Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a professional tennis player from Romania. The winner of 11 singles and 15 doubles ITF titles,[1] Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,[2] losing to Andrea Petkovic 2–6, 3–6.[3] She also has won nine WTA doubles titles.
Olaru at the 2019 French Open | |
Full name | Ioana Raluca Olaru |
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Country (sports) | |
Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
Born | Bucharest, Romania | 3 March 1989
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two–handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,485,853 |
Singles | |
Career record | 258–186 (58.1%) |
Career titles | 0 |
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 | 297–237 (55.6%) |
Career titles | 9 |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (28 August 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 55 (9 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
French Open | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
US Open | 3R (2015) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | QF (2018, 2019) |
US Open | QF (2018) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–11 |
Last updated on: 20 March 2020. |
Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both junior 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 seventh seed Ana Ivanovic.[5] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, world No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her highest doubles ranking, No. 32, on 28 August 2017.[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 16 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 English, French and Spanish.[8]
Tennis career
Raluca started her 2017 season at Shenzhen Open where she reached the final with Olga Savchuk, but they lost 1–6, 5–7 to Peng Shuai and Andrea Hlaváčková.
Next week, Olaru with Olga Savchuk won the doubles title at the Hobart International, it was her sixth WTA doubles title.
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 her game with drop shots.[7] Olaru is currently coached by Adrian Gavrila, Adrian Cruciat and Artemon Apostu Efremov.[8]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
- Sourced from WTA[9]
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
French Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
US Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
Win–Loss | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 6–12 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (0–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2009 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2008 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Tier III | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [6–10] | ||
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2008 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Tier IV | Hard | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] | ||
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2011 | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Hard | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] | ||
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2013 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Clay (i) | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 3–2 | Jun 2013 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9] | ||
Loss | 3–3 | May 2014 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, [6–10] | ||
Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2014 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | International | Hard | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2014 | Linz Open, Austria | International | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 4–5 | May 2015 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2016 | Morocco Open, Morocco | International | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
Win | 5–6 | Oct 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (2) | International | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 5–7 | Jan 2017 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 6–7 | Jan 2017 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | 0–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||
Win | 7–7 | Jul 2017 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 8–7 | May 2018 | Morocco Open, Morocco | International | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 9–7 | May 2018 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France |
International | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 9–8 | Sep 2018 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 9–9 | Oct 2018 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
Loss | 9–10 | Aug 2020 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2004 | ITF Iași, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 6–7, 0–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2005 | ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(2) | |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2005 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2005 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(3), 7–5 | |
Win | 4–1 | May 2006 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 5–1 | May 2006 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | |
Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2006 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 0–6 | |
Win | 6–2 | Nov 2006 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 25,000 | Hard(i) | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | 7–2 | Apr 2007 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
Loss | 7–3 | Apr 2007 | ITF Catania, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |
Win | 8–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 9–3 | Jun 2009 | ITF Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | 6–7(4), 7–5, 6–4 | |
Win | 10–3 | Jul 2011 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | |
Loss | 10–4 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pomezia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 6–0, 1–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 10–5 | Oct 2012 | ITF Brasília, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | |
Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2012 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 25,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6 | |
Loss | 10–7 | Jan 2013 | ITF Eilat, İsrael | 10,000 | Hard | 7–6(4), 3–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 11–7 | Mar 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner–ups)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2004 | ITF Brașov, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2004 | ITF Timișoara, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 6–2, 2–6 | ||
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2004 | ITF Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2005 | ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia |
10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 4–1 ret. | ||
Win | 3–2 | July 2005 | ITF Arad, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Win | 4–2 | Aug 2005 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Win | 5–2 | Apr 2006 | ITF Makarska, Croatia |
10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 5–3 | May 2006 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Loss | 5–4 | May 2006 | ITF Rabat, Morocco |
10,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
Win | 6–4 | July 2006 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France |
25,000 | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 6–5 | Aug 2006 | ITF Hechingen, Germany |
25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2006 | ITF Toronto, Canada |
25,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 7–6 | Sep 2010 | ITF Biella, Italy |
100,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 7–7 | Sep 2010 | ITF Saint Malo, France |
100,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2011 | Allianz Cup, Bulgaria |
100,000 | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 8–8 | Jan 2012 | ITF Innisbrook, United States |
25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 8–9 | Feb 2012 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia |
100,000 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 9–9 | Apr 2012 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy |
25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Win | 10–9 | Apr 2012 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia |
25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 10–10 | May 2012 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco |
25,000 | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 10–11 | Jul 2012 | BCR Open Romania Ladies, Romania |
100,000 | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 | ||
Win | 11–11 | Aug 2012 | ITF Mamaia, Romania |
25,000 | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
Loss | 11–12 | Sep 2012 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria |
25,000 | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
Win | 12–12 | Oct 2012 | ITF Brasília, Brazil |
25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
Win | 13–12 | Nov 2012 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina |
25,000 | Clay | 1–6, 6–2, [10–7] | ||
Win | 14–12 | Jan 2013 | ITF Eilat, Israel |
10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 14–13 | Nov 2013 | ITF Barnstaple, Great Britain |
75,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–3, [5–10] | ||
Win | 15–13 | Jun 2015 | ITF Ilkley, Great Britain |
50,000 | Grass | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 15–14 | Aug 2015 | Vancouver Open, Canada |
100,000 | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
Loss | 15–15 | Sep 2016 | ITF St. Petersburg, Russia |
100,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 15–16 | May 2017 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France |
100,000 | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 |
Head-to-head record against other players
- Venus Williams 0–2
- Caroline Wozniacki 1–0
- Ana Ivanovic 0–2
- Maria Sharapova 0–1
- Victoria Azarenka 0–1
WTA Tour career earnings
Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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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 29 June 2015
References
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic, Olaru Into Final (25 July 2009)
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic Wins First Tour Title (26 July 2009)
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- Ioana Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru (24 July 2009)
- WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- "Matches".
External links
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