27 Facts About Alexandra Dulgheru

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Alexandra Dulgheru is an inactive professional tennis player from Romania.

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Alexandra Dulgheru's best ranking in doubles is No 41, reached on 4 July 2011.

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Alexandra Dulgheru's father Dumitru is a pilot, and her mother Doina is an airline coordinator.

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Alexandra Dulgheru speaks Romanian, English, and Spanish, and is currently studying economics at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.

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Alexandra Dulgheru made her WTA Tour debut as a qualifier in the Warsaw Open.

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Alexandra Dulgheru defeated fellow Romanian qualifier Agnes Szatmari in the first round.

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Alexandra Dulgheru followed that up with a two-sets win over 44th-ranked Sara Errani to advance to the quarterfinals, where she beat 95th-ranked Galina Voskoboeva.

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Alexandra Dulgheru defeated world No 36 and former world No 5, Daniela Hantuchova, to reach her first WTA final, in which she beat Alona Bondarenko in three sets.

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In Bad Gastein tournament, Alexandra suffered yet another opening-round exit at the hands of the fourth seeded Iveta Benesova.

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At the first Grand Slam championship of the year, the Australian Open, Alexandra Dulgheru entered both the singles and the doubles events, these being her first appearances at Melbourne.

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The first highlight of the year came at the Barcelona Open where Alexandra Dulgheru reached the semifinals.

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Alexandra Dulgheru won her second WTA Premier title and second WTA overall at the Warsaw Open where she was the defending champion.

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Alexandra Dulgheru then lost to third seeded Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.

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In singles, the 31st seed Alexandra Dulgheru, defeated in the first round Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, in three sets.

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At the Paris Indoor Grand Prix, second seeded Alexandra Dulgheru reached her fourth semifinal of the year.

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Alexandra Dulgheru won over Sandra Zahlavova, Anna Chakvetadze and Anastasija Sevastova being defeated in the semifinals by Hungarian Agnes Szavay in three sets.

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Alexandra Dulgheru entered the Cincinnati Masters where she lost in the first round to Alisa Kleybanova.

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Alexandra Dulgheru finally found her game at the US Open where she entered both singles and doubles events.

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Alexandra Dulgheru then faced in the second round Sofia Arvidsson whom she defeated in straight sets.

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Alexandra Dulgheru started off the year losing in the first round of both of her first two tournaments in straight sets.

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Alexandra Dulgheru lost in the first round to Saisai Zheng.

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Alexandra Dulgheru lost the final to top seed Caroline Wozniacki.

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Alexandra Dulgheru began her clay-court season in Charleston where she again lost in the first round to Ajla Tomljanovic.

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Alexandra Dulgheru then played for Romania at the 2015 Fed Cup World Group play-offs and won both matches against Francoise Abanda and world No 7, Eugenie Bouchard.

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Alexandra Dulgheru then received a wildcard for the Madrid Open but retired in the third set against former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic after taking the first set.

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Alexandra Dulgheru had another great tournament at the Premier 5 Italian Open.

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Alexandra Dulgheru lost to world No 2, Simona Halep, in the quarterfinals but her performance brought her back into top 50.