Raluca Ciochină (born 16 February 1983) is a Romanian former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Born in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, Ciochină was the girls' 16-and-under

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champion in 1999, also winning the doubles title. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared in six

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ties for the

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. Ciochină left the professional tour in 2002 to study and play college tennis at the

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, before ultimately settling in the United States.

ITF finals

Singles (2–4)

Doubles (0–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciochina, Raluca 1983 births Living people Romanian female tennis players Penn Quakers women's tennis players Tennis players from Bucharest Romanian emigrants to the United States