Andreea Mitu

Cristina-Andreea Mitu (born 22 September 1991) is an inactive tennis player from Romania.

She achieved her career-high singles ranking of 68 on 8 June 2015, and her highest doubles ranking of world No. 69 on 24 October 2016. Mitu is a member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 19 April 2015, she beat then world No. 7 Eugenie Bouchard in a Fed Cup match.

Personal life and background She is coached by Adrian Marcu. Her parents are Petre and Ania. She also has a brother named Alex, who is a soccer player. She has an aggressive style of play. Andreea's favorite surface is hard (but loves grass too), while her favorite shot is forehand. She started playing tennis at age 7. Her tennis idols growing up were Jelena Dokic, Patty Schnyder, the Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis. She also enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and getting nails done. She stated that if weren't a tennis player, she would be a lawyer. In 2018, she gave birth to a son named Adam.

Career

2015-16: WTA Tour doubles titles, French Open singles 4th round Not having won a single WTA Tour title, Mitu made it to the fourth round of 2015 French Open defeating world No. 12, Karolína Plíšková, in the second round, and former champion Francesca Schiavone in the third round. After this performance, Mitu rose to a career-high ranking of 68.

In 2016, Mitu won two WTA Tour doubles titles, in April the |İstanbul Cup with İpek Soylu, and in July the 2016 Swedish Open, where she trained up with Alicja Rosolska.

2017-19: Motherhood, two more doubles titles In 2017, Mitu took a break from competition: In January 2018, she became mother of a boy. In July 2018, she won the Bucharest Open doubles title partnering Irina-Camelia Begu. Alongside Sorana Cîrstea, she won her fourth WTA Tour doubles title at the 2019 Ladies Open Lugano.

2020-21: Second and third round at majors

In 2020, she reached the third round at the French Open, with Patricia Tig, and in 2021, she reached second round at the Australian Open, with Raluca Olaru - her best major doubles performance so far.

Performance timelines

Singles Tournament20122013201420152016...202220232024SRW–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAQ2Q2Q21RAAQ10 / 10–1 French OpenAQ2Q14RQ3AAQ10 / 13–1 WimbledonAQ21R1RQ2AAQ10 / 20–2 US OpenQ2Q2Q11RQ1AAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–13–30–10–00–00–00 / 53–5WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar Ladies OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Miami OpenAAAQ1AAAA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–1Italian OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAQ1AAAA0 / 00–0Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0China OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Career statisticsTournaments00215800025Overall win-loss0–00–00–211–152–80–00–00–013–25

Doubles Tournament2016...2019202020212022W–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAA2RA1–1 French OpenA1R3R2RA3–3 WimbledonQ21RNH2RA1–2 US Open1RAA2RA1–2Win–loss0–10–22–14–40–06–8

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendWTA 250 (4–1)Finals by surfaceClay (4–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Jul 2015Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Patricia Maria Țig Oksana Kalashnikova Demi Schuurs2–6, 2–6Win1–1Apr 2016İstanbul Cup, TurkeyInternationalClay İpek Soylu Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinićw/oWin2–1Jul 2016Bastad Open, SwedenInternationalClay Alicja Rosolska Lesley Kerkhove Lidziya Marozava6–3, 7–5Win3–1Jul 2018Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Irina-Camelia Begu Danka Kovinić Maryna Zanevska6–3, 6–4Win4–1Apr 2019Ladies Open Lugano, SwitzerlandInternationalClay Sorana Cîrstea Veronika Kudermetova Galina Voskoboeva1–6, 6–2, [10–8]

