Andreea Mitu
Romanian tennis player
Cristina-Andreea Mitu (born 22 September 1991) is a professional tennis player from Romania.
She achieved her career-high singles ranking of 68 on 8 June 2015, and her highest doubles ranking of world No. 69 on 24 October 2016. Mitu is a member of the Romania Fed Cup team . On 19 April 2015, she beat then world No. 7 Eugenie Bouchard in a Fed Cup match.
Personal life and background
She is coached by Adrian Marcu . Her parents are Petre and Ania. She also has a brother named Alex, who is a soccer player. She has an aggressive style of play. Andreea's favorite surface is hard (but loves grass too), while her favorite shot is forehand. She started playing tennis at age 7. Her tennis idols growing up were Jelena Dokic , Patty Schnyder , the Williams sisters , Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis . She also enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and getting nails done. She stated that if weren't a tennis player, she would be a lawyer.[ 1] In 2018, she gave birth to a son named Adam.[ 2]
Career
Mitu at the 2015 Madrid Open .
2015-16: Fourth round at Roland Garros
Not having won a single WTA Tour title, Mitu made it to the fourth round of 2015 French Open defeating world No. 12, Karolína Plíšková , in the second round, and former champion Francesca Schiavone in the third round. After this performance, Mitu rose to a career-high ranking of 68.
In 2016, Mitu won two WTA Tour titles, in April the İstanbul Cup , and in July the Swedish Open .
2017-18: Motherhood and third career title
In 2017, Mitu took a break from competition: In January 2018, she became mother of a boy. In July 2018, she won the Bucharest Open doubles title partnering Irina-Camelia Begu , marking her overall third doubles title.
2019-21: Second and third round at majors
In 2020, she reached third round at Roland Garros , with Patricia Tig , and in 2021, she reached second round at Melbourne , with Raluca Olaru - her best major doubles performance so far.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
Doubles
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250[ b] (4–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (4–1)
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2015
Bucharest Open , Romania
International
Clay
Patricia Maria Țig
Oksana Kalashnikova Demi Schuurs
2–6, 2–6
Win
1–1
Apr 2016
İstanbul Cup , Turkey
International
Clay
İpek Soylu
Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinić
w/o
Win
2–1
Jul 2016
Bastad Open , Sweden
International
Clay
Alicja Rosolska
Lesley Kerkhove Lidziya Marozava
6–3, 7–5
Win
3–1
Jul 2018
Bucharest Open, Romania
International
Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu
Danka Kovinić Maryna Zanevska
6–3, 6–4
Win
4–1
Apr 2019
Ladies Open Lugano , Switzerland
International
Clay
Sorana Cîrstea
Veronika Kudermetova Galina Voskoboeva
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 34 (20 titles, 14 runner–ups)
Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2007
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Simona Halep
6–7(5) , 0–6
Win
1–1
May 2007
ITF Galați, Romania
10,000
Clay
Cristina Celani
6–0, 7–5
Loss
1–2
Jun 2007
ITF Pitești, Romania
10,000
Clay
Natalia Orlova
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss
1–3
Sep 2007
ITF Brașov, Romania
10,000
Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu
6–7(2) , 2–6
Win
2–3
Jul 2010
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Elora Dabija
7–5, 7–5
Loss
2–4
Nov 2010
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Vlada Ekshibarova
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss
2–5
Aug 2011
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Cristina Dinu
6–7(5) , 4–6
Win
3–5
Sep 2011
ITF Mamaia, Romania
25,000
Clay
Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–3, 6–0
Win
4–5
Feb 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Mana Ayukawa
6–3, 6–0
Win
5–5
May 2012
ITF Timișoara, Romania
10,000
Clay
Viktória Maľová
6–2, 6–0
Win
6–5
Jun 2012
ITF Přerov, Czech Republic
10,000
Clay
Martina Kubičíková
6–2, 6–3
Loss
6–6
Jun 2012
ITF Craiova , Romania
50,000
Clay
María-Teresa Torró-Flor
3–6, 4–6
Win
7–6
Sep 2012
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Sharon Fichman
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
8–6
Apr 2014
ITF Pula, Italy
