Liana-Gabriela Ungur (née Balaci; born 2 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. On 13 December 2010, she reached her highest singles ranking of 157 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
Full name | Liana-Gabriela Ungur |
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Country (sports) | Romania |
Residence | Florence, Italy |
Born | Socialist Republic of Romania | 2 January 1985
Turned pro | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $161,627 |
Singles | |
Career record | 346–204 |
Career titles | 13 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 157 (13 December 2010) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2011) |
French Open | Q3 (2011) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2011) |
US Open | Q1 (2008, 2010, 2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 115–84 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 262 (8 August 2011) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 2–3 |
Personal life
editLiana, daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci, is married to Adrian Ungur who is also a professional tennis player.[1]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 26 (13–13)
edit$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$40,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 20 May 2001 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Lenka Snajdrová | 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | 19 August 2001 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Antonela Voina | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 9 September 2001 | ITF Mollerussa, Spain | Clay | María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto | 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 3. | 26 May 2002 | Olecko, Poland | Clay | Marta Domachowska | 6–1, 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 9 June 2002 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | Jolanda Mens | 0–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2. | 9 March 2003 | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | Hard | Caroline-Ann Basu | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 27 July 2003 | Ancona, Italy | Clay | Mandy Minella | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | 1 February 2004 | Tipton, England | Hard | Emma Laine | 7–6(4), 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 8 February 2004 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | Servane Delobelle | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 13 June 2004 | Piteşti, Romania | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 3–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 5. | 8 August 2004 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Antonela Voina | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 5 September 2004 | Arad, Romania | Clay | Barbara Pócza | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | 24 October 2004 | Settimo San Pietro, Italy | Clay | Aravane Rezaï | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | 15 May 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 19 November 2006 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 8. | 26 November 2006 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Varvara Galanina | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | 11 February 2007 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | Evgenia Linetskaya | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Loss | 9. | 8 July 2007 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sofia Arvidsson | 7–6(7), 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 10. | 12 August 2007 | Gdynia, Poland | Clay | Renata Voráčová | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11. | 23 March 2008 | Pomezia, Italy | Clay | Anna Korzeniak | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10. | 9 May 2010 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Polina Pekhova | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 11. | 6 June 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | Clay | Irena Pavlovic | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 12. | 20 June 2010 | ITF Padua, Italy | Clay | Audrey Bergot | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 7 August 2010 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Anna Floris | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 12. | 28 January 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Cristina Dinu | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 13. | 19 February 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 18 (6–12)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 6 August 2000 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Edina Gallovits | Zuzana Kučová Dominika Luzarová |
7–5, 4–0 ret. |
Loss | 1. | 27 January 2002 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | Christina Zachariadou | Eszter Molnár Aleksandra Srndovic |
6–2, 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | 17 February 2002 | ITF Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | Marta Fraga | Maki Arai Remi Tezuka |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | 26 May 2002 | Olecko, Poland | Clay | Eva Erbová | Martina Babáková Lenka Tvarošková |
2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 2 February 2003 | Tipton, England | Hard (i) | Elke Clijsters | Zuzana Černá Iveta Gerlová |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 11 May 2003 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto | Frederica Piedade İpek Şenoğlu |
4–6, 6–7(3) |
Loss | 5. | 18 May 2003 | Monzón, Spain | Clay | Kildine Chevalier | Olena Antypina Raissa Gourevitch |
6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | 14 September 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Lisa D'Amelio Jennifer De Bodt |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | 18 July 2004 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Iris Ichim | Mădălina Gojnea Monica Niculescu |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | 8 August 2004 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Antonela Voina | Jessie de Vries Debbrich Feys |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 27 August 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Simona Matei | Corina Corduneanu Ágnes Szatmári |
w/o |
Loss | 8. | 12 February 2006 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Émilie Bacquet Chayenne Ewijk |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 27 June 2008 | Padua, Italy | Clay | Anda Perianu | Mailen Auroux Carmen Klaschka |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9. | 16 January 2010 | Glasgow, Scotland | Hard (i) | Nicole Clerico | Victoria Larrière Anna Smith |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | 26 March 2010 | Pomezia, Italy | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Andreea Văideanu Erika Zanchetta |
7–6(3), 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 10. | 22 April 2011 | Civitavecchia, Italy | Clay | Diana Enache | Daniëlle Harmsen Réka Luca Jani |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 4 June 2011 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | Magda Linette | Sophie Ferguson Sally Peers |
w/o |
Loss | 12. | 20 January 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Diana Marcu | Cristina Dinu Andreea Mitu |
6–7, 2–6 |
References
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