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Raluca Sandu

ROM Age 46 177 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1998–2002

Raluca Sandu represented Romania on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 91. In TennisDB's records, Raluca Sandu finished with a career record of 8–19 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

91 (Jan 18, 1999)

Elo peak

1528 (14th percentile)

Career record

8–19 (29.6%)

Career titles

Prize money

$157,333

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Raluca Sandu's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Andreea Ehritt Vanc	6-3 4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2002*	R32	Bogotá Open	WTA 250	Clay
Patty Schnyder #25	2-6 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 2000*	R32	Hanover	WTA 500	Hard
María Sánchez Lorenzo #48	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 1999*	R32	Knokke-Heist	WTA 250	Clay
Laurence Courtois #100	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999*	QF	Tashkent	WTA 250	Hard
Adriana Serra Zanetti #104	6-4 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1999*	R16	Tashkent	WTA 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Raluca Sandu's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
María Sánchez Lorenzo	0	3	3	Aug 5, 1999	H2H
Paola Suarez	1	1	2	May 21, 1999	H2H
Andreea Ehritt Vanc	0	1	1	Feb 21, 2002	H2H
Patty Schnyder	0	1	1	Feb 17, 2000	H2H
Laurence Courtois	0	1	1	Jun 12, 1999	H2H

Career Results

Raluca Sandu career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1998	18	4	7	11	36.4%	152	98
1999	19	4	10	14	28.6%	98	148
2000	20	0	1	1	0.0%	148	493
2002	22	0	1	1	0.0%	296	382
Career		8	19	27	29.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Raluca Sandu career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1998	18	2	3	5	40.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7	11	36.4%
1999	19	2	2	4	50.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	10	14	28.6%
2000	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	4	6	10	40.0%	4	12	16	25.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	8	19	27	29.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Raluca Sandu career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1998	18	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	7	11	36.4%
1999	19	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	4	5	20.0%	3	10	13	23.1%
2000	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	2	6	8	25.0%	7	18	25	28.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 25/27 (92.6%) of Raluca Sandu's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Raluca Sandu advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1998	18	1507	107.5	—	—	—	—	+40	+25	—	40.0%	-1.12	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.10
1999	19	1468	89.0	—	—	—	—	+74	-11	—	31.3%	-1.84	2–2 (50%)	1–0	—	+0.98
2000	20	1464	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	-0.07
2002	22	1449	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	—	—	+0.12
Career		1528	98.9	—	—	—	—	+57	+3	—	33.9%	-1.50	3–5 (38%)	2–1 (67%)	99.6	+4.19

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Raluca Sandu Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	USO	W-L Win %
1998	18	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1999	19	R128	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)

WTA 500

Raluca Sandu WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	HAN	W-L Win %
2000	20	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 250

Raluca Sandu WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	EST	MAD	BOG	BOL	BUD	CAI	IST	KNO	MAR	PAT	PRO	TAS	WAR	W-L Win %
1998	18	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	3–6 (33%)
1999	19	R32	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	QF	R32	3–8 (27%)
2002	22	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	6–15 (29%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 18, 1999

First Top 100

Oct 5, 1998

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Raluca Sandu ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1994	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	796	661	657
1995	15	657	645	528	514	452	440	416	372	389	361	291	296
1996	16	302	271	286	312	314	312	239	245	245	251	226	230
1997	17	223	231	179	180	170	159	163	140	142	138	151	152
1998	18	154	165	205	150	136	138	136	126	101	99	98	98
1999	19	91	96	99	123	128	103	112	124	145	149	148	148
2000	20	161	163	161	161	191	309	340	401	495	476	493	—
2001	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	351	350	343	324	298	296
2002	22	287	271	267	267	265	265	328	332	342	340	379	382
2003	23	399	453	486	521	640	787	804	606	562	517	508	393
2004	24	391	387	383	376	380	393	389	416	430	542	566	1178
2005	25	1175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Raluca Sandu's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Michaela Pastikova	CZE	89	1,536	36	11	25	30.6%	1998–2006	Match log
Holly Parkinson	USA	85	1,522	28	8	20	28.6%	2000–2001	Match log
Hana Sromova	CZE	87	1,522	43	13	30	30.2%	1998–2008	Match log
Eva Martincova	CZE	94	1,526	32	10	22	31.3%	1993–2002	Match log
Giulia Casoni	ITA	83	1,572	33	10	23	30.3%	1995–2004	Match log
Evgenia Kulikovskaya	RUS	91	1,547	42	10	32	23.8%	1995–2004	Match log
Sandra Nacuk	SCG	81	1,547	40	11	29	27.5%	1998–2001	Match log
Seda Noorlander	NED	80	1,528	80	24	56	30.0%	1993–2005	Match log
Sandra Kloesel	GER	87	1,515	70	16	54	22.9%	1996–2009	Match log
Melanie Schnell	AUT	90	1,582	32	10	22	31.3%	1994–2000	Match log
Dawn Buth	USA	96	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	2000–2001	Match log
Janet Lee	TPE	79	1,570	98	31	67	31.6%	1993–2005	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Raluca Sandu?: Raluca Sandu is 46 years old, born on February 3, 1980.
Which country does Raluca Sandu represent?: Raluca Sandu represents Romania in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Raluca Sandu?: Raluca Sandu is 177 cm / 5'10".
Is Raluca Sandu left-handed or right-handed?: Raluca Sandu plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Raluca Sandu won?: Raluca Sandu has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Raluca Sandu won?: TennisDB does not group any of Raluca Sandu's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Raluca Sandu's highest WTA ranking?: Raluca Sandu's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 91, first achieved on January 18, 1999.
What is Raluca Sandu's career win-loss record?: Raluca Sandu has a career WTA singles record of 8 wins and 19 losses (29.6%).
How much career prize money has Raluca Sandu earned?: Raluca Sandu has earned at least $157,333 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Raluca Sandu's career appear in TennisDB?: Raluca Sandu appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1998 through 2002.
Who has Raluca Sandu faced most often?: Raluca Sandu's most frequent opponent is María Sánchez Lorenzo, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.