Raluca Olaru

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Raluca Olaru
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Olaru at the 2020 French Open
Full nameIoana Raluca Olaru
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Residence Bucharest, Romania
Born (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35)
Bucharest
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2024
PlaysRight-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,770,957
Singles
Career record258–186 (58.1%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 53 (27 July 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2008, 2010)
French Open 3R (2007)
Wimbledon 2R (2009, 2010)
US Open 2R (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record337–273 (55.2%)
Career titles11 WTA, 15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 30 (31 January 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
French Open QF (2017)
Wimbledon 3R (2021, 2022)
US Open 3R (2015, 2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals Alt (2021)
Olympic Games 2R (2016, 2020)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2022)
French Open 2R (2019)
Wimbledon QF (2019)
US Open QF (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 6–11 (35.3%)
Last updated on: 6 March 2024.

Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. The winner of eleven singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, [1] Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, [2] losing to Andrea Petkovic, in straight sets. [3] She also has won eleven doubles titles on WTA Tour tournaments.

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Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both junior singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open, [4] and captured the 2006 US Open doubles title along with Mihaela Buzărnescu. Her best professional Grand Slam result has been the third round of the 2007 French Open, when she defeated the 30th seed Julia Vakulenko, in straight sets, and lost to eventual runner–up, the seventh seed Ana Ivanovic. [5] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, world No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her best doubles ranking, No. 30, on 31 January 2022. [1]

Olaru announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2024. [6]

Personal life

Ioana Raluca Olaru currently resides in her hometown Bucharest. [7] Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together. [8] Her sister Cristina is 16 years older than Olaru, and lives in London. [8] Olaru began playing tennis aged seven, [7] and cites Kim Clijsters, [9] Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as her role models. [8] She graduated from school in 2007, and is fluent in English, Spanish and Romanian.[ citation needed ]

Tennis career

Raluca started her 2017 season at Shenzhen Open where she reached the final with Olga Savchuk, but they lost 1–6, 5–7 to Peng Shuai and Andrea Hlaváčková. The following week, Olaru with Olga Savchuk won the doubles title at the Hobart International, it was her sixth WTA Tour doubles title.

Playing style

Olaru considers being a fighter as her biggest asset. [8] She cites clay as her favourite surface [7] and backhand down the line as favourite shot, [9] but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing her game with drop shots. [8] Olaru is currently coached by Adrian Gavrila, Adrian Cruciat and Artemon Apostu Efremov. [9]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ... 2022 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R Q2 1R Q2 A Q1 A0 / 20–2
French Open 3R 1R 1R 1R Q1 A Q1 A0 / 42–4
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 2R Q1 A Q1 A0 / 32–3
US Open 2R 2R 1R Q1 AAA0 / 32–3
Win–loss3–21–41–41–20–00–00–00–00 / 126–12

Doubles

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 1R A 2R 1R AA 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 127–1237%
French Open AAA 1R A 1R AAA 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 114–1127%
Wimbledon AAAA Q1 AAA 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R NH 3R 3R 0 / 95–936%
US Open AAAA 1R AAAA 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 106–1038%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–20–11–20–10–01–11–42–41–44–42–41–40–34–33–40 / 4222–4234%
National representation
Summer Olympics NHANHANH 2R NH 2R 2 / 22–250%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open [1] NMSAAAAAA 1R A 1R 2R A QF AAA0 / 43–443%
Indian Wells Open AAAAAAAAAA 2R 1R 1R 1R QF NH 1R 1R 0 / 73–730%
Miami Open AAAAAAAAAAA 1R 1R 1R QF NH 1R 1R 0 / 62–625%
Madrid Open NHAAAAAA 2R 2R AA 1R NH 2R A0 / 42–433%
Italian Open AAAAAAAAAA 1R AAA 1R F 1R A0 / 44–450%
Canadian Open AAAAAAAAAA QF AAA 2R NHAA0 / 23–175%
Cincinnati Open NMSAAAAAAA 1R QF 2R 1R A 1R A0 / 53–538%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open [2] AAAAAAAAA 1R 1R A 1R A 2R NH0 / 41–420%
China Open NMSAAA 2R 1R A 2R 1R 1R NH0 / 52–529%
Career statistics
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments11261110619222423232122102012Career total: 224
TitlesCareer total:
FinalsCareer total:
Overall win-loss
Year-end ranking735554743644484336155

