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Edina Gallovits

Rou
Residence: Atlanta, GA, USA
DOB: December 10, 1984
Birthplace: Timisoara, Romania
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 117 lbs. (53 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1999)
JANUARY - Reached QF at Auckland (d. No.3 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to Rezai); fell in Hobart qualifying; reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva).

FEBRUARY - Reached SF at Bogota (d. No.5 seed Zakopalova en route; l. to No.3 seed Dulko); fell 1r at Acapulco (l. to qualifier Arn).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Monterrey (l. to WC Rybarikova in 3s); reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.22 seed Szavay); fell 1r at Miami (l. to WC Dokic).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to No.3 seed Cibulkova); withdrew from Charleston w/left foot injury.

MAY - Withdrew from Estoril w/left foot injury; fell 1r at Warsaw (l. to Craybas in 3s); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to No.22 seed Suarez Navarro).

JUNE - Fell in Eastbourne qualifying; fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to No.28 seed Cirstea).

JULY - Reached SF at Budapest (d. No.3 seed Bammer en route; l. to top seed Schnyder); fell 1r at Palermo (l. to Garbin); withdrew from Bad Gastein w/right shoulder injury.

AUGUST - Fell 1r at New Haven (as LL, l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Wozniacki); fell 1r at US Open (l. to No.10 seed Pennetta).

SEPTEMBER - Played on ITF Circuit.

OCTOBER - Played on ITF Circuit.
1999 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Romania.

2000 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first Tour qualifying at Strasbourg; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first Tour main draw at Casablanca, reaching 2r; fell in Tour qualifying once; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Fell 1r at Roland Garros (Grand Slam main draw debut); fell in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell 1r four times and in Tour qualifying nine times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Barcelona (l. to Shaughnessy in final); QF at Bali; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors); played all four majors in a year for first time; fell in Tour qualifying four times; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on April 9 (rose from No.105 to No.98).

2008 - Second straight Top 100 season; QF three times, at Hobart (l. to fellow qualifier Harkleroad), Acapulco (as No.8 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta) and Barcelona (d. No.7 seed Zakopalova en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Kirilenko 76(3) 61, having led 5-3 first set w/2sp); reached 2r seven times, incl. Australian Open (l. to No.3 seed Jankovic) and Wimbledon (l. to No.8 seed Chakvetadze); fell 1r four times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.16 seed Azarenka) and US Open (l. to qualifier Olaru); reached career-high No.54 on April 28; doubles runner-up at Charleston (w/Govortsova, d. Peschke/Stubbs and Black/Huber en route to first Tour doubles final; l. to Srebotnik/Sugiyama); missed all events between Wimbledon and US Open w/left foot injury (Budapest, Bad Gastein, Los Angeles, Montréal, Olympics); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.
SiNGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Auburn, AL-USA, ITF/San Diego, CA-USA; 2007 - ITF/Pelham, AL-USA, ITF/Charlottesville, VA-USA; 2006 - ITF/Indian Harbour Beach, FL-USA, ITF/Augusta, GA-USA; 2005 - ITF/Tunica Resorts, MS-USA, ITF/Lafayette, LA-USA; 2003 - ITF/Greenville, SC-USA; 2002 - ITF/Hvar-CRO, ITF/Szeged-HUN, ITF/Grado-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Cavtat-CRO; 2000 - ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU.
Finalist (1): 2007 - Barcelona.
Semifinalist (2): 2009 - Bogotá, Budapest.
Quarterfinalist (5): 2009 - Auckland; 2008 - Hobart, Acapulco, Barcelona; 2007 - Bali.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Palm Desert, CA-USA (w/Ditty); 2006 - ITF/Indian Harbour Beach, FL-USA (w/Kirkland); 2004 - ITF/Cuneo-ITA (w/Gubacsi), ITF/Louisville, KY-USA (w/Ditty); 2003 - ITF/Maglie-ITA (w/Sescioreanu); 2002 - ITF/Galatina-ITA, ITF/Lecce 2-ITA (both w/Ehritt-Vanc); 2000 - ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU (w/Balaci).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Charleston (w/Govortsova).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2001, 2003.
Started playing at age 4 with her parents at a local club ... Baseliner who prefers clay courts ... . Full name is Klaudia Edina Gallovits ... Mother, Florica, is a handball coach; father, Gyula Laszlo, is a sports teacher (incl. pentathlon); sister, Alida, is an MBA student in Buffalo, NY (also plays tennis); has three dogs ... Graduated from high school (in Timisoara, Romania) in June 2003 ... Speaks Romanian, Hungarian, German, English ... Likes all types of music except country; favorite artists include Staind, Linkin Park, Jay-Z ... Likes to watch TV, read, listen to music ... Most memorable experience was qualifying for Grand Slam debut at 2003 Roland Garros ... Admires Martina Hingis for being "a great and really smart player" ... Goal is to reach the Top 10.