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MATCH NOTESWINNERS OPEN 2021 - CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA

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268 AleksandraKrunicSERBIA

Andrea(2) Petkovic

GERMANY91

1993-03-15 Date of Birth 1987-09-09

Belgrade, Serbia Residence Darmstadt, Germany

Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

5' 4" (1.63 m) Height 5' 11" (1.80 m)

39 Career-High Ranking 9

$2,860,305 Career Prize Money $8,162,002

$241,747 Season Prize Money $321,627

0 / 1 Singles Titles YTD / Career 0 / 5

11-19 (Round of 16: 2014 US OPEN) Grand Slam W-L (best) 50-44 (Semi-Finalist: 2014 FRENCHOPEN)

3-0 / 3-0 YTD / Career CLUJ-NAPOCA W-L(best)

3-0 / 3-0

3-1 / 69-97 YTD / Career W-L 11-11 / 277-218

3-1 / 28-30 YTD / Career Clay W-L 7-4 / 74-52

0-0 / 22-22 YTD / Career 3-Set W-L 4-4 / 91-76

0-1 / 15-11 YTD / Career TB W-L 2-4 / 50-53

SF: CLUJ-NAPOCA YTD Best Result Runner-Up: HAMBURG

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Head To Head Record

YEAR TOURNAMENT SURFACE ROUND WINNER SCORE/ RESULT TIME

First career meeting

Ranking History

TOP RANK YEAR-END YEAR TOP RANK YEAR-END

211 - 2021 91 -

159 236 2020 75 102

55 165 2019 61 79

39 57 2018 64 64

53 55 2017 51 97

96 147 2016 21 56

62 96 2015 9 24

99 101 2014 14 14

126 145 2013 39 39

167 168 2012 10 143




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AndreaPetkovic

Tournament History

CURRENT TOURNAMENTQF: d. A. SCHMIEDLOVA (#99) 6-3 6-0 (1h 24m)2r: d. A. BOGDAN (#102) 6-3 6-3 (1h 23m)1r: d. Y. NAITO (#207) 6-3 5-0 ret. (left thigh) (1h 18m)

Total time on court: 4h 5m

PLAYER NOTES

Appearing in first edition of the tournament Beat Bondar and Bulgaru in qualifying to secure a spot in only her second Tour-level main draw this season (also 1r exit at Roland Garros)Has beaten Yuki Naito, Ana Bogdan and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova so far this week to reach her first SF since run to maiden WTA title at 2018 's-HertogenboschPrior to this week, last Tour-level match win came over Sasnovich during 2r showing at 2019 GuangzhouFaces No.91 Andrea Petkovic in SF today; success over No.99 Schmiedlova in previous round was first Top-100 win since beating No.50 Sasnovich at 2019 GuangzhouOwns 4-2 career record against players from Germany in main draw matches, most recently losing to Korpatsch at 2019 PragueRecord in WTA SF matches is 1-2; beat Wickmayer at 2017 Guangzhou and Vandeweghe at 2018 's-Hertogenbosch, while lost to Tomljanovic at 2018 RabatBest career result on clay is SF run at 2018 Rabat. Also won WTA 125K Series title at 2017 BolOnly player from Serbia in the drawIs currently ranked No.268; projected to return to Top 200

CURRENT TOURNAMENTQF: d. S. MENDEZ (#269) 6-7 6-4 6-1 (2h 24m)2r: d. J. CRISTIAN (#149) 6-4 6-3 (1h 37m)1r: d. A. DULGHERU (#381) 6-3 4-1 ret. (left knee) (1h 22m)