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2015 2006 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SRW–L
Australian Open AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French Open AAAA 2R NHA0 / 11–1
Wimbledon 3R 1R 2R 2R QF NHA0 / 56–5
US Open AA 2R QF 2R NHA0 / 34–3
Win–loss2–10–12–23–24–30–00–00 / 911–9

Significant finals

Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2020 Italian Open Clay Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 2–6

WTA Tour finals

Olaru at Wimbledon, 2013 Raluca Olaru WM13-007.JPG
Olaru at Wimbledon, 2013

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2009 Gastein Ladies, AustriaInternational [lower-alpha 1] Clay Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (1–2)
WTA 250 (10–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (4–7)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryTier III [lower-alpha 1] Clay Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
7–6(7–5), 1–6, [6–10]
Win1–1 Oct 2008 Tashkent Open, UzbekistanTier IV [lower-alpha 1] Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Wörle
5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Win2–1 Feb 2011 Mexican Open, MexicoInternationalHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss2–2 Apr 2013 Katowice Open, PolandInternationalClay (i) Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Solovyeva Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
4–6, 5–7
Win3–2 Jun 2013 Nuremberg Cup, GermanyInternationalClay Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Solovyeva Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Loss3–3 May 2014 Nuremberg Cup, GermanyInternationalClay Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
0–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss3–4 Jul 2014 Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win4–4 Oct 2014 Linz Open, AustriaInternationalHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
6–2, 6–1
Loss4–5 May 2015 Nuremberg Cup, GermanyInternationalClay Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss4–6 Apr 2016 Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoInternationalClay Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić
3–6, 0–6
Win5–6 Oct 2016 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (2)InternationalHard Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
7–5, 6–3
Loss5–7 Jan 2017 Shenzhen Open, ChinaInternationalHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
1–6, 5–7
Win6–7 Jan 2017 Hobart International, AustraliaInternationalHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan
0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win7–7 Jul 2017 Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–3
Win8–7 May 2018 Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoInternationalClay Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez
Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár
6–4, 6–4
Win9–7 May 2018 Strasbourg International, FranceInternationalClay Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
7–5, 7–5
Loss9–8 Sep 2018 Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tamara Zidanšek
5–7, 3–6
Loss9–9 Oct 2018 Kremlin Cup, RussiaPremier [lower-alpha 2] Hard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss9–10 Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech RepublicInternationalClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková
2–6, 2–6
Loss9–11 Sep 2020 Italian Open, ItalyPremier 5 [lower-alpha 3] Clay Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 2–6
Win10–11 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg Trophy, RussiaWTA 500Hard (i) Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian
Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss10–12 Jun 2021 Bad Homburg Open, GermanyWTA 250Grass Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
3–6, 1–6
Win11–12 Aug 2021 Chicago Women's Open, United StatesWTA 250Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss11–13 Oct 2021 Kremlin Cup, RussiaWTA 500Hard (i) Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2016 Bol Ladies Open, CroatiaClay Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll
Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić
3–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2004ITF Iași, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 6–7, 0–6
Win1–1Apr 2005ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia10,000Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Miljana Adanko7–5, 7–6(2)
Win2–1Jul 2005ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Anna Bastrikova 6–3, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 2005ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea 7–6(3), 7–5
Win4–1May 2006ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win5–1May 2006ITF Rabat, Morocco10,000Clay Flag of Algeria.svg Samia Medjahdi 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Loss5–2Jul 2006ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova 4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win6–2Nov 2006ITF Toronto, Canada25,000Hard(i) Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 6–3, 6–1
Win7–2Apr 2007ITF Torrent, Spain50,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss7–3Apr 2007ITF Catania, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win8–3Jul 2008 Contrexéville Open, France50,000Clay Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 6–4, 6–2
Win9–3Jun 2009 Open de Marseille, France100,000Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič 6–7(4), 7–5, 6–4
