Irina Maria Bara (born 18 March 1995) is a professional tennis player from Romania.[1]
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Full name | Irina Maria Bara |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 27) Ștei, Romania |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,248,014 |
Singles | |
Career record | 343–239 (58.9%) |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 104 (18 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 173 (7 November 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | Q2 (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 289–158 (64.7%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 56 (13 May 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 108 (7 November 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2019) |
French Open | QF (2018) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018, 2019, 2022) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2022) |
Last updated on: 15 August 2022. |
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 104, achieved on 18 April 2022. On 13 May 2019, she peaked at No. 56 in the WTA doubles rankings. She won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Transylvania Open, partnering Ekaterine Gorgodze. Bara has also won four doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour and nine singles titles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, most of them on clay. In singles, she reached three finals at $60k events and also one $80k final, but lost all of them, having $25k as her highest category that she won. In doubles, she won a couple of $60k and $80k tournaments, but also won one $100k event, the 2016 Soho Square Tournament in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.
Bara is better known for her performances in doubles, in which she also was inside the top 100. Her most significant result so far is her quarterfinal-entry at the 2018 French Open, partnering with Mihaela Buzărnescu.[2] In 2019, she reached quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, again with Buzărnescu.[3] In singles, her best result so far is third round of the 2020 French Open, at her Grand Slam singles debut; there she also marked her first Grand Slam singles win. The highest round she reached in singles is quarterfinals, at the 2019 Baltic Open,[4] while in doubles, she reached a couple of semifinals, but never reaching a final. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Buzărnescu, while her first match in a singles event was two years later, on the same tournament, when she, as a wildcard player, lost in the first round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[1]
Bara made her WTA Tour debut in singles at the 2017 Bucharest Open, when she lost as a wildcard player in the first round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[5]
Her next WTA tournament was also there, in 2018; she realized her first WTA Tour singles match-win, defeating Viktoriya Tomova in the first round, and then lost to Polona Hercog.[6][7] At the 2018 Moscow River Cup, she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova before she was eliminated by Anastasija Sevastova in the second round.[8]
In 2019, at the Baltic Open in Jūrmala, she reached her first and so far only quarterfinal, where she beat two Russian players, Margarita Gasparyan and Valentina Ivakhnenko, in the first two rounds, before losing to Sevastova.[9] Her other WTA Tour performances that year were unsuccessful, losing in the first round in Acapulco to Beatriz Haddad Maia, in Bogotá to Sara Errani, in İstanbul to fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea, in Rabat to Hercog, and finally in Bucharest to Jaimee Fourlis.
On 17 July 2017, Bara entered top 200 for the first time, getting to No. 199. On 2 July 2018, she entered the top 150, reaching No. 150. On 13 August 2018, she rose to No. 139, her highest singles ranking until 2020.[10] Until 2020, Bara was unsuccessful in her attempt to reach a main-draw at any Grand Slam tournament. She failed in qualifying at all four events, in both 2018 and 2019, as well as at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2017.
In March, Bara entered the main draw of the Lyon Open, passing through qualifying. In the main draw, she beat Tímea Babos, and then lost to Daria Kasatkina in the second round.[11][12] In late September, Bara played the qualifying for the French Open, where she for the first time qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.[4] Not the only significant thing there, but she also marked her first win, defeating 26th seed Donna Vekić in straight sets. She passed second round, after the retirement of Alison Van Uytvanck. In the third round against No. 3 seed Sofia Kenin, she could win only two games.[13] Two weeks later, Bara reached a new career-high singles ranking, as world No. 115.[10]
In May, Bara played her first $100K final, which she lost to Katie Volynets. She played in the main draw at the French Open, but lost to Astra Sharma. On 28 June, she reached a new career-high singles ranking, as world No. 112. In September, Irina played her best doubles final, when she won her first WTA Challenger title, partnering with Ekaterine Gorgodze. In October, Bara won her first WTA Tour title, playing again with Gorgodze.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.[14]
Current through the 2022 Cluj.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | NH | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0 / 4 | 3–5 | 38% |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Mexican Open | NMS/NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Career total: 29 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 3–2 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 0 / 29 | 14–30 | 32% |
Year-end ranking | 214 | 141 | 161 | 119 | 132 | $916,880 |
Current through the 2022 Qatar Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
French Open | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
US Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Win–loss | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0 / 12 | 5–12 | 29% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Madrid Open | A | QF | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2021 | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2021 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2021 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–4] |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2021 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2022 | Marbella Open, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Galați, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Nov 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Nov 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 5–2 | May 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 5–3 | Jun 2015 | ITF Galați, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2015 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Mar 2016 | ITF Tarragona, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1), 2–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 6–6 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 7–6 | Sep 2016 | ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 8–7 | May 2017 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 9–7 | Nov 2017 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2018 | ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S. | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2018 | Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–10 | Oct 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2020 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–12 | May 2021 | ITF Bonita Springs, U.S. | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Iași, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Ruse, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Dec 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jan 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, [7–10] |
Loss | 6–4 | May 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2014 | Palić Open, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Aug 2014 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
Win | 8–5 | Aug 2014 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2014 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 10–5 | Nov 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [5–10] |
Win | 11–6 | Dec 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 11–7 | Feb 2015 | ITF Palma Nova, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 12–7 | Feb 2015 | ITF Palma Nova, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 13–7 | Feb 2015 | ITF Palma Nova, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–8 | Mar 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 14–8 | Apr 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 15–8 | Apr 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 15–9 | May 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 15–10 | Jun 2015 | ITF Galați, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 16–10 | Sep 2015 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–4] |
Win | 17–10 | Mar 2016 | ITF Tarragona, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 18–10 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 18–11 | May 2016 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 18–12 | Jun 2016 | Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 18–13 | Jun 2016 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, [8–10] |
Win | 19–13 | Jul 2016 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 20–13 | Aug 2016 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 20–14 | Sep 2016 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–2, [7–10] |
Loss | 20–15 | Sep 2016 | ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 21–15 | Oct 2016 | Soho Ladies Tournament, Egypt | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 21–16 | Feb 2017 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, [9–11] |
Win | 22–16 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 23–16 | May 2017 | ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
Win | 24–16 | Sep 2017 | Ladies Open Dunakeszi, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Win | 25–16 | Sep 2017 | Open de Biarritz, France | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 25–17 | Sep 2017 | Open de Saint Malo, France | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 26–17 | Apr 2018 | ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S. | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 27–17 | Sep 2018 | Open Biarritz, France (2) | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 28–17 | Sep 2019 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 29–17 | Oct 2019 | Kiskút Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Loss | 29–18 | Apr 2022 | U.S. Clay Court Championships | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
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