Mara Gae

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Mara Gae
Transylvania Open 2024 - Alize Cornet vs Mara Gae 6-2, 6-2 (53506868604).jpg
Gae in 2024
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Born (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19)
Bucharest
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CoachAndrei Mlendea
Prize money$14,792
Singles
Career record22–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1031 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1157 (30 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  JuniorQ2 (2023)
French Open  Junior1R (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2023)
US Open  Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record32–15
Career titles0
5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 526 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 545 (30 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2023)
French Open  JuniorQF (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2023)
US Open  JuniorW (2023)
Last updated on: 30 December 2024.

Mara Gae (born 14 September 2005) is a Romanian tennis player. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Gae and her partner Anastasiia Gureva won the 2023 US Open girls' doubles title beating Sara Saito and Nanaka Sato in the final. [4]

Personal life

Gae was given her first tennis racquet on her sixth birthday, a gift from family friend, tennis professional Ruxandra Dragomir. [5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15HardFlag placeholder.svg Milana Zhabrailova2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-ups)

Legend
W15 tournaments (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2023ITF Bucharest, RomaniaW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ștefania Bojică Flag of Romania.svg Ilinca Amariei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Ševčíková
6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rose Marie Nijkamp Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Yidi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Chengyiyi
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win3–0Jul 2024ITF Galați, RomaniaW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Lavinia Tănăsie Flag of Poland.svg Olivia Bergler
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Poduraeva
6–2, 6–1
Win4–0Jul 2024ITF Brașov, RomaniaW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ștefania Bojică Flag of Romania.svg Ilinca Amariei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Ševčíková
6–4, 6–0
Win5–0Aug 2024ITF Bucharest, RomaniaW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ștefania Bojică Flag of Romania.svg Ilinca Amariei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Ševčíková
6–7(5), 6–3, [10–0]
Loss5–1Oct 2024ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Poland.svg Zuzanna Pawlikowska Flag of Germany.svg Mia Mack
Flag of Germany.svg Vivien Sandberg
4–6, 6–3, [10–12]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2023 US Open HardFlag placeholder.svg Anastasiia Gureva Flag of Japan.svg Sara Saito
Flag of Japan.svg Nanaka Sato
1–6, 7–5, [10–8]

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