Raluca Olaru

Raluca Olaru
Full name	Ioana Raluca Olaru
Country (sports)	Romania
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Born	3 March 1989 (age 32); Bucharest
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,684,504
Singles
Career record	258–186 (58.1%)
Career titles	11 ITF
Highest ranking	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
Career record	329–260 (55.9%)
Career titles	11 WTA, 15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 32 (28 August 2017)
Current ranking	No. 36 (25 October 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
French Open	QF (2017)
Wimbledon	3R (2021)
US Open	3R (2015, 2021)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	2R (2019)
Wimbledon	QF (2019)
US Open	QF (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–11 (35.3%)
	Last updated on: 28 October 2021.

Olaru at Wimbledon, 2013

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 Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,^[2] losing to Andrea Petkovic 2–6, 3–6.^[3] She also has won 11 doubles titles on WTA Tour tournaments.

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. 32, on 28 August 2017.^[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.

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) Won; (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)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles[]

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2021	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	1R	Q2	1R	Q2	A	Q1	A	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	3R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q1	A	0 / 4	2–4
Wimbledon	A	1R	2R	2R	Q1	A	Q1	A	0 / 3	2–3
US Open	2R	2R	1R	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	2–3
Win–Loss	3–2	1–4	1–4	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 12	6–12

Doubles[]

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2006	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	A	2R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 11	6–11
French Open	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	QF	1R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 10	4–10
Wimbledon	A	Q1	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	NH	3R	0 / 8	3–8
US Open	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	3R	0 / 9	6–9
Win–Loss	0–2	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–4	2–4	1–4	4–4	2–4	1–4	0–3	4–3	0 / 37	17–37
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open^[1]	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	2R	A	QF	A	A	0 / 4	3–4
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	QF	NH	1R	0 / 6	3–6
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	QF	NH	1R	0 / 5	2–5
Madrid Open	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	1R	NH	2R	0 / 4	2–4
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	F	1R	0 / 4	4–4
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	2R	NH	A	0 / 2	3–1
Cincinnati Open	NT1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	2R	1R	A	1R	0 / 5	3–5
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open^[2]	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	A	2R	NH		0 / 4	1–4
China Open	Not Tier I			A	A	A	2R	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	NH		0 / 5	2–5

Mixed doubles[]

Tournament	2015	2006	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	NH	A	0 / 1	1–1
Wimbledon	3R	1R	2R	2R	QF	NH	A	0 / 5	6–5
US Open	A	A	2R	QF	2R	NH	A	0 / 3	4–3
Win–Loss	2–1	0–1	2–2	3–2	4–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 9	11–9

Significant finals[]

Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2020	Italian Open	Clay	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 2–6

WTA career finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2009	Gastein Ladies, Austria	International	Clay	Andrea Petkovic	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (0–1)
Premier / WTA 500 (1–2)
International / WTA 250 (10–10)

Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (4–7)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2008	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Tier III	Clay	Vanessa Henke	Alizé Cornet Janette Husárová	7–6^(7–5), 1–6, [6–10]
Win	1–1	Oct 2008	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Tier IV	Hard	Olga Savchuk	Nina Bratchikova Kathrin Wörle	5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Win	2–1	Feb 2011	Mexican Open	International	Hard	Mariya Koryttseva	Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino	5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	2–2	Apr 2013	Katowice Open, Poland	International	Clay (i)	Valeria Solovyeva	Lara Arruabarrena Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4–6, 5–7
Win	3–2	Jun 2013	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Valeria Solovyeva	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	2–6, 7–6^(7–3), [11–9]
Loss	3–3	May 2014	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Shahar Pe'er	Michaëlla Krajicek Karolína Plíšková	0–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss	3–4	Jul 2014	Baku Cup, Azerbaijan	International	Hard	Shahar Pe'er	Alexandra Panova Heather Watson	2–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Win	4–4	Oct 2014	Linz Open, Austria	International	Hard (i)	Anna Tatishvili	Annika Beck Caroline Garcia	6–2, 6–1
Loss	4–5	May 2015	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Lara Arruabarrena	Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues	4–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	4–6	Apr 2016	Morocco Open	International	Clay	Tatjana Maria	Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić	3–6, 0–6
Win	5–6	Oct 2016	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (2)	International	Hard	İpek Soylu	Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová	7–5, 6–3
Loss	5–7	Jan 2017	Shenzhen Open, China	International	Hard	Olga Savchuk	Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	1–6, 5–7
Win	6–7	Jan 2017	Hobart International, Australia	International	Hard	Olga Savchuk	Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan	0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win	7–7	Jul 2017	Bucharest Open, Romania	International	Clay	Irina-Camelia Begu	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	6–3, 6–3
Win	8–7	May 2018	Morocco Open	International	Clay	Anna Blinkova	Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–7	May 2018	Strasbourg International, France	International	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Nadiia Kichenok Anastasia Rodionova	7–5, 7–5
Loss	9–8	Sep 2018	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	International	Hard	Irina-Camelia Begu	Olga Danilović Tamara Zidanšek	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9–9	Oct 2018	Kremlin Cup, Russia	Premier	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund	2–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Loss	9–10	Aug 2020	Prague Open, Czech Republic	International	Clay	Monica Niculescu	Lucie Hradecká Kristýna Plíšková	2–6, 2–6
Loss	9–11	Sep 2020	Italian Open	Premier 5	Clay	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 2–6
Win	10–11	Mar 2021	St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia	WTA 500	Hard (i)	Nadiia Kichenok	Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria	2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	10–12	Jun 2021	Bad Homburg Open, Germany	WTA 250	Grass	Nadiia Kichenok	Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač	3–6, 1–6
Win	11–12	Aug 2021	Chicago Women's Open, United States	WTA 250	Hard	Nadiia Kichenok	Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya	7–6^(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	11–13	Oct 2021	Kremlin Cup, Russia	WTA 500	Hard (i)	Nadiia Kichenok	Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková	2–6, 6–4, [8–10]

