Gabriela Niculescu

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Gabriela Niculescu
Full nameGabriela Niculescu
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Born (1986-06-07) 7 June 1986 (age 38)
Socialist Republic of Romania
Turned pro2002
Retired2008
PlaysRight Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Prize moneyUS$32,208
Singles
Career record91–67
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 376 (4 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record157–43
Career titles0 WTA, 25 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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.

Personal life

She is the older sister of tennis player Monica Niculescu. [2]

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.18 July 2004 Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Novotníková 5–7, 6–7
Loss2.28 November 2004 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Ustyuzhanina 4–6, 4–6
Win3.8 May 2005 Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy 5–7, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles (25-11)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.18 August 2002Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Bulgaria.svg Radoslava Topalova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Virginia Trifonova
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win2.26 August 2002Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Gerlová
Flag of Germany.svg Nina Nittinger
6–2, 6–2
Loss3.16 March 2003Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner
Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits
6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6
Win4.31 March 2003Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Slovakia.svg Maria Jedlicková
6–2, 6–2
Loss5.20 April 2003Dubrovnik, CroatiaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss6.17 August 2003Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Russia.svg Anna Bastrikova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
4–6, 4–6
Loss7.31 August 2003Timișoara, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Hungary.svg Julia Ács
Flag of Russia.svg Vasilisa Davydova
4–6, 3–6
Win8.23 May 2004Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lazaroiu
Flag of Romania.svg Andra Savu
6–4, 6–2
Win9.6 June 2004Constanța, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu Flag of Romania.svg Bianca Bonifate
Flag of Romania.svg Diana Gae
6–4, 6–3
Win10.13 June 2004Pitești, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez
Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefanía Craciún
6–4, 6–4
Win11.15 August 2004Târgu Mureș, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Romania.svg Simona Matei
Flag of Hungary.svg Barbara Pócza
7–5, 6–1
Win12.22 August 2004Iași, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Austria.svg Nadine Schlotterer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Valková
7–5, 6–1
Win13.29 August 2004Timişoara, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lazaroiu
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Win14.5 September 2004Arad, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea Flag of Israel.svg Yevgenia Savransky
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
6–2, 6–2
Loss15.19 September 2004 Sofia, BulgariaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová Flag of Hungary.svg Kyra Nagy
Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Németh
6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Win16.6 February 2005 Vale do Lobo, PortugalHard Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Panova
6–3, 6–4
Win17.20 March 2005 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Ukraine.svg Hanna Andreyeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeria Bondarenko
6–2, 6–3
Win18.27 March 2005 Ain Sokhna, EgyptClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Romania.svg Laura-Ramona Husaru
Flag of Germany.svg Sarah Raab
6–1, 6–1
Loss19.17 April 2005 Civitavecchia, ItalyClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
4–6, 3–6
Win20.8 May 2005Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Panova
6–3, 6–4
Win21.15 May 2005Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Kucerková
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Wörle
6–7, 6–0, 6–0
Win22.21 May 2005 Pitești, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Vojislava Lukić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Andrea Popović
6–4, 6–3
Win23.28 May 2005 Balș, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Bianca Bonifate Flag of Slovakia.svg Lenka Dlhopolcová
Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Iacob
6–2, 7–5
Win24.25 June 2005Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu Flag of Russia.svg Elena Chalova
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Lopes
6–2, 6–4
Win25.3 July 2005 Galați, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu Flag of Russia.svg Vasilisa Davydova
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Panova
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Win26.23 July 2005Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea Flag of Romania.svg Ágnes Szatmári
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oksana Teplyakova
6–3, 6–2
Loss27.23 October 2005 Sevilla, SpainClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
2–6, 6–7(5)
Loss28.9 April 2006 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Poland.svg Olga Brózda
Flag of Estonia.svg Margit Rüütel
6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win29.7 May 2006Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea Flag of Romania.svg Simona Matei
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
6–4, 0–6, 7–6(3)
Win30.14 May 2006Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg Diana Buzean
6–3, 6–0
Win31.25 June 2006Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Ciulei
Flag of Serbia.svg Neda Kozić
6–2, 6–1
Win32.30 July 2006Arad, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Paar Flag of Serbia.svg Karolina Jovanović
Flag of Serbia.svg Neda Kozić
6–2, 6–3
Win33.6 August 2006Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Paar Flag of Romania.svg Maria Luiza Crăciun
Flag of Romania.svg Ágnes Szatmári
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss34.24 June 2007Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Maria Luiza Crăciun Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Herth
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oksana Uzhylovska
5–7, 3–6
Win35.19 August 2007Constanța, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Diana Gae Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Damaschin
Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lazaroiu
6–3, 6–4
Loss36.11 July 2008Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Bunea Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Gașpar
6–4, 3–6, [3–10]

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