Simona Matei

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Simona Matei
Full nameSimona-Iulia Matei
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Residence Bucharest, Romania
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
Brașov, Socialist Republic of Romania
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2010
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$84,879
Singles
Career record221–156
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (2 October 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2007)
French Open Q1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record91–79
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 246 (2 October 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 3–5

Simona-Iulia Matei (born 7 July 1985) is a former professional Romanian tennis player.

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On 2 October 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 and her best WTA doubles ranking of 246. In her career, she won nine singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She was coached by Michele Tellini, and retired from tennis in 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Jun 2003ITF Orestiada, GreeceHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova 1–6, 4–6
Win2.Jul 2003ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, ItalyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Zemenová 6–0, 7–5
Loss3.May 2004ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 2–6, 2–6
Win4.May 2004ITF Oradea, RomaniaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Novotníková 6–3, 6–4
Win5.Jul 2004ITF Balş, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Cristea 6–1, 6–2
Loss6.Aug 2004ITF Târgu Mureş, RomaniaClay Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 1–6, 1–6
Win7.Aug 2004ITF Timișoara, RomaniaClay Flag of Israel.svg Yevgenia Savransky 6–3, 6–3
Win8.Aug 2005ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Diana Enache 6–3, 6–0
Loss9.May 2006ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win10.Jul 2006ITF Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–0)
Loss11.Sep 2006ITF Sofia, BulgariaClay Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 5–7, 5–7
Win12.Sep 2006ITF Lecce, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gabba 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss13.Jun 2009ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan 4–6, 3–6
Win14.Sep 2009ITF Ruse, BulgariaClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martina Gledacheva 6–2, 6–3
Win15.Oct 2009ITF Dobrich, BulgariaClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Aug 2004ITF Târgu Mureş, RomaniaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Barbara Pócza Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Niculescu
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
5–7, 1–6
Loss2.Aug 2005ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Liana Ungur Flag of Romania.svg Corina Corduneanu
Flag of Romania.svg Ágnes Szatmári
w/o
Win3.Oct 2005ITF Porto, PortugalClay Flag of Lithuania.svg Lina Stančiūtė Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelly de Beer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Pera
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win4.Jan 2006ITF Grenoble, FranceHard (i) Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen Flag of France.svg Florence Haring
Flag of France.svg Virginie Pichet
6–3, 7–4
Win5.Mar 2006ITF Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Kiszczyńska Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa
Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 6–2
Loss6.May 2006ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Niculescu
4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3–7)
Win7.Apr 2008ITF Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio Flag of Russia.svg Eugeniya Pashkova
Flag of Russia.svg Avgusta Tsybysheva
6–2, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss8.Jun 2008ITF Piteşti, RomaniaClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Andrei
Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
5–7, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss9.Dec 2008ITF Benicarló, SpainClay Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Mitu Flag of Serbia.svg Neda Kozić
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Biljana Pavlova
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss10.May 2009ITF Craiova, RomaniaClay Flag of Serbia.svg Nataša Zorić Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tanya Germanlieva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dessislava Mladenova
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss11.Jun 2009ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Mitu Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Andrei
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Gașpar
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win12.Jul 2009ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Gașpar Flag of Romania.svg Ionela-Andreea Iova
Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Mitu
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win13.Sep 2009ITF Ruse, BulgariaClay Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Ivan Flag of Denmark.svg Malou Ejdesgaard
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova
6–1, 6–4
Win14.Oct 2009ITF Dobrich, BulgariaClay Flag of Romania.svg Diana Marcu Flag of Turkey.svg Hülya Esen
Flag of Turkey.svg Lütfiye Esen
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss15.Mar 2010ITF Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Romania.svg Diana Marcu Flag of Slovakia.svg Michaela Pochabová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Romana Tabaková
1–6, 1–6


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