PLAYER NOTES

Appearing in inaugural edition of the tournamentHas beaten Alexandra Dulgheru, Jaqueline Cristian and Seone Mendez so far this week to reach her second SF of the season (also R-Up at Hamburg)Trailed Mendez 7-6 3-0 before recovering to win their delayed QF earlier todayHas now won 10 of her past 12 matchesFaces No.268 Aleksandra Krunic in SF today; has lost to one player ranked outside Top 200 this season, No.216 Niemeier in Strasbourg qualifying Owns 9-6 career record against players from Serbia in main draw matches, most recently beating Jankovic at 2016 DubaiRecord in WTA SF matches stands at 12-19 Owns four WTA clay-court titles, at Bad Gastein (2009, 2014), Charleston (2014) and Strasbourg (2011). Also reached SF at 2014 Roland Garros Only player from Germany in reach SF (Friedsam fell in 1r)Is currently ranked No.91; returned to Top 100 following recent Hamburg R-Up finish




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AndreaPetkovic

Season 2021 History

Defeated in 1r of doubles at Olympics(w/Stojanovic)Contested qualifying at Wimbledon; bouncedback to reach doubles QF w/StojanovicSu�ered 1r defeat at Roland Garros (as qualifier,l. Gau�), then finished R-Up at $60k ITF/StarySplavy-CZELifted fifth WTA doubles title of her career atBelgrade (w/Stojanovic); also fell in singlesqualifyingPlayed qualifying at both WTA and ITF Circuitevents in March, April and May, including atDubai and St. PetersburgLost to Sherif in final round of Australian Openqualifying event in Dubai

Reached SF at WTA 125K Series event atBelgradeAt Hamburg, ended six-year wait to reach a WTAsingles final (l. Ruse)Defeated in 1r at Berlin (l. Azarenka) and made2r at Wimbledon (l. Krejcikova)Su�ered 1r exit at Roland Garros (l. Muchova)Contested qualifying at Madrid and Rome, thenfell 1r at Belgrade (l. eventual champion Badosa)and in qualifying at StrasbourgReached 2r at Miami (l. Kenin) before falling atStuttgart (l. Sakkari)Fell 1r at Australian Open (l. Jabeur) and PhillipIsland Trophy (l. Blinkova)Opened 2021 season with 2r at GippslandTrophy (l. No.5 Svitolina)

VALUE WTA RANK MATCH STATS VALUE WTA RANK

15 147 Aces 68 43

51% 314 First serve % 64% 115

69% 22 First Serve points won % 60% 176

51% 12 Second serve points won % 46% 83

60% 14 Overall service points won % 55% 118

72% 26 Service games won % 64% 102

76% 4 Break points saved % 52% 150

38% 97 First serve return points won % 37% 121

65% 9 Second serve return points won % 56% 107

62% 16 Break points converted % 47% 122

44% 33 Return games won % 35% 120

49% 17 Return points won % 44% 104

Best win by ranking: No.102 vs Bogdan in CLUJ-NAPOCA 2rLongest match: 2h 8m vs Gau� in ROLAND-GARROS 1rShortest match: 1h 18m vs Naito in CLUJ-NAPOCA 1rMost aces in a match: 2 vs Naito in CLUJ-NAPOCA 1rMost aces in a match: 2 vs Schmiedlova inCLUJ-NAPOCA QF

Best win by ranking: No.45 vs Cirstea in BADHOMBURG 1rLongest match: 4h 33m vs Paolini inWIMBLEDON 1rShortest match: 1h 4m vs Anisimova in BADHOMBURG 2rMost aces in a match: 7 vs Kenin in MIAMI 2rMost aces in a match: 7 vs Blinkova inMELBOURNE 250 1r




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AndreaPetkovic

Titles & Grand Slams

SINGLES FINALSChampion (2)2018 - 'S-HERTOGENBOSCHRunner-Up (1)2017 - GUANGZHOU

DOUBLES FINALSChampion (5)2021 - BELGRADE (w/Stojanovic)2019 - 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH (w/Aoyama), SYDNEY(w/Siniakova)2016 - RABAT (w/Knoll)2014 - TASHKENT (w/Siniakova)

Runner-Up (2)2016 - 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH (w/Knoll)2013 - BAKU (w/Daniilidou)

