Irina Bara

Irina Bara

Irina Bara at the French Open in 2018
Full name	Irina Maria Bara
Country (sports)	Romania
Born	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 Ștei, Romania
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 550,445
Singles
Career record	285–187
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 139 (13 August 2018)
Current ranking	No. 142 (21 September 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2018)
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2018, 2019)
US Open	Q2 (2017)
Doubles
Career record	253–132
Career titles	28 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 56 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 105 (21 September 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF (2018)
Last updated on: 18 September 2020.

Irina Maria Bara (born 18 March 1995) is a professional tennis player from Romania.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 139, achieved on 13 August 2018. On 13 May 2019, she peaked at No. 56 in the WTA doubles rankings. Bara has won nine singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. As of October 2010, all her singles titles and all but two of her doubles wins have come on clay.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 BRD Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Mihaela Buzărnescu.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	Q3	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	Q2	NH	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q2	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Madrid Open	A	Q1	Q2	NH	0 / 0	0–0	–
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	214	141	161		$508,360

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)

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Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (9–11) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2013	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Laura Ioana Andrei	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Dec 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Hikari Yamamoto	6–4, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Jul 2014	ITF Galați, Romania	10,000	Clay	Patricia Maria Țig	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6
Win	3–1	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–2	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Kristína Schmiedlová	3–6, 2–6
Win	4–2	Apr 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Stefania Rubini	6–1, 7–5
Win	5–2	May 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–0
Loss	5–3	Jun 2015	ITF Galați, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	5–4	Sep 2015	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Isabella Shinikova	6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss	5–5	Mar 2016	ITF Tarragona, Spain	10,000	Clay	Joséphine Boualem	6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1), 2–6
Loss	5–6	Mar 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Isabella Shinikova	1–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Win	6–6	Apr 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	6–3, 6–3
Win	7–6	Sep 2016	ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Dejana Radanović	7–5, 6–4
Loss	7–7	Apr 2017	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	8–7	May 2017	ITF Båstad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Kathinka von Deichmann	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2
Win	9–7	Nov 2017	Open de Valencia, Spain	25,000	Clay	Olga Danilović	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	9–8	Apr 2018	ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States	60,000	Clay	Caroline Dolehide	4–6, 5–7
Loss	9–9	Jun 2018	Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay	Mariana Duque Mariño	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss	9–10	Oct 2019	Kiskút Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay (i)	Nicoleta Dascălu	5–7, 2–6
Loss	9–11	Sep 2020	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	80,000	Clay	Sara Sorribes Tormo	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 46 (28 titles, 18 runner–ups)

