Andreea Mitu

Cristina-Andreea Mitu (born 22 September 1991) is a professional tennis player from Romania.

Andreea Mitu
Mitu at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Romania
Born (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 757,684
Singles
Career record343–190 (64.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 68 (8 June 2015)
Current rankingNo. 506 (9 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2016)
French Open4R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2014, 2015)
US Open1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record193–132 (59.4%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 69 (24 October 2016)
Current rankingNo. 133 (9 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US Open1R (2015, 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2
Last updated on: 9 March 2020.

On 8 June 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 68, and her best doubles ranking is No. 69, reached on 24 October 2016. Mitu is also a member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 19 April 2015, she beat then-ranked world No. 7, Eugenie Bouchard, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in a Fed Cup match. She is coached by Marius Cristian Onilă.

Personal life and background

Coached by Adrian Marcu. Her parents are Petre and Ania. She also has brother named Alex that is soccer player. Aggressive style of play. Andreea's favorite surface is hard (but loves grass too), while her favorite shot is forehand. Started playing tennis at age 7. Tennis idols growing up were Jelena Dokic, Patty Schnyder, Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis. She also enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and getting nails done. She stated that if weren't a tennis player, she would be a lawyer.[1]

WTA career

2015-2016: First Grand Slam surprise - Round 4 in Paris

Not having won a single WTA Tour title, Mitu made it to the fourth round of 2015 French Open defeating world No. 12, Karolína Plíšková, 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the second round, and former champion Francesca Schiavone, 7–5, 6–4 in the third round. After this performance, Mitu rose to a career-high ranking of 68.

In 2016, Mitu won two WTA titles: in April the İstanbul Cup, and in July at the Swedish Open.

2017-2018: Motherhood and third WTA title

In 2017, Mitu took a break from competition: In January 2018, she became the mother of a boy. In July 2018, she won the Bucharest Open doubles title partnering Irina-Camelia Begu, marking her overall third doubles title.

Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament201420152016 2017–
19		 2020W–L
Australian Open Q2 Q2 1R A A 0–1
French Open Q1 4R Q3 A 3–1
Wimbledon 1R 1R Q2 A NH 0–2
US Open Q1 1R Q1 A 0–1
Win–Loss 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–5