SINGLES FINALSChampion (6)2015 - ANTWERP2014 - SOFIA, BAD GASTEIN, CHARLESTON2011 - STRASBOURG2009 - BAD GASTEIN

Runner-Up (6)2021 - HAMBURG2013 - WASHINGTON, DC, NÜRNBERG2011 - BEIJING, BRISBANE2010 - 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH

DOUBLES FINALSRunner-Up (2)2016 - BRISBANE (w/Kerber)2009 - BAD GASTEIN (w/Maria)

AUSTRALIANOPEN

ROLANDGARROS WIMBLEDON US OPEN AUSTRALIAN

OPENROLANDGARROS WIMBLEDON US OPEN

1r 2021 1r 1r 2r

2020 1r

2r 2r 1r 1r 2019 1r 3r 1r 3r

1r 1r 1r 3r 2018 2r 3r 2r 1r

3r 2017 2r 1r 1r 1r

1r 1r 1r 2016 1r 2r 2r 2r

1r 1r 3r 1r 2015 1r 3r 3r 3r

4r 2014 1r SF 3r 3r

1r 2013 2r 1r

2012 1r

2011 QF QF 3r QF

2010 2r 2r 1r 4r

2009 2r 1r

2008 1r

2007 2r 2r




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AndreaPetkovic

Career Milestones

Only played four events in 2020, slipping out ofTop 200 for first time since July 2012Reached 2r five times - but never further - in2019 (including at Australian Open and RolandGarros). Also won two doubles titles in 2019, atSydney (w/Siniakova) and 's-Hertogenbosch(w/Aoyama)Captured first career WTA singles title at 2018‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Flipkens in F) to becomefirst Serbian to win a WTA singles title sinceJankovic in 2015Reached career-high ranking of No.39 after ‘s-Hertogenbosch run (June 18, 2018)Defeated Roberta Vinci in 1r at Rome in whatwas the Italian’s last professional match of hercareerIn 2017, finished as Serbia’s No.1 at No.55. Madeone of the biggest rankings jumps on tour fromthe end of 2016, moving up 91 spots from No.146Reached first tour-level final at 2017 Guangzhou(l. Zhang) and advanced to two quarterfinalsduring the season, at Tokyo [Japan Open] andTashkentAlso added a title at WTA 125K Series event atBol, Croatia (d. Cadantu in F) and was a finalistat $100k ITF/Manchester-GBRPassed $1 million career prize money milestonein 2016, playing a mix of WTA and ITF Circuitevents – best result was a quarterfinalappearance at RabatMade first career Top 100 finish in 2015 at No.96Owns two WTA doubles titles – 2014 Tashkent(w/Siniakova) and 2016 Rabat (w/Knoll)Made WTA debut at 2011 Budapest and turnedpro in 2009On ITF Circuit, winner of nine singles titles andseven doubles titlesITF debut came at $10k ITF/Prokuplje-SRB in2008 (won tournament)