WTA 125K series finals[]

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2016	WTA 125 Bol, Croatia	Clay	İpek Soylu	Xenia Knoll Petra Martić	3–6, 2–6

ITF finals[]

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2004	ITF Iași, Romania	10,000	Clay	Monica Niculescu	6–7, 0–6
Win	1–1	Apr 2005	ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Miljana Adanko	7–5, 7–6⁽²⁾
Win	2–1	Jul 2005	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Anna Bastrikova	6–3, 6–2
Win	3–1	Aug 2005	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Mădălina Gojnea	7–6⁽³⁾, 7–5
Win	4–1	May 2006	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Sorana Cîrstea	1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	5–1	May 2006	ITF Rabat, Morocco	10,000	Clay	Samia Medjahdi	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Loss	5–2	Jul 2006	ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France	25,000	Clay	Nina Bratchikova	4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win	6–2	Nov 2006	ITF Toronto, Canada	25,000	Hard(i)	Carly Gullickson	6–3, 6–1
Win	7–2	Apr 2007	ITF Torrent, Spain	50,000	Clay	Andrea Petkovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	7–3	Apr 2007	ITF Catania, Italy	25,000	Clay	Darya Kustova	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	8–3	Jul 2008	ITF Contrexéville, France	50,000	Clay	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	6–4, 6–2
Win	9–3	Jun 2009	ITF Marseille, France	100,000	Clay	Maša Zec Peškirič	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–5, 6–4
Win	10–3	Jul 2011	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	25,000	Clay	Tatjana Maria	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	10–4	Apr 2012	ITF Pomezia, Italy	10,000	Clay	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6–0, 1–6, 1–6
Loss	10–5	Oct 2012	ITF Brasília, Brazil	25,000	Clay	Timea Bacsinszky	5–7, 2–6
Loss	10–6	Nov 2012	ITF Asunción, Paraguay	25,000	Clay	Verónica Cepede Royg	7–5, 6–7⁽⁷⁾, 2–6
Loss	10–7	Jan 2013	ITF Eilat, İsrael	10,000	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 3–6, 2–6
Win	11–7	Mar 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Jovana Jakšić	6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2004	ITF Brașov, Romania	10,000	Clay	Lenore Lăzăroiu	Corina Corduneanu Alexandra Iacob	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Aug 2004	ITF Timișoara, Romania	10,000	Clay	Lenore Lăzăroiu	Sorana Cîrstea Gabriela Niculescu	1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win	1–2	Sep 2004	ITF Cluj-Napoca, Romania	10,000	Clay	Corina Corduneanu	Veronika Raimrová Anamaria Sere	4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win	2–2	Apr 2005	ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Antonia Xenia Tout	Aleksandra Lukič Patricia Vollmeier	6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win	3–2	July 2005	ITF Arad, Romania	10,000	Clay	Corina Corduneanu	Anna Bastrikova Vasilisa Davydova	6–1, 6–4
Win	4–2	Aug 2005	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Corina Corduneanu	Bianca Ioana Bonifate Sorana Cîrstea	6–1, 6–1
Win	5–2	Apr 2006	ITF Makarska, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Antonia Xenia Tout	Johanna Larsson Nadja Roma	6–4, 7–5
Loss	5–3	May 2006	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Simona Matei	Sorana Cîrstea Gabriela Niculescu	4–6, 6–0, 6–7⁽³⁾
Loss	5–4	May 2006	ITF Rabat, Morocco	10,000	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Bahia Mouhtassine Émilie Bacquet	w/o
Win	6–4	July 2006	ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France	25,000	Clay	Margalita Chakhnashvili	Akgul Amanmuradova Nina Bratchikova	7–5, 1–6, 6–1
Loss	6–5	Aug 2006	ITF Hechingen, Germany	25,000	Clay	Kristina Antoniychuk	Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská	3–6, 7–6⁽³⁾, 3–6
Loss	6–6	Nov 2006	ITF Toronto, Canada	25,000	Hard (i)	Heidi El Tabakh	Angelika Bachmann Hana Šromová	4–6, 1–6
Win	7–6	Sep 2010	ITF Biella, Italy	100,000	Clay	Mariya Koryttseva	Andreja Klepač Aurélie Védy	7–5, 6–4
Loss	7–7	Sep 2010	ITF Saint Malo, France	100,000	Clay	Mariya Koryttseva	Petra Cetkovská Lucie Hradecká	4–6, 2–6
Loss	7–8	Sep 2011	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	100,000	Clay	Alexandra Cadanțu	Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak	4–6, 5–7
Win	8–8	Jan 2012	ITF Innisbrook, U.S.	25,000	Clay	Darya Kustova	Gioia Barbieri Nadejda Guskova	6–3, 6–1
Loss	8–9	Feb 2012	ITF Cali, Colombia	100,000	Clay	Alexandra Cadanțu	Karin Knapp Mandy Minella	4–6, 3–6
Win	9–9	Apr 2012	ITF Civitavecchia, Italy	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Claudia Giovine Marina Shamayko	6–3, 7–5
Win	10–9	Apr 2012	ITF Tunis, Tunisia	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Inés Ferrer Suárez Richèl Hogenkamp	6–4, 6–3
Loss	10–10	May 2012	ITF Casablanca, Morocco	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Olga Savchuk Renata Voráčová	1–6, 4–6
Loss	10–11	Jul 2012	ITF Bucharest, Romania	100,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Irina-Camelia Begu Alizé Cornet	2–6, 0–6
Win	11–11	Aug 2012	ITF Mamaia, Romania	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Danka Kovinić Tadeja Majerič	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–3
Loss	11–12	Sep 2012	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Marina Melnikova	Katarzyna Piter Barbara Sobaszkiewicz	5–7, 1–6
Win	12–12	Oct 2012	ITF Brasília, Brazil	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	Timea Bacsinszky Julia Cohen	6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	13–12	Nov 2012	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	25,000	Clay	Elena Bogdan	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Maria Fernanda Alves	1–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win	14–12	Jan 2013	ITF Eilat, Israel	10,000	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	Ilona Kremen Pemra Özgen	6–3, 6–3
Loss	14–13	Nov 2013	ITF Barnstaple, UK	75,000	Hard (i)	Tamira Paszek	Naomi Broady Kristýna Plíšková	3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win	15–13	Jun 2015	ITF Ilkley, UK	50,000	Grass	Xu Yifan	An-Sophie Mestach Demi Schuurs	6–3, 6–4
Loss	15–14	Aug 2015	ITF Vancouver, Canada	100,000	Hard	Anna Tatishvili	Johanna Konta Maria Sanchez	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Loss	15–15	Sep 2016	ITF St. Petersburg, Russia	100,000	Hard (i)	Alena Tarasova	Maria Marfutina Anna Morgina	2–6, 3–6
Loss	15–16	May 2017	ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	100,000	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Chang Kai-chen Hsieh Su-wei	5–7, 1–6

