| Full name | Simona-Iulia Matei |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
| Born | July 7, 1985 Braşov, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right handed (two handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$84,879 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 221–156 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 145 (October 2, 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 782 (October 4, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2007) |
| French Open | Q1 (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 91–79 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 246 (October 2, 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 660 (October 4, 2010) |
| Last updated on: October 4, 2010. | |
Simona-Iulia Matei (born July 7, 1985 in Braşov) is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On October 2, 2006, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 145. She is coached by Michele Tellini.
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 June 2003 | ITF $10,000 Orestiada, Greece | Hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 July 2003 | ITF $10,000 Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Zuzana Zemenová | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 May 2004 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest I, Romania | Clay | Monica Niculescu | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 30 May 2004 | ITF $10,000 Oradea, Romania | Clay | Petra Novotníková | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 July 2004 | ITF $10,000 Balş, Romania | Clay | Cătălina Cristea | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 15 August 2004 | ITF $10,000 Târgu Mureş, Romania | Clay | Ekaterina Makarova | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 29 August 2004 | ITF $10,000 Timişoara, Romania | Clay | Yevgenia Savransky | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 28 August 2005 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest VI, Romania | Clay | Diana Enache | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 14 May 2006 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest II, Romania | Clay | Sorana Cîrstea | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Winner | 10. | 8 July 2006 | ITF $25,000 Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sandra Záhlavová | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(0) |
| Runner-up | 11. | 17 September 2006 | ITF $25,000 Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Andrea Petkovic | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 12. | 24 September 2006 | ITF $25,000 Lecce, Italy | Clay | Giulia Gabba | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 14 June 2009 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest IV, Romania | Clay | Elena Bogdan | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 13 September 2009 | ITF $10,000 Ruse, Bulgaria | Clay | Martina Gledacheva | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | 4 October 2009 | ITF $10,000 Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Dia Evtimova | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-ups | 1. | 15 August 2004 | ITF $10,000 Târgu Mureş, Romania | Clay | Barbara Pocza | Gabriela Niculescu Monica Niculescu |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-ups | 2. | 27 August 2005 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest VI, Romania | Clay | Liana Balaci | Corina Corduneanu Agnes Szatmari |
W.O. |
| Winners | 3. | 2 October 2005 | ITF $25,000 Porto, Portugal | Clay | Lina Stančiūtė | Kelly De Beer Eva Pera |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winners | 4. | 29 January 2006 | ITF $10,000 Grenoble, France | Hard (I) | Pemra Özgen | Florence Haring Virginie Pichet |
6–3, 7–4 |
| Winners | 5. | 25 March 2006 | ITF $10,000 Parioli, Italy | Clay | Magdalena Kiszczyńska | Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-ups | 6. | 7 May 2006 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest I, Romania | Clay | Ioana Raluca Olaru | Sorana Cîrstea Gabriela Niculescu |
4–6, 6–0, (3)6–7 |
| Winners | 7. | 5 April 2008 | ITF $10,000 Belek, Turkey | Clay | Valentina Sulpizio | Eugeniya Pashkova Avgusta Tsybysheva |
6–2, 5–7, [10–4] |
| Runner-ups | 8. | 8 June 2008 | ITF $10,000 Piteşti, Romania | Clay | Valentina Sulpizio | Laura-Ioana Andrei Mihaela Buzărnescu |
5–7, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Runner-ups | 9. | 13 December 2008 | ITF $10,000 Benicarló, Spain | Clay | Cristina Mitu | Neda Kozić Biljana Pavlova |
4–6, (3)6–7 |
| Runner-ups | 10. | 22 May 2009 | ITF $10,000 Craiova, Romania | Clay | Nataša Zorić | Tanya Germanlieva Dessislava Mladenova |
6–4, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Runner-ups | 11. | 5 June 2009 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest III, Romania | Clay | Cristina Mitu | Laura-Ioana Andrei Ioana Gaspar |
3–6, (3)6–7 |
| Winners | 12. | 24 July 2009 | ITF $10,000 Bucharest V, Romania | Clay | Ioana Gaspar | Ionela-Andreea Iova Cristina Mitu |
7–6(6), 6–1 |
| Winners | 13. | 11 September 2009 | ITF $10,000 Ruse, Bulgaria | Clay | Ioana Ivan | Malou Ejdesgaard Dia Evtimova |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winners | 14. | 2 October 2009 | ITF $10,000 Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Diana Marcu | Huliya Velieva Lyutfiya Velieva |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Runner-ups | 15. | 6 March 2010 | ITF $10,000 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Diana Marcu | Michaela Pochabová Romana Tabaková |
1–6, 1–6 |