Romanian tennis player
Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik Country (sports) Romania Residence Bucharest , RomaniaBorn (1990-05-03 ) 3 May 1990 (age 34) BucharestHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$1,183,841 Career record 498–363 (57.8%) Career titles 11 ITF Highest ranking No. 59 (6 January 2014) Current ranking No. 302 (5 February 2024) Australian Open 1R (2012 , 2013 , 2014 ) French Open 1R (2012 , 2013 , 2014 ) Wimbledon 2R (2013 ) US Open 1R (2012 , 2013 ) Career record 191–176 (52.0%) Career titles 1 WTA , 12 ITF Highest ranking No. 101 (11 June 2012) Current ranking No. 824 (5 February 2024) Australian Open 1R (2014 ) French Open 1R (2012 ) Wimbledon 1R (2012 ) US Open 1R (2012 , 2013 ) Last updated on: 6 February 2024.
Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik (née Cadanțu ; born 3 May 1990) is a Romanian tennis player.
On 6 January 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 59. Her best doubles ranking by the WTA is No. 101, achieved on 11 June 2012.
At Grand Slam tournaments, Cadanțu-Ignatik has won only one (main-draw) match, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships . Usually, she is playing on the ITF Circuit .
In July 2021, Alexandra changed her name to Cadanțu-Ignatik , after marrying fellow tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik .
Born in Bucharest, Cadanțu began playing tennis at age three. Her favourite surface is clay, her goal to reach the top 50.
Cadanțu at the 2013 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Cadanțu started the year in Shenzhen but was defeated by Bojana Jovanovski in the first round. Her next tournament was in Sydney, where she was defeated in the first qualifying round by Olga Puchkova . Alexandra then lost to Heather Watson in the Australian Open first round.
In February, she won her first match for the season in Cali, Colombia – defeating Laura Pous Tió . Then she lost in the second round to Sesil Karatantcheva in three sets, reached quarterfinals in Bogotá, Colombia, defeating Maria Joao Koehler in the first and Tereza Mrdeža in the second round. She then fell in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković . Then, in Acapulco, Mexico, Cadanțu was defeated by Sara Errani in the first round. In March, she fell in Miami first qualifying round to Stefanie Vögele . She then lost to Madison Keys in the first round of Charleston.
She reached the semifinals in Katowice, Poland, in April, where she lost to Petra Kvitová . On her road, she defeated Yuliya Beygelzimer , Katarzyna Kawa , Raluca Olaru , Sabine Lisicki , each of them in straight sets, and Irina-Camelia Begu , and Shahar Pe'er in three. She has also reached the semifinals at the Budapest Grand Prix , where she lost in straight sets to compatriot Simona Halep and eventual winner of the tournament.
Cadanțu started the year in Auckland where she had to retire in her first round, 1–6, 0–4 down against Kurumi Nara . She also fell at the first round in Hobart (losing to Olivia Rogowska ), at the Australian Open (to Flavia Pennetta ), and in Rio (to Teliana Pereira ).
Then things started to improve with a quarterfinal at Florianópolis, beating wildcard Gabriela Cé in the first round and Dinah Pfizenmaier in the second before losing to Yaroslava Shvedova , in straight sets. Cadanțu fell in the first round at Indian Wells and Miami, losing to rising stars CoCo Vandeweghe and Zarina Diyas , respectively. In Katowice, she beat Yanina Wickmayer before losing a tight three-set match to third seed Carla Suárez Navarro . She then had a nine-match losing streak, including the French Open and Wimbledon, which she snapped at the $100k Contrexéville. She won the doubles title at Bucharest alongside compatriot Ana Bogdan ; they beat Çağla Büyükakçay and Karin Knapp in the final. Later in the year, she reached quarterfinals of the ITF events at Saint-Malo, Monterrey and Victoria.
Performance timelines [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles [ edit ] Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying .
Doubles [ edit ] WTA career finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (runner-up) [ edit ] Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) [ edit ] Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–2) Carpet (0–0)
WTA 125 finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (runner-up) [ edit ] ITF Circuit finals [ edit ] Singles: 34 (11 titles, 23 runner–ups) [ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments $50/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10/15,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Sep 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 Win 2–0 Jul 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Ioana Gaspar 6–2, 6–3 Loss 2–1 Aug 2007 ITF Constanţa, Romania 10,000 Clay Corina Corduneanu 6–7(5) , 6–3, 1–6 Loss 2–2 Sep 2007 ITF Hunedoara, Romania 10,000 Clay Elora Dabija 6–7(4) , 6–4, 2–6 Loss 2–3 Mar 2008 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay Elena Chalova 2–6, 3–6 Loss 2–4 Aug 2008 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay Palma Kiraly 3–6, 2–6 Loss 2–5 Mar 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay Elisa Balsamo 1–6, 4–6 Win 3–5 May 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Diana Enache 6–2, 6–4 Win 4–5 May 2010 ITF Craiova, Romania 10,000 Clay Mădălina Gojnea 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 Loss 4–6 Sep 2010 ITF Balş, Romania 10,000 Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu 3–6, 2–6 Win 5–6 Oct 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay Zuzana Zlochová 6–2, 6–3 Win 6–6 Nov 2010 ITF Niterói, Brazil 