Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Raluca Olaru

Rou
Residence: Bucharest, Romania
DOB: March 3, 1989
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2003)
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2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Won three singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first three WTA main draws (all as qualifier), falling 1r at Rabat, Seoul and Québec City; fell in qualifying once; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season (almost Top 50); SF twice, at Memphis (l. to V.Williams) and Fès (l. to Sequera); were only fourth and fifth WTA main draws of career; QF twice, at Guangzhou and Tashkent; reached 3r twice (Roland Garros, US Open) and 2r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying four times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on June 11 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.122 to No.79).

2008 - QF at Tashkent; reached 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; won first WTA doubles title at Tashkent (w/Savchuk); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Second Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Bad Gastein (l. to Petkovic); QF three times, at Bogotá, Warsaw and Linz; reached 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Reached 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros) and in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Marseille-FRA; 2008 - ITF/Contrexeville-FRA; 2007 - ITF/Torrent-ESP; 2006 - ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU, ITF/Rabat-MAR, ITF/Toronto-CAN; 2005 - ITF/Herceg Novi 1-MNE, ITF/Bucharest 4-ROU, ITF/Bucharest 5-ROU.
Finalist (1): 2009 - Bad Gastein.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2010 - ITF/Biella-ITA (w/Koryttseva); 2008 - Tashkent (w/Savchuk); 2006 - ITF/Makarska-CRO (w/Tout), ITF/Mont-de-Marsan-FRA (w/Chakhnashvili); 2005 - ITF/Herceg Novi 1-MNE (w/Tout), ITF/Arad-ROU, ITF/Bucharest 5-ROU (both w/Corduneanu); 2004 - ITF/Cluj-Napoca-ROU (w/Corduneanu).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Budapest (w/Henke).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2009.
Currently without a coach ... Introduced to tennis at age 7 by parents Adrian and Doina; sister is Cristina ... Graduated high school in 2007; currently studying in University of Physical Training and Sport of Bucharest ... Speaks Romanian, English, French, some Spanish ... Favorite surface is clay ... Self-described as ambitious, sociable, funny ... Enjoys reading, music, movies ... Person most admired is Kim Clijsters for "being a very nice person and for knowing what she wants".
- Junior highlights include runner-up finishes at 2005 Roland Garros, in both singles (l. to Szavay) and doubles (w/Rakhim; l. to Azarenka/Szavay) and winning 2006 US Open doubles title (w/Buzarnescu; d. Fichman/Pavlyuchenkova in final).