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Simona-Iulia Matei (born 7 July 1985) is a former professional Romanian tennis player.

Simona Matei
Full nameSimona-Iulia Matei
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
Brașov, Socialist Republic of Romania
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2010
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$84,879
Singles
Career record221–156
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (2 October 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2007)
French OpenQ1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record91–79
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 246 (2 October 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–5

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 the ITF Women's Circuit.

She was coached by Michele Tellini, and retired from tennis in 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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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, Romania 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, Romania 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)

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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, Romania Clay   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, Romania Clay   Cristina Mitu   Laura Ioana Andrei
  Ioana Gașpar
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 12. Jul 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay   Ioana Gașpar   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, Turkey Clay   Diana Marcu   Michaela Pochabová
  Romana Tabaková
1–6, 1–6
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