Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik

Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik (née Cadanțu; born 3 May 1990) is a Romanian tennis player.

Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik
Cadanțu-Ignatik at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990
Bucharest
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,175,850
Singles
Career record498–363 (57.8%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (6 January 2014)
Current rankingNo. 248 (28 August 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2012, 2013, 2014)
French Open1R (2012, 2013, 2014)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
US Open1R (2012, 2013)
Doubles
Career record191–176 (52.0%)
Career titles1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 101 (11 June 2012)
Current rankingNo. 1169 (7 August 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open1R (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2012)
US Open1R (2012, 2013)
Last updated on: 8 August 2023.

On 6 January 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 59. Her best doubles ranking by the WTA is No. 101, achieved on 11 June 2012.

At Grand Slam tournaments, Cadanțu-Ignatik has won only one (main-draw) match, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Usually, she is playing on the ITF Circuit.

In July 2021, Alexandra changed her name to Cadanțu-Ignatik, after marrying fellow tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik.

Career

Born in Bucharest, Cadanțu began playing tennis at age three. Her favourite surface is clay, her goal to reach the top 50.

2013
Cadanțu at the 2013 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cadanțu started the year in Shenzhen but was defeated by Bojana Jovanovski in the first round. Her next tournament was in Sydney, where she was defeated in the first qualifying round by Olga Puchkova. Alexandra then lost to Heather Watson in the Australian Open first round.

In February, she won her first match for the season in Cali, Colombia – defeating Laura Pous Tió. Then she lost in the second round to Sesil Karatantcheva in three sets, reached quarterfinals in Bogotá, Colombia, defeating Maria Joao Koehler in the first and Tereza Mrdeža in the second round. She then fell in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković. Then, in Acapulco, Mexico, Cadanțu was defeated by Sara Errani in the first round. In March, she fell in Miami first qualifying round to Stefanie Vögele. She then lost to Madison Keys in the first round of Charleston.

She reached the semifinals in Katowice, Poland, in April, where she lost to Petra Kvitová. On her road, she defeated Yuliya Beygelzimer, Katarzyna Kawa, Raluca Olaru, Sabine Lisicki, each of them in straight sets, and Irina-Camelia Begu, and Shahar Pe'er in three. She has also reached the semifinals at the Budapest Grand Prix, where she lost in straight sets to compatriot Simona Halep and eventual winner of the tournament.

2014

Cadanțu started the year in Auckland where she had to retire in her first round, 1–6, 0–4 down against Kurumi Nara. She also fell at the first round in Hobart (losing to Olivia Rogowska), at the Australian Open (to Flavia Pennetta), and in Rio (to Teliana Pereira).

Then things started to improve with a quarterfinal at Florianópolis, beating wildcard Gabriela Cé in the first round and Dinah Pfizenmaier in the second before losing to Yaroslava Shvedova, in straight sets. Cadanțu fell in the first round at Indian Wells and Miami, losing to rising stars CoCo Vandeweghe and Zarina Diyas, respectively. In Katowice, she beat Yanina Wickmayer before losing a tight three-set match to third seed Carla Suárez Navarro. She then had a nine-match losing streak, including the French Open and Wimbledon, which she snapped at the $100k Contrexéville. She won the doubles title at Bucharest alongside compatriot Ana Bogdan; they beat Çağla Büyükakçay and Karin Knapp in the final. Later in the year, she reached quarterfinals of the ITF events at Saint-Malo, Monterrey and Victoria.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.

Tournament 2011201220132014...201720182019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R A Q1 A A A Q2 Q2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open Q2 1R 1R 1R A Q1 A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon Q1 1R 2R 1R A Q1 Q1 NH A Q2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open Q1 1R 1R A Q1 A Q1 A A Q2 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–4 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 1–11 8%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A 1R A A A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A Q1 1R A A A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A Q1 A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 2] A Q1 A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 18 18 17 2 1 1 0 1 2 Career total: 61
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win-loss 1–1 10–18 16–18 3–17 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0 / 61 32–61 34%
Year-end ranking 96 90 62 235 149 269 270 261 203 171 $1,115,142

Doubles
Tournament201220132014W–L
Australian Open A A 1R 0–1
French Open 1R A A 0–1
Wimbledon 1R A A 0–1
US Open 1R 1R A 0–2
Win–loss 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–5

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2012 Monterrey Open, Mexico International[lower-alpha 3] Hard Hungary Tímea Babos 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2012 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco International Clay Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Russia Alexandra Panova		 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Win 1–1 Jul 2014 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Romania Elena Bogdan Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Italy Karin Knapp		 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2016 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Australia Jessica Moore
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2017 Bol Open, Croatia Clay Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 3–6, 0–3 ret.

