Irina Bara

Irina Bara

Irina Bara at the French Open in 2018
Full name	Irina Maria Bara
Country (sports)	Romania
Born	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 26) Ștei, Romania
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,008,510
Singles
Career record	321–216 (59.8%)
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 112 (28 June 2021)
Current ranking	No. 132 (15 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2022)
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2018, 2019)
US Open	Q2 (2017)
Doubles
Career record	275–146 (65.3%)
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 56 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 96 (15 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2019)
French Open	QF (2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2018, 2019)
US Open	1R (2018)
Last updated on: 19 November 2021.

Irina Maria Bara (born 18 March 1995) is a professional tennis player from Romania.^[1]

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 112, achieved on 28 June 2021. 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 three 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]

Career review[]

2017–19: WTA Tour debut, first quarterfinal and, top 200[]

Bara at the 2019 French Open

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.

2020: Grand Slam debut[]

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]

2021: First WTA Title; 3 more Challenger Titles; Best Single Final[]

In May 2021, Bara played her first 100K ITF final, where she lost to Katie Volynets. She played on the main draw at French Open, but she lost with Astra Sharma. On 28 June she reached a new career-high singles ranking, as world No. 112. In September 2021, Irina played her best double final, where se won her first WTA Challenger, playing in a team ith Ekaterine Gorgodze In October 2021, Bara played and won her first WTA title, playing in a team with Ekaterine Gorgodze.

2022: Debut at Australian Open[]

Performance timelines[]

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]

Singles[]

Current after the 2022 Australian Open.

Doubles[]

Current after the 2021 Australian Open.

WTA career finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2021	Transylvania Open, Romania	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Ekaterine Gorgodze	Aleksandra Krunić Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	4–6, 6–1, [11–9]

WTA 125 tournament finals[]

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2021	Karlsruhe Open, Germany	Clay	Ekaterine Gorgodze	Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win	2–0	Nov 2021	Buenos Aires Open, Argentina	Clay	Ekaterine Gorgodze	María Lourdes Carlé Despina Papamichail	5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Win	3–0	Nov 2021	Montevideo Open, Uruguay	Clay	Ekaterine Gorgodze	Carolina Alves Marina Bassols Ribera	6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2013	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Laura Ioana Andrei	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Dec 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Hikari Yamamoto	6–4, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Jul 2014	ITF Galați, Romania	10,000	Clay	Patricia Maria Țig	6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6
Win	3–1	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–2	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Kristína Schmiedlová	3–6, 2–6
Win	4–2	Apr 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Stefania Rubini	6–1, 7–5
Win	5–2	May 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	6–7(3), 6–1, 6–0
Loss	5–3	Jun 2015	ITF Galați, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	5–4	Sep 2015	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Isabella Shinikova	6–7(2), 4–6
Loss	5–5	Mar 2016	ITF Tarragona, Spain	10,000	Clay	Joséphine Boualem	6–7(4), 7–6(1), 2–6
Loss	5–6	Mar 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Isabella Shinikova	1–6, 6–4, 6–7(2)
Win	6–6	Apr 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	6–3, 6–3
Win	7–6	Sep 2016	ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Dejana Radanović	7–5, 6–4
Loss	7–7	Apr 2017	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	8–7	May 2017	ITF Båstad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Kathinka von Deichmann	7–6(6), 4–6, 6–2
Win	9–7	Nov 2017	Valencia Open, Spain	25,000	Clay	Olga Danilović	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	9–8	Apr 2018	ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S.	60,000	Clay	Caroline Dolehide	4–6, 5–7
Loss	9–9	Jun 2018	Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay	Mariana Duque Mariño	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss	9–10	Oct 2019	Kiskút Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay (i)	Nicoleta Dascălu	5–7, 2–6
Loss	9–11	Sep 2020	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	80,000	Clay	Sara Sorribes Tormo	3–6, 4–6
Loss	9–12	May 2021	ITF Bonita Springs, U.S.	100,000	Clay	Katie Volynets	7–6(4), 6–7(2), 1–6

