Aurora Gima

Aurora Gima (November 7, 1974 – October 7, 2000)[1] was a Romanian-born American professional tennis player.

Aurora Gima
Country (sports) Romania
 United States
Born(1974-11-07)November 7, 1974
Constanța, Romania
DiedOctober 7, 2000(2000-10-07) (aged 25)
New York, United States
Prize money$44,840
Singles
Career record107–112
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (October 5, 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1993)
US OpenQ3 (1992)
Doubles
Career record29–48
Highest rankingNo. 399 (May 11, 1992)

Gima, originally from the Black Sea city of Constanța in Romania, was raised in New York from the mid 1980s.[2] She competed on the professional tour in the 1990s and reached a career high singles ranking of 164, winning a $25,000 ITF title in Nigeria in 1991. At the 1992 US Open she won through to the final qualifying round, defeating Miriam Oremans en route. She also won two qualifying matches at the 1993 Australian Open, over Kristine Radford and Katarína Studeníková. Her only WTA Tour main draw appearance came as a doubles player, at Québec in 1993.

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. June 16, 1991 Largo, United States Clay United States Rachel Ann Jensen 2–6, 2–6
Winner 1. November 24, 1991 Okada, Nigeria Hard Republic of Ireland Siobhán Nicholson 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 2. May 31, 1992 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Czechoslovakia Katarína Studeníková 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. November 3, 1996 Tamaulipas. Mexico Hard Venezuela Milagros Sequera 6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. November 24, 1991 Okada, Nigeria Hard United Kingdom Amanda Evans United Kingdom Caroline Billingham
United Kingdom Virginia Humphreys-Davies
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. October 27, 1996 Puebla, Mexico Hard Mexico Ana Paola González Mexico Claudia Muciño
Ecuador María Dolores Campana
1–6, 3–6

References

  1. "Aurora Gima - Obituary". www.legacy.com. 17 October 2000.
  2. Williams, Joe (June 17, 1991). "Jensen Beats Gima for Harbor Hills Title". Orlando Sentinel.
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