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Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (26–16) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2012	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Ioana Loredana Roșca	Justine De Sutter Katerina Stewart	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Apr 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Diana Buzean	Beatriz Haddad Maia Bárbara Luz	7–5, 6–1
Loss	1–2	Apr 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Diana Buzean	Andrea Benítez Carla Forte	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Jul 2013	ITF Iași, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Anita Husarić Kateryna Sliusar	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–2	Aug 2013	ITF Arad, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Cristina Adamescu Ana Bianca Mihaila	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–2	Aug 2013	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Ioana Loredana Roșca	Raluca Elena Platon Patricia Maria Țig	6–4, 6–4
Win	5–2	Oct 2013	ITF Ruse, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Eva Wacanno	Lina Gjorcheska Camelia Hristea	6–1, 6–2
Win	6–2	Dec 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Conny Perrin	Gabriela Talabă Patricia Maria Țig	6–3, 6–1
Loss	6–3	Jan 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Sviatlana Pirazhenka Alyona Sotnikova	5–7, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss	6–4	May 2014	ITF Bol, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Raluca Elena Platon	Pernilla Mendesova Patricia Maria Țig	w/o
Loss	6–5	Jul 2014	ITF Palić, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Camelia Hristea	Lina Gjorcheska Elizaveta Ianchuk	4–6, 1–6
Win	7–5	Aug 2014	ITF Arad, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Lina Gjorcheska Camelia Hristea	4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	8–5	Aug 2014	ITF Mamaia, Romania	25,000	Clay	Andreea Mitu	Georgia Crăciun Patricia Maria Țig	6–4, 6–1
Win	9–5	Sep 2014	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Andreea Mitu	Réka Luca Jani Isabella Shinikova	7–5, 7–6
Win	10–5	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	Lisa Ponomar Shakhlo Saidova	w/o
Loss	10–6	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	Valeria Prosperi Arina Folts	6–3, 6–7(4–7), [5–10]
Win	11–6	Dec 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Magdalena Stoilkovska Elke Tiel	6–2, 6–4
Loss	11–7	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Amanda Carreras Alice Savoretti	4–6, 1–6
Win	12–7	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Ana Bianca Mihăilă Gabriela Pantůčková	6–1, 6–1
Win	13–7	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Kim Grajdek Akvilė Paražinskaitė	6–2, 6–4
Loss	13–8	Mar 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Lilla Barzó	Claudia Giovine Kimberley Zimmermann	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win	14–8	Apr 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Oana Georgeta Simion	Margot Yerolymos Kimberley Zimmermann	7–5, 6–4
Win	15–8	Apr 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Corinna Dentoni Claudia Giovine	6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss	15–9	May 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Tea Faber	Francesca Palmigiano Carla Touly	4–6, 0–6
Loss	15–10	Jun 2015	ITF Galați, Romania	25,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Cristina Dinu Lina Gjorcheska	4–6, 2–6
Loss	15–11	Sep 2015	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Isabella Shinikova	Julieta Lara Estable Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau	7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Win	16–11	Mar 2016	ITF Tarragona, Spain	10,000	Clay	Alyona Sotnikova	Georgina García Pérez Olga Sáez Larra	7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	17–11	Apr 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Alice Bacquie	Inès Ibbou Kelia Le Bihan	6–1, 6–0
Loss	17–12	May 2016	ITF Båstad, Sweden	10,000	Clay	Melanie Stokke	Emilie Francati Cornelia Lister	2–6, 4–6
Loss	17–13	Jun 2016	ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Lina Gjorcheska	Laura Pigossi Nadia Podoroska	3–6, 0–6
Loss	17–14	Jun 2016	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Elyne Boeykens	Tadeja Majerič Aleksandrina Naydenova	5–7, 6–1, [8–10]
Win	18–14	Jul 2016	ITF Toruń, Poland	25,000	Clay	Valeria Savinykh	Akgul Amanmuradova Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	19–14	Aug 2016	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	25,000	Clay	Oleksandra Korashvili	Nicola Geuer Anna Zaja	7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss	19–15	Sep 2016	ITF Mamaia, Romania	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Vivien Juhászová Kateřina Kramperová	6–7(3–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss	19–16	Sep 2016	ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Conny Perrin Chantal Škamlová	4–6, 2–6
Win	20–16	Oct 2016	Soho Square Tournament, Egypt	100,000	Hard	Alona Fomina	Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Jil Teichmann	6–2, 6–1
Loss	20–17	Feb 2017	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Prarthana Thombare	Junri Namigata Riko Sawayanagi	6–7(5–7), 6–4, [9–11]
Win	21–17	Apr 2017	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Tereza Mrdeža	Sara Cakarevic Nicoleta Dascălu	6–4, 6–2
Win	22–17	May 2017	ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Daiana Negreanu Oana Georgeta Simion	1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Win	23–17	Sep 2017	ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary	60,000	Clay	Chantal Škamlová	Alexandra Cadanțu Tereza Smitková	7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win	24–17	Sep 2017	Open de Biarritz, France	80,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Cristina Bucșa Isabelle Wallace	6–3, 6–1
Loss	24–18	Sep 2017	L'Open de Saint Malo, France	60,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Diāna Marcinkeviča Daniela Seguel	3–6, 3–6
Win	25–18	Apr 2018	ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States	60,000	Clay	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Jessica Pegula Maria Sanchez	6–4, 6–2
Win	26–18	Sep 2018	Open de Biarritz, France	80,000	Clay	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	Ysaline Bonaventure Helène Scholsen	6–4, 6–1
Win	27–18	Sep 2019	Open de Valencia, Spain	60,000	Clay	Rebeka Masarova	Andrea Gámiz Seone Mendez	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win	28–18	Oct 2019	Kiskút Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay (i)	Maryna Zanevska	Akgul Amanmuradova Elena Bogdan	3–6, 6–2, [10–8]

External links

• Irina Bara at the Women's Tennis Association
• Irina Bara at the International Tennis Federation
• Irina Bara at the Billie Jean King Cup