25,000 Clay Julia Cohen 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 Loss 6–7 Nov 2010 ITF Barueri, Brazil 10,000 Hard Conny Perrin 0–5 ret. Win 7–7 Dec 2010 ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25,000 Clay Julia Cohen 6–1, 6–3 Loss 7–8 Jan 2011 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay Sharon Fichman 3–6, 6–7(2) Loss 7–9 May 2011 Grado Tennis Cup , Italy 25,000 Clay Ajla Tomljanović 2–6, 4–6 Loss 7–10 Jun 2011 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay Jana Čepelová 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 Win 8–10 Sep 2011 ITF Biella , Italy 100,000 Clay Mariana Duque 6–4, 6–3 Loss 8–11 Oct 2011 Telavi Open , Georgia 50,000 Clay Alexandra Panova 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 8–12 Jul 2012 ITS Cup , Czech Republic 100,000 Clay María-Teresa Torró-Flor 2–6, 3–6 Loss 8–13 May 2013 ITF Prague Open , Czech Republic 100,000 Clay Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 8–14 Apr 2015 Chiasso Open , Switzerland 25,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6) Win 9–14 Jun 2015 ITF Galați, Romania 25,000 Clay Cristina Dinu 6–4, 6–7(2) , 6–3 Loss 9–15 Sep 2015 ITF Bucha, Ukraine 25,000 Clay Kristína Kučová 6–4, 6–7(5) , 0–6 Loss 9–16 Aug 2018 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay Laura Siegemund 4–6, 2–6 Loss 9–17 Apr 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Kaja Juvan 1–6, 0–3 ret. Win 10–17 Oct 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Andreea Roșca 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 10–18 Nov 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Romy Kölzer 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 Loss 10–19 Aug 2021 Zubr Cup , Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Linda Nosková 7–6(2) , 4–6, 3–6 Loss 10–20 Jan 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Lucrezia Stefanini 2–6, 0–3 ret. Win 11–20 Feb 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Marina Melnikova 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 11–21 Apr 2022 ITF Orlando Pro , United States 25,000 Clay Mirjam Björklund 3–6, 4–6 Loss 11–22 Jun 2023 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 25,000 Clay Weronika Falkowska 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 11–23 Aug 2023 ITF Cordenons, Italy 60,000 Clay Veronika Erjavec 3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner–ups) [ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments $50/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 May 2008 ITF Galaţi, Romania 10,000 Clay Antonia Xenia Tout Kristína Kučová Valentina Sulpizio 0–6, 2–6 Loss 0–2 May 2009 Wiesbaden Open , Germany 10,000 Clay Alexandra Stuparu Leonie Mekel Pauline Wong 1–6, 3–6 Loss 0–3 Dec 2009 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000 Clay Diana Enache Romina Oprandi Laura Pous Tió 4–6, 3–6 Win 1–3 Apr 2010 Bol Open, Croatia 10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Chantal Škamlová Romana Tabaková 6–2, 1–6, [10–5] Win 2–3 Apr 2010 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay Dalia Zafirova Maria Abramović Mădălina Gojnea 6–2, 6–3 Win 3–3 May 2010 ITF Craiova , Romania 10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Tanya Germanlieva Dessislava Mladenova 6–3, 6–3 Win 4–3 Sep 2010 ITF Balş, Romania 10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Martina Gledacheva Valentina Sulpizio 6–3, 7–5 Win 5–3 Jun 2011 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Diana Enache Mervana Jugić-Salkić Emma Laine 6–4, 2–6, [10–5] Win 6–3 Sep 2011 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Elena Bogdan Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava 6–2, 6–2 Loss 6–4 Sep 2011 Sofia Cup , Bulgaria 100,000 Clay Raluca Olaru Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak 4–6, 5–7 Loss 6–5 Feb 2012 Copa Bionaire , Colombia 100,000 Clay Raluca Olaru Karin Knapp Mandy Minella 4–6, 3–6 Win 7–5 Sep 2014 Royal Cup , Montenegro 25,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Xenia Knoll Arantxa Rus 6–1, 3–6, [10–2] Win 8–5 Oct 2015 Open de Touraine , France 50,000 Hard (i) Cristina Dinu Viktorija Golubic Alice Matteucci 7–5, 6–3 Win 9–5 Nov 2015 ITF Équeurdreville, France 25,000 Hard (i) Lesley Kerkhove Elizaveta Ianchuk Sherazad Reix 6–3, 6–4 Loss 9–6 Sep 2016 Open de Saint-Malo , France 50,000 Clay Jaqueline Cristian Lina Gjorcheska Diāna Marcinkēviča 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] Loss 9–7 Oct 2016 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i) Ekaterina Yashina Ivana Jorović Lesley Kerkhove 3–6, 5–7 Loss 9–8 Oct 2016 ITF Poitiers , France 100,000 Hard (i) Nicola Geuer Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska 0–6, 0–6 Loss 9–9 Feb 2017 Open de l'Isère , France 25,000 Hard (i) Cornelia Lister Ilona Kremen Tereza Smitková 1–6, 5–7 Win 10–9 Feb 2017 AK Ladies Open , Germany 25,000 Carpet (i) Cornelia Lister Tara Moore Conny Perrin 6–2, 3–6, [11–9] Loss 10–10 Sep 2017 Ladies Open Dunakeszi , Hungary 60,000 Clay Tereza Smitková Irina Bara Chantal Škamlová 6–7(7) , 4–6 Win 11–10 Jul 2018 Budapest Pro Ladies Open , Hungary 100,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos 6–1, 6–3 Loss 11–11 Sep 2018 Zagreb Ladies Open , Croatia 60,000 Clay Elena Bogdan Andrea Gamiz Aymet Uzcategui 3–6, 4–6 Loss 11–12 Sep 2018 Open de Saint-Malo, France 60,000 Clay Diāna Marcinkēviča Cristina Bucșa María Herazo González 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] Win 12–12 Sep 2020 ITF Tarvisio, Italy 25,000 Clay Marie Benoît Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea 6–1, 6–3
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