Full name | Gabriela Niculescu |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Socialist Republic of Romania | 7 June 1986
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
Prize money | $32,208 |
Singles | |
Career record | 91–67 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 376 (4 July 2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 157–43 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 25 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 199 (20 February 2006) |
Gabriela Niculescu (born 7 June 1986) is a retired professional tennis player and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 4 July 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 376; her best doubles ranking was 199 on 20 February 2006.
In 2008 playing for the University of Southern California in doubles, teamed up with American player Amanda Fink, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation. [1]
She became a national platform tennis champion after retiring from professional tennis. She won titles in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
She is the older sister of tennis player Monica Niculescu. [2]
Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 18 July 2004 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 2. | 28 November 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 8 May 2005 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 18 August 2002 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 26 August 2002 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 16 March 2003 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6 |
Win | 4. | 31 March 2003 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 20 April 2003 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | 17 August 2003 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | 31 August 2003 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | 23 May 2004 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | 6 June 2004 | Constanţa, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 10. | 13 June 2004 | Piteşti, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 11. | 15 August 2004 | Târgu Mureș, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 22 August 2004 | Iași, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 13. | 29 August 2004 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 14. | 5 September 2004 | Arad, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 15. | 19 September 2004 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 16. | 6 February 2005 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 17. | 20 March 2005 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 18. | 27 March 2005 | Ain Sokhna, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 19. | 17 April 2005 | Civitavecchia, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 20. | 8 May 2005 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 21. | 15 May 2005 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | 22. | 21 May 2005 | Pitești, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 23. | 28 May 2005 | Balș, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 24. | 25 June 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 25. | 3 July 2005 | Galați, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 |
Win | 26. | 23 July 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 27. | 23 October 2005 | Sevilla, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 28. | 9 April 2006 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 29. | 7 May 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(3) |
Win | 30. | 14 May 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 31. | 25 June 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 32. | 30 July 2006 | Arad, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 33. | 6 August 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 34. | 24 June 2007 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5-7, 3-6 |
Win | 35. | 19 August 2007 | Constanţa, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 36. | 11 July 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [3–10] |
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