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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 - Fell 1r at Auckland (as qualifier, l. to Suarez Navarro); fell in Hobart qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.19 seed Petrova).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Bogota (l. to top seed Dulko); won first Tour doubles title at Bogota (w/Dulko); SF at Acapulco (d. No.6 seed Errani en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion V.Williams in 3s).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (as qualifier, l. to LL Tanasugarn); fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Reached 2r at Charleston (l. to No.2 seed Jankovic in 3s).

MAY - Fell in Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Fell in Eastbourne qualifying; reached 2r at Wimbledon (l. to qualifier Kanepi).

JULY - Withdrew from Budapest w/back injury; withdrew from Palermo and Bad Gastein w/right heel injury.

AUGUST - Fell in Cincinnati and New Haven qualifying.
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 Top 100 season; QF three times, at Hobart, Acapulco and Barcelona; reached 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); reached career-high No.54 on April 28; 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.

2009 - Third straight Top 100 season; SF twice, at Bogotá (d. No.5 seed Zakopalova en route; l. to No.3 seed Dulko) and Budapest (d. No.3 seed Bammer en route; l. to top seed Schnyder); QF once, at Auckland (d. No.3 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to Rezai); reached 2r twice, incl. Australian Open (l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva); fell 1r 10 times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.22 seed Suárez Navarro), Wimbledon (l. to No.28 seed Cirstea) and US Open (l. to No.10 seed Pennetta); fell in Tour qualifying twice; withdrew from Charleston and Estoril w/left foot injury and from Bad Gastein w/right shoulder injury.
SiNGLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Pelham, AL-USA, ITF/Dothan, AL-USA, ITF/Indian Harbour Beach, FL-USA; 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.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2010 - Bogota (w/Dulko), ITF/Cali-COL (w/Hercog); 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.
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 ... Started playing at age 4 with her parents at a local club ... Baseliner who prefers clay courts ... . Full name is Klaudia Edina Gallovits ... 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 Top 10.