Simona Matei
Full nameSimona-Iulia Matei
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985
Brașov, Socialist Republic of Romania
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2010
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$84,879
Singles
Career record221–156 (58.6%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (2 October 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2007)
French OpenQ1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record91–79 (53.5%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 246 (2 October 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–5

Simona-Iulia Matei (born 7 July 1985) is a former professional Romanian tennis player.

On 2 October 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 and her best WTA doubles ranking of 246. In her career, she won nine singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She was coached by Michele Tellini, and retired from tennis in 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 2003 ITF Orestiada, Greece Hard Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 1–6, 4–6
Win 2. Jul 2003 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay Slovakia Zuzana Zemenová 6–0, 7–5
Loss 3. May 2004 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Monica Niculescu 2–6, 2–6
Win 4. May 2004 ITF Oradea, Romania Clay Czech Republic Petra Novotníková 6–3, 6–4
Win 5. Jul 2004 ITF Balş, Romania Clay Romania Cătălina Cristea 6–1, 6–2
Loss 6. Aug 2004 ITF Târgu Mureş, Romania Clay Russia Ekaterina Makarova 1–6, 1–6
Win 7. Aug 2004 ITF Timișoara, Romania Clay Israel Yevgenia Savransky 6–3, 6–3
Win 8. Aug 2005 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Diana Enache 6–3, 6–0
Loss 9. May 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Sorana Cîrstea 2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win 10. Jul 2006 ITF Båstad, Sweden Clay Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 11. Sep 2006 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Germany Andrea Petkovic 5–7, 5–7
Win 12. Sep 2006 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Gabba 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 13. Jun 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Elena Bogdan 4–6, 3–6
Win 14. Sep 2009 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Martina Gledacheva 6–2, 6–3
Win 15. Oct 2009 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Aug 2004 ITF Târgu Mureş, Romania Clay Hungary Barbara Pócza Romania Gabriela Niculescu
Romania Monica Niculescu
5–7, 1–6
Loss 2. Aug 2005 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Liana Ungur Romania Corina Corduneanu
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
w/o
Win 3. Oct 2005 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Lithuania Lina Stančiūtė Netherlands Kelly de Beer
Netherlands Eva Pera
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 4. Jan 2006 ITF Grenoble, France Hard (i) Turkey Pemra Özgen France Florence Haring
France Virginie Pichet
6–3, 7–4
Win 5. Mar 2006 ITF Parioli, Italy Clay Poland Magdalena Kiszczyńska Italy Stefania Chieppa
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 6–2
Loss 6. May 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Ioana Raluca Olaru Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Romania Gabriela Niculescu
4–6, 6–0, 6–7(3–7)
Win 7. Apr 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Russia Eugeniya Pashkova
Russia Avgusta Tsybysheva
6–2, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 8. Jun 2008 ITF Piteşti, Romania Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Romania Laura-Ioana Andrei
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
5–7, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss 9. Dec 2008 ITF Benicarló, Spain Clay Romania Cristina Mitu Serbia Neda Kozić
Bulgaria Biljana Pavlova
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 10. May 2009 ITF Craiova, Romania Clay Serbia Nataša Zorić Bulgaria Tanya Germanlieva
Bulgaria Dessislava Mladenova
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss 11. Jun 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Cristina Mitu Romania Laura-Ioana Andrei
Romania Ioana Gaspar
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 12. Jul 2009 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Romania Ioana Gaspar Romania Ionela-Andreea Iova
Romania Cristina Mitu
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win 13. Sep 2009 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria Clay Romania Ioana Ivan Denmark Malou Ejdesgaard
Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
6–1, 6–4
Win 14. Oct 2009 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria Clay Romania Diana Marcu Turkey Hülya Esen
Turkey Lütfiye Esen
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 15. Mar 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Romania Diana Marcu Slovakia Michaela Pochabová
Slovakia Romana Tabaková
1–6, 1–6


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