WTA career finals

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (4–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2015 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Patricia Maria Țig Oksana Kalashnikova
Demi Schuurs		 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2016 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay İpek Soylu Xenia Knoll
Danka Kovinić		 w/o
Win 2–1 Jul 2016 Bastad Open, Sweden International Clay Alicja Rosolska Lesley Kerkhove
Lidziya Marozava		 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–1 Jul 2018 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Irina-Camelia Begu Danka Kovinić
Maryna Zanevska		 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–1 Apr 2019 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay Sorana Cîrstea Veronika Kudermetova
Galina Voskoboeva		 1–6, 6–2, [10–8]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 32 (19 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Simona Halep 6–7(5–7), 0–6
Win 1–1 May 2007 ITF Galați, Romania 10,000 Clay Cristina Celani 6–0, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Jun 2007 ITF Pitești, Romania 10,000 Clay Natalia Orlova 6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Sep 2007 ITF Brașov, Romania 10,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Elora Dabija 7–5, 7–5
Loss 2–4 Nov 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Vlada Ekshibarova 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Cristina Dinu 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–5 Sep 2011 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–5 Feb 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Mana Ayukawa 6–3, 6–0
Win 5–5 May 2012 ITF Timișoara, Romania 10,000 Clay Viktória Maľová 6–2, 6–0
Win 6–5 Jun 2012 ITF Přerov, Czech Republic 10,000 Clay Martina Kubičíková 6–2, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Jun 2012 Trofeul Popeci Craiova, Romania 50,000 Clay María-Teresa Torró-Flor 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–6 Sep 2012 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Sharon Fichman 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–6 Apr 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo 6–4, 6–3
Win 9–6 Jul 2014 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Fiona Ferro 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 10–6 Jul 2014 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Viktorija Golubic 6–2, 6–1
Win 11–6 Aug 2014 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Tereza Martincová 6–2, 6–4
Win 12–6 Sep 2014 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Victoria Kan 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 12–7 Sep 2014 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Evgeniya Rodina 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Win 13–7 Sep 2014 Royal Cup Podgorica, Montenegro 25,000 Clay Vitalia Diatchenko 6–1, 6–4
Loss 13–8 Feb 2015 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 25,000 Clay Laura Pous Tió 2–6, 2–6
Win 14–8 Feb 2015 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay Olivia Rogowska 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 14–9 Nov 2015 Open Nantes Atlantique, France 50,000 Hard (i) Mathilde Johansson 3−6, 4−6
Loss 14–10 Feb 2016 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 25,000 Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo 5–7, 1–6
Win 15–10 Nov 2016 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i) Denisa Allertová 6–2, 6–3
Win 16–10 Mar 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Ayla Aksu 6–2, 6–3
Loss 16–11 Jul 2018 ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania 15,000 Clay Miriam Bulgaru 4–6, 5–7
Win 17–11 Jul 2018 ITF Focșani, Romania 15,000 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion 6–4, 6–4
Loss 17–12 Aug 2018 ITF Arad, Romania 15,000 Clay Nefisa Berberović 3–6, 6–0, 4–6
Win 18–12 Aug 2019 ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium 15,000 Clay Sinja Kraus 6–4, 6–3
Loss 18–13 Sep 2019 ITF Focșani, Romania 15,000 Clay Laura Schaeder 2–6, 2–6
Win 19–13 Sep 2019 ITF Arad, Romania 25,000 Clay Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 30 (19 titles, 11 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2008 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay Elora Dabija Laura-Ioana Andrei
Diana Enache		 6–2, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 0–2 Dec 2008 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000 Clay Simona Matei Neda Kozić
Biljana Pavlova		 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 0–3 May 2009 ITF Pitești, Romania 10,000 Clay Diana Enache Alexandra Damaschin
Camelia Hristea		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Simona Matei Laura-Ioana Andrei
Ioana Gaspar		 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 0–5 Jul 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Ionela-Andreea Iova Ioana Gaspar
Simona Matei		 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Win 1–5 Aug 2009 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay Diana Enache Ionela-Andreea Iova
Ioana Ivan		 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–5 Mar 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Diana Enache Evelyn Mayr
Julia Mayr		 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [11–9]
Loss 2–6 May 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Diana Enache Laura-Ioana Andrei
Mădălina Gojnea		 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 3–6 Jul 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Diana Enache Dessislava Mladenova
Dalia Zafirova		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–7 Aug 2011 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Cristina Dinu
Camelia Hristea		 6–1, 6–7(6–8), [4–10]
Win 4–7 Oct 2011 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Diana Marcu Laura-Ioana Andrei
Cristina Dinu		 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 5–7 Jan 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Cristina Dinu Diana Marcu
Liana Ungur		 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 6–7 Jan 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Cristina Dinu Yumi Nakano
Ekaterina Yashina		 w/o
Win 7–7 May 2012 ITF Timișoara, Romania 10,000 Clay Teodora Mirčić Lina Gjorcheska
Dalia Zafirova		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 7–8 Nov 2013 Kemer Cup Istanbul, Turkey 50,000 Hard (i) Tadeja Majerič Nigina Abduraimova
Maria Elena Camerin		 3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 8–8 Apr 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay Stefana Andrei Audrey Albié
Manon Peral		 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 9–8 Aug 2014 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Irina Bara Georgia Crăciun
Patricia Maria Țig		 6–4, 6–1
Win 10–8 Sep 2014 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Irina Bara Réka Luca Jani
Isabella Shinikova		 7–5, 7–6
Win 11–8 Feb 2015 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 25,000 Clay Danka Kovinić Tatiana Búa
Paula Cristina Gonçalves		 6–2, 7–5
Win 12–8 Oct 2015 Internationaux de la Vienne, France 100,000 Hard (i) Monica Niculescu Stéphanie Foretz
Amandine Hesse		 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–8]
Win 13–8 May 2016 ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay Demi Schuurs Xenia Knoll
Aleksandra Krunić		 6–4, 7–5
Win 14–8 Jul 2018 ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania 15,000 Clay Elizabeth Mandlik Anna Turati
Bianca Turati		 6–4, 7–5
Win 15–8 Jul 2018 ITF Focșani, Romania 15,000 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion Selma Stefania Cadar
Anastasia Kharitonova		 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 16–8 Sep 2018 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland 60,000 Clay Elena-Gabriela Ruse Laura Pigossi
Maryna Zanevska		 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 17–8 Nov 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Cristina Dinu Federica di Sarra
Anastasia Grymalska		 w/o
Loss 17–9 Jan 2019 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 60,000 Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Cornelia Lister
Renata Voráčová		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 17–10 Feb 2019 ITF Grenoble, France 25,000 Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Estelle Cascino
Elixane Lechemia		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 17–11 Sep 2019 ITF Focșani, Romania 15,000 Clay Gabriela Nicole Tătăruș Oana Gavrilă
Andreea Roșca		 6–1, 2–6, [4–10]
Win 18–11 Sep 2019 ITF Arad, Romania 25,000 Clay Başak Eraydın Oana Gavrilă
Andreea Roșca		 6–0, 6–1
Win 19–11 Feb 2020 ITF Altenkirchen, Germany 25,000 Carpet (i) Laura Ioana Paar Anna Popescu
Chiara Scholl		 7–5, 6–2

Record against other players

Mitu's win/loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
No. 1 ranked players
Garbiñe Muguruza 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 0–0 Loss (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Summer Olympics
Simona Halep 0–2 0% 0–0 0–2 0–0 Loss (0–6, 3–6) at 2008 Bucharest ITF
No. 2 ranked players
Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Loss (2–6, 1–6) at 2014 Wimbledon
No. 3 ranked players
No. 4 ranked players
Kimiko Date-Krumm 0–1 67% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Loss (3–6, 6–1, 0–6) at 2014 Dubai ITF
Francesca Schiavone 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2015 French Open
No. 5 ranked players
Eugenie Bouchard 1–0 50% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–1) at 2015 Fed Cup
Lucie Šafářová 1–1 50% 0–0 1–1 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2015 Linz Open
No. 6 ranked players
No. 7 ranked players
Karolína Plíšková 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2015 French Open
No. 8 ranked players
No. 9 ranked players
Madison Keys 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 Loss (2–6, 0–6) at 2015 Charleston
No. 10 ranked players
Total 5–6 45.45% 2–2 3–3 0–1 –

Wins over top-10 players per season
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2015
1. Eugenie Bouchard No. 7 Fed Cup, Canada Hard Play-offs 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2. Lucie Šafářová No. 7 Ladies Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) 1st round 6–3, 6–4
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References
  1. "Andreea Mitu Bio".
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