Ioana Plesu
Country (sports) Canada
Born (1980-12-17) December 17, 1980
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 715 (Jul 28, 2003)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 545 (Jun 23, 2003)

Ioana Plesu (born December 17, 1980) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.[1]

Plesu, born to Romanian immigrant parents, grew up in Sainte-Foy, Quebec and was a Canadian junior champion.[2] She played four years of collegiate tennis for Duke University, after which she competed professionally. Her only WTA Tour singles main draw appearance came as a wildcard at the 1997 Challenge Bell. She stopped touring in order to study medicine and now works as a family physician.[3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Mar 1998 ITF Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Hard Japan Hiromi Bethard Peru María Eugenia Rojas
Uruguay Elena Juricich
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. Oct 2002 ITF Winter Park, USA Clay United States Marilyn Baker United States Michelle Dasso
United States Julie Ditty
2–6, 1–6

References

  1. "Ioana Plesu remporte la classique Yves Décarie". Réseau des sports (in French). March 23, 2003.
  2. "Plesu veut redonner à la région". Le Soleil (in French). August 8, 2009.
  3. "Le plaisir retrouvé de Ioana Plesu". Le Soleil (in French). September 11, 2016.
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