Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell in Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Fell in Paris [Indoors] qualifying.

MARCH - Played on ITF Circuit.

APRIL - Played first Tour main draw at Marbella, reaching QF (as qualifier, l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Pennetta); fell 1r at Barcelona (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Suarez Navarro in 3s); reached first Tour singles final at Fès (as qualifier, d. No.8 seed Hradecka and No.2 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.7 seed Benesova).

MAY - Fell in Madrid qualifying; fell 1r at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Stosur; was Grand Slam main draw debut).

JUNE - Fell in Wimbledon qualifying.

JULY - Made Top 100 debut on July 12 (rose from No.111 to No.96); fell 1r at Palermo (l. to No.2 seed Rezai in 3s).

2006 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Romania.

2007 - Won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played first Tour qualifying at Paris [Indoors] and Roland Garros (both as WC); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Maribor-SLO; 2008 - ITF/Bucharest-ROU, ITF/Bucharest 3-ROU, ITF/Kristienhamn-SWE; 2007 - ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU, ITF/Bucharest 2-ROU.
Finalist (1): 2010 - Fès.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Bucharest-ROU (w/Begu); 2008 - ITF/Bucharest-ROU (w/Iova); 2007 - ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU (w/Iova), ITF/Bucharest 2-ROU (w/Begu).

Coached by Tomai Firicel Danut ... Father, Stere, runs a cheese and milk factory in Romania; mother, Tania, sometimes travels with her; brother, Nicolae, is a student (introduced her to tennis) ... Aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is serve; likes all surfaces ... Speaks Romanian, English ... Tennis idols are Justine Henin and Roger Federer ... Enjoys music, movies and handball ... Favorite food is pasta; favorite drink is orange juice ... Favorite city is Paris; favorite tournament is Roland Garros.