Personal

Coached by Bogdan Nitescu
Father is Ion; mother is Monica
Began playing at age 4; favorite surface is hard; favorite shot is crosscourt backhand; favorite tournaments are Rio Open, Bad Gastein, all the Grand Slams
Enjoys skiing and snowboarding, horse riding, swimming, travelling
Would like to get into interior design after tennis

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (2): 2024 - Cluj-Napoca; 2022 - Warsaw.

WTA 125 TITLES
SINGLES (3): 2023 - Iasi; 2023 - Parma; 2022 - Iasi.

Career in Review

In 2023, reached QF at Cluj Napoca and Lausanne; also won titles at WTA 125 events Isai and Parma

Advanced to maiden WTA singles final at 2022 Warsaw (l. Garcia)

Last season, also reached SF at Portoroz (l. Rybakina) and Parma (l. eventual champion Sherif); broke into Top 50 on Cotober 3, 2022

Closed out 2021 campaign by finishing R-Up at WTA 125K Series event at Limoges

On clay last year, progressed to 3r at Roland Garros (l. Badosa, having held 1MP) and QF at Istanbul (l. Kudermetova)

Best results in 2020 were QF run at Prague (l. Kr.Pliskova via ret.) and 2r showing at Roland Garros (l. Kenin in 3s)

Ended 2019 by lifting 13th career singles titles on the ITF Circuit at $100k ITF/Dubai-UAE

Finished 2018 ranked No.71 to record first Top 100 finish of career; season highlights included 3r run at Australian Open (l. Keys) and SF runs at Monterrey (l. Muguruza) and Bogota (l. Schmeidlova)

In 2017, reached SF at Bucharest and made 2r three times, including at Wimbledon, US Open

Made first WTA SF at 2016 Florianopolis (upset former No.1 Jankovic in 2r, l. Babos)

Also made Grand Slam debut in 2016 at US Open, reaching 2r (as qualifier, l. Niculescu)

Owns three Top 20 wins in career, defeating No.17 Sevastova (2017 Bucharest), No.18 Vesnina (2017 New Haven) and No.11 Mladenovic (2018 Australian Open)
Transition from juniors to pro circuit was initially hampered by a series of injuries, notably quadriceps muscle rupture and a ski accident; more recently, problems with left Achilles tendon began in December 2015

Winner of 14 singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit

Played first senior tournament at $25k/ITF Bucharest in 2007 and first WTA main draw at 2014 Bad Gasten (l. Ka.Pliskova in 2r)