Florența Mihai (; 2 September 1955 – 14 October 2015) was a professional

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player from Romania. She was the runner-up in two events at the 1977 French Open. She lost in the singles final to

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in three sets, and partnered with

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, lost in the mixed doubles final to

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and

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in straight sets.Past Winners
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, Mihai won three consecutive gold medals in the doubles at

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s in 1977, 1979 and 1981.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

WTA finals

Singles (1–1)

Doubles (1–4)

ITF finals

Singles (5–8)

Doubles (11–7)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References

External links

* * * Romanian female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis 1955 births 2015 deaths Universiade gold medalists for Romania {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub