Florentina Curpene

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Florentina Curpene
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1967-08-26) 26 August 1967 (age 56)
Prize money$11,889
Singles
Career record1–1 (Federation Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 209 (6 Jul 1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 406 (27 Mar 1989)

Florentina Curpene (born 26 August 1967) is a Romanian-born German former professional tennis player. [1]

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Curpene is originally from the Romanian city of Pitești but has lived in Germany since 1989. Before relocating she played Federation Cup tennis, featuring in two ties for Romania in 1986. She reached a best singles ranking on the professional tour of 209 in the world. In 2022 she won a senior world team championship for Germany in the 50s age group. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$5,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.Jun 1988ITF Velden, AustriaClay Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Dopfer 1–6, 6–7
Winner2.Aug 1991ITF Rheda-Wiedenbrück, GermanyClay Flag of Austria.svg Heidi Sprung 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.Jun 1988ITF Velden, AustriaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Nóra Köves Flag of Germany.svg Aurelia Gheorghe
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Nelia Kruger
4–6, 6–7

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  2. Dähne, Johnny (23 March 2022). "Tennis-Weltmeisterin mit bewegter Karriere". Neue Westfälische (in German).