Only match on Tour in 2020 ended in 1r exit atRoland Garros (l. Pironkova) Best results of 2019 were SF run at Linz (l.eventual champion Gau�) and 3r showings atRoland Garros (l. eventual champion Barty) andUS Open (d. No.6 Kvitova in 2r, l. Mertens)Highlights of 2018 season were SF finishes atWashington DC (l. eventual championKuznetsova), Guangzhou (l. eventual championQ.Wang) and Linz (l. Alexandrova)Also in 2018, achieved best Slam result since2015 by reaching 3r of 2018 Roland Garros (l.eventual champion Halep)Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha(ret. vs. Ostapenko); advanced to SF bydefeating No.5 Muguruza; first win over a Top 5opponent since d. No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing.Also in 2016, posted three QF runs (Luxembourg,Dubai and Brisbane)Contested 2016 Rio Olympics, falling 1r ofsingles (l. Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/Kerber,l. Errani/Vinci)Owns 14 career wins over Top 10 opponents,most recently over No.6 Kvitova (2019 US Open)Advanced to SF at Miami and then Charleston inspring 2015, paving the way for a return to Top10 on May 4; matched career-high ranking ofNo.9 on May 11, 2015 (initially set on October 10,2011)Won sixth WTA singles title at 2015 Antwerp (d.Suárez Navarro in F via w/o – neck injury); ownsa 6-11 record in finals, with four of six titlescoming on clay – the biggest being atCharleston (d. Cepelova in F). Also won theTournament of Champions-Sofia in 2014 (d.Muguruza in SF and Pennetta in F)Best major result came at 2014 Roland Garros,where she advanced to SF (l. eventual R-UpHalep)Su�ered right knee injury at Hopman Cup at endof December 2012, which forced her to miss2013 Australian and Middle East swings;returned to tour at Indian Wells. Rankingdropped as low as No.177 in March 2013Enjoyed breakthrough year on Tour in 2011,winning Strasbourg title (d. Bartoli in F),finishing R-Up at Brisbane (l. Kvitova) andBeijing (l. A.Radwanska), advancing to QF atAustralian Open (l. Li), Roland Garros (l.Sharapova) and US Open (l. Wozniacki); brokeinto Top 10 on August 8, 2011 and ended seasonwith 54-17 win-loss recordLifted maiden WTA singles title at 2009 BadGastein (d. Olaru in F) - had never previously



been beyond 2r at a Tour-level eventIs a two-time doubles runner-up, at 2009 BadGastein (w/Maria) and 2016 Brisbane (w/Kerber).Also made SF at 2014 Wimbledon (w/Rybarikova,l. Babos/Mladenovic)Reached 2r on Grand Slam debut, at 2007Roland Garros (d. Gajdosova, l. Bartoli)Member of German Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2010-12, 2014-19Made first WTA appearances as a WC inqualifying at 2002 Hamburg and Leipzig

Other Information

Parents are Bratislav and Ivana (both work foran electrical appliances company); youngersister is AnastasiaStill considers Moscow her hometown but liveswith her grandparents in SerbiaStarted playing at age 3; favorite shot is dropshot; favorite surface is clayTennis idols growing up were Kim Clijsters andMary PierceOther interests include psychology andcriminology; other hobbies include bowling,shopping and driving her carFavorite tournament is Baku; favorite GrandSlam is Australian Open

Formerly coached by father, Zoran; mother,Amira, is a dentist's assistant; younger sister isAnja. Began playing at age 6 when fatherintroduced her to the sportSpeaks French, German, English, SerbianFavorite movie is Biutiful; favorite actors areEdward Norton and Javier Bardem; favoritetypes of music are rock, funk; favorite group isBloc PartyEnjoys reading, writing; favorite authors areGoethe, Wilde, Flaubert; people most admiredare Goethe (genius in writing) and Che Guevara(genius in fighting)Other favorites include going to museums andwatching basketball when in AmericaMost memorable experience was playing firstGrand Slam at 2007 Roland Garros. Favorite cityis Barcelona; favorite tournament is StuttgartSelf-described as thoughtful, outgoing andhappy


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119 MayarSherifEGYPT

MihaelaBuzarnescu

ROMANIA170

1996-05-05 Date of Birth 1988-05-04

Elche, Spain Residence Bucharest, Romania

Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

5' 11'' (1.80m) Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)

114 Career-High Ranking 20

$393,170 Career Prize Money $2,448,891

$184,178 Season Prize Money $300,061

0 / 0 Singles Titles YTD / Career 0 / 1

1-2 (Round of 64: 2021 AUSTRALIANOPEN)

Grand Slam W-L (best) 7-12 (Round of 16: 2018 ROLANDGARROS)

3-0 / 3-0 YTD / Career CLUJ-NAPOCA W-L(best)

