Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik
| Cadanțu-Ignatik at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country(sports) | Romania |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990年05月03日) 3 May 1990 (age36) Bucharest |
| Height | 1.70m (5ft 7in) |
| Turnedpro | 2005 |
| Retired | 2024 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,183,841 |
| Singles | |
| Careerrecord | 503–377 |
| Careertitles | 11 ITF |
| Highestranking | No. 59 (6 January 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012, 2013, 2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2012, 2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Careerrecord | 194–181 |
| Careertitles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highestranking | No. 101 (11 June 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012) |
| US Open | 1R (2012, 2013) |
Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik (née Cadanțu; born 3 May 1990) is a Romanian former professional 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 won only one (main-draw) match, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Usually, she was playing on the ITF Circuit.
In July 2021, Alexandra changed her name to Cadanțu-Ignatik, after marrying fellow tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik.
Career
[edit ]Born in Bucharest, Cadanțu began playing tennis at age three. Her favourite surface was clay.
2013
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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.
2014
[edit ]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 100ドルk 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.
2024: Retirement
[edit ]Cadanțu-Ignatik announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2024.[1]
Performance timelines
[edit ]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.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ... | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | NH | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 1–11 | ||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open [a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open [b] | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Career total: 61 | ||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||||
| Overall win-loss | 1–1 | 10–18 | 16–18 | 3–17 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 61 | 32–61 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 96 | 90 | 62 | 235 | 149 | 269 | 270 | 261 | 203 | 171 | 1,115,142ドル | ||||
Doubles
[edit ]| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 0–1 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International[c] | Hard | Hungary Tímea Babos | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | International | Clay | Romania Irina-Camelia Begu | Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská Russia Alexandra Panova |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Romania Elena Bogdan | Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Italy Karin Knapp |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2016 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Poland Katarzyna Piter | Australia Jessica Moore Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
WTA 125 finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit ]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | Serbia Aleksandra Krunić | 3–6, 0–3 ret. |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit ]Singles: 34 (11 titles, 23 runner-ups)
[edit ]| Legend |
|---|
| 100,000ドル tournaments |
| 50ドル/60,000 tournaments |
| 25,000ドル tournaments |
| 10ドル/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2006 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2007 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Ioana Gașpar | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2007 | ITF Constanţa, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Corina Corduneanu | 6–7(5), 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2007 | ITF Hunedoara, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Elora Dabija | 6–7(4), 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2008 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Russia Elena Chalova | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2008 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Hungary Palma Kiraly | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2010 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Italy Elisa Balsamo | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | May 2010 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Diana Enache | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | May 2010 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Mădălina Gojnea | 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Sep 2010 | ITF Balş, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Oct 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2010 | ITF Niterói, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | United States Julia Cohen | 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2010 | ITF Barueri, Brazil | 10,000 | Hard | Switzerland Conny Perrin | 0–5 ret. |
| Win | 7–7 | Dec 2010 | ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | United States Julia Cohen | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jan 2011 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Canada Sharon Fichman | 3–6, 6–7(2) |
| Loss | 7–9 | May 2011 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Croatia Ajla Tomljanović | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Jun 2011 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Slovakia Jana Čepelová | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Sep 2011 | ITF Biella, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Colombia Mariana Duque | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Oct 2011 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 50,000 | Clay | Russia Alexandra Panova | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Jul 2012 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay | Spain María Teresa Torró Flor | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–13 | May 2013 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay | Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Apr 2015 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Hungary Réka Luca Jani | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6) |
| Win | 9–14 | Jun 2015 | ITF Galați, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Romania Cristina Dinu | 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Sep 2015 | ITF Bucha, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | Slovakia Kristína Kučová | 6–4, 6–7(5), 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–16 | Aug 2018 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Germany Laura Siegemund | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–17 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Slovenia Kaja Juvan | 1–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Win | 10–17 | Oct 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Romania Andreea Roșca | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–18 | Nov 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Germany Romy Kölzer | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–19 | Aug 2021 | Přerov Cup, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Czech Republic Linda Nosková | 7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–20 | Jan 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard | Italy Lucrezia Stefanini | 2–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Win | 11–20 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard | Russia Marina Melnikova | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–21 | Apr 2022 | ITF Orlando Pro, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Sweden Mirjam Björklund | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–22 | Jun 2023 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | 25,000 | Clay | Poland Weronika Falkowska | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 11–23 | Aug 2023 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Slovenia Veronika Erjavec | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner-ups)
[edit ]| Legend |
|---|
| 100,000ドル tournaments |
| 50ドル/60,000 tournaments |
| 25,000ドル tournaments |
| 10,000ドル tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | ITF Galaţi, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Antonia Xenia Tout | Slovakia Kristína Kučová Italy Valentina Sulpizio |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2009 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Alexandra Stuparu | Netherlands Leonie Mekel Netherlands Pauline Wong |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2009 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Diana Enache | Italy Romina Oprandi Spain Laura Pous Tió |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2010 | Bol Open, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Alexandra Damaschin | Slovakia Chantal Škamlová Slovakia Romana Tabaková |
6–2, 1–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2010 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Bulgaria Dalia Zafirova | Croatia Maria Abramović Romania Mădălina Gojnea |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2010 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Alexandra Damaschin | Bulgaria Tanya Germanlieva Bulgaria Dessislava Mladenova |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2010 | ITF Balş, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Romania Alexandra Damaschin | Bulgaria Martina Gledacheva Italy Valentina Sulpizio |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Romania Diana Enache | Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić Finland Emma Laine |
6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2011 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Romania Elena Bogdan | Russia Marina Shamayko Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Sep 2011 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 100,000 | Clay | Romania Raluca Olaru | Russia Nina Bratchikova Croatia Darija Jurak |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2012 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Romania Raluca Olaru | Italy Karin Knapp Luxembourg Mandy Minella |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2014 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt | Switzerland Xenia Knoll Netherlands Arantxa Rus |
6–1, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2015 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Romania Cristina Dinu | Switzerland Viktorija Golubic Italy Alice Matteucci |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove | Ukraine Elizaveta Ianchuk France Sherazad Reix |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2016 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | Romania Jaqueline Cristian | North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2016 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Russia Ekaterina Yashina | Serbia Ivana Jorović Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Oct 2016 | ITF Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Germany Nicola Geuer | Japan Nao Hibino Poland Alicja Rosolska |
0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Feb 2017 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sweden Cornelia Lister | Belarus Ilona Kremen Czech Republic Tereza Smitková |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–9 | Feb 2017 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Sweden Cornelia Lister | United Kingdom Tara Moore Switzerland Conny Perrin |
6–2, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Sep 2017 | Ladies Open Dunakeszi, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | Czech Republic Tereza Smitková | Romania Irina Bara Slovakia Chantal Škamlová |
6–7(7), 4–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Jul 2018 | Budapest Pro Ladies Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | Slovakia Chantal Škamlová | United States Kaitlyn Christian Mexico Giuliana Olmos |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Sep 2018 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay | Romania Elena Bogdan | Venezuela Andrea Gámiz Venezuela Aymet Uzcategui |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Sep 2018 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60,000 | Clay | Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča | Spain Cristina Bucșa Colombia María Herazo González |
6–4, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–12 | Sep 2020 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Belgium Marie Benoît | Hungary Anna Bondár Argentina Paula Ormaechea |
6–1, 6–3 |
Notes
[edit ]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ↑ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
[edit ]- ↑ Dinu, Remus (23 June 2024). "Tenismena din România, fost număr 59 WTA, și-a anunțat retragerea: "E oficial! Mi-e greu, sunt atâtea amintiri frumoase!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
