Raluca Olaru

Raluca Olaru

Raluca Olaru at the 2009 US Open
Country (sports)  Romania
Residence Bucharest
Born (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989
Bucharest
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 936,952
Singles
Career record 258–185
Career titles 0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking No. 53 (27 July 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2008, 2010)
French Open 3R (2007)
Wimbledon 2R (2009, 2010)
US Open 2R (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record 211–145
Career titles 4 WTA, 15 ITF
Highest ranking No. 44 (28 September 2015)
Current ranking No. 45 (8 February 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2010, 2014)
French Open 1R (2008, 2010, 2014)
Wimbledon 2R (2013)
US Open 3R (2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 6–9
Last updated on: 8 February 2016.
Olaru plays at Wimbledon 2013

Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian tennis player. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles,[1] Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,[2] losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3.[3] She has also won two doubles titles, at the 2008 Tashkent Open and 2013 Nürnberger Versicherungscup.

Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open,[4] and captured the 2006 US Open doubles title along with Mihaela Buzărnescu. Her best professional grand slam result so far 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 7th seed Ana Ivanovic.[5] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her highest doubles ranking, No. 44, on 28 September 2015.[1]

Personal life

Ioana Raluca Olaru currently resides in her hometown Bucharest.[6] Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together.[7] Her sister Cristina is sixteen years older than Olaru, and lives in London.[7] Olaru began playing tennis aged seven,[6] and cites Kim Clijsters,[8] Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as her role models.[7] She graduated from school in 2007, and is fluent in Romanian, English, French and Spanish.[8]

Playing style

Olaru considers being a fighter as her biggest asset.[7] She cites clay as her favourite surface[6] and backhand down the line as favourite shot,[8] but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing up her game with drop shots.[7] Olaru is currently coached by former player Michael Schapers.[8]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 26 July 2009 Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Germany Andrea Petkovic 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

Winner — Legend (pre/post 2010)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (4–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 5 July 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary Clay Germany Vanessa Henke France Alizé Cornet
Slovakia Janette Husárová		 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [6–10]
Winner 1. 5 October 2008 Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Ukraine Olga Savchuk Russia Nina Bratchikova
Germany Kathrin Wörle		 5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Winner 2. 26 February 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico Hard Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Runner-up 2. 14 April 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Katowice, Poland Clay (i) Russia Valeria Solovyeva Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 4-6, 5-7
Winner 3. 15 June 2013 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nurnberg, Germany Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke		 2-6, 7-6(7-3), [11-9]
Runner-up 3. 24 May 2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nurnberg, Germany Clay Israel Shahar Peer Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková		 0–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up 4. 27 July 2014 Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan Hard Israel Shahar Peer Russia Alexandra Panova
United Kingdom Heather Watson		 2-6, 6-7(3-7)
Winner 4. 12 October 2014 Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria Hard (i) United States Anna Tatishvili Germany Annika Beck
France Caroline Garcia 		6-2, 6-1
Runner-up 5. 23 May 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nürnberg, Germany Clay Spain Lara Arruabarrena Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 		4–6, 6–7(5–7)

ITF Finals

Singles 18 (11-7)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. August 16, 2004 Iași, Romania Clay Romania Monica Niculescu 6–7, 0–6
Winner 2. April 24, 2005 Herceg Novi, Serbia Clay Serbia Miljana Adanko 7–5, 7–6(2)
Winner 3. July 19, 2005 Bucharest, Romania Clay Russia Anna Bastrikova 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. August 2, 2005 Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Mădălina Gojnea 7–6(3), 7–5
Winner 5. May 2, 2006 Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. May 7, 2006 Rabat, Morocco Clay Algeria Samia Medjahdi 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 7. July 3, 2006 Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay Russia Nina Bratchikova 4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner 8. November 7, 2006 Toronto, Canada Hard(i) United States Carly Gullickson 6–3, 6–1
Winner 9. April 23, 2007 Torrent, Spain Clay Germany Andrea Petkovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 10. April 30, 2007 Catania, Italy Clay Belarus Darya Kustova 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 11. July 14, 2008 Contrexéville, France Clay France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 6–4, 6–2
Winner 12. June 8, 2009 Marseille, France Clay Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič 6–7(4), 7–5, 6–4
Winner 13. July 25, 2011 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Germany Tatjana Maria 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up 14. April 9, 2012 Pomezia, Italy Clay Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–0, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. October 22, 2012 Brasília, Brazil Clay Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 16. November 2, 2012 Asunción, Paraguay Clay Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg 7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 17. January 21, 2013 Eilat, İsrael Hard Russia Alla Kudryavtseva 7–6(4), 3–6, 2–6
Winner 18. February 25, 2013 Antalya, Turkey Clay Serbia Jovana Jakšić 6–3, 7–5

Singles performance timeline

Tournament200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R Q2 1R Q2 A Q1 A 0–2
French Open A A A A 3R 1R 1R 1R Q1 A Q1 2–4
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 2R 2R Q1 A Q1 2–3
US Open A A A A 2R 2R 1R Q1 A A A 2–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–4 1–4 1–2 0–0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6–12

Head-to-Head record against other players

WTA Tour career earnings

YearGrand Slam
singles titles		WTA
singles titles		Total
singles titles		Earnings ($)Money list rank
2005–06 0 0 0 ? n/a
2007 0 0 0 ? ?
2008 0 0 0 ? ?
2009 0 0 0 ? ?
2010 0 0 0 ? ?
2011 0 0 0 ? 3
2012 0 0 0 ? ?
2013 0 0 0 ? ?
2014 0 0 0 73,665 204
2015* 0 0 0 47,045 ?
Career* 0 0 0 865,108 ?

*As of June 29, 2015

References

  1. 1 2 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Ioana Raluca Olaru
  2. ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic, Olaru Into Final (25 July 2009)
  3. ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic Wins First Tour Title (26 July 2009)
  4. ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
  5. ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Ioana Raluca Olaru
  6. 1 2 3 Ioana Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru (24 July 2009)
  8. 1 2 3 4 WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru

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