Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik | Player Stats & More

Currently without a coach
Parents are Alexandru and Florica (both retired - father was an engineer, mother worked in fashion); brothers are Dani (works in construction) and Eddi (works in computing)
In July 2021, married fellow tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik
Began playing tennis at age 3 when introduced by her father (a keen club player)
Considered playing college tennis in the US before found a sponsor to help her turn professional
Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay and favorite tournament is Roland-Garros
Tennis idol was Steffi Graf
Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish
Best tennis memory are reaching Monterrey final and also a video of herself playing tennis at age 4
Likes movies, skiing, ice hockey reading and sleeping. Favorite actress is Angelina Jolie

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Birthday

May 3, 1990 May 3, 1990

Birthplace

Bucharest, Romania

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Monterrey.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2014 - Bucharest (w/Bogdan).
Finalist (2): 2016 - Bucharest (w/Piter); 2012 - Fès (w/Begu).

Career in Review

Only Tour-level appearance last year ended in 1r exit at Cluj-Napoca (as qualifier, l. Friedsam). best result on ITF Circuit was R-Up finish at W60 tournament in Prerov, Czech Republic

In 2017, finished R-Up at WTA 125K Series event in Bol

Reached third WTA doubles final in 2016, on home soil in Bucharest, finishing R-Up w/Piter (l. Moore/Wongteanchai)

Highlight of 2014 and most recent WTA QF came at Florianopolis

Reached career-high singles ranking of No.59 on January 6, 2014

Best result of 2013 were SF at Katowice, Budapest and Baku. Also won first main-draw match at a Grand Slam during 2r showing at Wimbledon (d. No.28 seed Paszek, l. Date)

Tour-level breakthrough came during R-Up finish at 2012 Monterrey (l. Babos)

Made WTA qualifying debut at 2011 Bogota

Owns 11 titles in singles and 12 in doubles on ITF Circuit