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Alexandra Cadantu

Alexandra Cadantu
  • Residence: Bucharest, Romania
  • Date of Birth: 03 May 1990
  • Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
  • Weight: 123 lbs. (56 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro
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Alexandra Cadantu Biography

Coached by Artemon Apostu, Adrian Gavrila and Adrian Cruciat ... Parents are Alexandru and Florica (both retired - father was an engineer, mother worked in fashion); brothers are Dani (works in construction) and Eddi (works in computing) ... Began playing tennis at age 3 when introduced by her father (a keen club player) ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ... Tennis idol was Steffi Graf ... Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish ... Best tennis memory is a video of herself playing tennis at age 4 ... Likes movies, reading and sleeping ... Favorite actress is Angelina Jolie ... Goal is to reach Top 50 soon.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 8
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 6
Prize Money $70,969 $372,335
W/L - Singles 16 - 14 233 - 139
W/L - Doubles 5 - 8 94 - 89
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Results

PRAGUE

ITF // CZECH REPUBLIC // 13-May-2013 // $100,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [4] Annika Beck (GER) 62 6-1 6-4
R16 Win [Q] Ana Vrljic (CRO) 205 6-4 6-4
Q Win Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 98 6-3 6-4
S Win Irina Falconi (USA) 156 6-2 7-6 (4)
F Loss [2] Lucie Safarova (CZE) 27 3-6 6-1 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+100

Prize Money

$8,108
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
90 74 166
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
30-Jul-2012 (65) 11-Jun-2012 (101)
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JANUARY - Fell 1r at Shenzhen (l. to Jovanovski); fell in Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Watson).

FEBRUARY - Reached QF at Bogota (l. to Jankovic); fell 1r at Acapulco (l. to Errani).

MARCH - Fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Fell 1r at Charleston (l. to Keys); reached SF at Katowice (l. to Kvitova).
2005 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Romania.

2006 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Played on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Won five singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - First Top 100 season; played first WTA main draw at Luxembourg, reaching 2r; fell in qualifying seven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); made Top 100 debut on October 24 (rose from No.104 to No.98); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Second Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Monterrey (l. to Babos); QF twice at Palermo and Tashkent; reached 2r twice; fell 1r 13 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying three times.
SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Monterrey.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Fès (w/Begu).

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 8
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 6
Prize Money $70,969 $372,335
W/L - Singles 16 - 14 233 - 139
W/L - Doubles 5 - 8 94 - 89

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 7 1st Serve Return Points Won 39.2%
Double Faults 63 2nd Serve Return Points Won 60.3%
1st Serve 70.4% Break Points Opportunities 151
1st Serve Points Won 55.2% Break Points Converted 47.7%
2nd Serve Points Won 39.2% Return Games Played 161
Break Points Faced 147 Return Games Won 44.7%
Break Points Saved 47.6% Return Points Won 47.0%
Service Games Played 158 Total Points Won 48.8%
Service Games Won 51.3%
Service Points Won 50.5%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
0 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 1r - - - - - -
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - - - - - -
0 / 1 WIMBLEDON - 1r - - - - - -
0 / 1 US OPEN - 1r - - - - - -

Doubles

W/L   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
0 / 1 WIMBLEDON 1r - - - - - - -
0 / 1 US OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
W/L   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
0 / 1 WIMBLEDON 1r - - - - - - -
0 / 1 US OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
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Alexandra Cadantu Results

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    Doubles

PRAGUE

ITF // CZECH REPUBLIC // 13-May-2013 // $100,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [4] Annika Beck (GER) 62 6-1 6-4
R16 Win [Q] Ana Vrljic (CRO) 205 6-4 6-4
Q Win Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 98 6-3 6-4
S Win Irina Falconi (USA) 156 6-2 7-6 (4)
F Loss [2] Lucie Safarova (CZE) 27 3-6 6-1 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+100

