Ioana Raluca Olarupl playing style

Ioana Raluca Olarupl

Ioana Raluca Olaru born 3 March 1989 is a Romanian tennis player. As of August 2, 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3 She has also won one doubles title, at the 2008 Tashkent Open.
Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open,[6] 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 7th seed Ana Ivanović.[7] Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her highest doubles ranking, No. 82, on 22 March 2010.
Contents
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Playing style
o 2.1 Career finals
* 3 WTA singles 1 (0-1)
* 4 WTA doubles 3 (1-1)
* 5 Grand slam junior singles 1 (0-1)
* 6 Grand slam junior doubles finals (1–1)
* 7 Singles performance timeline
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Personal life
Ioana Raluca Olaru currently resides in her hometown Bucharest. Her parents, Adrian and Doina, run a convenience store together. Her sister Cristina is sixteen years older than Olaru, and lives in London. Olaru began playing tennis aged seven, and cites Kim Clijsters,Martina Navrátilová and Roger Federer as her role models. She graduated from school in 2007, and is fluent in Romanian, English, French and Spanish.
Playing style
Olaru considers being a fighter as her biggest asset. She cites clay as her favourite surface backhand down the line as favourite shot, but she can play well on all surfaces and she likes mixing up her game with drop shots. Olaru is currently coached by former player Michael Schapers.
Ioana Raluca Olaru
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Ioana Raluca Olaru
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Ioana Raluca Olaru
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Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru