# Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik

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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ... | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | | A | Q1 | Q1 | NH | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 1–11 |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | | A | A | A | NH | A | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | | A | A | A | NH | A | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | | A | A | A | NH | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | NH | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | Q1 | A | A | | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Career total: 61 | Career total: 61 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Overall win-loss | 1–1 | 10–18 | 16–18 | 3–17 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0 / 61 | 32–61 |
| Year-end ranking | 96 | 90 | 62 | 235 | | 149 | 269 | 270 | 261 | 203 | 171 | | $1,115,142 | $1,115,142 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 0–1 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Tímea Babos | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | International | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Çağla Büyükakçay Karin Knapp | 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2016 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | 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
* $10/15,000 tournaments
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2006 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2007 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Ioana Gașpar | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2007 | ITF Constanţa, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Corina Corduneanu | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2007 | ITF Hunedoara, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Elora Dabija | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2008 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Elena Chalova | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2008 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Palma Kiraly | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2010 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Elisa Balsamo | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | May 2010 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Enache | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | May 2010 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Mădălina Gojnea | 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Sep 2010 | ITF Balş, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Oct 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Zuzana Zlochová | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2010 | ITF Niterói, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Cohen | 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2010 | ITF Barueri, Brazil | 10,000 | Hard | Conny Perrin | 0–5 ret. |
| Win | 7–7 | Dec 2010 | ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Cohen | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jan 2011 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman | 3–6, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 7–9 | May 2011 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Ajla Tomljanović | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Jun 2011 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Jana Čepelová | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Sep 2011 | ITF Biella, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Mariana Duque | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Oct 2011 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 50,000 | Clay | Alexandra Panova | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Jul 2012 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–13 | May 2013 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay | Lucie Šafářová | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Apr 2015 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 9–14 | Jun 2015 | ITF Galați, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Cristina Dinu | 6–4, 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Sep 2015 | ITF Bucha, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | Kristína Kučová | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–16 | Aug 2018 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–17 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Kaja Juvan | 1–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Win | 10–17 | Oct 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–18 | Nov 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Romy Kölzer | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–19 | Aug 2021 | Přerov Cup, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Linda Nosková | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–20 | Jan 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard | Lucrezia Stefanini | 2–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Win | 11–20 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard | Marina Melnikova | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–21 | Apr 2022 | ITF Orlando Pro, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Mirjam Björklund | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–22 | Jun 2023 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | 25,000 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 11–23 | Aug 2023 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | 60,000 | 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
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | ITF Galaţi, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Antonia Xenia Tout | Kristína Kučová Valentina Sulpizio | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2009 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Stuparu | Leonie Mekel Pauline Wong | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2009 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Enache | Romina Oprandi Laura Pous Tió | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2010 | Bol Open, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Damaschin | Chantal Škamlová Romana Tabaková | 6–2, 1–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2010 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Dalia Zafirova | Maria Abramović Mădălina Gojnea | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2010 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Damaschin | Tanya Germanlieva Dessislava Mladenova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2010 | ITF Balş, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Damaschin | Martina Gledacheva Valentina Sulpizio | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Diana Enache | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Emma Laine | 6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2011 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Sep 2011 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 100,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2012 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Karin Knapp Mandy Minella | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2014 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | Xenia Knoll Arantxa Rus | 6–1, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2015 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Cristina Dinu | Viktorija Golubic Alice Matteucci | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Lesley Kerkhove | Elizaveta Ianchuk Sherazad Reix | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2016 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | Lina Gjorcheska Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2016 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Yashina | Ivana Jorović Lesley Kerkhove | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Oct 2016 | ITF Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Nicola Geuer | Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Feb 2017 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Cornelia Lister | Ilona Kremen Tereza Smitková | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–9 | Feb 2017 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Cornelia Lister | Tara Moore Conny Perrin | 6–2, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Sep 2017 | Ladies Open Dunakeszi, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | Tereza Smitková | Irina Bara Chantal Škamlová | 6–7$^{(7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Jul 2018 | Budapest Pro Ladies Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Sep 2018 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Andrea Gámiz Aymet Uzcategui | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Sep 2018 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Cristina Bucșa María Herazo González | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–12 | Sep 2020 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea | 6–1, 6–3 |