Prize Money

$8,108

CAGNES-SUR-MER

ITF // FRANCE // 06-May-2013 // $100,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [W] Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) 116 0-6 6-3 6-2
R16 Loss [W] Virginie Razzano (FRA) 196 4-6 6-0 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+18

Prize Money

$1,520

MARRAKECH

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

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Paula Kania (POL) 211 6-4 6-4
Q-R16 Win Valeria Solovyeva (RUS) 171 1-6 6-1 6-3
Q-Q Loss [6] Timea Babos (HUN) 114 6-3 6-2
R32 Loss [7] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 51 6-4 4-6 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+10

Prize Money

$1,800

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 117 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR) 173 7-5 6-2
Q-R16 Win [W] Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 415 6-2 6-3
Q-Q Win Raluca Olaru (ROU) 215 6-0 6-0
R32 Win [7] Sabine Lisicki (GER) 47 7-5 6-2
R16 Win Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 51 4-6 6-3 6-4
Q Win [L] Shahar Peer (ISR) 118 5-7 6-3 6-3
S Loss [1] Petra Kvitova (CZE) 8 6-0 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+146

Prize Money

$10,425

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 01-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 120 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss Madison Keys (USA) 77 7-6 (3) 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$2,275

OSPREY

ITF // USA // 25-Mar-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 119 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 821 6-4 3-6 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 119 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Loss [2] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 72 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,285

ACAPULCO

WTA // MEXICO // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 117 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [1] Sara Errani (ITA) 8 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

BOGOTA

WTA // COLOMBIA // 18-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Maria Joao Koehler (POR) 106 6-0 6-3
R16 Win [Q] Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) 189 4-6 6-3 6-4
Q Loss [1] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 24 6-2 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+70

Prize Money

$5,500

CALI

WTA // COLOMBIA // 11-Feb-2013 // $125,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) 155 3-6 6-3 6-1
R16 Loss Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) 129 6-4 5-7 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+22

Prize Money

$2,000

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 91 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss Heather Watson (GBR) 50 2-6 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$27,737

SYDNEY

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/64Q/16D // Rank: 89 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Loss Olga Puchkova (RUS) 105 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$610

SHENZHEN

WTA // CHINA P.R. // 30-Dec-2012 // $500,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 90 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [8] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 56 6-3 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$3,114
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
90 74 166

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 1R 5
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 40
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 90 135
2011 96 209
2010 378 501
2009 692 871
2008 573 742
2007 433 640
2006 666 741
2005 1297 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
30-Jul-2012 (65) 11-Jun-2012 (101)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
90 743

Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 1R 5
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 40

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
01/04/2013 CHARLESTON 1R 1
19/03/2013 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
06/01/2013 SYDNEY Q - 1R 1
15/10/2012 MOSCOW 1R 1
23/09/2012 TOKYO Q - 1R 1
02/04/2012 CHARLESTON Q - 1R 1

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
22/04/2013 MARRAKECH 3R 10
08/04/2013 KATOWICE 4R 146
25/02/2013 ACAPULCO 1R 1
18/02/2013 BOGOTA 3R 70
30/12/2012 SHENZHEN 1R 1
08/10/2012 LINZ 1R 1
17/09/2012 SEOUL 1R 1
10/09/2012 TASHKENT 3R 70
09/07/2012 PALERMO 3R 70
17/06/2012 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
11/06/2012 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
21/05/2012 STRASBOURG 1R 1
30/04/2012 BUDAPEST 2R 30
23/04/2012 FES 2R 30
09/04/2012 BARCELONA 1R 1
27/02/2012 ACAPULCO 1R 1
20/02/2012 MONTERREY QF 200
13/02/2012 BOGOTA 1R 1
08/01/2012 HOBART Q - 1R 1
17/10/2011 LUXEMBOURG 2R 46
Date Tournament Round Points
04/07/2011 BASTAD Q - 2R 6
25/04/2011 ESTORIL Q - 1R 1
18/04/2011 FES Q - 1R 1
14/02/2011 BOGOTA Q - 1R 1
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