Personal

Coached by Luca Castrichella...Began playing tennis at age 8...Favorite surface is clay (because of her knee operations)...Father, Grigorie, is an engineer; mother's name is Maria...Has one sister, Antoaneta, who works as a journalist...Favourite movie is Working Girl...Hobbies include swimming, skiing, cooking, reading and listening to music...Self-described as reliable and funny...Tennis player most admired while growing up was Chris Evert.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner: 2002 - ITF/Galatina-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Casale-ITA; 2000 - ITF/Fiumicino-ITA; 1998 - ITF/Carrabba-ITA, ITF/Reggio-ITA, ITF/Suzano-BRA; 1997 - ITF/Milan-ITA, ITF/Sezze-ITA, ITF/Fano-ITA.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2005 - Strasbourg (w/Andres).
Finalist (3): 2006 - Strasbourg (w/Muller); 2001 - Knokke-Heist (w/Dragomir Ilie); 1999 - Bol (w/Shaughnessy).
Semifinalist (4): 2006 - Warsaw (w/Tu), Hasselt (w/Strycova); 2005 - Modena (w/Andres Rodriguez); 2001 - Sopot (w/Dragomir Ilie).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team 1990-91.