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Romanian tennis player
Ruxandra Dragomir
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Country (sports) |
Romania |
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Residence |
Bucharest, Romania |
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Born | (1972-10-24) 24 October 1972 (age 51)
Piteşti,
Romania |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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Turned pro | 1990 |
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Retired | 2005 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,861,426 |
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Career record | 290–233 |
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Career titles | 4 WTA, 7 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 15 (25 August 1997) |
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Australian Open | 4R (1997, 1998) |
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French Open | QF (1997) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
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US Open | 2R (1994, 1999, 2000) |
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Career record | 216–197 |
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Career titles | 5 WTA, 8 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 21 (8 September 1997) |
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Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie (born 24 October 1972) is a retired
tennis player from Romania.
She won four singles and five doubles titles on the
WTA Tour during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual
WTA ranking on 25 August 1997, when she became the No. 15 of the world. Between 2009 and 2013 she was the president of
Romanian Tennis Federation.
[1] Her best performance at a
Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the
1997 French Open, defeating
Sonya Jeyaseelan,
Yayuk Basuki,
Karina Habšudová and
Nicole Arendt, before losing to the eventual champion,
Iva Majoli.
Dragomir retired from professional tennis in 2005.
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments
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Tier I
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Tier II (0–2)
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Tier III, IV & V (4–2)
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Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Category
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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Jul 1995
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Austrian Open
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Tier IV
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Clay
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Judith Wiesner
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6–7(4–7), 3–6
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Win
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1.
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May 1996
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Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary
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Tier IV
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Clay
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Melanie Schnell
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7–6(8–6), 6–1
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Win
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2.
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Sep 1996
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Prague Open, Czech Republic
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Tier IV
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Clay
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Patty Schnyder
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6–2, 3–6, 6–4
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Win
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3.
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Nov 1996
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Pattaya Open, Thailand
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Tier IV
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Hard
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Tamarine Tanasugarn
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7–6(7–4), 6–4
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Loss
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2.
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Apr 1997
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Hamburg Open, Germany
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Tier II
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Clay
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Iva Majoli
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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4.
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Jun 1997
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Rosmalen Open, Netherlands
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Tier III
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Grass
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Miriam Oremans
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5–7, 6–2, 6–4
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Loss
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3.
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Apr 1999
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Amelia Island Championships, US
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Tier II
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Clay
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Monica Seles
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2–6, 3–6
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Loss
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4.
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Jun 2000
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Rosmalen Open, Netherlands
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Tier III
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Grass
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Martina Hingis
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2–6, 0–3 ret.
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Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments
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Tier I
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Tier II (0–2)
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Tier III, IV & V (4–2)
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Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1.
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Jul 1994
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Palermo Open, Italy
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Clay
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Laura Garrone
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Alice Canepa
Giulia Casoni
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6–1, 6–0
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Win
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2.
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May 1995
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Bournemouth, Great Britain
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Clay
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Mariaan de Swardt
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Kerry-Anne Guse
Patricia Hy-Boulais
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6–3, 7–5
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Loss
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1.
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Jan 1997
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Gold Coast, Australia
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Hard
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Silvia Farina
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Naoko Kijimuta
Nana Miyagi
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7–6, 6–1
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Loss
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2.
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Apr 1997
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Hamburg Open, Germany
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Clay
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Iva Majoli
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Anke Huber
Mary Pierce
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6–4, 6–7(1–7), 2–6
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Win
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3.
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Jul 1997
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Prague Open, Czech Republic
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Clay
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Karina Habšudová
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Eva Martincová
Helena Vildová
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6–1, 5–7, 6–2
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Win
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4.
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Jul 1997
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Warsaw Open, Poland
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Clay
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Inés Gorrochategui
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Catherine Barclay
Meike Babel
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6–4, 6–0
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Loss
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3.
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Jul 2000
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Palermo Open, Italy
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Clay
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Virginia Ruano Pascual
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Silvia Farina Elia
Rita Grande
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4–6, 6–0, 6–7(6–8)
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Loss
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4.
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Jan 2001
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Hobart International, Australia
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Hard
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Virginia Ruano Pascual
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Elena Likhovtseva
Cara Black
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4–6, 1–6
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Win
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5.
