Florența Mihai

Florența Mihai (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrent͡sa miˈhaj]; 2 September 1955 – 14 October 2015) was a professional tennis player from Romania.^[2][3]

Florența Mihai

Florența Mihai at the 1981 Summer Universiade
Country (sports)	Romania
Born	(1955-09-02)2 September 1955
Died	14 October 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 60)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) ^[1]
Plays	Right-handed ^[1]
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 29 (February 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	F (1977)
Wimbledon	2R (1977)
US Open	3R (1977)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF (1976, 1978)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	F (1977)
Medal record Representing  Romania Summer Universiade 1977 Sofia Doubles 1979 Mexico City Doubles 1981 Bucharest Doubles

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 with Iván Molina, lost in the mixed doubles final to John McEnroe and Mary Carillo in straight sets.^[4][3]

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)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1977	French Open	Clay	Mima Jaušovec	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 1–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1977	French Open	Clay	Iván Molina	Mary Carillo   John McEnroe	6–7, 3–6

WTA finals

Singles (1–1)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (0–0)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	May 1977	French Open	Clay	Mima Jaušovec	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 1–6
Win	2.	Aug 1977	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Mary Struthers	6–4, 6–4

Doubles (1–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Feb 1976	Akron, United States	Carpet (i)	Glynis Coles	Brigitte Cuypers   Mona Guerrant	4–6, 6–7
Win	2.	Oct 1976	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Nathalie Fuchs   Michèle Gurdal	6–2, 6–4
Loss	3.	Aug 1977	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Helena Anliot	Cynthia Doerner   Raquel Giscafré	2–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	May 1978	Rome, Italy	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	Mima Jaušovec   Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Loss	5.	Jul 1978	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici   Renáta Tomanová	5–7, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (5–8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 April 1974	Nice, France	Clay	Judith Gohn	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	19 January 1975	Austin, United States	Hard	Wendy Gilchrist	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	3.	26 January 1975	Houston, United States	Hard	Pamela Richmond-Champagne	3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	4.	15 February 1975	Amarillo, United States	Hard	Beth Norton	2–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	9 March 1975	Tyler, United States	Hard	Bunny Bruning	6–3, 6–3
Winner	6.	6 February 1977	Port Chester, United States	Hard (i)	Betsy Nagelsen	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	13 March 1977	Pensacola, United States	Hard	Betsy Nagelsen	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	20 March 1977	Hilton Head, United States	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	1 March 1981	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Clay	Kate Brasher	4–6, 4–6
Winner	10.	8 March 1981	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Lesley Charles	5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	11.	12 April 1981	Catania, Italy	Clay	Lea Plchová	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	12.	9 May 1981	Chichester, United Kingdom	Clay	Rene Uys	6–4, 6–3
Winner	13.	14 September 1981	Liège, Belgium	Clay	Yvette Flu	6–2, 6–2

Doubles (11–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	21 April 1974	Nice, France	Clay	Judith Gohn	Marijke Schaar   Jeanne Venturino	2–6, 6–3 [10–8]
Runner-up	2.	23 September 1974	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Simona Nunweiler	Virginia Ruzici   Mariana Simionescu	2-6, 2-6
Winner	3.	15 February 1975	Amarillo, United States	Hard	Robin Harris	Heather Dahlgren   Vera Komar	6–3, 7–6
Winner	4.	9 March 1975	Tyler, United States	Hard	Naoko Sato	Bunny Bruning   Sue Eastman	W/O
Winner	5.	17 October 1976	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Regina Maršíková   Renáta Tomanová	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	6 March 1977	Jacksonville, United States	Hard	Glynis Coles	Ilana Kloss   Betsy Nagelsen	6–7, 4–6
Winner	7.	28 January 1980	Boise, United States	Hard (i)	Mary Carillo	Diane Desfor   Barbara Hallquist	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	17 August 1980	Dachau, West Germany	Clay	Cathy Drury	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Eva Pfaff	2–6, 0–6
Winner	9.	5 April 1981	Napoli, Italy	Clay	Sabina Simmonds	Nina Bohm   Åsa Flodin	7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	12 April 1981	Catania, Italy	Clay	Sabina Simmonds	Marcela Skuherská   Lea Plchová	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	19 April 1981	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Sabina Simmonds	Marcela Skuherská   Lea Plchová	2–6, 3–6
Winner	12.	14 June 1981	Nantes, France	Clay	Barbara Jordan	Daniela Porzio   Frédérique Thibault	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	13.	5 July 1981	Arachon, France	Clay	Carmen Perea	Catherine Tanvier   Laura Arraya	3–6, 5–7
Winner	14.	12 July 1981	Marseille, France	Clay	Iwona Kuczyńska	Isabelle Vernhes   Daniela Porzio	6–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner	15.	23 August 1981	Overpelt, Belgium	Clay	Monique Van Haver	Anthea Cooper   Cathy Drury	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	16.	30 August 1981	St. Niklaus, Switzerland	Clay	Monique Van Haver	Kate Glancy   Karen Gulley	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	17.	14 September 1981	Liège, Belgium	Clay	Monique Van Haver	Marion De Witte   Cathy Drury	6–7, 1–6
Winner	18.	28 November 1983	Telford, United Kingdom	Carpet	Judith Warringa	Suzi Mair   Kathleen Schuurmans	7–5, 7–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(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.

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

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 224.
2. "Player profile". WTA.
3. "GAME, SET, MECI: Florența Mihai, prima finalistă a României la Roland Garros, s-a stins din viață" (in Romanian). România Liberă. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
4. . rolandgarros.com

External links

• Florența Mihai at the Women's Tennis Association  
• Florența Mihai at the International Tennis Federation  
• Florența Mihai at the Billie Jean King Cup