapest Grand Prix, an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour...
, 2nd seeded Alexandra reached her fourth semifinal of the year. She won over Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165...
, Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
and Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195...
being defeated in the semis by crowd favorite, 7th seeded Hungarian Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
in three sets: 1–6, 7–5, 5–7.
Following good form, Alexandra was 2nd seeded at ECM Prague Open
2010 ECM Prague Open
The 2010 ECM Prague Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the ECM Prague Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
too. In the first round she defeated Italian Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
in three sets: 6–4, 2–6, 6–2. Soon after the victory she felt pain in her right knee and had to withdrew from the tournament ahead of her 2nd round clash with Slovenian Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles...
. The injury held her away from tennis for one month.
In August 2010 she returned to the courts preparing for the US Open Series. She entered the Cincinnati Masters
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
The 2010 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament that were played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, United States, with the men playing from August 14 through August 22, 2010, and the women...
where she lost in the first round to Russian Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
in straight sets: 6–4, 6–4. Her next stop was the Canada Masters
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
. She faced in the first round Austrian Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007....
who defeated her in three sets: 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. In search of her good form and recovering from her injury in July she entered the New Haven
2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
tournament where she once again lost in the first round to American qualifier, Bethanie Mattek-Sands in straight sets: 6–2, 6–1.
She finally found her game at the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
where she entered both singles and doubles events. In singles, being the 25th seed she won in the first round over French Julie Coin
Julie Coin
Julie Coin is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career high...
in straight sets: 6–1, 6–3. She then faced in the second round Swede Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
who she defeated also in straight sets: 7–6(5), 6–1. Her run came to an end in the third round where she lost to 7th seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
in straight sets: 2–6, (2)6–7. In the doubles event, partnering Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
, Alexandra and her partner surprised in the first round 3rd seeded Spanish duo consisting of Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...
and María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
in three sets: 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4). In the second round Alexandra and her partner defeated the Romanian-Polish duo of Edina Gallovits
Edina Gallovits
Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008...
and Klaudia Jans
Klaudia Jans
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik is a professional tennis player from Poland. While Jans hasn't won a WTA title, she has won one ITF singles title, eleven ITF doubles titles and one WTA doubles title....
in straight sets: 6–2, 6–3. Their run was stopped by 14th seeded Russian duo of Elena Vesnina
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
-Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
who defeated Alexandra and Magdaléna in two sets: 7–5, 6–3.
2011
Dulgheru started off the year losing in the first round of both of her first two tournaments in straight sets: in the Brisbane International2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
, against the eventual finalist Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
, and in the Medibank International Sydney
2011 Medibank International Sydney
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, against 3-time Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
winner Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
. Her poor form on continued at the Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
losing 4–6 4–6 to the unseeded player, Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
.She lost again at Qatar Ladies Open in Doha to Klara Zakopalova 6–7,2–6. At Indian Wells, she lost in the second round in 3 sets to Lucie Hradecka 6–4,4–6,4–6. Then in Miami, Dulgheru found her form and had a very good tournament. She won in the second round over Chanelle Scheepers 6–3,6–2, and in the third round over Johanna Larsson 6–2,6–1 .In the fourth round she beat Shuai Peng, 6–3, 6–4 . In the quarterfinals Dulgheru faced Sharapova, and they played a marathon 3 and a half hour match .
Dulgheru won the first set 6–3 . Then Sharapova won the second set 7–6, 8–6 in the tiebreak . In the third set,at 5–4 Dulgheru served for the match, but Sharapova got a break and then won the match in the third set tiebreak 7–5
At the 2011 US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, Dulgheru defeated fifth seed Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
7–6(3), 6–3 in the first round before losing in the second to fellow countrywoman Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
3-6,0-6.
