Personal

Coached by Raj Chaudhuri ... Parents, Albin and Rodica, are Romanian-born and, along with brother, Mircea, are all physicians ... Father, a neurologist, was Tim GulliksonÆs personal neurologist ... In 2000, made a grant to the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation for a college scholarship program for brain tumor patients or their children ... Graduated from St. Andrews High School in June 1996, where she played No.1 singles for her school team.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 1999 - Bol; 1997 - ITF/Bogotß-COL; 1995 - ITF/Salzburg-AUT, ITF/Katowice-POL, ITF/Sochi-RUS; 1994 - ITF/Nicolosi-ITA.
Finalist (3): 1998 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Bol; 1997 - Bol.
Semifinalist (2): 2000 - Rome; 1999 - Tokyo [Japan Open].

DOUBLES
Winner (13): 2006 - Sydney (w/Stubbs), Bali (w/Davenport); 2000 - Oklahoma City (w/Po), Indian Wells (w/Davenport), Bol, Tokyo [Japan Open] (both w/Halard-Decugis); 1999 - Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego (all w/Davenport), Gold Coast, Birmingham (both w/Neiland), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Po); 1997 - Pattaya City (w/Kunce).
Finalist (7): 2006 - Linz (w/Srebotnik); 2005 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Davenport); 2004 - Philadelphia (w/L.Huber); 2001 - Australian Open (w/Davenport); 2000 - Berlin (w/Coetzer); 1997 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Guse).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2001 - Australian Open (w/E.Ferreira). Semifinalist (1): 2002 - US Open (w/Gimelstob).

ADDITIONAL
United States Fed Cup Team, 2005.