Florența Mihai (; 2 September 1955 – 14 October 2015) was a professional tennis player from Romania.
She was the runner-up in two events at the 1977 French Open. She lost in the singles final to Mima Jaušovec in three sets, and with partner Iván Molina, lost in the mixed doubles final to John McEnroe and Mary Carillo.Past Winners. rolandgarros.com
With Virginia Ruzici, Mihai won gold medals in the doubles at Summer Universiades in 1977, 1979, and 1981.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0–1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore Loss 1977 French Open Clay Mima Jaušovec 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss 1977 French Open Clay Iván Molina Mary Carillo John McEnroe 6–7, 3–6
WTA finals Singles (1–1) Winner – LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–1)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (0–0)Carpet (0–0) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 May 1977 French Open Clay Mima Jaušovec 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6Win 1–1 Aug 1977 Båstad, Sweden Clay Mary Struthers 6–4, 6–4
Doubles (1–4) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 1976 Akron, United States Carpet (i) Glynis Coles Brigitte Cuypers Mona Guerrant 4–6, 6–7Win 1–1 Oct 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Virginia Ruzici Nathalie Fuchs Michèle Gurdal 6–2, 6–4Loss 1–2 Aug 1977 Båstad, Sweden Clay Helena Anliot Cynthia Doerner Raquel Giscafré 2–6, 5–7Loss 1–3 May 1978 Rome, Italy Clay Betsy Nagelsen Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 6–2, 6–7Loss 1–4 Jul 1978 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová 5–7, 2–6
ITF finals Singles (5–8) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 21 April 1974 Nice, France Clay Judith Gohn 6–7, 4–6Loss 2. 19 January 1975 Austin, United States Hard Wendy Gilchrist 6–4, 6–7, 3–6Win 3. 26 January 1975 Houston, United States Hard Pamela Richmond-Champagne 3–6, 6–2, 7–6Loss 4. 15 February 1975 Amarillo, United States Hard Beth Norton 2–6, 4–6Win 5. 9 March 1975 Tyler, United States Hard Bunny Bruning 6–3, 6–3Win 6. 6 February 1977 Port Chester, United States Hard (i) Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 3–6, 6–4Loss 7. 13 March 1977 Pensacola, United States Hard Betsy Nagelsen 4–6, 5–7Loss 8. 20 March 1977 Hilton Head, United States Clay Betsy Nagelsen 3–6, 4–6Loss 9. 1 March 1981 Ilkley, United Kingdom Clay Kate Brasher 4–6, 4–6Win 10. 8 March 1981 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Lesley Charles 5–7, 6–1, 6–1Loss 11. 12 April 1981 Catania, Italy Clay Lea Plchová 7–5, 1–6, 4–6Loss 12. 9 May 1981 Chichester, United Kingdom Clay Rene Uys 6–4, 6–3Win 13. 14 September 1981 Liège, Belgium Clay Yvette Flu 6–2, 6–2
Doubles (11–7) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 21 April 1974 Nice, France Clay Judith Gohn Marijke Schaar Jeanne Venturino 2–6, 6–3 [10–8]Loss 2. 23 September 1974 Bucharest, Romania Clay Simona Nunweiler Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu 2–6, 2–6Win 3. 15 February 1975 Amarillo, United States Hard Robin Harris Heather Dahlgren Vera Komar 6–3, 7–6Win 4. 9 March 1975 Tyler, United States Hard Naoko Sato Bunny Bruning Sue Eastman W/OWin 5. 17 October 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Virginia Ruzici Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová 6–4, 5–7, 6–2Loss 6. 6 March 1977 Jacksonville, United States Hard Glynis Coles Ilana Kloss Betsy Nagelsen 6–7, 4–6Win 7. 28 January 1980 Boise, United States Hard (i) Mary Carillo Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist 6–1, 6–4Loss 8. 17 August 1980 Dachau, West Germany Clay Cathy Drury Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff 2–6, 0–6Win 9. 5 April 1981 Napoli, Italy Clay Sabina Simmonds Nina Bohm Åsa Flodin 7–6, 6–4Loss 10. 12 April 1981 Catania, Italy Clay Sabina Simmonds Marcela Skuherská Lea Plchová 2–6, 3–6Loss 11. 19 April 1981 Taranto, Italy Clay Sabina Simmonds Marcela Skuherská Lea Plchová 2–6, 3–6Win 12. 14 June 1981 Nantes, France Clay Barbara Jordan Daniela Porzio Frédérique Thibault 5–7, 6–3, 6–3Loss 13. 5 July 1981 Arachon, France Clay Carmen Perea Catherine Tanvier Laura Arraya 3–6, 5–7Win 14. 12 July 1981 Marseille, France Clay Iwona Kuczyńska Isabelle Vernhes Daniela Porzio 6–7, 6–2, 6–1Win 15. 23 August 1981 Overpelt, Belgium Clay Monique Van Haver Anthea Cooper Cathy Drury 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 16. 30 August 1981 St. Niklaus, Switzerland Clay Monique Van Haver Kate Glancy Karen Gulley 6–2, 7–6Loss 17. 14 September 1981 Liège, Belgium Clay Monique Van Haver Marion De Witte Cathy Drury 6–7, 1–6Win 18. 28 November 1983 Telford, United Kingdom Carpet Judith Warringa Suzi Mair Kathleen Schuurmans 7–5, 7–6
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Career SR Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 French Open 1R SF F 1R A A A 0 / 4 Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R A 1R A 0 / 4 US Open A 1R 3R A 2R A A 0 / 3 SR0 / 10 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 10 / 0 0 / 11 Year-end ranking 118 47 33 101 74 134 131
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
See also Performance timelines for all female tennis players since 1978 who reached at least one Grand Slam final
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