Romanian tennis player
Virginia Ruzici Country (sports) Romania Born (1955-01-31 ) 31 January 1955 (age 70) Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro 1975 Retired 1987 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,183,728 Singles Career record 377–221 Career titles 12 Highest ranking No. 8 (21 May 1979) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open QF (1980) French Open W (1978 )Wimbledon QF (1978, 1981) US Open QF (1976, 1978) Doubles Career record 285–181 Career titles 16 Highest ranking No. 70 (12 October 1987) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 2R (1980) French Open W (1978)Wimbledon F (1978) US Open SF (1976) Grand Slam mixed doubles results French Open F (1978, 1979) Wimbledon 3R (1979) US Open QF (1981) Team competitions Fed Cup 25–13
Virginia Ruzici (born 31 January 1955) is a Romanian former professionaltennis player. She won the1978 French Open singles championship.
Ruzici became a professional tennis player in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand. In a career spanning 12 years, Ruzici won 12 career singles titles, including one Grand Slam title, the1978 French Open . In the final, she beat 1977 French Open championMima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–2. Ruzici also won the French Open doubles event with Jaušovec in 1978 and reached the mixed doubles final in 1978. She appeared in the French Open singles final in1980 , but lost in straight sets toChris Evert .[ 1]
Ruzici remained in the world's top 20 from 1977 to 1983.[ 2] Romania Fed Cup team throughout her career, and began playing for them in 1973, two years before turning professional.
At Wimbledon 1978, Ruzici lost a notable match in the quarterfinal to the AustralianEvonne Goolagong who was playing with an injured ankle. Goolagong's injury led to her collapsing on court and her husband, Roger Cawley, came on to the court to aid his wife, technically defaulting the Australian from the match. When Goolagong recovered, Ruzici agreed to continue the match, but lost 7–5, 6–3 and was praised for her sportsmanship.[ 3] Richard Williams who was inspired by her triumph and prize money to teach his daughtersVenus andSerena Williams to play tennis.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Ruzici was the manager of Romanian tennis playerSimona Halep until 2022.[ 7]
Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) WTA Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, other (11–14)
Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Grass (0–1) Clay (9–10) Carpet (2–2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Aug 1975 South Orange , CanadaClay Mariana Simionescu 6–1, 6–1 Loss 1–1 Jul 1976 Austrian Open Clay Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 Loss 1–2 Oct 1976 Spanish Open Clay Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 Win 2–2 Sep 1977 Eckerd Open , U.S.Clay Laura duPont 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Loss 2–3 May 1978 German Open Clay Mima Jaušovec 2–6, 3–6 Loss 2–4 May 1978 Italian Open Clay Regina Maršíková 5–7, 5–7 Win 3–4 May 1978 French Open Clay 6–2, 6–2 Win 4–4 Jul 1978 Austrian Open Clay Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–3 Loss 4–5 Aug 1978 Canadian Open Hard 5–7, 7–6, 2–6 Win 5–5 Oct 1978 Brighton Challenge , UKCarpet (i) Betty Stöve 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 Loss 5–6 Feb 1979 VS Detroit Carpet (i) 5–7, 6–1, 6–7(4) Loss 5–7 Dec 1979 Adelaide , AustraliaGrass Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 2–2 ret. Loss 5–8 May 1980 Italian Open Clay Chris Evert 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 Loss 5–9 May 1980 French Open Clay 0–6, 3–6 Win 6–9 Jul 1980 Austrian Open Clay 3–6, 6–1, ret. Loss 6–10 Aug 1980 Canadian Open Hard 3–6, 1–6 Win 7–10 Sep 1980 VS Salt Lake City , U.S.Hard Ivanna Madruga 6–1, 6–3 Loss 7–11 Nov 1980 Amsterdam , NetherlandsCarpet (i) 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 Loss 7–12 May 1981 Italian Open Clay 1–6, 2–6 Loss 7–13 May 1981 European Open Clay 1–6, 1–6 Loss 7–14 Aug 1981 U.S. Clay Courts Clay Andrea Jaeger 1–6, 0–6 Win 8–14 Jul 1982 Monte Carlo , MonacoClay Bonnie Gadusek 6–2, 7–6 Win 9–14 Jul 1982 Austrian Open Clay Lea Plchová 6–2, 6–2 Win 10–14 Aug 1982 U.S. Clay Courts Clay Helena Suková 6–2, 6–0 Win 11–14 Oct 1983 VS Detroit , U.S.Carpet (i) Kathy Jordan 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Loss 11–15 Apr 1985 Seabrook Island , U.S.Clay Katerina Maleeva 3–6, 3–6 Win 12–15 Jul 1985 Austrian Open Clay 6–2, 6–3
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) WTA Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, other (15–18)
Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Grass (1–1) Clay (10–11) Carpet (3–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Nov 1973 London , UKCarpet (i) Mariana Simionescu Lesley Charles Glynis Coles 3–6, 5–7 Win 1. Nov 1974 Edinburgh Cup , UKCarpet (i) Mima Jaušovec María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Loss 2. Mar 1976 Tallahassee, U.S. Clay Julie Anthony Dianne Fromholtz 2–6, 5–7 Loss 3. May 1976 Italian Open Clay Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 1–6, 2–6 Win 2. Oct 1976 Spanish Open Clay Florența Mihai Nathalie Fuchs Michele Gurdal 6–2, 6–4 Loss 4. Jan 1977 Minneapolis Indoors , U.S.Carpet (i) Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 2–6, 1–6 Win 3. May 1978 German Open Clay Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 Win 4. May 1978 Italian Open Clay Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 Win 5. May 1978 French Open Clay Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 Loss 5. Jun 1978 Wimbledon , UKGrass Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 8–9(8) , 3–6 Win 6. Jul 1978 Austrian Open Clay Renáta Tomanová Regina Maršíková 7–5, 6–2 Loss 6. Oct 1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ,Carpet (i) Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 3–6, 3–6 Win 7. Jan 1979 VS Washington , U.S.Carpet (i) Renée Richards Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Loss 7. Jul 1979 Austrian Open Clay Elly Appel-Vessies Helena Anliot Dianne Evers 0–6, 4–6 Win 8. Oct 1979 Tampa Open , U.S.Hard Anne Smith Betty Ann Stuart 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 Win 9. Dec 1979 Adelaide , AustraliaGrass Hana Mandlíková Sue Barker Pam Shriver 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 Loss 8. Aug 1980 U.S. Clay Courts Clay Anne Smith Paula Smith 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 Win 10. Sep 1980 VS Salt Lake City , U.S.Hard Pam Teeguarden Barbara Jordan JoAnne Russell 6–4, 7–5 Win 11. Oct 1980 Stockholm Open , SwedenCarpet (i) Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–1 Loss 9. Mar 1981 VS Boston , U.S.Carpet (i) Barbara Potter 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 Loss 10. May 1981 Italian Open Clay Chris Evert Candy Reynolds 5–7, 1–6 Win 12. Aug 1981 U.S. Clay Courts Clay 6–2, 6–2 Loss 11. Apr 1982 Hilton Head Island , U.S.Clay 1–6, 2–6 Loss 12. May 1982 European Open Clay 2–6, 4–6 Win 13. Jul 1982 Monte Carlo , MonacoClay Catherine Tanvier Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro 7–6, 6–2 Loss 13. Aug 1982 U.S. Clay Courts Clay Ivanna Madruga 5–7, 6–7(3) Loss 14. Dec 1982 European Open Carpet (i) 3–6, 3–6 Loss 15. Apr 1983 Amelia Island Championships , U.S.Clay Hana Mandlíková Rosalyn Fairbank 4–6, 2–6 Win 14. May 1983 Italian Open Clay Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 Win 15. Aug 1983 U.S. Clay Courts Clay Kathy Horvath Gigi Fernández Beth Herr 4–6, 7–6(6) , 6–2 Loss 16. Aug 1983 LA Championships , U.S.Hard Betsy Nagelsen 1–6, 0–6 Loss 17. Oct 1983 Porsche Grand Prix, Germany Carpet (i) 2–6, 1–6 Loss 18. May 1984 German Open Clay Anne Hobbs 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(11) Loss 19. May 1984 Italian Open Clay Iva Budařová Helena Suková 6–7(5) , 6–1, 4–6 Win 16. Jul 1985 Austrian Open Clay Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–3
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1. 1 October 1972 Cluj, Romania Clay Judith Gohn 2–6, 4–6 Win 2. 12 May 1974 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Alena Palmeová-West 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 Win 3. 23 September 1974 Bucharest, Romania Clay Mariana Simionescu 6–3, 6–2 Win 4. 16 July 1978 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Petra Jauch-Delhees 6–2, 6–2 Win 5. 6 August 1978 Brașov, Romania Clay Renáta Tomanová 6–4, 6–2 Win 6. 13 July 1980 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–3 Win 7. 20 July 1980 Båstad, Sweden Clay Nina Bohm 6–2, 7–5 Loss 8. 2 August 1981 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Clay Kathleen Horvath 0–6, 4–6 Loss 9. 18 April 1982 Nassau, Bahamas Hard Bettina Bunge 0–6, 6–7 Loss 10. 11 July 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 5–7, 6–1, 6–7 Win 11. 1 August 1982 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Clay Leigh-Anne Thompson 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 Win 12. 17 July 1983 Båstad, Sweden Hard Carin Anderholm 6–2, 6–3
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 1 October 1972 Cluj, Romania Clay Mariana Simionescu Felicia Bucur Judith Gohn 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 Win 2. 23 September 1974 Bucharest, Romania Clay Florența Mihai Simona Nunweiler 6–2, 6–2 Win 3. 17 October 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Florența Mihai Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 Win 4. 11 July 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Catherine Tanvier Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Heidi Eisterlehner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 5. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Hard Iwona Kuczyńska Corinne Vanier 6–3, 6–2
Grand Slam singles performance [ edit ] (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.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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Romania
Mima Jaušovec
Chris Evert
Gail Sherriff Lovera
Lesley Turner Bowrey
Renáta Tomanová
Ion Țiriac
Bob Hewitt
Sylvia Hanika
Betty Stöve
Ivanna Madruga
Katerina Maleeva
Lesley Charles
María-Isabel Fernández
Michele Gurdal
Helena Anliot
Patricia Medrado
Petra Jauch-Delhees
Iwona Kuczyńska