References[]

^ ^a ^b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Ioana Raluca Olaru
^ WTA Tour: Petkovic, Olaru Into Final (25 July 2009)
^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic Wins First Tour Title (26 July 2009)
^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Ioana Raluca Olaru
^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Ioana Raluca Olaru
^ ^a ^b ^c Ioana Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru (24 July 2009)
^ ^a ^b ^c WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru

External links[]

Raluca Olaru at the Women's Tennis Association
Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation
Raluca Olaru at the Billie Jean King Cup

[WTA_Stats-1] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Ioana Raluca Olaru

[WTA_News1-2] WTA Tour: Petkovic, Olaru Into Final (25 July 2009)

[WTA_News2-3] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Petkovic Wins First Tour Title (26 July 2009)

[WTA_Awards-4] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Ioana Raluca Olaru

[WTA_Activity-5] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Ioana Raluca Olaru

[ITF-6] Ioana Raluca Olaru at the International Tennis Federation

[Getting_to_Know-7] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Getting to Know... Ioana Raluca Olaru (24 July 2009)

[WTA_Bio-8] WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Ioana Raluca Olaru

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v t Women's Tennis Association: Top Romanian female doubles tennis players
as of 22 November 2021
1. Raluca Olaru (36 ) 2. Monica Niculescu (39 ) 3. Irina Begu (64 1) 4. Irina Bara (84 12) 5. Andreea Mitu (98 )
6. Gabriela Ruse (99 ) 7. Mihaela Buzărnescu (120 ) 8. Laura Paar (166 1) 9. Andreea Prisăcariu (221 3) 10. Loredana Roșca (226 2)