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Raluca Olaru
At the 2009 US Open
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight; Two–handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$526,182
Singles
Career record171–93
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 53 (27 July 2009)
Current rankingNo. 90 (24 May 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2008, 2010)
French Open3R (2007)
Wimbledon2R (2009)
US Open2R (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record65–45
Career titles1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (22 March 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2008)
French Open1R (2008)
Last updated on: 19 April 2009.

Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian tennis player. As of 19 April 2010, she is ranked World No. 80 in singles[1] and No. 88 in doubles.[2] The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles,[3] Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,[4] losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3.[5] She has also won one doubles title, at the 2008 Tashkent Open.

Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open,[6] 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 Ivanović.[7] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her highest doubles ranking, No. 82, on 22 March 2010.[3]

Personal life

Ioana Raluca Olaru currently resides in her hometown Bucharest.[8] Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together.[9] Her sister Cristina is sixteen years older than Olaru, and lives in London.[9] Olaru began playing tennis aged seven,[8] and cites Kim Clijsters,[10] Martina Navrátilová and Roger Federer as her role models.[9] She graduated from school in 2007, and is fluent in Romanian, English, French and Spanish.[10]

Playing style

Olaru considers being a fighter as her biggest asset.[9] She cites clay as her favourite surface[8] and backhand down the line as favourite shot,[10] but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing up her game with drop shots.[9] Olaru is currently coached by former player Michael Schapers.[10]

Career finals

WTA singles runner–up (1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Premier Mandatory (0)
Premier 5 (0)
Premier (0)
International (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 26 July 2009 Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Germany Andrea Petkovic 2–6, 3–6

WTA doubles win (1)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (1) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (1) International (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 5 October 2008 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Ukraine Olga Savchuk Russia Nina Bratchikova
Germany Kathrin Wörle 		5–7, 7–5, [10–7]

WTA Tour runner–up (1)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (1) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 13 July 2008 Budapest, Hungary Clay Germany Vanessa Henke France Alizé Cornet
Slovakia Janette Husárová 		7–6(5), 1–6, [6–10]

Grand slam junior singles final (1)

Lost (1)

Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
2005 French Open Clay Hungary Ágnes Szávay 1–6, 2–6

Grand slam junior doubles finals (1–1)

Win(1)

Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
2006 US Open Hard Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu Canada Sharon Fichman
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 		7–5, 6–2

Lost (1)

Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
2005 French Open Clay Kazakhstan Amina Rakhim Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Hungary Ágnes Szávay 		6–4, 4–6, 0–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career
Win-Loss
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R Q2 1R 0–3
French Open A A A A 3R 1R 1R 1R 2–4
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 2R 1–2
US Open A A A A 2R 2R 1R 1–2
Win-Loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2 0-4 1–4 0–2 4–12
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not
Held 		A Not Held 1R Not
Held 		0 / 1
Year-End Championship
WTA Tour Championships A A A A A A A 0 / 0
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian Wells A A A A A 2R LQ 1R 1-3
Key Biscayne A A A A A 2R LQ 1R 0-3
Madrid Not Held A LQ 0-0
Beijing Not
Held 		Not Tier I 2R A 1–1
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
Dubai Not Tier I A A 0-0
Rome A A A A A LQ A LQ 0-2
Cincinnati Not
Held 		Not Tier I A 0-0
Montréal / Toronto A A A A LQ A LQ 0-2
Tokyo A A A LQ A A A 0-1
Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events)
Charleston A A A A A LQ NM5 0–1
Moscow A A A A A A 1R 0-1
Doha Not Tier I A 0–0

References

  1. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Rankings | Singles Rankings
  2. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Rankings | Doubles Rankings
  3. ^ a b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Ioana Raluca Olaru
  4. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic, Olaru Into Final (25 July 2009)
  5. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic Wins First Tour Title (26 July 2009)
  6. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
  7. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Ioana Raluca Olaru
  8. ^ a b c Ioana Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation
  9. ^ a b c d e Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru (24 July 2009)
  10. ^ a b c d Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
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