Gabriela Niculescu

Gabriela Niculescu (born 7 June 1986) is a retired professional tennis player and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 4 July 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 376; her best doubles ranking was 199 on 20 February 2006.

In 2008 playing for the University of Southern California in doubles, teamed up with American player Amanda Fink, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation.

She became a national platform tennis champion after retiring from professional tennis. She won titles in 2016, 2018 and 2019.

Personal life She is the older sister of tennis player Monica Niculescu.

ITF finals Singles (1–2) Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 18 July 2004 Bucharest, Romania Clay Petra Novotníková 5–7, 6–7Loss 2. 28 November 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay Yuliya Ustyuzhanina 4–6, 4–6Win 3. 8 May 2005 Antalya, Turkey Clay Aurélie Védy 5–7, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles (25-11) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 18 August 2002 Bucharest, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Radoslava Topalova Virginia Trifonova 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 2. 26 August 2002 Bucharest, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Iveta Gerlová Nina Nittinger 6–2, 6–2Loss 3. 16 March 2003 Makarska, Croatia Clay Monica Niculescu Stefanie Haidner Daniela Klemenschits 6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6Win 4. 31 March 2003 Makarska, Croatia Clay Monica Niculescu Darija Jurak Maria Jedlicková 6–2, 6–2Loss 5. 20 April 2003 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Monica Niculescu Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak 2–6, 6–4, 2–6Loss 6. 17 August 2003 Bucharest, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Anna Bastrikova Elena Vesnina 4–6, 4–6Loss 7. 31 August 2003 Timișoara, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Julia Ács Vasilisa Davydova 4–6, 3–6Win 8. 23 May 2004 Bucharest, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Lenore Lazaroiu Andra Savu 6–4, 6–2Win 9. 6 June 2004 Constanța, Romania Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu Bianca Bonifate Diana Gae 6–4, 6–3Win 10. 13 June 2004 Pitești, Romania Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu Andrea Benítez Estefanía Craciún 6–4, 6–4Win 11. 15 August 2004 Târgu Mureș, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Simona Matei Barbara Pócza 7–5, 6–1Win 12. 22 August 2004 Iași, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Nadine Schlotterer Eva Valková 7–5, 6–1Win 13. 29 August 2004 Timişoara, Romania Clay Sorana Cîrstea Lenore Lazaroiu Raluca Olaru 6–1, 2–6, 6–2Win 14. 5 September 2004 Arad, Romania Clay Sorana Cîrstea Yevgenia Savransky Sandra Záhlavová 6–2, 6–2Loss 15. 19 September 2004 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Sandra Záhlavová Kyra Nagy Virág Németh 6–2, 2–6, 5–7Win 16. 6 February 2005 Vale do Lobo, Portugal Hard Mădălina Gojnea Irina Buryachok Olga Panova 6–3, 6–4Win 17. 20 March 2005 Cairo, Egypt Clay Monica Niculescu Hanna Andreyeva Valeria Bondarenko 6–2, 6–3Win 18. 27 March 2005 Ain Sokhna, Egypt Clay Monica Niculescu Laura-Ramona Husaru Sarah Raab 6–1, 6–1Loss 19. 17 April 2005 Civitavecchia, Italy Clay Monica Niculescu Lucie Hradecká Sandra Záhlavová 4–6, 3–6Win 20. 8 May 2005 Antalya, Turkey Clay Monica Niculescu Irina Buryachok Olga Panova 6–3, 6–4Win 21. 15 May 2005 Antalya, Turkey Clay Monica Niculescu Renata Kucerková Kathrin Wörle 6–7, 6–0, 6–0Win 22. 21 May 2005 Pitești, Romania Clay Mădălina Gojnea Vojislava Lukić Andrea Popović 6–4, 6–3Win 23. 28 May 2005 Balș, Romania Clay Bianca Bonifate Lenka Dlhopolcová Alexandra Iacob 6–2, 7–5Win 24. 25 June 2005 Bucharest, Romania Clay Corina Corduneanu Elena Chalova Ekaterina Lopes 6–2, 6–4Win 25. 3 July 2005 Galați, Romania Clay Corina Corduneanu Vasilisa Davydova Olga Panova 6–4, 5–7, 6–1Win 26. 23 July 2005 Bucharest, Romania Clay Mădălina Gojnea Ágnes Szatmári Oksana Teplyakova 6–3, 6–2Loss 27. 23 October 2005 Sevilla, Spain Clay Monica Niculescu Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez 2–6, 6–7(5)Loss 28. 9 April 2006 Athens, Greece Clay Monica Niculescu Olga Brózda Margit Rüütel 6–2, 4–6, 2–6Win 29. 7 May 2006 Bucharest, Romania Clay Sorana Cîrstea Simona Matei Raluca Olaru 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(3)Win 30. 14 May 2006 Bucharest, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Sorana Cîrstea Diana Buzean 6–3, 6–0Win 31. 25 June 2006 Bucharest, Romania Clay Monica Niculescu Raluca Ciulei Neda Kozić 6–2, 6–1Win 32. 30 July 2006 Arad, Romania Clay Laura Ioana Paar Karolina Jovanović Neda Kozić 6–2, 6–3Win 33. 6 August 2006 Bucharest, Romania Clay Laura Ioana Paar Maria Luiza Crăciun Ágnes Szatmári 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Loss 34. 24 June 2007 Bucharest, Romania Clay Maria Luiza Crăciun Kateryna Herth Oksana Uzhylovska 5–7, 3–6Win 35. 19 August 2007 Constanța, Romania Clay Diana Gae Alexandra Damaschin Lenore Lazaroiu 6–3, 6–4Loss 36. 11 July 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay Mihaela Bunea Irina-Camelia Begu Ioana Gașpar 6–4, 3–6, [3–10]