3-0 / 3-0

4-6 / 4-8 YTD / Career W-L 7-13 / 58-64

3-1 / 3-3 YTD / Career Clay W-L 5-3 / 30-18

0-2 / 0-4 YTD / Career 3-Set W-L 3-6 / 20-23

0-1 / 1-1 YTD / Career TB W-L 2-1 / 16-12

0-0 / 0-0 YTD / Career L Hand W-L 1-1 / 3-3

Semi-Finalist: CLUJ-NAPOCA YTD Best Result Semi-Finalist: CLUJ-NAPOCA

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Head To Head Record

YEAR TOURNAMENT SURFACE ROUND WINNER SCORE/ RESULT TIME

First career meeting

Ranking History

TOP RANK YEAR-END YEAR TOP RANK YEAR-END

114 - 2021 134 -

132 132 2020 110 136

212 212 2019 24 109

779 - 2018 20 24

767 780 2017 72 72

- - 2016 203 377

983 - 2015 260 260

575 865 2014 891 891

623 641 2013 250 -

- - 2012 141 248




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MihaelaBuzarnescu

Tournament History

CURRENT TOURNAMENT1r: d. A. CORNET (#59) 6-2 6-4 (1h 25m)2r: d. A. EALA (#639) 6-2 6-2 (1h 10m) QF: d. K. KUCOVA (#118) 6-3 6-1 (1h 7m)


PLAYER NOTES

Appearing in inaugural edition of thetournamentHas beaten top seed Alizé Cornet, AlexandraEala and Kristina Kucova so far this week toreach her maiden WTA SFWin over Cornet was the first in her career overan opponent inside Top 100Prior to this week only man draw win at a Tour-level event had come over Paquet during 2rshowing at 2021 Australian OpenFaces No.170 Mihaela Buzarnescu in SF today;neither player has dropped a set this weekOverall, owns six clay-court titles on ITF CircuitOnly player from Egypt in the draw. Next highestEgyptian player in the rankings is No.392 SandraSamirIs currently ranked No.119. By reaching SF isprojected to move into Top 110 for the the firsttimeAlso through to her maiden WTA doubles finalthis week w/Piter (face Dzalamidze/Juvan latertoday)

CURRENT TOURNAMENT1r: d. V. TOMOVA (#117) 6-2 6-3 (1h 19m)2r: d. L. ARRUABARRENA (#198) 6-3 7-5 (1h 35m)QF: d. K. PLISKOVA (#123) 7-5 6-3 (1h 27m)


PLAYER NOTES

One of eight Romanians in the draw for theinaugural edition of the tournamentHas beaten Viktoriya Tomova, Lara Arruabarrenaand Kristyna Pliskova so far this week to winback-to-back Tour-level matches for the firsttime since SF run at 2019 HiroshimaWin over Pliskova improves record in WTA QFmatches to an impressive 9-1, with eight ofthese wins coming in straight setsFaces No.119 Mayar Sherif in SF today; bidding toreach first final since lifting sole WTA title atSan Jose exactly three years agoOverall career record in WTA SF matches is 3-5Best results of career on clay all came in 2018,with R-Up finsh at Prague (l. Kvitova), SFs atStrasbourg and Bucharest, as well as a R16showing at Roland GarrosIs currently ranked No.170; this April droppedout of Top 150 for first time since summer of2017




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MayarSherif

MihaelaBuzarnescu

Season 2021 History

Fell 1r at Budapest (l. Udvardy) and Olympics (l.Peterson)Finished R-Up at $60k ITF/Montpellier-FRA andreached QF at WTA 125K Series event at BastadContested qualifying at Roland Garros andWimbledonAlso made 1r exit at Miami (as WC, l. Podoroska).Remained in the US afterwards, reaching 2r atITF Circuit events in Charlottesville, Charlestonand Bonita SpringsDefeated in 1r at Monterrey (as qualifier, l. Davis)and in qualifying at GuadalajaraFell 1r at Doha (as WC, l. Sakkari)Su�ered 1r exit at Yarra Valley Classic(l.Stojanovic) then reached 2r at AustralianOpen (as qualifier, l. Juvan)Beat Krunic in final round of Australian Openqualifying event in Dubai

