Personal

Currently without a coach
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)
In July 2021, married fellow tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik

Began playing tennis at age 3 when introduced by her father (a keen club player)
Considered playing college tennis in the US before found a sponsor to help her turn professional
Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay and favorite tournament is Roland-Garros
Tennis idol was Steffi Graf
Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish
Best tennis memory are reaching Monterrey final and also a video of herself playing tennis at age 4
Likes movies, skiing, ice hockey reading and sleeping. Favorite actress is Angelina Jolie

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Monterrey.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2014 - Bucharest (w/Bogdan).
Finalist (2): 2016 - Bucharest (w/Piter); 2012 - Fès (w/Begu).

Career in Review

2013 - Third straight Top 100 season; SF three times at Katowice (l. to Kvitova), Budapest (l. to Halep) and Baku (l. to Svitolina); QF twice at Bogotá and Tashkent; reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times.

2012 - Another 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.

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.

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

2009 - Played on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Played on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Romania.