About Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian former tennis player. The winner of eleven singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic, in straight sets. She also won eleven doubles titles on WTA Tour tournaments. Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner-up in both junior singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open, and captured the 2006 US Open doubles title along with Mihaela Buzărnescu. Her best result as professional at a major was reaching the third round of the 2007 French Open, when she defeated the 30th seed, Julia Vakulenko, in straight sets, and lost to eventual runner-up and seventh seed, Ana Ivanovic. Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, world No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her best doubles ranking, No. 30, on 31 January 2022. Olaru announced her retirement from tennis in June 2024. The following week, Olaru with Olga Savchuk won the doubles title at the Hobart International, it was her sixth WTA Tour doubles title.
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