10,000
Clay
Sara Sorribes Tormo
6–4, 6–3
Win
9–6
Jul 2014
ITF Denain, France
25,000
Clay
Fiona Ferro
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win
10–6
Jul 2014
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
25,000
Clay
Viktorija Golubic
6–2, 6–1
Win
11–6
Aug 2014
ITF Mamaia, Romania
25,000
Clay
Tereza Martincová
6–2, 6–4
Win
12–6
Sep 2014
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Victoria Kan
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss
12–7
Sep 2014
ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Evgeniya Rodina
6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Win
13–7
Sep 2014
Royal Cup , Montenegro
25,000
Clay
Vitalia Diatchenko
6–1, 6–4
Loss
13–8
Feb 2015
ITF São Paulo, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Laura Pous Tió
2–6, 2–6
Win
14–8
Feb 2015
ITF Campinas, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Olivia Rogowska
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss
14–9
Nov 2015
Open Nantes Atlantique , France
50,000
Hard (i)
Mathilde Johansson
3−6, 4−6
Loss
14–10
Feb 2016
ITF São Paulo, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Sara Sorribes Tormo
5–7, 1–6
Win
15–10
Nov 2016
Slovak Open , Slovakia
25,000
Hard (i)
Denisa Allertová
6–2, 6–3
Win
16–10
Mar 2017
ITF Antalya, Turkey
15,000
Clay
Ayla Aksu
6–2, 6–3
Loss
16–11
Jul 2018
ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania
15,000
Clay
Miriam Bulgaru
4–6, 5–7
Win
17–11
Jul 2018
ITF Focșani, Romania
15,000
Clay
Oana Georgeta Simion
6–4, 6–4
Loss
17–12
Aug 2018
ITF Arad, Romania
15,000
Clay
Nefisa Berberović
3–6, 6–0, 4–6
Win
18–12
Aug 2019
ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium
15,000
Clay
Sinja Kraus
6–4, 6–3
Loss
18–13
Sep 2019
ITF Focșani, Romania
15,000
Clay
Laura Schaeder
2–6, 2–6
Win
19–13
Sep 2019
ITF Arad, Romania
25,000
Clay
Irene Burillo Escorihuela
6–7(5) , 6–4, 6–4
Win
20–13
Sep 2023
Prague Open, Czech Republic
60,000
Clay
Sára Bejlek
7–6(1) , 2–6, 6–3
Loss
20–14
Oct 2023
ITF Heraklion, Greece
25,000
Clay
Irina Bara
2–6, 1–6
Doubles: 39 (25 titles, 14 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2008
ITF Arad, Romania
10,000
Clay
Elora Dabija
Laura Ioana Andrei Diana Enache
6–2, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss
0–2
Dec 2008
ITF Benicarló, Spain
10,000
Clay
Simona Matei
Neda Kozić Biljana Pavlova
4–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
0–3
May 2009
ITF Pitești, Romania
10,000
Clay
Diana Enache
Alexandra Damaschin Camelia Hristea
1–6, 4–6
Loss
0–4
Jun 2009
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Simona Matei
Laura Ioana Andrei Ioana Gaspar
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
0–5
Jul 2009
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Ionela Andreea Iova
Ioana Gaspar Simona Matei
6–7(6) , 1–6
Win
1–5
Aug 2009
ITF Arad, Romania
10,000
Clay
Diana Enache
Ionela Andreea Iova Ioana Ivan
6–3, 7–5
Win
2–5
Mar 2010
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Diana Enache
Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr
6–7(3) , 6–1, [11–9]
Loss
2–6
May 2010
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Diana Enache
Laura Ioana Andrei Mădălina Gojnea
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win
3–6
Jul 2010
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Diana Enache
Dessislava Mladenova Dalia Zafirova
6–3, 6–1
Loss
3–7
Aug 2011
ITF Bucharest, Romania
10,000
Clay
Alexandra Damaschin
Cristina Dinu Camelia Hristea
6–1, 6–7(6) , [4–10]
Win
4–7
Oct 2011
ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Diana Marcu
Laura Ioana Andrei Cristina Dinu
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win
5–7
Jan 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Cristina Dinu
Diana Marcu Liana Ungur
7–6(3) , 6–2
Win
6–7
Jan 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Cristina Dinu
Yumi Nakano Ekaterina Yashina
w/o
Win
7–7
May 2012
ITF Timișoara, Romania
10,000
Clay
Teodora Mirčić
Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova
6–1, 6–2
Loss
7–8
Nov 2013
Kemer Cup Istanbul, Turkey
50,000
Hard (i)
Tadeja Majerič
Nigina Abduraimova Maria Elena Camerin
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win
8–8
Apr 2014
ITF Pula, Italy
10,000
Clay
Stefana Andrei
Audrey Albié Manon Peral
7–6(5) , 6–2
Win
9–8
Aug 2014
ITF Mamaia, Romania