Coming o� SF showing at WTA 125K Seriesevent at Bastad and 2r showing at the Olympics(l. Vondrousova)Fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. V.Williams)Results on clay this season were 1r exit atBogota (l. Tan) and 2r showings at Belgrade (l.eventual champion Badosa) and Roland Garros(l. S.Williams). Was also R-Up in doublesw/Friedsam at BogotaLost singles rubbers to Trevisan and Cocciarettoas Romania slipped to a 3-1 play-o� defeat toItaly in the Billie Jean King CupBest result in March was 2r showing atGuadalajara (l. Bouzkova). Also fell 1r at Lyon (l.Mladenovic) and Miami (as qualifier, l. Garcia)Fell 1r at Gippsland Trophy (l. Kasatkina),Australian Open (as LL, l. Andreescu) and PhillipIsland Trophy (as qualifier, l. Teichmann)

VALUE WTA RANK MATCH STATS VALUE WTA RANK

29 105 Aces 22 120

70% 33 First serve % 62% 164

66% 59 First Serve points won % 61% 134

46% 98 Second serve points won % 46% 92

60% 18 Overall service points won % 56% 109

72% 21 Service games won % 62% 135

51% 174 Break points saved % 53% 129

31% 253 First serve return points won % 34% 199

52% 221 Second serve return points won % 55% 113

46% 133 Break points converted % 44% 163

27% 213 Return games won % 33% 150

40% 226 Return points won % 42% 165

Best win by ranking: No.59 vs Cornet in CLUJ-NAPOCA 1rLongest match: 2h 39m vs Juvan in AUSTRALIANOPEN 2rShortest match: 1h 1m vs Sakkari in DOHA 1rMost aces in a match: 8 vs Davis in MONTERREY1r

Best win by ranking: No.83 vs Rus in ROLAND-GARROS 1rLongest match: 2h 59m vs Vandeweghe inGUADALAJARA 1rShortest match: 53m vs Zlochova in BASTAD 1251rMost aces in a match: 3 vs Arruabarrena inCLUJ-NAPOCA 2r



1rMATCH NOTESWINNERS OPEN 2021 - CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA

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MayarSherif

MihaelaBuzarnescu

Titles & Grand Slams

SINGLES FINALSChampion (1)2018 - SAN JOSE

Runner-Up (2)2018 - PRAGUE, HOBART

DOUBLES FINALSRunner-Up (4)2021 - BOGOTA (w/Friedsam)2018 - EASTBOURNE (w/Begu), NOTTINGHAM(w/Watson), PRAGUE (w/Marozava)

AUSTRALIANOPEN

ROLANDGARROS WIMBLEDON US OPEN AUSTRALIAN

OPENROLANDGARROS WIMBLEDON US OPEN

2r 2021 1r 2r 1r

1r 2020 1r

2019 1r 1r 2r 1r

2018 1r 4r 3r

2017 1r




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MihaelaBuzarnescu

Career Milestones

Posted career-high ranking of No.128 onNovember 30, 2020 – highest-ranked Egyptianwoman everEnjoyed best season of career in 2020, havingmade WTA main draw debut at 2020 Prague andGrand Slam main draw at 2020 Roland Garros,falling 1r as qualifier on both occasions; is thefirst woman representing Egypt to contest themain draw of a majorAlso contested WTA 125K Series event in Praguein August, reaching 3r; best results on ITFCircuit were picking up eighth and ninth title atthis level, at $25k ITF/Antalya-TUR in March and$100k ITF/Charleston-SC, USA in NovemberFell in qualifying at 2020 Australian Open (l. Liin 1r), her first time contesting qualifying at TourlevelDuring 2019 season, broke into Top 200 for thefirst time (at No.189 on November 11, 2019),having only appeared on the rankings on July 1(at No.500)Returned to ITF Circuit in 2019 unranked, endedthe year at No.212 after winning six titles,including a 26-match winning streak and endingthe year with a win-loss record of 68-17Won the 2019 African Games and will thereforefeature in the (now postponed) Tokyo Olympicsin 2021Owns nine singles and six doubles titles on ITFCircuitMade Fed Cup debut in 2011, has also played in2014, 2019-20Won first ITF Circuit title in 2013 at $10k SharmEl-SheikMade ITF Circuit debut in 2010, at a $10k eventin Ain Alsoukhna-Suiz in Egypt