Win10–3Jul 2011ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss10–4Apr 2012ITF Pomezia, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–0, 1–6, 1–6
Loss10–5Oct 2012ITF Brasília, Brazil25,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 5–7, 2–6
Loss10–6Nov 2012ITF Asunción, Paraguay25,000Clay Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 7–5, 6–7(7), 2–6
Loss10–7Jan 2013ITF Eilat, İsrael10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 7–6(4), 3–6, 2–6
Win11–7Mar 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2004ITF Brașov, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lăzăroiu Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu
Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Iacob
4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Aug 2004ITF Timișoara, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lăzăroiu Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Niculescu
1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win1–2Sep 2004ITF Cluj-Napoca, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Raimrová
Flag of Romania.svg Anamaria Sere
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win2–2Apr 2005ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Antonia Xenia Tout Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleksandra Lukič
Flag of Slovenia.svg Patricia Vollmeier
6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win3–2July 2005ITF Arad, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu Flag of Russia.svg Anna Bastrikova
Flag of Russia.svg Vasilisa Davydova
6–1, 6–4
Win4–2Aug 2005ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu Flag of Romania.svg Bianca Ioana Bonifate
Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
6–1, 6–1
Win5–2Apr 2006ITF Makarska, Croatia10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Antonia Xenia Tout Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma
6–4, 7–5
Loss5–3May 2006ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Simona Matei Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Niculescu
4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3)
Loss5–4May 2006ITF Rabat, Morocco10,000Clay Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Flag of Morocco.svg Bahia Mouhtassine
Flag of France.svg Émilie Bacquet
w/o
Win6–4July 2006ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000Clay Flag of Georgia.svg Margalita Chakhnashvili Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
7–5, 1–6, 6–1
Loss6–5Aug 2006 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Kristina Antoniichuk Flag of Slovakia.svg Eva Fislová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislava Hrozenská
3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6
Loss6–6Nov 2006ITF Toronto, Canada25,000Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heidi El Tabakh Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová
4–6, 1–6
Win7–6Sep 2010ITF Biella, Italy100,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy
7–5, 6–4
Loss7–7Sep 2010 Open de Saint Malo, France100,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 2–6
Loss7–8 Sep 2011 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria100,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
4–6, 5–7
Win8–8Jan 2012ITF Innisbrook, United States25,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova Flag of Italy.svg Gioia Barbieri
Flag of Russia.svg Nadejda Guskova
6–3, 6–1
Loss8–9 Feb 2012 Copa Cali, Colombia100,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella
4–6, 3–6
Win9–9Apr 2012ITF Civitavecchia, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Shamayko
6–3, 7–5
Win10–9Apr 2012ITF Tunis, Tunisia25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Spain.svg Inés Ferrer Suárez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp
6–4, 6–3
Loss10–10May 2012ITF Casablanca, Morocco25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
1–6, 4–6
Loss10–11 Jul 2012 Open Romania Ladies 100,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
2–6, 0–6
Win11–11Aug 2012ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tadeja Majerič
7–6(4), 6–3
Loss11–12Sep 2012ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Marina Melnikova Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter
Flag of Poland.svg Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
5–7, 1–6
Win12–12Oct 2012ITF Brasília, Brazil25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of the United States.svg Julia Cohen
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win13–12Nov 2012ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
1–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win14–12Jan 2013ITF Eilat, Israel10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva Flag of Belarus.svg Ilona Kremen
Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen
6–3, 6–3
Loss14–13Nov 2013 GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK75,000Hard (i) Flag of Austria.svg Tamira Paszek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková
3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win15–13Jun 2015 Ilkley Trophy, UK50,000Grass Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg An-Sophie Mestach
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–4
Loss15–14 Aug 2015 Vancouver Open, Canada100,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss15–15Sep 2016 Neva Cup, Russia100,000Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Alena Tarasova Flag of Russia.svg Maria Marfutina
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
2–6, 3–6
Loss15–16May 2017 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
5–7, 1–6

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