Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a professional tennis player from Romania. The winner of 11 singles and 15 doubles ITF titles,[1] Olaru reached one WTA 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.
Romanian tennis player
Raluca Olaru
Olaru at the 2020 French Open
Fullname
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Country(sports)
Romania
Residence
Bucharest, Romania
Born
(1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age33) Bucharest, Romania
Height
1.73m (5ft 8in)
Turnedpro
2003
Plays
Right-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money
US$ 1,758,132
Singles
Careerrecord
258–186 (58.1%)
Careertitles
11 ITF
Highestranking
No. 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
Careerrecord
331–265 (55.5%)
Careertitles
11 WTA, 15 ITF
Highestranking
No. 30 (31 January 2022)
Currentranking
No. 155 (7 November 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
TourFinals
Alt (2021)
OlympicGames
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: 2 April 2022.
Olaru at Wimbledon, 2013
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 so far 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]
Personal life
Ioana Raluca Olaru currently resides in her hometown Bucharest.[6] Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together.[7] Her sister Cristina is 16 years older than Olaru, and lives in London.[7] Olaru began playing tennis aged seven,[6] and cites Kim Clijsters,[8]Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as her role models.[7] 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.
Next 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.[7] She cites clay as her favourite surface[6] and backhand down the line as favourite shot,[8] but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing her game with drop shots.[7] Olaru is currently coached by Adrian Gavrila, Adrian Cruciat and Artemon Apostu Efremov.[8]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
The WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments in 2009 and later as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
The WTA Premier 5 & Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
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