Played just two events in 2020 after 11 months out of competition due to injury, su�ered 1r exit at US Open (l. Stephens) and fell qualifying at Roland GarrosFinished 2019 season ranked No.110; campaign was highlighted by SF run at Hiroshima (l. Hibino)Enjoyed stellar year in 2018, reaching her first three WTA singles finals and breaking into the Top 20Rose to career-high ranking of No.20 on August 6, 2018 before progress was stalled when she badly injured her right ankle in MontréalLifted first WTA singles title at San Jose (d. Sakkari in F) in 2018Prior to 2018, had three WTA main draw wins to her name. Ended that season with a 36-21 record at tour, main draw levelPosted her first five Top 20 wins of career in 2018, over No.6 Ostapenko (Doha), No.4 Svitolina (Roland Garros), No.5 Svitolina (Birmingham), No.20 Bertens (Eastbourne) and No.15 Mertens (San Jose)Posted her first five Top 20 wins of career in 2018, over No.6 Ostapenko (Doha), No.4 Svitolina (Roland Garros), No.5 Svitolina (Birmingham), No.20 Bertens (Eastbourne) and No.15 Mertens (San Jose)Enjoyed run to R16 at 2018 Roland Garros, her best result at a major (l. Keys). Also made QF stage in doubles in Paris (w/Bara, l.H.Chan/Z.Yang)Reached first four career doubles finals in 2018, winning Strasbourg (w/Olaru, d.N.Kichenok/An.Rodionova in F) and finishing R-Up at Prague, Nottingham and Eastbourne Appeared in first career WTA singles final at 2018 Hobart (l. Mertens in 3s)Reached first tour-level SF of career at 2017 Linz (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Strycova) Broke into Top 100 after Linz run (October 16, 2017); at 29 was the oldest Top 100 debutante since 33-year-old Obziler on February 19, 2007 at No.96Made Slam and WTA main draw debut at 2017 US Open as a qualifier (l. Wozniacki in 1r). Prior to US Open breakthrough had made 16 unsuccessful attempts to qualify for tour-level eventsAscent up the rankings helped by strong showings on ITF Circuit in 2017, picking up seven titles, including $100k ITF/Poitiers-FRAMade professional debut at 2004 $10kITF/Bucharest. Has 22 singles and 34 doubles titles on ITF Circuit


Other Information

Coach since she was 16 is Justo GonzalezMartinez; trains in Elche, southeast SpainMother is Amal, father is Sherif and has threesisters, Rawan, Dalya, Rana (also a player ontour); introduced to tennis by her sister andparents at the age of fourStudied at Pepperdine University in Malibu,California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelordegree of science in Sports MedicineHas a sponsorship deal with a bank in EgyptLove listening to drums and would like to playone daySpeaks English, Arabic, French and Spanish

Coached by Arti Apostu and father MihaiBuzarnescuFather is a former Romanian intercollegiatetennis player; mother is Marcela (pharmacist); isan only childIntroduced to tennis at age 4 by parentsFavorite shot is forehand; favorite surface ishardSpeaks Romanian, EnglishEnjoys working out after a match, goingshopping, watching moviesFavorite music is pop; favorite actor is JohnnyDepp; favorite food is Caesar Salad; favorite cityis MiamiPeople most admired are Roger Federer, MonicaSelesSelf-described as happy with a lot of energy.

Documents

MATCH NOTES - wtafiles.wtatennis.comwtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/matchnotes/2021/2043_SF.pdflosing to Barty at 2019 Rol and Garros Record in WTA QF matches st ands at 30-16 Owns four