Romanian Female TEnnis Player Alexandra Dulgheru Facts

Her father, Dumitru, is a pilot, and her mother Doina is an airline coordinator. Her sister, Bianca, is an assistant hotel manager. Alexandra has a German Shepherd Dog called Ciavi. She likes reading, movies, music, dancing, painting, and drawing. She would like to be a designer or architect after tennis. Her favorite actor is Johnny Depp, and her favorite movie is Meet Joe Black. She likes listening to pop music, and her favourite artists are Céline Dion and Backstreet Boys. Her favorite book is Harry Potter. Alexandra's favorite food is Chinese, but she also likes Romanian cuisine. She likes to drink lemonade and hot chocolate. She speaks Romanian, English, and Spanish, and she is currently studying economics at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies. Her favourite shot is a high backhand (Ríos style), she admires Justine Henin and Roger Federer, and her favorite tournament is the Warsaw Open.

She started playing tennis at the age of 4. Her best junior result came at the 2006 Wimbledon Girls' Singles Championship, where she was defeated in the quarter finals by Tamira Paszek 4–6, 4–6. She also made the doubles final with Kristina Antoniychuk. They lost to the pairing of Alisa Kleybanova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–6, 2–6. In April 2009, she finished runner-up to Kimiko Date-Krumm in a $75,000 tournament in Monzon. Just over a fortnight later, she won a $25,000 tournament in Bari, where she defeated Sandra Záhlavová in the final.