25,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Georgia Crăciun Patricia Maria Țig
6–4, 6–1
Win
10–8
Sep 2014
ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Irina Bara
Réka Luca Jani Isabella Shinikova
7–5, 7–6
Win
11–8
Feb 2015
ITF São Paulo, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Danka Kovinić
Tatiana Búa Paula Cristina Gonçalves
6–2, 7–5
Win
12–8
Oct 2015
Internationaux de Poitiers , France
100,000
Hard (i)
Monica Niculescu
Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse
6–7(5) , 7–6(2) , [10–8]
Win
13–8
May 2016
Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer , France
100,000
Clay
Demi Schuurs
Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić
6–4, 7–5
Win
14–8
Jul 2018
ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania
15,000
Clay
Elizabeth Mandlik
Anna Turati Bianca Turati
6–4, 7–5
Win
15–8
Jul 2018
ITF Focșani, Romania
15,000
Clay
Oana Georgeta Simion
Selma Stefania Cadar Anastasia Kharitonova
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win
16–8
Sep 2018
Montreux Ladies Open , Switzerland
60,000
Clay
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Laura Pigossi Maryna Zanevska
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win
17–8
Nov 2018
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Cristina Dinu
Federica di Sarra Anastasia Grymalska
w/o
Loss
17–9
Jan 2019
Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon , France
60,000
Hard (i)
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová
1–6, 2–6
Loss
17–10
Feb 2019
Open de l'Isère , France
25,000
Hard (i)
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Estelle Cascino Elixane Lechemia
2–6, 2–6
Loss
17–11
Sep 2019
ITF Focșani, Romania
15,000
Clay
Gabriela Nicole Tătăruș
Oana Gavrilă Andreea Roșca
6–1, 2–6, [4–10]
Win
18–11
Sep 2019
ITF Arad, Romania
25,000
Clay
Başak Eraydın
Oana Gavrilă Andreea Roșca
6–0, 6–1
Win
19–11
Feb 2020
AK Ladies Open , Germany
W25
Carpet (i)
Laura Ioana Paar
Anna Popescu Chiara Scholl
7–5, 6–2
Win
20–11
Apr 2021
Oeiras Ladies Open , Portugal
W60
Clay
Lidziya Marozava
Marina Melnikova Conny Perrin
3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win
21–11
Feb 2022
ITF Mâcon, France
W25
Hard (i)
Xenia Knoll
Emily Appleton Ali Collins
6–1, 6–1
Loss
21–12
Mar 2023
Branik Maribor Open , Slovenia
W40
Hard (i)
Irina Bara
Sofya Lansere Anastasia Tikhonova
3–6, 2–6
Win
22–12
Apr 2023
Murska Sobota Open, Slovenia
W40
Hard
Harriet Dart
Magali Kempen Xenia Knoll
w/o
Loss
22–13
Apr 2023
Chiasso Open , Switzerland
W60
Clay
Nadia Podoroska
Emily Appleton Julia Lohoff
1–6, 2–6
Win
23–13
Apr 2023
Koper Open , Slovenia
W60
Clay
Irina Bara
Suzan Lamens Kaylah McPhee
6–2, 6–3
Loss
23–14
Jul 2023
Montpellier Open, France
W60
Clay
Julia Lohoff
Amina Anshba Sofya Lansere
3–6, 4–6
Win
24–14
Nov 2023
Open de Valencia , Spain
W100
Clay
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Aliona Bolsova Natela Dzalamidze
7–5, 6–4
Win
25–14
Jun 2024
Open de Biarritz , France
W100
Clay
Irina Bara
Estelle Cascino Carole Monnet
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Head-to-head record
Record against top 10 players
Mitu's win–loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:
Player
Record
Win %
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last match
No. 1 ranked players
Karolína Plíšková
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
Won (2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4) at 2015 French Open
Garbiñe Muguruza
1–1
50%
0–1
1–0
–
Loss (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Summer Olympics
Simona Halep
0–2
0%
–
0–2
–
Loss (0–6, 3–6) at 2008 ITF Bucharest
No. 2 ranked players
Agnieszka Radwańska
0–1
0%
–
–
0–1
Loss (2–6, 1–6) at 2014 Wimbledon
No. 4 ranked players
Kimiko Date-Krumm
0–1
67%
0–1
–
–
Loss (3–6, 6–1, 0–6) at 2014 Dubai Challenge
Francesca Schiavone
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2015 French Open
No. 5 ranked players
Eugenie Bouchard
1–0
50%
1–0
–
–
Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–1) at 2015 Fed Cup
Lucie Šafářová
1–1
50%
–
1–1
–
Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2015 Linz Open
No. 7 ranked players
Madison Keys
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Loss (2–6, 0–6) at 2015 Charleston
Total
5–6
45%
2–2
3–3
0–1
–
Top 10 wins
Notes
References
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