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Raluca Olaru

Raluca Olaru
  • Residence: Bucharest, Romania
  • Date of Birth: 03 Mar 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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Raluca Olaru Biography

Coached by Artemon Apostu Efremov ... Introduced to tennis at age 7 by parents Adrian and Doina; sister is Cristina ... Currently studying in University of Physical Training and Sport of Bucharest ... Speaks Romanian, English, French, Spanish ... Favorite surface is clay ... Self-described as ambitious, sociable, funny ... Enjoys reading, music, movies and writing ... Person most admired is Kim Clijsters.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 2
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 1 11
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 1 14
Prize Money $13,037 $708,877
W/L - Singles 11 - 7 254 - 169
W/L - Doubles 9 - 3 146 - 83
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Results

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 219 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 BYE
Q-R16 Loss Jade Suvrijn (FRA) 630 7-6 (5) 7-6 (4)

WTA Rankings PTS

+0

Prize Money

$158
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
216 228 114
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
27-Jul-2009 (53) 01-Feb-2010 (78)
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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, falling 1r at all three (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; SF twice at Memphis (l. to V.Williams) and Fès (l. to Sequera); 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 one WTA doubles title.

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.

2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won six doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2009 - Bad Gastein.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2011 - Acapulco (w/Koryttseva); 2008 - Tashkent (w/Savchuk).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Budapest (w/Henke).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2009.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 2
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 1 11
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 1 14
Prize Money $13,037 $708,877
W/L - Singles 11 - 7 254 - 169
W/L - Doubles 9 - 3 146 - 83

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
0 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - 1r - - - - -
2 / 4 FRENCH OPEN 1r 1r 1r 3r - - - -
2 / 3 WIMBLEDON 2r 2r 1r - - - - -
2 / 3 US OPEN - 1r 2r 2r - - - -

Doubles

W/L   2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
1 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 2r - 1r - - - -
0 / 2 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - 1r - - - -
0 / 1 US OPEN - - 1r - - - - -
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Raluca Olaru Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 219 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 BYE
Q-R16 Loss Jade Suvrijn (FRA) 630 7-6 (5) 7-6 (4)

WTA Rankings PTS

+0

Prize Money

$158

CIVITAVECCHIA

ITF // ITALY // 29-Apr-2013 // $25,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 216 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [Q] Gioia Barbieri (ITA) 320 5-7 6-2 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$228

MARRAKECH

WTA // MOROCCO // 22-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss [8] Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 120 6-4 2-6 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$500

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 215 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [W] Magdalena Frech (POL) - 6-0 6-3
Q-R16 Win [7] Valeria Solovyeva (RUS) 166 7-5 6-4
Q-Q Loss [2] Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 117 6-0 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+10

Prize Money

$950

ANTALYA 8

ITF // TURKEY // 25-Feb-2013 // $10,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/8Q/16D // Rank: 215 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Cristina Ene (ROU) 954 6-3 RET
R16 Win Lina Gjorcheska (MKD) 677 6-2 6-3
Q Win Vivien Juhaszova (SVK) 686 6-3 6-4
S Win Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 647 6-2 6-2
F Win [4] Jovana Jaksic (SRB) 352 6-3 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+12

Prize Money

$1,568

EILAT 2

ITF // ISRAEL // 28-Jan-2013 // $75,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [3] Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) 127 5-7 6-1 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$665

EILAT

ITF // ISRAEL // 21-Jan-2013 // $10,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/8Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 2/Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Anastasiya Shcherbakova (BLR) 0 6-0 6-1
R16 Win Polina Leykina (RUS) 594 6-4 6-1
Q Win Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 380 6-0 3-0 RET
S Win [3] Valentyna Ivakhnenko (UKR) 234 7-5 6-4
F Loss [1/Q] Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 211 6-7 (7) 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$980

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 212 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 229 6-2 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$3,296
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
216 228 114

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
30/08/2010 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 91
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2007 US OPEN 2R 60
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 3R 121
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 247 129
2011 247 122
2010 182 92
2009 73 96
2008 126 154
2007 56 413
2006 311 344
2005 509 600
2004 766 587
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
27-Jul-2009 (53) 01-Feb-2010 (78)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
216 264

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
30/08/2010 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 91
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2007 US OPEN 2R 60
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 3R 121

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
17/05/2010 WARSAW 1R 1
23/03/2010 MIAMI 1R 5
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS 1R 5
08/02/2010 PARIS 1R 20
10/01/2010 SYDNEY Q - 3R 12
19/10/2009 MOSCOW 1R 1
23/08/2009 NEW HAVEN 1R 20
17/08/2009 TORONTO Q - 1R 1
18/05/2009 WARSAW 3R 140
25/03/2009 MIAMI Q - 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
09/02/2009 PARIS Q - 1R 1

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
22/04/2013 MARRAKECH 1R 1
08/04/2013 KATOWICE Q - 3R 10
13/02/2012 BOGOTA Q - 2R 6
04/07/2011 BUDAPEST 2R 6
18/04/2011 FES 1R 1
04/04/2011 MARBELLA 1R 1
21/02/2011 ACAPULCO Q - 2R 6
14/02/2011 BOGOTA Q - 2R 6
19/07/2010 BAD GASTEIN 2R 30
12/07/2010 PALERMO 2R 30
Date Tournament Round Points
05/07/2010 BUDAPEST 1R 1
13/06/2010 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
03/05/2010 ESTORIL 1R 1
26/04/2010 FES 2R 30
12/04/2010 BARCELONA Q - 1R 1
05/04/2010 MARBELLA 1R 1
04/01/2010 AUCKLAND 2R 30
12/10/2009 LINZ 3R 70
21/09/2009 TASHKENT 1R 1
20/07/2009 BAD GASTEIN QF 200
Date Tournament Round Points
13/07/2009 PRAGUE 1R 1
06/07/2009 BUDAPEST 2R 30
27/04/2009 FES 1R 1
06/04/2009 MARBELLA 1R 1
23/02/2009 ACAPULCO 1R 16
16/02/2009 BOGOTA 3R 70
11/01/2009 HOBART Q - 2R 6

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
27/10/2008 QUEBEC CITY 1R 1
29/09/2008 TASHKENT 3R 30
22/09/2008 SEOUL Q - 2R 2
15/09/2008 GUANGZHOU 2R 20
07/07/2008 BUDAPEST 1R 1
16/06/2008 EASTBOURNE Q - 2R 5
09/06/2008 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
19/05/2008 STRASBOURG 1R 1
26/03/2008 MIAMI 1R 1
12/03/2008 INDIAN WELLS 2R 25
Date Tournament Round Points
06/01/2008 HOBART 2R 15
08/10/2007 BANGKOK 1R 1
02/10/2007 TASHKENT 3R 30
24/09/2007 GUANGZHOU 3R 35
17/09/2007 BEIJING 2R 35
19/08/2007 NEW HAVEN Q - 3R 10
13/08/2007 TORONTO Q - 2R 10
23/07/2007 BAD GASTEIN 1R 1
16/07/2007 PALERMO 1R 7
14/05/2007 FES 4R 57
Date Tournament Round Points
09/04/2007 CHARLESTON Q - 1R 1
02/04/2007 AMELIA ISLAND Q - 1R 1
18/02/2007 MEMPHIS 4R 73
30/10/2006 QUEBEC CITY 1R 7
02/10/2006 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 3R 4
25/09/2006 SEOUL 1R 6
15/05/2006 RABAT 1R 6
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