Raluca Olaru
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Bucharest |
Born | Bucharest | 3 March 1989
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two–handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 936,952 |
Singles | |
Career record | 258–185 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (27 July 2009) |
Current ranking | - |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2008, 2010) |
French Open | 3R (2007) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2009, 2010) |
US Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 240-181 |
Career titles | 7 WTA, 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (24 July 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 36 (6 August 2017) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017) |
French Open | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
US Open | 3R (2015) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–9 |
Last updated on: 4 July 2017. |
Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian tennis player. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles,[1] Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,[2] losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3.[3] She has also won two doubles titles, at the 2008 Tashkent Open and 2013 Nürnberger Versicherungscup.
Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open,[4] and captured the 2006 US Open doubles title along with Mihaela Buzărnescu. Her best professional grand slam result so far has been the third round of the 2007 French Open, when she defeated the 30th seed Julia Vakulenko in straight sets and lost to eventual runner–up, the 7th seed Ana Ivanovic.[5] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her highest doubles ranking, No. 44, on 28 September 2015.[1]
Personal life
Ioana Raluca Olaru currently resides in her hometown Bucharest.[6] Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together.[7] Her sister Cristina is sixteen years older than Olaru, and lives in London.[7] Olaru began playing tennis aged seven,[6] and cites Kim Clijsters,[8] Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as her role models.[7] She graduated from school in 2007, and is fluent in Romanian, English, French and Spanish.[8]
Tennis career
2017: 6th WTA Doubles Title
Raluca started her season at Shenzhen Open where she reached the final with Olga Savchuk, but they lost 1-6, 5-7 to Peng Shuai and Andrea Hlaváčková.
Next week, Olaru with Olga Savchuk won the Doubles Title at Hobart International. This is Raluca's 6th WTA Doubles Title.
Playing style
Olaru considers being a fighter as her biggest asset.[7] She cites clay as her favourite surface[6] and backhand down the line as favourite shot,[8] but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing up her game with drop shots.[7] Olaru is currently coached by former player Michael Schapers.[8]
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 26 July 2009 | Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runners-up)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 July 2008 | Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 1–6, [6–10] |
Winner | 1. | 5 October 2008 | Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
Winner | 2. | 26 February 2011 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 April 2013 | BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Katowice, Poland | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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4-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 3. | 15 June 2013 | Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nurnberg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2-6, 7-6(7-3), [11-9] |
Runner-up | 3. | 24 May 2014 | Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nurnberg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 4. | 27 July 2014 | Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 6-7(3-7) |
Winner | 4. | 12 October 2014 | Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 23 May 2015 | Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nürnberg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 April 2016 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1 October 2016 | Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 7 January 2017 | Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 6. | 14 January 2017 | Hobart International, Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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0-6, 6-4, [10-5] |
Winner | 7. | 23 July 2017 | Bucharest Open, Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
WTA 125 Series Finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 30 May 2016 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles 18 (11-7)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | August 16, 2004 | Iași, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | April 24, 2005 | Herceg Novi, Serbia | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(2) |
Winner | 3. | July 19, 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | August 2, 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(3), 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | May 2, 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | May 7, 2006 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | July 3, 2006 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 8. | November 7, 2006 | Toronto, Canada | Hard(i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 9. | April 23, 2007 | Torrent, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | April 30, 2007 | Catania, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | July 14, 2008 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 12. | June 8, 2009 | Marseille, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4), 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | July 25, 2011 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 14. | April 9, 2012 | Pomezia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | October 22, 2012 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | November 2, 2012 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | January 21, 2013 | Eilat, İsrael | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(4), 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 18. | February 25, 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 31 (15-16)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 14 June 2004 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 August 2004 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 27 September 2004 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 27 April 2005 | Herceg Novi, Montenegro | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–1 ret. |
Winner | 3. | 25 July 2005 | Arad, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 7 August 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 9 April 2006 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 May 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3–7) |
Runner–up | 4. | 13 May 2006 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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W/O |
Winner | 6. | 3 July 2006 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 5. | 13 August 2006 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | 11 November 2006 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 7. | 11 September 2010 | Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 7. | 20 September 2010 | Saint Malo, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 16 September 2011 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 8. | 15 January 2012 | Innisbrook, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Runners-up | 9. | 11 February 2012 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 21 April 2012 | Civitavecchia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | 27 April 2012 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 19 May 2012 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 21 July 2012 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1 September 2012 | Mamaia, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 10 September 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 12. | 27 October 2012 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Winner | 13. | 4 November 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Winner | 14. | 21 January 2013 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 13. | 28 October 2013 | Barnstaple, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
Winner | 15. | 21 June 2015 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 14. | 14 August 2015 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Runner–up | 15. | 23 September 2016 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 16. | 8 May 2017 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | |||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0–2 | |||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 2–4 | ||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 2–3 | ||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 2–3 | ||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6–12 |
Head-to-Head record against other players
- Venus Williams 0-2
- Caroline Wozniacki 1-0
- Ana Ivanovic 0-2
- Maria Sharapova 0-1
- Victoria Azarenka 0-1
WTA Tour career earnings
Year | Grand Slam singles titles |
WTA singles titles |
Total singles titles |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | n/a |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 3 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73,665 | 204 |
2015* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47,045 | ? |
Career* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 865,108 | ? |
*As of June 29, 2015
References
- ^ a b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic, Olaru Into Final (25 July 2009)
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic Wins First Tour Title (26 July 2009)
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Ioana Raluca Olaru
- ^ a b c Ioana Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation
- ^ a b c d e Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru (24 July 2009)
- ^ a b c d WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
External links
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- Raluca Olaru at the Billie Jean King Cup