Singles: 2 (2-0)
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| Winner | 1. | 23 May 2009 |  WarsawWarsaw Open The Warsaw Open, formerly the J&S Cup, is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Warsaw, Poland. Held since 1995, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts. The event returned to the WTA Tour in 2009 after a year's hiatus.-Singles:... , Poland |
Clay |  Alona Bondarenko |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 May 2010 | Warsaw, Poland |
Clay |  Zheng JieZheng Jie Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
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| Hard |  Magdaléna RybárikováMagdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:... |
 Alexandra PanovaAlexandra Panova Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:...  Tatiana PoutchekTatiana Poutchek Tatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. .... |
3–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals (10)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | May 15, 2005 |  ITF $10,000 BucharestBucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Clay | Liana Balaci Liana Ungur Liana-Gabriela Ungur is a professional Romanian tennis player. On December 13, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 157.-Personal life:... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | May 22, 2005 | ITF $10,000 Piteşti Pitesti Pitești is a city in Romania, located on the Argeș River. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated on the A1 freeway connecting it directly to the national capital Bucharest,... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Clay | Anamaria-Alexandra Sere |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 19, 2006 |  ITF $10,000 CairoCairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
Clay | Liana Balaci Liana Ungur Liana-Gabriela Ungur is a professional Romanian tennis player. On December 13, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 157.-Personal life:... |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | July 15, 2007 | ITF $25,000 Toruń Torun Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.... , Poland |
Clay |  Stefanie Vögele |
2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | August 5, 2007 | ITF $25,000 Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Clay | Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :... |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | April 11, 2009 |  ITF $75,000 MonzónMonzón Monzón is a small town in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It has a population of 17,050. It is located in the northeast and adjoins the rivers Cinca and Sosa.-Historical overview:... , Spain |
Hard |  Kimiko Date Krumm |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. | April 26, 2009 |  ITF $25,000 BariBari Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas... , Italy |
Clay |  Sandra ZáhlavováSandra Záhlavová Sandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | September 20, 2009 |  ITF $100,000 SofiaSofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
Clay | Tathiana Garbin Tathiana Garbin Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open... |
6–7(4), 7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | September 27, 2009 |  ITF $100,000+H Saint-MaloSaint-Malo Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season... , France |
Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No... |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 10. | October 10, 2009 |  ITF $75,000+H JouniehJounieh Jounieh is a Mediterranean coastal city about 16 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts, pubs, restaurants and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, and cablecar , which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in... , Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... |
Clay | Zuzana Kučová Zuzana Kučová Zuzana Kučová , is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Her career high singles ranking is No. 101, achieved on June 7, 2010. She is the sister of Kristína Kučová.-Tennis career:... |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 French Open2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, which ended June 6, 2010.
| Tournament | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | W–L | ||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
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| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
2R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but lost to 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli in the fourth round.For the first time since 1913, all eight quarter-finalists were European.... |
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| US Open | A | 1R | 3R 2010 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her 2009 title, after she won 6–2, 6–1, against Vera Zvonareva in the final. This match lasted only one hour.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
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| WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
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| Indian Wells | A | A | 2R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur.Jelena Janković won in the final against Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Svetlana Kuznetsova ... |
2R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
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| Key Biscayne | A | A | 2R 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to Kim Clijsters in the fourth round.Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Svetlana Kuznetsova ... |
QF 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Caroline Wozniacki ... |
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| Madrid Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
NH | A | 3R 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Women's Singles Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but she lost against Klára Zakopalová in the first round.Aravane Rezaï won in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Venus Williams.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Caroline Wozniacki ... |
1R 2011 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's Singles Aravane Rezaï was the defending champion, however she was eliminated by Sofia Arvidsson in the first round.No. 16 seed Petra Kvitová won the title beating No. 4 seed Victoria Azarenka 7–6, 6–4 in the final... |
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| Beijing China Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... |
NT I | A | 2R 2010 China Open – Women's Singles This event is the last of the WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments in 2010. Caroline Wozniacki is this edition's top seed, followed by Vera Zvonareva.... |
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| Dubai | NT I | A | 2R 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion and defended her title by defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-5 in the finals.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Caroline Wozniacki # Svetlana Kuznetsova ... |
2R 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament started due to injury.1st seed Caroline Wozniacki won this tournament... |
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| Rome | A | A | 3R 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Women's Singles Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Alexandra Dulgheru.Unseeded María José Martínez Sánchez won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Jelena Janković.... |
1R 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Women's Singles María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova.Maria Sharapova defeated No. 6 seed Samantha Stosur in the final 6–2, 6–4... |
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| Cincinnati | NT I | LQ | 1R 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Akgul Amanmuradova.Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, despite Sharapova having 3 match points.-Seeds:... |
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| Canada | A | LQ | 1R 2010 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Zheng Jie, 7–6, 6–4.Caroline Wozniacki won the tournament, by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
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| Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event... |
A | A | 2R 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm.Caroline Wozniacki won this event, after winning against Elena Dementieva 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the final.-Seeds:... |
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| Charleston Family Circle Cup The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA... |
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| Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... |
A | A | 1R 2010 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.Victoria Azarenka won in the final against Maria Kirilenko, 6–3, 6–4.-Seeds:The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
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| Doha Qatar Total Open The Qatar Ladies Open , known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. was the main tournament sponsor... |
A | Not Held | 1R 2011 Qatar Ladies Open – Singles Maria Sharapova was the last champion of the event in 2008, but chose not to compete.Vera Zvonareva won the final against Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4.-Seeds:The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.# Caroline Wozniacki ... |
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| Berlin Qatar Telecom German Open The German Open, sponsored from 2006 through 2008 as the Qatar Telecom German Open, was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. Held since 1896, it was one of the oldest tournaments for women... |
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| Zurich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... |
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| San Diego Southern California Open The Southern California Open, currently sponsored by Mercury Insurance and titled the Mercury Insurance Open is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 2004 until... |
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