Virginia Ruzici

Virginia Ruzici
Nation:	Romania
Birthday:	January 31, 1955
1st professional season:	1975
Resignation:	1987
Playing hand:	Right
Prize money:	$ 1,183,728
singles
Career record:	377: 221
Career title:	9
Highest ranking:	8 (May 21 1979)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	285: 181
Career title:	12
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Virginia Ruzici (born January 31, 1955 in Câmpia Turzii ) is a former Romanian tennis player .

Career

Ruzici, who became a professional player in 1975, won nine singles and 12 doubles titles in her career.

The highlight of her career was the 1978 French Open , where she won the title in both singles and doubles ; also she was there in the mixed final. In the individual she defeated last year's winner Mima Jaušovec 6: 2 and 6: 2, with whom she secured the double title of the Grand Slam tournament with a three-set victory over Lesley Bowrey and Gail Lovera .

In 1980 Ruzici reached the final of the French Open for the second time , in which she lost to Chris Evert-Lloyd .

From 1973 to 1983 she played for the Romanian Fed Cup team , of her 38 Fed Cup games she was able to make 25 victorious.

Grand Slam title

singles

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	1978	French Open	Grand Slam	sand	Mima Jaušovec	6: 2, 6: 2

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	1978	French Open	Grand Slam	sand	Mima Jaušovec	Lesley Bowrey Gail Lovera	5: 7, 6: 4, 8: 6

Personal

Virginia Ruzici, who is married to a German lawyer, has a daughter and lives in Paris .

Web links

• WTA-profile Virginia Ruzici (English)
• ITF-profile Virginia Ruzici (English)
• Fed Cup Statistics for Virginia Ruzici (English)