Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik (née Cadanțu; born 3 May 1990) is a Romanian former professional tennis player.

On 6 January 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 59. Her best doubles ranking by the WTA is No. 101, achieved on 11 June 2012.

At Grand Slam tournaments, Cadanțu-Ignatik won only one (main-draw) match, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Usually, she was playing on the ITF Circuit.

In July 2021, Alexandra changed her name to Cadanțu-Ignatik, after marrying fellow tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik.

Career Born in Bucharest, Cadanțu began playing tennis at age three. Her favourite surface was clay.

2013

Cadanțu started the year in Shenzhen but was defeated by Bojana Jovanovski in the first round. Her next tournament was in Sydney, where she was defeated in the first qualifying round by Olga Puchkova. Alexandra then lost to Heather Watson in the Australian Open first round.

In February, she won her first match for the season in Cali, Colombia – defeating Laura Pous Tió. Then she lost in the second round to Sesil Karatantcheva in three sets, reached quarterfinals in Bogotá, Colombia, defeating Maria Joao Koehler in the first and Tereza Mrdeža in the second round. She then fell in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković. Then, in Acapulco, Mexico, Cadanțu was defeated by Sara Errani in the first round. In March, she fell in Miami first qualifying round to Stefanie Vögele. She then lost to Madison Keys in the first round of Charleston.

She reached the semifinals in Katowice, Poland, in April, where she lost to Petra Kvitová. On her road, she defeated Yuliya Beygelzimer, Katarzyna Kawa, Raluca Olaru, Sabine Lisicki, each of them in straight sets, and Irina-Camelia Begu, and Shahar Pe'er in three. She has also reached the semifinals at the Budapest Grand Prix, where she lost in straight sets to compatriot Simona Halep and eventual winner of the tournament.

2014 Cadanțu started the year in Auckland where she had to retire in her first round, 1–6, 0–4 down against Kurumi Nara. She also fell at the first round in Hobart (losing to Olivia Rogowska), at the Australian Open (to Flavia Pennetta), and in Rio (to Teliana Pereira).

Then things started to improve with a quarterfinal at Florianópolis, beating wildcard Gabriela Cé in the first round and Dinah Pfizenmaier in the second before losing to Yaroslava Shvedova, in straight sets. Cadanțu fell in the first round at Indian Wells and Miami, losing to rising stars CoCo Vandeweghe and Zarina Diyas, respectively. In Katowice, she beat Yanina Wickmayer before losing a tight three-set match to third seed Carla Suárez Navarro. She then had a nine-match losing streak, including the French Open and Wimbledon, which she snapped at the $100k Contrexéville. She won the doubles title at Bucharest alongside compatriot Ana Bogdan; they beat Çağla Büyükakçay and Karin Knapp in the final. Later in the year, she reached quarterfinals of the ITF events at Saint-Malo, Monterrey and Victoria.

2024: Retirement Cadanțu-Ignatik announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2024.

Performance timelines Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles Current through the 2023 French Open. Tournament2011201220132014...2017201820192020202120222023SRW–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian OpenA1R1R1RAQ1AAAQ2Q20 / 30–3 French OpenQ21R1R1RAQ1AAAQ1Q10 / 30–3 WimbledonQ11R2R1RAQ1Q1NHAQ2A0 / 31–3 US OpenQ11R1RAQ1AQ1AAQ2A0 / 20–2Win–loss0–00–41–40–30–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 111–11WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAA1RAAANHAA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAQ11RAAANHAA0 / 10–1Madrid OpenAAAQ1AAANHAA0 / 00–0Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAAAAAANHAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAQ1AAAAANH0 / 00–0China OpenAAAAAAANH0 / 00–0Guadalajara OpenNHA0 / 00–0Career statisticsTournaments1181817211012Career total: 61Titles0000000000Career total: 0Finals0100000000Career total: 1Overall win-loss1–110–1816–183–171–20–10–10–00–11–20 / 6132–61Year-end ranking969062235149269270261203171$1,115,142

Doubles Tournament201220132014W–L Australian OpenAA1R0–1 French Open1RAA0–1 Wimbledon1RAA0–1 US Open1R1RA0–2Win–loss0–30–10–10–5

WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Tímea Babos 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) LegendWTA 250 (1–2)Finals by surfaceClay (1–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco International Clay Irina-Camelia Begu Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]Win 1–1 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Elena Bogdan Çağla Büyükakçay Karin Knapp 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]Loss 1–2 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Katarzyna Piter Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

WTA 125 finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Bol Open, Croatia Clay Aleksandra Krunić 3–6, 0–3 ret.

