Ioana Plesu
Canadian tennis player
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1980-12-17) December 17, 1980 (age 43) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 715 (Jul 28, 2003) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 545 (Jun 23, 2003) |
Ioana Plesu (born December 17, 1980) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.[1]
Plesu, born to Romanian immigrant parents, grew up in Sainte-Foy, Quebec and was a Canadian junior champion.[2] She played four years of collegiate tennis for Duke University, after which she competed professionally. Her only WTA Tour singles main draw appearance came as a wildcard at the 1997 Challenge Bell. She stopped touring in order to study medicine and now works as a family physician.[3]
ITF finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Mar 1998 | ITF Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | Oct 2002 | ITF Winter Park, USA | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
References
- ^ "Ioana Plesu remporte la classique Yves Décarie". Réseau des sports (in French). March 23, 2003.
- ^ "Plesu veut redonner à la région". Le Soleil (in French). August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Le plaisir retrouvé de Ioana Plesu". Le Soleil (in French). September 11, 2016.
External links
- Ioana Plesu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Ioana Plesu at the International Tennis Federation