Raluca Sandu (born 3 February 1980) is a Romanian former tennis player and professional padel player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monaco, Monaco |
| Born | 3 February 1980 Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $157,333 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 187–154 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (18 January 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1999) |
| French Open | 3R (1999) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 32–59 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 228 (13 September 1999) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1999) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 7–9 |
On 18 January 1999, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 68 whilst her best doubles ranking was 228 on 13 September 1999.
Raluca turned pro at the age of 15 and reached WTA top 100 by the time she was 17 years old. She was also ranked top 10 in the world ITF juniors ranking, reaching the semifinals at the 1995 US Open. Raluca was forced to retire early due to shoulder injury (2004).[2]
Personal
editRaluca is the daughter of former Romanian football player and former president of the Romanian Football Federation, Mircea Sandu and her late mother, Simona Arghir former handball player and captain of Romanian national handball team.[3][4][5][6] Raluca has one more sibling, older brother Dan Mircea.[7][8] In her youth, she was dating former world No. 1, Carlos Moya, for two years.
ITF Circuit finals
edit| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–7)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 24 April 1995 | Bari, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2. | 7 August 1995 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 3. | 18 September 1995 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4. | 10 February 1996 | Sunderland, UK | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5. | 21 July 1996 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 6. | 17 November 1996 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | 2 March 1997 | Bushey, UK | Carpet (i) | 1–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | 8. | 20 July 1997 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 9. | 12 April 1998 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 10. | 26 July 1998 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 11. | 24 June 2001 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Doubles (1–2)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 7 August 1995 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2. | 20 June 1999 | Marseille, France | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | 1 August 1999 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 |
Head-to-head records
editPlayers who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
- Magdalena Maleeva 1-0
- Anna Kournikova 1-1
- Elena Dementieva 1-0
- Amélie Mauresmo 1–0
- Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-0
- Patty Schnyder 0–1
- Serena Williams 0–1
- Conchita Martínez Granados 1-0
- Jelena Kostanić 0–1
- Elena Vesnina 1–0
References
edit- ^ "World padel tour rankings". Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Biography on WTA Tour official site". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Raluca Sandu îşi învaţă fetiţa tenis!" [Raluca Sandu teaches her girl to play tennis!] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Unde a dispărut fiica mondenă a ex-şefului de la FRF! Raluca Sandu e patroană de cârciumă la…" [Where did the daughter of the ex-boss from FRF disappear? Raluca Sandu is the owner of a pub in ...] (in Romanian). cancan.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Ce bine seamănă cu mama ei!" [How well she resembles her mother!] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Raluca si Mircea Sandu au castigat meciul impotriva cancerului" [Raluca and Mircea Sandu won the game against cancer] (in Romanian). revistavip.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Mircea Sandu, socru-mare in weekend" [Mircea Sandu, great-grandfather in the weekend] (in Romanian). revistavip.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Poartă pe spate crucea mamei" [She carries on her back her mother's cross] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
External links
edit- Raluca Sandu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Raluca Sandu at the International Tennis Federation
- Raluca Sandu at the Billie Jean King Cup
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