Ruxandra Dragomir

Ruxandra Dragomir, Romanian tennis player

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Born: November 24, 1972
Age in 2026: 54
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1972

About Ruxandra Dragomir

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie (born 24 October 1972) is a retired tennis player from Romania. She won four singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual WTA ranking on 25 August 1997, when she became the No. 15 of the world. Between 2009 and 2013 she was the president of Romanian Tennis Federation. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 1997 French Open, defeating Sonya Jeyaseelan, Yayuk Basuki, Karina Habšudová and Nicole Arendt, before losing to the eventual champion, Iva Majoli. Dragomir retired from professional tennis in 2005.

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The world when Ruxandra Dragomir was born

Ruxandra Dragomir was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

#1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
Top movieThe Godfather
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
Technology milestoneAtari founded
Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
Notable inventionPong video game
World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ruxandra Dragomir's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1972	2026
Gas	$0.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$19,800	$435,000
Average income	$12,600	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.70	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	209.9M	341 million

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