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Andreea Mitu

Andreea Mitu

Romanian tennis player


Cristina-Andreea Mitu (born 22 September 1991) is a professional tennis player from Romania.

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On 8 June 2015, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 68, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 69, reached on 24 October 2016. Mitu is a member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 19 April 2015, she beat then-ranked world No. 7, Eugenie Bouchard, in a Fed Cup match, in three sets.

Personal life and background

She is coached by Adrian Marcu. Her parents are Petre and Ania. She also has a brother named Alex, who is a soccer player. She has an aggressive style of play. Andreea's favorite surface is hard (but loves grass too), while her favorite shot is forehand. She started playing tennis at age 7. Her tennis idols growing up were Jelena Dokic, Patty Schnyder, Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis. She also enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and getting nails done. She stated that if weren't a tennis player, she would be a lawyer.[1] In 2018, she gave birth to a son named Adam.[2]

Career

Mitu at the 2015 Madrid Open.

2015-16: Fourth round at Roland Garros

Not having won a single WTA Tour title, Mitu made it to the fourth round of 2015 French Open defeating world No. 12, Karolína Plíšková, in the second round, and former champion Francesca Schiavone in the third round. After this performance, Mitu rose to a career-high ranking of 68.

In 2016, Mitu won two WTA Tour titles, in April the İstanbul Cup, and in July the Swedish Open.

2017-18: Motherhood and third career title

In 2017, Mitu took a break from competition: In January 2018, she became mother of a boy. In July 2018, she won the Bucharest Open doubles title partnering Irina-Camelia Begu, marking her overall third doubles title.

2019-21: Second and third round at majors

In 2020, she reached third round at Roland Garros, with Patricia Tig, and in 2021, she reached second round at Melbourne, with Raluca Olaru - her best major doubles performance so far.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Doubles

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 34 (20 titles, 14 runner–ups)

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Doubles: 38 (24 titles, 14 runner–ups)

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Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

Mitu's win–loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
No. 1 ranked players
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2015 French Open
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Loss (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Summer Olympics
Romania Simona Halep 0–2 0% 0–2 Loss (0–6, 3–6) at 2008 ITF Bucharest
No. 2 ranked players
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1 0% 0–1 Loss (2–6, 1–6) at 2014 Wimbledon
No. 4 ranked players
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 0–1 67% 0–1 Loss (3–6, 6–1, 0–6) at 2014 Dubai Challenge
Italy Francesca Schiavone 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2015 French Open
No. 5 ranked players
Canada Eugenie Bouchard 1–0 50% 1–0 Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–1) at 2015 Fed Cup
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 1–1 50% 1–1 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2015 Linz Open
No. 7 ranked players
United States Madison Keys 0–1 0% 0–1 Loss (2–6, 0–6) at 2015 Charleston
Total 5–6 45% 2–2 3–3 0–1

Top 10 wins

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Notes

  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. "Andreea Mitu Bio".

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