Doubles: 46 (29 titles, 17 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2012	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Ioana Loredana Roșca	Justine De Sutter Katerina Stewart	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Apr 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Diana Buzean	Beatriz Haddad Maia Bárbara Luz	7–5, 6–1
Loss	1–2	Apr 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Diana Buzean	Andrea Benítez Carla Forte	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Jul 2013	ITF Iași, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Anita Husarić Kateryna Sliusar	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–2	Aug 2013	ITF Arad, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Cristina Adamescu Ana Bianca Mihăilă	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–2	Aug 2013	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Ioana Loredana Roșca	Raluca Elena Platon Patricia Maria Țig	6–4, 6–4
Win	5–2	Oct 2013	ITF Ruse, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Eva Wacanno	Lina Gjorcheska Camelia Hristea	6–1, 6–2
Win	6–2	Dec 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Conny Perrin	Gabriela Talabă Patricia Maria Țig	6–3, 6–1
Loss	6–3	Jan 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Sviatlana Pirazhenka Alyona Sotnikova	5–7, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss	6–4	May 2014	ITF Bol, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Raluca Elena Platon	Pernilla Mendesova Patricia Maria Țig	w/o
Loss	6–5	Jul 2014	ITF Palić, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Camelia Hristea	Lina Gjorcheska Elizaveta Ianchuk	4–6, 1–6
Win	7–5	Aug 2014	ITF Arad, Romania	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Lina Gjorcheska Camelia Hristea	4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	8–5	Aug 2014	ITF Mamaia, Romania	25,000	Clay	Andreea Mitu	Georgia Crăciun Patricia Maria Țig	6–4, 6–1
Win	9–5	Sep 2014	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Andreea Mitu	Réka Luca Jani Isabella Shinikova	7–5, 7–6
Win	10–5	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	Lisa Ponomar Shakhlo Saidova	w/o
Loss	10–6	Nov 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	Valeria Prosperi Arina Folts	6–3, 6–7(4), [5–10]
Win	11–6	Dec 2014	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Magdalena Stoilkovska Elke Tiel	6–2, 6–4
Loss	11–7	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Amanda Carreras Alice Savoretti	4–6, 1–6
Win	12–7	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Ana Bianca Mihăilă Gabriela Pantůčková	6–1, 6–1
Win	13–7	Feb 2015	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	10,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Kim Grajdek Akvilė Paražinskaitė	6–2, 6–4
Loss	13–8	Mar 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Lilla Barzó	Claudia Giovine Kimberley Zimmermann	6–7(4), 3–6
Win	14–8	Apr 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Oana Georgeta Simion	Margot Yerolymos Kimberley Zimmermann	7–5, 6–4
Win	15–8	Apr 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Corinna Dentoni Claudia Giovine	6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss	15–9	May 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Tea Faber	Francesca Palmigiano Carla Touly	4–6, 0–6
Loss	15–10	Jun 2015	ITF Galați, Romania	25,000	Clay	Diana Buzean	Cristina Dinu Lina Gjorcheska	4–6, 2–6
Win	16–10	Sep 2015	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Isabella Shinikova	Julieta Lara Estable Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau	7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Win	17–10	Mar 2016	ITF Tarragona, Spain	10,000	Clay	Alyona Sotnikova	Georgina García Pérez Olga Sáez Larra	7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	18–10	Apr 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Alice Bacquie	Inès Ibbou Kelia Le Bihan	6–1, 6–0
Loss	18–11	May 2016	ITF Båstad, Sweden	10,000	Clay	Melanie Stokke	Emilie Francati Cornelia Lister	2–6, 4–6
Loss	18–12	Jun 2016	Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Lina Gjorcheska	Laura Pigossi Nadia Podoroska	3–6, 0–6
Loss	18–13	Jun 2016	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Elyne Boeykens	Tadeja Majerič Aleksandrina Naydenova	5–7, 6–1, [8–10]
Win	19–13	Jul 2016	Bella Cup Toruń, Poland	25,000	Clay	Valeria Savinykh	Akgul Amanmuradova Valentina Ivakhnenko	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	20–13	Aug 2016	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	25,000	Clay	Oleksandra Korashvili	Nicola Geuer Anna Zaja	7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss	20–14	Sep 2016	ITF Mamaia, Romania	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Vivien Juhászová Kateřina Kramperová	6–7(3), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss	20–15	Sep 2016	ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Conny Perrin Chantal Škamlová	4–6, 2–6
Win	21–15	Oct 2016	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	100,000	Hard	Alena Fomina	Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Jil Teichmann	6–2, 6–1
Loss	21–16	Feb 2017	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Prarthana Thombare	Junri Namigata Riko Sawayanagi	6–7(5), 6–4, [9–11]
Win	22–16	Apr 2017	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Tereza Mrdeža	Sara Cakarevic Nicoleta Dascălu	6–4, 6–2
Win	23–16	May 2017	ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Daiana Negreanu Oana Georgeta Simion	1–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Win	24–16	Sep 2017	Dunakeszi Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay	Chantal Škamlová	Alexandra Cadanțu Tereza Smitková	7–6(7), 6–4
Win	25–16	Sep 2017	Open de Biarritz, France	80,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Cristina Bucșa Isabelle Wallace	6–3, 6–1
Loss	25–17	Sep 2017	L'Open de Saint Malo, France	60,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Diāna Marcinkēviča Daniela Seguel	3–6, 3–6
Win	26–17	Apr 2018	ITF Indian Harbor Beach, U.S.	60,000	Clay	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Jessica Pegula Maria Sanchez	6–4, 6–2
Win	27–17	Sep 2018	Open de Biarritz, France (2)	80,000	Clay	Valentina Ivakhnenko	Ysaline Bonaventure Helène Scholsen	6–4, 6–1
Win	28–17	Sep 2019	Valencia Open, Spain	60,000	Clay	Rebeka Masarova	Andrea Gámiz Seone Mendez	6–4, 7–6(2)
Win	29–17	Oct 2019	Kiskút Open, Hungary	60,000	Clay (i)	Maryna Zanevska	Akgul Amanmuradova Elena Bogdan	3–6, 6–2, [10–8]

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