Irina Spîrlea is a retired tennis player from Romania who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles. Spîrlea reached her career-high ranking on the WTA Tour on 13 October 1997, when she became No. 7 in the world. She retired in 2000.
The 1994 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the year-ending WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The 1996 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 53rd edition of the Rome Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The women's tournament was played from May 6 through May 12, 1996, while the men's tournament was played from May 13 through May 19, 1996.
The 1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 8 through 14 January 1996. Unseeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title.
The 1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from April 8 through April 14, 1996. Eighth-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title.
The 1995 Danamon Indonesia Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Gelora Senayan Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia and was part of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 2 January through 8 January 1995. First-seeded Sabine Hack won the singles title and earned $26,500 first-prize money.
The 1995 Prague Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague in the Czech Republic that was part of Tier IV of the 1995 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 8 May through 14 May 1995. First-seeded Julie Halard won the singles title.
The 1995 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 July until 16 July 1995. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $17,500 first-prize money.
The 1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May until 24 May 1998. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title.
The 1998 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya, Thailand that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 16 November through 22 November 1998. Second-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.
The 1999 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 4 January until 9 January 1999. Third-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 1991 Puerto Rico Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hyatt Regency Cerromar Hotel in San Juan in Puerto Rico that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from October 21 through October 27, 1991. Second-seeded Julie Halard won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States that was part of the Tier II category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from August 8 through August 14, 1994. Tenth-seeded Amy Frazier won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Nichirei International Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 September through 25 September 1994. First-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Torneo Internazional Femmin di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 5 July until 10 July 1994. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1991 Trofeo Ilva-Coppa Mantegazza was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Circulo Tennis Ilva Taranto in Taranto, Italy that was part of the WTA Tier V category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 30 April until 5 May 1991. Unseeded Emanuela Zardo won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1992 Ilva Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Circulo Tennis Ilva Taranto in Taranto, Italy that was part of the WTA Tier V category of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 April until 3 May 1992. First-seeded Julie Halard won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1993 Ilva Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Circulo Tennis Ilva Taranto in Taranto, Italy that was part of the WTA Tier IV category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April until 2 May 1993. Fifth-seeded Brenda Schultz won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Ilva Trophy – Doubles was an event of the 1994 Ilva Trophy women's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Circulo Tennis Ilva Taranto in Taranto, Italy from 25 April until 1 May 1994. The draw comprised 16 teams of which four were seeded. Debbie Graham and Brenda Schultz were the defending champions, but Graham did not compete this year. Schultz teamed up with Miriam Oremans and lost in the semifinals to Sandra Cecchini and Isabelle Demongeot. Irina Spîrlea and Noëlle van Lottum won the title by defeating Cecchini and Demongeot 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 in the final.
Julie Halard 
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