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (title) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinSparta Prague Open, Czech RepublicClay Lidziya Marozava Giulia Gatto-Monticone Nadia Podoroska6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 34 (20 titles, 14 runner-ups) Legend$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 May 2007ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Simona Halep 6–7(5), 0–6Win 1–1 May 2007ITF Galați, Romania10,000 Clay Cristina Celani 6–0, 7–5Loss 1–2 Jun 2007ITF Pitești, Romania10,000 Clay Natalia Orlova 6–4, 5–7, 5–7Loss 1–3 Sep 2007ITF Brașov, Romania10,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–7(2), 2–6Win 2–3 Jul 2010ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Elora Dabija 7–5, 7–5Loss 2–4 Nov 2010ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Hard Vlada Ekshibarova 2–6, 6–4, 2–6Loss 2–5 Aug 2011ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Cristina Dinu 6–7(5), 4–6Win 3–5 Sep 2011ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000 Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez 6–3, 6–0Win 4–5 Feb 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Mana Ayukawa 6–3, 6–0Win 5–5 May 2012ITF Timișoara, Romania10,000 Clay Viktória Maľová 6–2, 6–0Win 6–5 Jun 2012ITF Přerov, Czech Republic10,000 Clay Martina Kubičíková 6–2, 6–3Loss 6–6 Jun 2012ITF Craiova, Romania50,000 Clay María Teresa Torró Flor 3–6, 4–6Win 7–6 Sep 2012ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Sharon Fichman 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Win 8–6 Apr 2014ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo 6–4, 6–3Win 9–6 Jul 2014ITF Denain, France25,000 Clay Fiona Ferro 4–6, 6–2, 6–1Win 10–6 Jul 2014ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000 Clay Viktorija Golubic 6–2, 6–1Win 11–6 Aug 2014ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000 Clay Tereza Martincová 6–2, 6–4Win 12–6 Sep 2014ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Victoria Kan 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Loss 12–7 Sep 2014ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Evgeniya Rodina 6–3, 5–7, 3–6Win 13–7 Sep 2014Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000 Clay Vitalia Diatchenko 6–1, 6–4Loss 13–8 Feb 2015ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000 Clay Laura Pous Tió 2–6, 2–6Win 14–8 Feb 2015ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000 Clay Olivia Rogowska 6–3, 3–6, 6–2Loss 14–9 Nov 2015Open Nantes Atlantique, France50,000 Hard (i) Mathilde Johansson 3−6, 4−6Loss 14–10 Feb 2016ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000 Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo 5–7, 1–6Win 15–10 Nov 2016Slovak Open, Slovakia25,000 Hard (i) Denisa Allertová 6–2, 6–3Win 16–10 Mar 2017ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000 Clay Ayla Aksu 6–2, 6–3Loss 16–11 Jul 2018ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania15,000 Clay Miriam Bulgaru 4–6, 5–7Win 17–11 Jul 2018ITF Focșani, Romania15,000 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion 6–4, 6–4Loss 17–12 Aug 2018ITF Arad, Romania15,000 Clay Nefisa Berberović 3–6, 6–0, 4–6Win 18–12 Aug 2019ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium15,000 Clay Sinja Kraus 6–4, 6–3Loss 18–13 Sep 2019ITF Focșani, Romania15,000 Clay Laura Schaeder 2–6, 2–6Win 19–13 Sep 2019ITF Arad, Romania25,000 Clay Irene Burillo 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4Win 20–13 Sep 2023Prague Open, Czech Republic60,000 Clay Sára Bejlek 7–6(1), 2–6, 6–3Loss 20–14 Oct 2023ITF Heraklion, Greece25,000 Clay Irina Bara 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 39 (25 titles, 14 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$40,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 2008ITF Arad, Romania10,000 Clay Elora Dabija Laura Ioana Andrei Diana Enache 6–2, 2–6, [6–10]Loss 0–2 Dec 2008ITF Benicarló, Spain10,000 Clay Simona Matei Neda Kozić Biljana Pavlova 4–6, 6–7(3)Loss 0–3 May 2009ITF Pitești, Romania10,000 Clay Diana Enache Alexandra Damaschin Camelia Hristea 1–6, 4–6Loss 0–4 Jun 2009ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Simona Matei Laura Ioana Andrei Ioana Gaspar 3–6, 6–7(3)Loss 0–5 Jul 2009ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Ionela Andreea Iova Ioana Gaspar Simona Matei 6–7(6), 1–6Win 1–5 Aug 2009ITF Arad, Romania10,000 Clay Diana Enache Ionela Andreea Iova Ioana Ivan 6–3, 7–5Win 2–5 Mar 2010ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Diana Enache Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr 6–7(3), 6–1, [11–9]Loss 2–6 May 2010ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Diana Enache Laura Ioana Andrei Mădălina Gojnea 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Win 3–6 Jul 2010ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Diana Enache Dessislava