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Jun 2001
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Rosmalen Open, Netherlands
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Grass
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Nadia Petrova
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Kim Clijsters
Miriam Oremans
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–4
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Loss
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5.
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Jul 2001
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Knokke-Heist, Belgium
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Clay
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Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
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Virginia Ruano Pascual
Magüi Serna
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4–6, 3–6
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Legend
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Location
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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13 August 1990
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Rebecq, Belgium
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Clay
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Sandra Begijn
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6–3, 7–5
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Winner
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2.
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17 September 1990
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Rabac, Yugoslavia
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Clay
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Gorana Matić
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6–3, 6–1
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Winner
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3.
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24 September 1990
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Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia
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Clay
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Irina Spîrlea
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6–3, 6–1
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Runner-up
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1.
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1 October 1990
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Šibenik, Yugoslavia
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Clay
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Barbara Mulej
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6–7, 4–6
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Winner
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4.
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25 March 1991
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Supetar, Yugoslavia
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Clay
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Angelique Olivier
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6–4, 4–6, 6–0
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Runner-up
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2.
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8 June 1992
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Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Clay
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Emanuela Zardo
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1–6, 6–7(2)
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Winner
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5.
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31 August 1992
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Klagenfurt, Austria
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Clay
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Åsa Carlsson
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6–4, 6–3
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Winner
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6.
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30 November 1992
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Le Havre, France
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Clay
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Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
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7–6, 7–5
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Winner
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7.
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25 April 1998
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Prostějov, Czech Republic
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Clay
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Adriana Gerši
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6–0, 6–0
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Location
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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13 August 1990
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Rebecq, Belgium
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Clay
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Irina Spîrlea
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Els Callens
Caroline Wuillot
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4–6, 2–6
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Winner
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1.
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20 August 1990
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Koksijde, Belgium
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Clay
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Irina Spîrlea
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Erda Crous
Lucie Ludvigová
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6–1, 2–6, 6–3
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Winner
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2.
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17 September 1990
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Rabac, Yugoslavia
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Clay
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Irina Spîrlea
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Katarína Studeníková
Gabriela Vesela
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1–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Runner-up
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2.
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12 August 1991
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Pisticci, Italy
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Hard
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Irina Spîrlea
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Justine Hodder
Maja Murić
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6
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Runner-up
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3.
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3 February 1992
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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Clay
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Irina Spîrlea
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Nicole Pratt
Angie Woolcock
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1–6, 0–6
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Winner
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3.
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14 June 1992
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Modena, Italy
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Clay
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Elena Pampoulova
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Alexandra Fusai
Natalie Tschan
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6–3, 7–6(5)
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Winner
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4.
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22 June 1992
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Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Clay
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Natalie Tschan
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Barbara Collet
Alexandra Fusai
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3–6, 6–2, 6–1
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Runner-up
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4.
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22 November 1992
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Nottingham, UK
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Carpet (i)
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Irina Spîrlea
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Els Callens
Elena Pampoulova
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6–7(3), 4–6
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Winner
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5.
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30 November 1992
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Le Havre, France
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Clay
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Irina Spîrlea
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Angela Kerek
Sabine Lohmann
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6–3, 7–6
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Runner-up
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5.
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2 May 2004
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Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
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Clay
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Antonia Matic
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Lubomira Bacheva
Eva Birnerová
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6–3, 6–7(4), 3–6
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Winner
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6.
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16 May 2004
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St. Gaudens, France
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Clay
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Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
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Marta Domachowska
Natalia Gussoni
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6–3, 6–1
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Winner
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7.
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15 June 2004
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Gorizia, Italy
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Carpet (i)
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Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
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Martina Müller
Angelika Rösch
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7–6(7), 6–2
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Runner-up
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6.
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17 October 2004
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Ashburn, United States
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Hard
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Samantha Reeves
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Kelly McCain
Kristen Schlukebir
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2–6, 2–6
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Winner
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8.
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24 October 2004
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Cary, United States
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Hard
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Samantha Reeves
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Maureen Drake
Nana Miyagi
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3
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Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(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.