Irina Bara

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

Irina Bara
Irina Bara at the French Open in 2018
Full nameIrina Maria Bara
Country (sports) Romania
Born (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995
Ștei, Romania
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$704,695
Singles
Career record293–189 (60.8%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 115 (26 October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 116 (2 November 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2018)
French Open3R (2020)
WimbledonQ2 (2018, 2019)
US OpenQ2 (2017)
Doubles
Career record253–134 (65.4%)
Career titles28 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 56 (13 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 111 (2 November 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenQF (2018)
Last updated on: 7 November 2020.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 115, achieved on 26 October 2020. On 13 May 2019, she peaked at No. 56 in the WTA doubles rankings. Bara has won nine singles titles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, most of them on the clay. In singles, she reached three $60K finals 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, at the 2016 Soho Square Tournament in Egypt.[2]

Bara is more recognizable for her performances in doubles, where is also was part of the top 100. Her most significant result so far is quarterfinal at the 2018 French Open, where she get there partnering with Mihaela Buzărnescu.[3] In 2019, she get to quarterfinal of Madrid Open, again with Buzărnescu.[4] In singles, her best result so far is third round of 2020 French Open, that also was her grand slam singles debut, and there she also marked her first grand slam singles win. Highest round she reached in singles is quarterfinal, at 2019 Baltic Open,[5] while in doubles she reached a couple of semifinals, but never reaching final. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 BRD Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Mihaela Buzărnescu, while her first match in singles event was two years later, on the same tournament, where she as wildcard player lost in first round from Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[1]

Career review

2017–19: WTA debut, first quarterfinal, top 200
Bara at the 2019 French Open

Bara made WTA debut in singles event at 2017 BRD Bucharest Open, where as wildcard player, she lost in first round from Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[6]

Her next WTA tournament was also there, in 2018, where she made her first WTA singles win, defeating Viktoriya Tomova in the first round, and then lost from Polona Hercog in the second round.[7][8] At the 2018 Moscow River Cup, she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round, before she was eliminated by Anastasija Sevastova in the second round.[9]

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 she lost from Sevastova in the quarterfinal.[10] All her other performances at the WTA Tour that year was unsuccessful, losing in the first round in Acapulco from Beatriz Haddad Maia, in Bogotá from Sara Errani, in İstanbul from countrymate Sorana Cîrstea, in Rabat from Hercog and in Bucharest from Jaimee Fourlis.

On July 17, 2017 Bara entered top 200 for the first time, getting to the place of 199. On July 2, 2018 she get to the top 150, reaching place of 150. On August 13, 2018 she get to the place of 139, that was her then-highest singles ranking until 2020.[11] Until 2020, Bara was unsuccessful in her attempt to reach main-draw at the any grand slam. She failed in qualification at all four grand slams, in both 2018 and 2019, as well as at the Wimbledon and US Open in 2017.

2020: Grand Slam debut

In March, Bara qualified for the main-draw of Lyon Open, passing through the qualification. In the main-draw, she beat Tímea Babos in the first round, and then lost from Daria Kasatkina in the second round.[12][13] In late September, Bara played at the qualification of French Open, where she for the first time succeed to qualify for the main-draw of some grand slam.[5] It wasn't only significant thing she done there, but she also marked her first win, defeating seed No. 26 Donna Vekić in straight-sets. Then she passed second round, after retirement of Alison Van Uytvanck during the second round. In third round she won only two games against seed No. 3 Sofia Kenin.[14] Two weeks after French Open, on October 26, Bara made her career-highest singles ranking, as world No. 115.[11]

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2021 Australian Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q3 Q1 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q2 Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Madrid Open A Q1 Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 2 6 2 0 Career total: 12
Overall win–loss 0–2 2–2 2–6 3–2 0–0 0 / 12 7–12 37%
Year-end ranking 214 141 161 119 $704,694

Notes

  • Grand Slam performances, overall win–loss, prize money earned source[15]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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(3–7), 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(3–7), 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(2–7), 4–6
Loss 5–5 Mar 2016 ITF Tarragona, Spain 10,000 Clay Joséphine Boualem 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1), 2–6
Loss 5–6 Mar 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Isabella Shinikova 1–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
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(8–6), 4–6, 6–2
Win 9–7 Nov 2017 Open de Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay Olga Danilović 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 9–8 Apr 2018 ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States 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

Doubles: 46 (29 titles, 17 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (26–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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 Mihaila		 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(4–7), [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(4–7), 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 ITF Hódmezővásárhely, 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 ITF 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(3–7), 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 Soho Square Tournament, 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(5–7), 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 ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary 60,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová Alexandra Cadanțu
Tereza Smitková		 7–6(9–7), 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,
United States		 60,000 Clay Sílvia Soler Espinosa Jessica Pegula
Maria Sanchez		 6–4, 6–2
Win 27–17 Sep 2018 Open de Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay Valentina Ivakhnenko Ysaline Bonaventure
Helène Scholsen		 6–4, 6–1
Win 28–17 Sep 2019 Open de Valencia, Spain 60,000 Clay Rebeka Masarova Andrea Gámiz
Seone Mendez		 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 29–17 Oct 2019 Kiskút Open, Hungary 60,000 Clay (i) Maryna Zanevska Akgul Amanmuradova
Elena Bogdan		 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]

Notes

  • Matches sourced per ITF[2]

References
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