Romanian tennis player Anca Todoni
Last week, Romania’s best performance was achieved by an athlete who hasn’t turned 21 yet
Florin Orban, 09.09.2025, 13:45
The main sporting event of the tennis world in the past two weeks was the US Open. The women’s competition in the prestigious event was won by Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus while the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz emerged as winner of the men’s contest.
The best Romanian participation in the singles draw was achieved by Jaqueline Cristian who had made it to the competition’s third round, which was a first of her participation in the US Open. The last Romanian in the contest was Elena Gabriela Ruse, who, together with Marta Kostiuk of Ukraine, made it to the round of 16 of the doubles contest.
Other tournaments took place concurrently with the US Open. Romanian Anca Todoni attended the WTA 125 contest in Montreux, Switzerland, with 115 thousand dollars in prize money. The Romanian had made it to the quarters where she conceded defeat to Darja Semenistaja of Latvia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0. In the doubles, Anca and Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands made it to the finals, where they lost to Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva and Simona Waltert of Switzerland, 6-4, 6-1. For the results she obtained in Montreux, Radio Romania International has designated Anca Todoni Athlete of the Week.
Last year on October 10, Anca Todoni turned 20. She is from Timisoara, western Romania, and started participating in professional tournaments in 2020. Two years later she won her first ITF title in Antalya, Turkiye, after a win against her compatriot Patricia Ţig in the competition’s finals. In 2024 she managed to win her first WTA 125 title in Bari, Italy. Then in Wimbledon, she made it to the competition’s second round. In November she obtained her second win in a WTA 125 tournament in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The year 2025 proved to be the best in her career so far. She added two more WTA 125 titles to her prize closet, in Antalya, in March and in Bari in June. In March she achieved her best position in the world ranking so far – the 83rd. She is presently ranking 114th in the aforementioned ranking.
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