Simona Matei
Simona-Iulia Matei (born 7 July 1985) is a former professional Romanian tennis player.
| Full name | Simona-Iulia Matei |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
| Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
| Born | 7 July 1985 Brașov, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right handed (two handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $84,879 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 221–156 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 145 (2 October 2006) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2007) |
| French Open | Q1 (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 91–79 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 246 (2 October 2006) |
On 2 October 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 and her best WTA doubles ranking of 246. In her career, she won nine singles and seven doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
She was coached by Michele Tellini, amd retired from pro tennis in 2010.
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jun 2003 | ITF Orestiada, Greece | Hard |  Tsvetana Pironkova |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 2003 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay |  Zuzana Zemenová |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | May 2004 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Monica Niculescu |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | May 2004 | ITF Oradea, Romania | Clay |  Petra Novotníková |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Jul 2004 | ITF Balş, Romania | Clay | Cătălina Cristea |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | Aug 2004 | ITF Târgu Mureş, Romania | Clay |  Ekaterina Makarova |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | Aug 2004 | ITF Timișoara, Romania | Clay |  Yevgenia Savransky |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 2005 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Diana Enache |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9. | May 2006 | ITF Bucharest | Clay | Sorana Cîrstea |
2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 10. | Jul 2006 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sandra Záhlavová |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–0) |
| Loss | 11. | Sep 2006 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay |  Andrea Petkovic |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 12. | Sep 2006 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay |  Giulia Gabba |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | Jun 2009 | ITF Bucharest | Clay | Elena Bogdan |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14. | Sep 2009 | ITF Ruse, Bulgaria | Clay | Martina Gledacheva |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 15. | Oct 2009 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Dia Evtimova |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Aug 2004 | ITF Târgu Mureş, Romania | Clay |  Barbara Pócza |
Gabriela Niculescu Monica Niculescu |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Aug 2005 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Liana Ungur |
Corina Corduneanu Ágnes Szatmári |
w/o |
| Win | 3. | Oct 2005 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay |  Lina Stančiūtė |
 Kelly De Beer Eva Pera |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 2006 | ITF Grenoble, France | Hard (i) |  Pemra Özgen |
 Florence Haring Virginie Pichet |
6–3, 7–4 |
| Win | 5. | Mar 2006 | ITF Parioli, Italy | Clay |  Magdalena Kiszczyńska |
Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | May 2006 | ITF Bucharest | Clay | Ioana Raluca Olaru |
Sorana Cîrstea Gabriela Niculescu |
4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 7. | Apr 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Valentina Sulpizio |
Eugeniya Pashkova Avgusta Tsybysheva |
6–2, 5–7, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8. | Jun 2008 | ITF Piteşti, Romania | Clay | Valentina Sulpizio |
Laura-Ioana Andrei Mihaela Buzărnescu |
5–7, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Loss | 9. | Dec 2008 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | Clay | Cristina Mitu |
 Neda Kozić Biljana Pavlova |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 10. | May 2009 | ITF Craiova, Romania | Clay | Nataša Zorić |
Tanya Germanlieva Dessislava Mladenova |
6–4, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 11. | Jun 2009 | ITF Bucharest | Clay | Cristina Mitu |
Laura-Ioana Andrei Ioana Gaspar |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 12. | Jul 2009 | ITF Bucharest | Clay | Ioana Gaspar |
Ionela-Andreea Iova Cristina Mitu |
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | Sep 2009 | ITF Ruse, Bulgaria | Clay | Ioana Ivan |
 Malou Ejdesgaard Dia Evtimova |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | Oct 2009 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Diana Marcu |
Hülya Esen Lütfiye Esen |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 15. | Mar 2010 | ITF Antalya | Clay | Diana Marcu |
Michaela Pochabová Romana Tabaková |
1–6, 1–6 |
External links
- Simona Matei at the Women's Tennis Association
- Simona Matei at the International Tennis Federation
- Simona Matei at the Billie Jean King Cup
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