Irina Spîrlea [SEP] sex or gender
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Career.
Irina Spîrlea is one of the most successful Romanian female tennis players, being one of only three to have reached the top 10 (the others being Virginia Ruzici and Simona Halep.) Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was a semi-final at the US Open in 1997. She won the WTA's Newcomer of the Year award in 1994.
Controversies.
In 1996 Spîrlea became the first player in the history of the Women's Tennis Association to receive a match default for
Irina Spîrlea
Irina Spîrlea (born 26 March 1974) is a Romanian former tennis player who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles during her career. Spîrlea reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 13 October 1997, when she became number 7 in the world. She retired in 2000.
Personal life.
Spîrlea married her former coach, Italian Massimiliano Pace, in 2001, and has a son, Tommaso, born in 2002, as well as a younger daughter,