Florența Mihai
Romanian tennis player
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| Intro | Romanian tennis player | |
| A.K.A. | Florenta Mihai | |
| A.K.A. | Florenta Mihai | |
| Places | Romania | |
| was | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 2 September 1955, Bucharest, Romania | |
| Death | 14 October 2015Bucharest, Romania (aged 60 years) |
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Biography
Florența Mihai (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrent͡sa miˈhaj]; 2 September 1955 – 14 October 2015) was a female tennis player from Romania.
She was the runner-up in two events at the 1977 French Open. She lost in the singles final to Mima Jaušovec in three sets and, partnered by Iván Molina, lost in the mixed doubles final to John McEnroe and Mary Carillo in straight sets.
Together with Virginia Ruzici, Mihai won three consecutive gold medals in the doubles at Summer Universiades in 1977, 1979 and 1981.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1977 | French Open | Clay | Mima Jaušovec | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1977 | French Open | Clay | Iván Molina | Mary Carillo John McEnroe | 6–7, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | Career SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Open | 1R | SF | F | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 11 | |
| Year-end ranking | 118 | 47 | 33 | 101 | 74 | 134 | 131 | ||
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number played.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.