Miriam Bulgaru

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Miriam Bulgaru
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Bulgaru at 2021 Winners Open
Full nameMiriam Bianca Bulgaru
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Born (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26)
Alba Iulia, [1] Romania
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 316,585
Singles
Career record297–202
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 176 (14 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 176 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2024)
French Open Q2 (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open Q1 (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record68–74
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 371 (14 June 2021)
Current rankingNo. 1,598 (23 September 2024)
Last updated on: 23 September 2024.

Miriam Bianca Bulgaru (born 8 October 1998) is a Romanian tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 176.

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Career

Bulgaru made her WTA Tour debut at the 2018 Bucharest Open, after having received a wildcard into the singles draw. She lost her first-round match to Wang Yafan. [2]

She had her first WTA Tour win as a wildcard at the 2023 Transylvania Open in Cluj Napoca, defeating Turkish lucky loser İpek Öz. [3]

At the 2024 Iași Open, she recorded another WTA win in straight sets over second seed Tatjana Maria as a wildcard. [4]

She won the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy defeating Kathinka von Deichmann in the final. It was her first title at the WTA 125 level. [5] [6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Wimbledon.

Tournament 2023 2024 W–L
Australian Open A Q1 0–0
French Open Q2 Q2 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 0–0
US Open Q1 0–0
Win–loss0–00–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (5 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2016ITF Galați, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandra Perper 2–6, 6–1, 6–7(5)
Win1–1May 2016ITF Galați, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Oana Georgeta Simion 6–3, 6–1
Loss1–2Jul 2017ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Sanesi 1–6, 2–6
Win2–2Sep 2017ITF Varna, Bulgaria15,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Adamescu 6–0, 7–6(5)
Loss2–3Nov 2017ITF Vinaròs, Spain15,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Irene Burillo Escorihuela 2–6, 5–7
Win3–3Jul 2018ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu 6–4, 7–5
Loss3–4Feb 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lara Michel 2–6, 3–6
Loss3–5Sep 2019ITF Vienna, Austria25,000Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Tena Lukas 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win4–5Feb 2021ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of South Korea.svg Park So-hyun 6–2, 6–3
Win5–5Sep 2022ITF Otočec, Slovenia25,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Ormaechea 7–5, 6–4
Loss5–6Oct 2022ITF Otočec, Slovenia25,000ClayFlag placeholder.svg Iryna Shymanovich 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss5–7Nov 2022ITF Heraklion, Greece25,000Clay Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lina Gjorcheska 3–6, 4–6
Loss5–8Apr 2023ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Prisăcariu 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss5–9May 2023ITF Annenheim, Austria25,000Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jesika Malečková 2–6, 0–6
Loss5–10Sep 2023Vienna Ladies Open, Austria60,000Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Tena Lukas5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2017ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Britt Geukens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss0–2Jun 2017ITF Bucharest, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Ene
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandra Perper
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Win1–2Nov 2018ITF Sant Cugat, Spain25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Nicoleta Dascălu Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Roșca
Flag of Mexico.svg Renata Zarazúa
6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Win2–2Feb 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Ene Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail
6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss2–3Feb 2020ITF Mâcon, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of France.svg Audrey Albié
Flag of France.svg Marine Partaud
6–3, 6–7(3), [10–12]
Loss2–4Sep 2020ITF Marbella, Spain25,000Clay Flag of France.svg Victoria Muntean Flag of Russia.svg Alina Charaeva
Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Selekhmeteva
3–6, 2–6
Loss2–5Mar 2021ITF Pune, India25,000Hard Flag of India.svg Riya Bhatia Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith
2–6, 5–7
Win3–5Jun 2022ITF Klosters, Switzerland25,000Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brenda Fruhvirtová Flag of Germany.svg Tayisiya Morderger
Flag of Germany.svg Yana Morderger
6–0, 6–1

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References

  1. "Miriam Bulgaru, noul transfer al celor de la CSM Unirea Alba". alba24.ro (in Romanian).
  2. "BRD Bucharest Open: Miriam Bulgaru, învinsă la debutul în circuitul WTA". HotNewsRo (in Romanian).
  3. "Wild card Bulgaru claims first career WTA main-draw win in Cluj-Napoca".
  4. "Miriam Bulgaru, Anca Todoni, Gabriela Ruse and Jaqueline Cristian play on Tuesday for a place in the quarters at the UniCredit Iasi Open". 23 July 2024.
  5. "Miriam Bulgaru a câștigat turneul Țiriac Foundation, sub privirile Nadiei Comăneci și ale Simonei Halep" (in Romanian).
  6. "Bulgaru wins WTA 125 Bucharest with Halep on site; Teichmann wins Ljubljana". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.