Full name | Gabriela Niculescu |
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Country (sports) | Romania |
Born | Socialist Republic of Romania | 7 June 1986
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
Prize money | $32,208 |
Singles | |
Career record | 91–67 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 376 (4 July 2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 157–43 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 25 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 199 (20 February 2006) |
Gabriela Niculescu (born 7 June 1986) is a retired professional tennis player and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 4 July 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 376; her best doubles ranking was 199 on 20 February 2006.
In 2008 playing for the University of Southern California in doubles, teamed up with American player Amanda Fink, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation.[1]
She became a national platform tennis champion after retiring from professional tennis. She won titles in 2016, 2018 and 2019.