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 34 (11 titles, 23 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000[lower-alpha 4] Clay Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Ioana Gaspar 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Aug 2007 ITF Constanţa, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Corina Corduneanu 6–7(5), 6–3, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Sep 2007 ITF Hunedoara, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Elora Dabija 6–7(4), 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Mar 2008 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay Russia Elena Chalova 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Aug 2008 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay Hungary Palma Kiraly 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Mar 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay Italy Elisa Balsamo 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 May 2010 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Diana Enache 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–5 May 2010 ITF Craiova, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Mădălina Gojnea 5–7, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 4–6 Sep 2010 ITF Balş, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–6 Oct 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–6 Nov 2010 ITF Niterói, Brazil 25,000 Clay United States Julia Cohen 6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 6–7 Nov 2010 ITF Barueri, Brazil 10,000 Hard Switzerland Conny Perrin 0–5 ret.
Win 7–7 Dec 2010 ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25,000 Clay United States Julia Cohen 6–1, 6–3
Loss 7–8 Jan 2011 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay Canada Sharon Fichman 3–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 7–9 May 2011 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy 25,000 Clay Croatia Ajla Tomljanović 2–6, 4–6
Loss 7–10 Jun 2011 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay Slovakia Jana Čepelová 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 8–10 Sep 2011 ITF Biella, Italy 100,000 Clay Colombia Mariana Duque 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–11 Oct 2011 Telavi Open, Georgia 50,000[lower-alpha 5] Clay Russia Alexandra Panova 6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 8–12 Jul 2012 ITS Cup, Czech Republic 100,000 Clay Spain María-Teresa Torró-Flor 2–6, 3–6
Loss 8–13 May 2013 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic 100,000 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 8–14 Apr 2015 Chiasso Open, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6)
Win 9–14 Jun 2015 ITF Galați, Romania 25,000 Clay Romania Cristina Dinu 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–3
Loss 9–15 Sep 2015 ITF Bucha, Ukraine 25,000 Clay Slovakia Kristína Kučová 6–4, 6–7(5), 0–6
Loss 9–16 Aug 2018 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Laura Siegemund 4–6, 2–6
Loss 9–17 Apr 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Slovenia Kaja Juvan 1–6, 0–3 ret.
Win 10–17 Oct 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Romania Andreea Roșca 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–18 Nov 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Germany Romy Kölzer 3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss 10–19 Aug 2021 Zubr Cup, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Czech Republic Linda Nosková 7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 10–20 Jan 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 2–6, 0–3 ret.
Win 11–20 Feb 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Russia Marina Melnikova 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–21 Apr 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, United States 25,000 Clay Sweden Mirjam Björklund 3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–22 Jun 2023 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 25,000 Clay Poland Weronika Falkowska 6–4, 1–6, 1-6
Loss 11–23 Aug 2023 ITF Cordenons, Italy 60,000 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner–ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2008 ITF Galaţi, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Antonia Xenia Tout Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Italy Valentina Sulpizio		 0–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2009 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 10,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Stuparu Netherlands Leonie Mekel
Netherlands Pauline Wong		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Dec 2009 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000 Clay Romania Diana Enache Italy Romina Oprandi
Spain Laura Pous Tió		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Apr 2010 Bol Open, Croatia 10,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Damaschin Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
Slovakia Romana Tabaková		 6–2, 1–6, [10–5]
Win 2–3 Apr 2010 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Dalia Zafirova Croatia Maria Abramović
Romania Mădălina Gojnea		 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–3 May 2010 ITF Craiova, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Damaschin Bulgaria Tanya Germanlieva
Bulgaria Dessislava Mladenova		 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–3 Sep 2010 ITF Balş, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Damaschin Bulgaria Martina Gledacheva
Italy Valentina Sulpizio		 6–3, 7–5
Win 5–3 Jun 2011 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Romania Diana Enache Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Finland Emma Laine		 6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 6–3 Sep 2011 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Romania Elena Bogdan Russia Marina Shamayko
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–4 Sep 2011 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria 100,000 Clay Romania Raluca Olaru Russia Nina Bratchikova
Croatia Darija Jurak		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6–5 Feb 2012 Copa Bionaire, Colombia 100,000 Clay Romania Raluca Olaru Italy Karin Knapp
Luxembourg Mandy Minella		 4–6, 3–6
Win 7–5 Sep 2014 Royal Cup, Montenegro 25,000 Clay Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Netherlands Arantxa Rus		 6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 8–5 Oct 2015 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i) Romania Cristina Dinu Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Italy Alice Matteucci		 7–5, 6–3
Win 9–5 Nov 2015 ITF Équeurdreville, France 25,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove Ukraine Elizaveta Ianchuk
France Sherazad Reix		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–6 Sep 2016 Open de Saint-Malo, France 50,000 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča		 6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 9–7 Oct 2016 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Yashina Serbia Ivana Jorović
Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove		 3–6, 5–7
Loss 9–8 Oct 2016 ITF Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i) Germany Nicola Geuer Japan Nao Hibino
Poland Alicja Rosolska		 0–6, 0–6
Loss 9–9 Feb 2017 Open de l'Isère, France 25,000 Hard (i) Sweden Cornelia Lister Belarus Ilona Kremen
Czech Republic Tereza Smitková		 1–6, 5–7
Win 10–9 Feb 2017 AK Ladies Open, Germany 25,000 Carpet (i) Sweden Cornelia Lister United Kingdom Tara Moore
Switzerland Conny Perrin		 6–2, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss 10–10 Sep 2017 Ladies Open Dunakeszi, Hungary 60,000 Clay Czech Republic Tereza Smitková Romania Irina Bara
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová		 6–7(7), 4–6
Win 11–10 Jul 2018 Budapest Pro Ladies Open, Hungary 100,000 Clay Slovakia Chantal Škamlová United States Kaitlyn Christian
Mexico Giuliana Olmos		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 11–11 Sep 2018 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia 60,000 Clay Romania Elena Bogdan Venezuela Andrea Gamiz
Venezuela Aymet Uzcategui		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–12 Sep 2018 Open de Saint-Malo, France 60,000 Clay Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Spain Cristina Bucșa
Colombia María Herazo González		 6–4, 1–6, [8–10}
Win 12–12 Sep 2020 ITF Tarvisio, Italy 25,000 Clay Belgium Marie Benoît Hungary Anna Bondár
Argentina Paula Ormaechea		 6–1, 6–3

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  4. The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15,000 events even before 2017.
  5. The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

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