Raluca Olaru
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Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is an inactive tennis player from Romania. The winner of eleven singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit,[1] Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,[2] losing to Andrea Petkovic, in straight sets.[3] She also has won eleven doubles titles on WTA Tour tournaments.
Full name | Ioana Raluca Olaru |
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Country (sports) | Romania |
Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
Born | (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35) Bucharest |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two–handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,770,957 |
Singles | |
Career record | 258–186 (58.1%) |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (27 July 2009) |
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 | 337–273 (55.2%) |
Career titles | 11 WTA, 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 30 (31 January 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022) |
French Open | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | 3R (2015, 2021) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | Alt (2021) |
Olympic Games | 2R (2016, 2020) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | QF (2019) |
US Open | QF (2018) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–11 (35.3%) |
Last updated on: 6 March 2024. |
Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both junior 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 seventh seed Ana Ivanovic.[5] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, world No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her best doubles ranking, No. 30, on 31 January 2022.[1]