Ioana Plesu

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Ioana Plesu
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1980-12-17) December 17, 1980 (age 41)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 715 (Jul 28, 2003)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 545 (Jun 23, 2003)

Ioana Plesu (born December 17, 1980) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. [1]

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Plesu, born to Romanian immigrant parents, grew up in Sainte-Foy, Quebec and was a Canadian junior champion. [2] She played four years of collegiate tennis for Duke University, after which she competed professionally. Her only WTA Tour singles main draw appearance came as a wildcard at the 1997 Challenge Bell. She stopped touring in order to study medicine and now works as a family physician. [3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.Mar 1998 ITF Nuevo Laredo, MexicoHard Flag of Japan.svg Hiromi Bethard Flag of Peru.svg María Eugenia Rojas
Flag of Uruguay.svg Elena Juricich
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.Oct 2002 ITF Winter Park, USAClay Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Baker Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Dasso
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
2–6, 1–6

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References

  1. "Ioana Plesu remporte la classique Yves Décarie". Réseau des sports (in French). March 23, 2003.
  2. "Plesu veut redonner à la région". Le Soleil (in French). August 8, 2009.
  3. "Le plaisir retrouvé de Ioana Plesu". Le Soleil (in French). September 11, 2016.