Country (sports) | Canada |
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Born | August 8, 1983 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 693 (Aug 05, 2002) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 236 (Apr 01, 2002) |
Karine Ionesco (born August 8, 1983) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. [1] [2]
Ionesco, raised in Montreal, is of Romanian descent and comes from a family with a background in athletics. Her father Theo was Romania's national athletics coach, white her mother Carmen competed in four Olympics as a discus thrower and shot putter. She also has an aunty ( Florența Crăciunescu) who won Olympic bronze for Romania in discus. [3]
On the professional tour, Ionesco reached best rankings of 693 for singles and 236 for doubles. She made a WTA Tour doubles semi-final at the 2001 Challenge Bell in Quebec City, partnering Anne Kremer. [4]
Ionesco was a collegiate tennis player for Broward Community College, where she won a National Junior College Athletic Association team championship in 2004. After two seasons she transferred to Texas Christian University. [5]
Country (sports) | Canada |
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Born | August 8, 1983 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 693 (Aug 05, 2002) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 236 (Apr 01, 2002) |
Karine Ionesco (born August 8, 1983) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. [1] [2]
Ionesco, raised in Montreal, is of Romanian descent and comes from a family with a background in athletics. Her father Theo was Romania's national athletics coach, white her mother Carmen competed in four Olympics as a discus thrower and shot putter. She also has an aunty ( Florența Crăciunescu) who won Olympic bronze for Romania in discus. [3]
On the professional tour, Ionesco reached best rankings of 693 for singles and 236 for doubles. She made a WTA Tour doubles semi-final at the 2001 Challenge Bell in Quebec City, partnering Anne Kremer. [4]
Ionesco was a collegiate tennis player for Broward Community College, where she won a National Junior College Athletic Association team championship in 2004. After two seasons she transferred to Texas Christian University. [5]