Mara Gae

Mara Gae
Gae in 2024
Country (sports) Romania
Born (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19)
Bucharest
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CoachAndrei Mlendea
Prize money$13,726
Singles
Career record16–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1039 (24 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1080 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorQ2 (2023)
French Open Junior1R (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record31–13
Career titles0
5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 535 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 535 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2023)
French Open JuniorQF (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open JuniorW (2023)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

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

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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Milana Zhabrailova 2–6, 2–6

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

Legend
W15 tournaments (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2023 ITF Bucharest, Romania W15 Clay Romania Ștefania Bojică Romania Ilinca Amariei
Czech Republic Linda Ševčíková
6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Netherlands Rose Marie Nijkamp China Yang Yidi
China Yuan Chengyiyi
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 3–0 Jul 2024 ITF Galați, Romania W15 Clay Romania Lavinia Tănăsie Poland Olivia Bergler
Ukraine Mariya Poduraeva
6–2, 6–1
Win 4–0 Jul 2024 ITF Brașov, Romania W15 Clay Romania Ștefania Bojică Romania Ilinca Amariei
Czech Republic Linda Ševčíková
6–4, 6–0
Win 5–0 Aug 2024 ITF Bucharest, Romania W15 Clay Romania Ștefania Bojică Romania Ilinca Amariei
Czech Republic Linda Ševčíková
6–7(5), 6–3, [10–0]
Loss 5–1 Oct 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Poland Zuzanna Pawlikowska Germany Mia Mack
Germany Vivien Sandberg
4–6, 6–3, [10–12]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2023 US Open Hard Anastasiia Gureva Japan Sara Saito
Japan Nanaka Sato
1–6, 7–5, [10–8]

References

  1. ^ "MARA GAE, US OPEN CHAMPION! THE 17-YEAR-OLD PLAYER PREVAILED IN THE DOUBLES FINAL, RESERVED FOR JUNIORS". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Mara Gae". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Mara Gae". itf. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Hui claims US Open junior title". wtatennis.com. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Tomorrow's Generation, Episode 6: Mara Gae". hotnews.ro. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2023.