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Simona Matei
Simona-Iulia Matei (born 7 July 1985) is a former professional Romanian tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. On 2 October 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 and her best WTA doubles ranking of 246. In her career, she won nine singles and seven doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She was coached by Michele Tellini, and retired from pro tennis in 2010. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups) Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups) External links * * * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Brașov Romanian female tennis players {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March 2009. Her biggest achievements include reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 French Open and the final at the 2013 Rogers Cup. Early and personal life Cîrstea was born to Mihai and Liliana in Bucharest,. She resides in Târgoviște, her parents' home town. She has a younger brother, Mihnea. Cîrstea was introduced to tennis at the age of four by her mother. Sorana's father owns an ice cream factory in Târgoviște. She has cited Steffi Graf and Roger Federer as her idols. Career 2005–2006: Last junior years and turning professional Cîrstea is a former ITF Junior Circuit top-ten player, reaching a highest combined ranking of No. 6 in 2006. Her best results include a title in the 2005 German Junior Open (Grade 1), a tournament in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly De Beer
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Lina Stančiūtė
Lina Stančiūtė (born 7 February 1986) is a Lithuanian former tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 September 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 197. On 15 May 2006, she peaked at No. 138 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Lithuania Fed Cup team, Stančiūtė has a win–loss record of 37–31. Personal life Lina Stančiūtė was born on 7 February 1986 in Vilnius, Lithuania. She started playing tennis at age eight, her favourite surface is clay. In June 2016, she married Lithuanian professional Basketball player Martynas Gecevičius. Career Stančiūtė had a successful junior career, winning one ITF singles and doubles titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was world No. 63, and she finished her junior career with a record of 72–49. In 2003, she reached her first ITF Circuit singles final, winning in Italy. She also reached two ITF doubles finals. In 2004, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágnes Szatmári
Ágnes Szatmári (born 28 June 1987) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. On 24 March 2008, she reached her highest singles ranking of 187 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On 20 August 2007, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 123. She won two singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental .... Szatmári was coached by Portik Endre. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (2–6) Doubles: 28 (14–14) Year-end rankings References External links * * 1987 births Living people People from Gheorgheni Romanian female tennis players Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corina Corduneanu
Corina Claudia Corduneanu (born 8 February 1988) is a Romanian former tennis player. She started played tennis at the age of seven. On 12 June 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 305. On 12 September 2005, she peaked at No. 389 in the doubles rankings. She won six singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Career In July 2005, she won her first professional singles title at the $10k event in Bucharest beating compatriot Mihaela Moldovan in the final. In June 2006 won singles title at the $25k event in Galatina Galatina ( el, label=Griko, Ας Πέτρο, As Pètro; scn, label=Salentino, San Pietru), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is situated ... beating compatriot uzbek Iroda Tulyaganova in the final. Corduneanu played on the WTA Tour in 2006 in qualifying for Palermo. She retired from professional tennis in 2008. ITF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liana Ungur
Liana-Gabriela Ungur (née Balaci; born 2 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. On 13 December 2010, she reached her highest singles ranking of 157 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Personal life Liana, daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci, is married to Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur (born 22 January 1985) is a Romanian former tennis player who mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup Team and was coached by Fabrizio Fanucci. In June 2012, Ungur reached his career-hi ... who is also a professional tennis player. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 26 (13–13) Doubles: 18 (6–12) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ungur, Liana 1985 births Living people Romanian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Niculescu
Gabriela Niculescu (born 7 June 1986) is a retired professional tennis player and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On July 4, 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 376, and her best doubles ranking was 199 on February 20, 2006. In 2008 playing for the University of Southern California in doubles, teamed up with Amanda Fink, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation. She became a national platform tennis champion after retiring from professional tennis. She won titles in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Personal life She is the older sister of tennis player Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as high as 28 in singles and 11 in doubles. Niculescu has won several titles: three singles and ten double .... ITF finals Singles (1–2) Doubles (25- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Pócza
Barbara Pócza (born 6 April 1986) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. Biography A right-handed player from Győr, Pócza was ranked as high as 63 in the world as a junior. Pócza won two professional titles on the ITF circuit, at Carcavelos in 2003 and Dubrovnik in 2004. In 2005 she featured in two Federation Cup ties for Hungary. She played a doubles rubber against Estonia, which she and partner Ágnes Szávay won, then appeared against Luxembourg in a singles match, losing to Mandy Minella. Pócza finished up on the professional tour in 2005 and later played college tennis in the United States for Barry University. She helped Barry University claim the NCAA Women's Division II Tennis Championship The NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's annual tennis tournament to determine the team champions of women's collegiate tennis from Division II institutions in the United States. From its ... title as a sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Evtimova
Dia Evtimova ( bg, Диа Евтимова; born 30 April 1987) is a Bulgarian tennis player. On 31 October 2011, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 145 whilst her best doubles ranking was 228 on 23 June 2014. She has more than 550 match wins on the pro circuit which puts her 42nd on the List of Open era and tenth among the active players. Evtimova also played for Bulgarian Fed Cup team, with a current 15–20 record. Professional career In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the second round. In 2011, she qualified for the Gastein Ladies and reached her first quarterfinal on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ..., before she was defeated by Patricia Mayr-Achleitner. Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Gledacheva
Martina Svetozarova Gledacheva ( bg, Мартина Светозарова Гледачева; born 12 March 1991) is a former tennis player from Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo .... In September 2011, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 399. In May 2011, she peaked at No. 502 in the doubles rankings. In May 2012, Gledacheva played her last match on the ITF Circuit in Florence, Italy. In 2020, she married Joseph Harari. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (6 runner–ups) Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups) References External links * * * * http://www.spaziotennis.com/2009/08/martina-gledacheva-soffia-il-vento-dellest/ * http://www.spaziotennis.com/2010/12/gledacheva-martina-intervista-2010/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Gledacheva, Martina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Bogdan
Elena Bogdan (born 28 March 1992) is a professional tennis player from Romania. On 18 July 2011, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 151. On 8 June 2015, she peaked at No. 79 in the WTA doubles rankings. Junior career At the 2008 French Open, she reached the final of the girls' singles tournament but lost to Simona Halep in three sets. In 2009, she won the French Open girls' doubles title, partnering Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand. In the final, they beat Tímea Babos and Heather Watson Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won nine titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships partnering Henri ..., in three sets. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups) Doubles: 45 (22 titles, 23 runner–ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdan, Elena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
