Raluca Olaru

Odesnik, Ginepri win in upsets at Kremlin Cup

By LEONID CHIZHOV| AP| Sports

… Russia 6-3, 6-7 (9), 7-6 (1). On the women's side, top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia ousted Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-2, 6-2, and defending champion Jelena Jankovic of Serbia stopped Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan …

Story|10/20/2009

Radwanska, Wickmayer reach quarters in Linz

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… serve in the opening set, but the U.S. Open semifinalist later broke the Romanian's serve six times. Unseeded Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania rallied to defeat German qualifier Julia Goerges 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 and will play either top-seeded …

Story|10/15/2009

Wozniacki credits boxing after 43-minute win

By PAT EATON-ROBB| AP| Sports

… Bartoli defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; and third-seeded Flavia Pennetta defeated Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-1, 6-2. "I was very focused on my game, and it was working pretty good," Pennetta said …

Story|08/25/2009

Petkovic beats Olaru to win Gastein Ladies

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… 26, 2009 BAD GASTEIN, Austria Andrea Petkovic of Germany captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, beating Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-2, 6-3 at the Nuernberger Gastein Ladies. The 98th-ranked Petkovic has won eight titles on …

Story|07/26/2009

Sharapova exits early at Wimbledon; Federer wins

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… beating Jarmila Groth 6-2, 6-1. Eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka had even less trouble Wednesday, defeating Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-0, 6-0, but No. 16 Zheng Jie _ a semifinalist last year _ lost to Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 7-5. Another …

Story|06/24/2009

Sharapova falls to Bondarenko in Warsaw

By RYAN LUCAS| AP| Sports

… semifinals after ousting Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, Anne Keothavong of Britain beat Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-0, 6-1 and qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-1 …

Story|05/21/2009