Mladenova Dalia Zafirova 6–3, 6–1Loss 3–7 Aug 2011ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Cristina Dinu Camelia Hristea 6–1, 6–7(6), [4–10]Win 4–7 Oct 2011ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Diana Marcu Laura Ioana Andrei Cristina Dinu 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]Win 5–7 Jan 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Cristina Dinu Diana Marcu Liana Ungur 7–6(3), 6–2Win 6–7 Jan 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Cristina Dinu Yumi Nakano Ekaterina Yashina w/oWin 7–7 May 2012ITF Timișoara, Romania10,000 Clay Teodora Mirčić Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova 6–1, 6–2Loss 7–8 Nov 2013Kemer Cup Istanbul, Turkey50,000 Hard (i) Tadeja Majerič Nigina Abduraimova Maria Elena Camerin 3–6, 6–2, [8–10]Win 8–8 Apr 2014ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Stefana Andrei Audrey Albié Manon Peral 7–6(5), 6–2Win 9–8 Aug 2014ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000 Clay Irina Bara Georgia Crăciun Patricia Maria Țig 6–4, 6–1Win 10–8 Sep 2014ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Irina Bara Réka Luca Jani Isabella Shinikova 7–5, 7–6Win 11–8 Feb 2015ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000 Clay Danka Kovinić Tatiana Búa Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–2, 7–5Win 12–8 Oct 2015Internationaux de Poitiers, France100,000 Hard (i) Monica Niculescu Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse 6–7(5), 7–6(2), [10–8]Win 13–8 May 2016Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000 Clay Demi Schuurs Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić 6–4, 7–5Win 14–8 Jul 2018ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania15,000 Clay Elizabeth Mandlik Anna Turati Bianca Turati 6–4, 7–5Win 15–8 Jul 2018ITF Focșani, Romania15,000 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion Selma Stefania Cadar Anastasia Kharitonova 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win 16–8 Sep 2018Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland60,000 Clay Elena-Gabriela Ruse Laura Pigossi Maryna Zanevska 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]Win 17–8 Nov 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Cristina Dinu Federica di Sarra Anastasia Grymalska w/oLoss 17–9 Jan 2019Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000 Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová 1–6, 2–6Loss 17–10 Feb 2019Open de l'Isère, France25,000 Hard (i) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Estelle Cascino Elixane Lechemia 2–6, 2–6Loss 17–11 Sep 2019ITF Focșani, Romania15,000 Clay Gabriela Nicole Tătăruș Oana Gavrilă Andreea Roșca 6–1, 2–6, [4–10]Win 18–11 Sep 2019ITF Arad, Romania25,000 Clay Başak Eraydın Oana Gavrilă Andreea Roșca 6–0, 6–1Win 19–11 Feb 2020AK Ladies Open, GermanyW25 Carpet (i) Laura Ioana Paar Anna Popescu Chiara Scholl 7–5, 6–2Win 20–11 Apr 2021Oeiras Ladies Open, PortugalW60 Clay Lidziya Marozava Marina Melnikova Conny Perrin 3–6, 6–4, [10–3]Win 21–11 Feb 2022ITF Mâcon, FranceW25 Hard (i) Xenia Knoll Emily Appleton Ali Collins 6–1, 6–1Loss 21–12 Mar 2023Branik Maribor Open, SloveniaW40 Hard (i) Irina Bara Sofya Lansere Anastasia Tikhonova 3–6, 2–6Win 22–12 Apr 2023Murska Sobota Open, SloveniaW40 Hard Harriet Dart Magali Kempen Xenia Knoll w/oLoss 22–13 Apr 2023Chiasso Open, SwitzerlandW60 Clay Nadia Podoroska Emily Appleton Julia Lohoff 1–6, 2–6Win 23–13 Apr 2023Koper Open, SloveniaW60 Clay Irina Bara Suzan Lamens Kaylah McPhee 6–2, 6–3Loss 23–14 Jul 2023Montpellier Open, FranceW60 Clay Julia Lohoff Amina Anshba Sofya Lansere 3–6, 4–6Win 24–14 Nov 2023Open de Valencia, SpainW100 Clay Valentini Grammatikopoulou Aliona Bolsova Natela Dzalamidze 7–5, 6–4Win 25–14 Jun 2024Open de Biarritz, FranceW100 Clay Irina Bara Estelle Cascino Carole Monnet 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

Head-to-head record Record against top 10 players Mitu's win–loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast matchNo. 1 ranked players Karolína Plíšková1–0–1–0–Won (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2015 French Open Garbiñe Muguruza1–10–11–0–Loss (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Summer Olympics Simona Halep0–2–0–2–Loss (0–6, 3–6) at 2008 ITF BucharestNo. 2 ranked players Agnieszka Radwańska0–1 ––0–1Loss (2–6, 1–6) at 2014 WimbledonNo. 4 ranked players Kimiko Date-Krumm0–1 0–1––Loss (3–6, 6–1, 0–6) at 2014 Dubai Challenge Francesca Schiavone1–0 –1–0–Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2015 French OpenNo. 5 ranked players Eugenie Bouchard1–01–0––Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–1) at 2015 Fed Cup Lucie Šafářová1–1 –1–1–Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2015 Linz OpenNo. 7 ranked players Madison Keys0–1–0–1–Loss (2–6, 0–6) at 2015 CharlestonTotal5–62–23–3 0–1–

Top 10 wins