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 34 (11 titles, 23 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Sep 2006ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–3, 1–6, 6–3Win 2–0 Jul 2007ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Ioana Gașpar 6–2, 6–3Loss 2–1 Aug 2007ITF Constanţa, Romania10,000 Clay Corina Corduneanu 6–7(5), 6–3, 1–6Loss 2–2 Sep 2007ITF Hunedoara, Romania10,000 Clay Elora Dabija 6–7(4), 6–4, 2–6Loss 2–3 Mar 2008ITF Cairo, Egypt10,000 Clay Elena Chalova 2–6, 3–6Loss 2–4 Aug 2008ITF Arad, Romania10,000 Clay Palma Kiraly 3–6, 2–6Loss 2–5 Mar 2010ITF Madrid, Spain10,000 Clay Elisa Balsamo 1–6, 4–6Win 3–5 May 2010ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000 Clay Diana Enache 6–2, 6–4Win 4–5 May 2010ITF Craiova, Romania10,000 Clay Mădălina Gojnea 5–7, 6–3, 6–0Loss 4–6 Sep 2010ITF Balş, Romania10,000 Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu 3–6, 2–6Win 5–6 Oct 2010ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt10,000 Clay Zuzana Zlochová 6–2, 6–3Win 6–6 Nov 2010ITF Niterói, Brazil25,000 Clay Julia Cohen 6–1, 1–6, 6–1Loss 6–7 Nov 2010ITF Barueri, Brazil10,000 Hard Conny Perrin 0–5 ret.Win 7–7 Dec 2010ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil25,000 Clay Julia Cohen 6–1, 6–3Loss 7–8 Jan 2011ITF Plantation, United States25,000 Clay Sharon Fichman 3–6, 6–7(2)Loss 7–9 May 2011Grado Tennis Cup, Italy25,000 Clay Ajla Tomljanović 2–6, 4–6Loss 7–10 Jun 2011ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden25,000 Clay Jana Čepelová 4–6, 6–3, 4–6Win 8–10 Sep 2011ITF Biella, Italy100,000 Clay Mariana Duque 6–4, 6–3Loss 8–11 Oct 2011Telavi Open, Georgia50,000 Clay Alexandra Panova 6–4, 1–6, 1–6Loss 8–12 Jul 2012ITS Cup, Czech Republic100,000 Clay María Teresa Torró Flor 2–6, 3–6Loss 8–13 May 2013Prague Open, Czech Republic100,000 Clay Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 1–6, 1–6Loss 8–14 Apr 2015Chiasso Open, Switzerland25,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6)Win 9–14 Jun 2015ITF Galați, Romania25,000 Clay Cristina Dinu 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–3Loss 9–15 Sep 2015ITF Bucha, Ukraine25,000 Clay Kristína Kučová 6–4, 6–7(5), 0–6Loss 9–16 Aug 2018ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany25,000 Clay Laura Siegemund 4–6, 2–6Loss 9–17 Apr 2019ITF Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Kaja Juvan 1–6, 0–3 ret.Win 10–17 Oct 2020ITF Heraklion, Greece15,000 Clay Andreea Roșca 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 10–18 Nov 2020ITF Heraklion, Greece15,000 Clay Romy Kölzer 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 Loss 10–19 Aug 2021Přerov Cup, Czech Republic60,000 Clay Linda Nosková 7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6Loss 10–20 Jan 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt25,000 Hard Lucrezia Stefanini 2–6, 0–3 ret.Win 11–20 Feb 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt25,000 Hard Marina Melnikova 0–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 11–21 Apr 2022ITF Orlando Pro, United States25,000 Clay Mirjam Björklund 3–6, 4–6Loss 11–22 Jun 2023ITF