Alexandra Dulgheru
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| Country (sports) |
 Romania
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| Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
| Born |
30 May 1989 Bucharest, Romania |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 5 May 2005 |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 1,920,164 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 297-197 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (11 April 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 129 (16 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
| French Open | 3R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 84–91 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (4 July 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 341 (9 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2011) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010, 2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2010) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 2–2 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 9–7 |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Alexandra Dulgheru (Romanian pronunciation: [aleksanˈdra dulˈgeru]; born 30 May 1989) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She achieved a singles career high of World No. 26 on 11 April 2011. Her career high in doubles was World No. 47 on 21 March 2011. She is coached by Gabriel Urpi.
Her father, Dumitru, is a pilot, and her mother Doina is an airline coordinator. Her sister, Bianca, is an assistant hotel manager.
Alexandra has a German Shepherd Dog called Ciavi. She likes reading, movies, music, dancing, painting, and drawing. She would like to be a designer or architect after tennis.
Her favorite actor is Johnny Depp, and her favorite movie is Meet Joe Black. She likes listening to pop music, and her favourite artists are Céline Dion and Backstreet Boys. Her favorite book is Harry Potter.
Alexandra's favorite food is Chinese, but she also likes Romanian cuisine. She likes to drink lemonade and hot chocolate.
She speaks Romanian, English, and Spanish, and she is currently studying economics at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.
Her favourite shot is a high backhand (Ríos style), she admires Justine Henin and Roger Federer, and her favorite tournament is the Warsaw Open.
She started playing tennis at the age of 4. Her best junior result came at the 2006 Wimbledon Girls' Singles Championship, where she was defeated in the quarter finals by Tamira Paszek 4–6, 4–6. She also made the doubles final with Kristina Antoniychuk. They lost to the pairing of Alisa Kleybanova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–6, 2–6. At the end of 2008 she was No.346 in the WTA Rankings.
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