Pörtschach, Austria25,000 Clay Weronika Falkowska 6–4, 1–6, 1–6Loss 11–23 Aug 2023Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy60,000 Clay Veronika Erjavec 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 May 2008ITF Galaţi, Romania10,000 Clay Antonia Xenia Tout Kristína Kučová Valentina Sulpizio 0–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 May 2009Wiesbaden Open, Germany10,000 Clay Alexandra Stuparu Leonie Mekel Pauline Wong 1–6, 3–6Loss 0–3 Dec 2009ITF Benicarló, Spain10,000 Clay Diana Enache Romina Oprandi Laura Pous Tió 4–6, 3–6Win 1–3 Apr 2010Bol Open, Croatia10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Chantal Škamlová Romana Tabaková 6–2, 1–6, [10–5]Win 2–3 Apr 2010ITF Šibenik, Croatia10,000 Clay Dalia Zafirova Maria Abramović Mădălina Gojnea 6–2, 6–3Win 3–3 May 2010ITF Craiova, Romania10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Tanya Germanlieva Dessislava Mladenova 6–3, 6–3Win 4–3 Sep 2010ITF Balş, Romania10,000 Clay Alexandra Damaschin Martina Gledacheva Valentina Sulpizio 6–3, 7–5Win 5–3 Jun 2011ITF Ystad, Sweden25,000 Clay Diana Enache Mervana Jugić-Salkić Emma Laine 6–4, 2–6, [10–5]Win 6–3 Sep 2011ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000 Clay Elena Bogdan Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava 6–2, 6–2Loss 6–4 Sep 2011Sofia Cup, Bulgaria100,000 Clay Raluca Olaru Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak 4–6, 5–7Loss 6–5 Feb 2012Copa Bionaire, Colombia100,000 Clay Raluca Olaru Karin Knapp Mandy Minella 4–6, 3–6Win 7–5 Sep 2014Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Xenia Knoll Arantxa Rus 6–1, 3–6, [10–2]Win 8–5 Oct 2015Open de Touraine, France50,000 Hard (i) Cristina Dinu Viktorija Golubic Alice Matteucci 7–5, 6–3Win 9–5 Nov 2015ITF Équeurdreville, France25,000 Hard (i) Lesley Kerkhove Elizaveta Ianchuk Sherazad Reix 6–3, 6–4Loss 9–6 Sep 2016Open de Saint-Malo, France50,000 Clay Jaqueline Cristian Lina Gjorcheska Diāna Marcinkēviča 6–3, 3–6, [8–10]Loss 9–7 Oct 2016Open de Touraine, France50,000 Hard (i) Ekaterina Yashina Ivana Jorović Lesley Kerkhove 3–6, 5–7Loss 9–8 Oct 2016ITF Poitiers, France100,000 Hard (i) Nicola Geuer Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska 0–6, 0–6Loss 9–9 Feb 2017Open de l'Isère, France25,000 Hard (i) Cornelia Lister Ilona Kremen Tereza Smitková 1–6, 5–7Win 10–9 Feb 2017AK Ladies Open, Germany25,000 Carpet (i) Cornelia Lister Tara Moore Conny Perrin 6–2, 3–6, [11–9]Loss 10–10 Sep 2017Ladies Open Dunakeszi, Hungary60,000 Clay Tereza Smitková Irina Bara Chantal Škamlová 6–7(7), 4–6Win 11–10 Jul 2018Budapest Pro Ladies Open, Hungary100,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos 6–1, 6–3Loss 11–11 Sep 2018Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia60,000 Clay Elena Bogdan Andrea Gámiz Aymet Uzcategui 3–6, 4–6Loss 11–12 Sep 2018Open de Saint-Malo, France60,000 Clay Diāna Marcinkēviča Cristina Bucșa María Herazo González 6–4, 1–6, [8–10]Win 12–12 Sep 2020ITF Tarvisio, Italy25,000 Clay Marie Benoît Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea 6–1, 6–3

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