Personal life
Liana is the daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci and she is married to Adrian Ungur, who is also a professional tennis player.[1]
ITF Singles Circuit finals: 26 (13–13)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
Runner-up |
1. |
May 20, 2001 |
Szczecin, Poland |
Clay |
Lenka Snajdrová |
7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up |
2. |
August 19, 2001 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Antonela Voina |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner |
3. |
September 9, 2001 |
Mollerussa, Spain |
Clay |
Maria Pilar Sánchez Alayeto |
7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up |
4. |
May 26, 2002 |
Olecko, Poland |
Clay |
Marta Domachowska |
6–1, 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up |
5. |
June 9, 2002 |
Poznań, Poland |
Clay |
Jolanda Mens |
0–6, 5–7 |
Winner |
6. |
March 9, 2003 |
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
Hard |
Caroline Ann Basu |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Winner |
7. |
July 27, 2003 |
Ancona, Italy |
Clay |
Mandy Minella |
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
8. |
February 1, 2004 |
Tipton, United Kingdom |
Hard |
Emma Laine |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
9. |
February 8, 2004 |
Vale do Lobo, Portugal |
Hard |
Servane Delobelle |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
10. |
June 13, 2004 |
Piteşti, Romania |
Clay |
Mihaela Buzărnescu |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner |
11. |
August 8, 2004 |
Rebecq, Belgium |
Clay |
Antonela Voina |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner |
12. |
September 5, 2004 |
Arad, Romania |
Clay |
Barbara Pocza |
7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up |
13. |
October 24, 2004 |
Settimo San Pietro, Italy |
Clay |
Aravane Rezaï |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
14. |
May 15, 2005 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Alexandra Dulgheru |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner |
15. |
November 19, 2006 |
Cairo, Egypt |
Clay |
Alexandra Dulgheru |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner |
16. |
November 26, 2006 |
Cairo, Egypt |
Clay |
Varvara Galanina |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner |
17. |
February 11, 2007 |
Vale do Lobo, Portugal |
Hard |
Evgenia Linetskaya |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Runner-up |
18. |
July 8, 2007 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Sofia Arvidsson |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up |
19. |
August 12, 2007 |
Gdynia, Poland |
Clay |
Renata Voráčová |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
20. |
March 23, 2008 |
Pomezia, Italy |
Clay |
Anna Korzeniak |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
21. |
May 9, 2010 |
Florence, Italy |
Clay |
Polina Pekhova |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner |
22. |
June 6, 2010 |
Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina |
Clay |
Irena Pavlovic |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner |
23. |
June 20, 2010 |
Padova, Italy |
Clay |
Audrey Bergot |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner |
24. |
August 7, 2010 |
Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy |
Clay |
Anna Floris |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
25. |
January 23, 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Cristina Dinu |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
26. |
February 13, 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Yuliya Beygelzimer |
5–7, 5–7 |
ITF Doubles Circuit finals: 18 (6–12)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
Winners |
1. |
August 6, 2000 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Edina Gallovits |
Zuzana Kučová Dominika Luzarová |
7–5, 4–0(ret.) |
Runners-up |
2. |
January 27, 2002 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Christina Zachariadou |
Eszter Molnár Aleksandra Srndovic |
6–2, 2–6, 5–7 |
Runners-up |
3. |
February 17, 2002 |
Vilamoura, Portugal |
Hard |
Marta Fraga |
Maki Arai Remi Tezuka |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runners-up |
4. |
May 26, 2002 |
Olecko, Poland |
Clay |
Eva Erbová |
Martina Babáková Lenka Tvarošková |
2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Winners |
5. |
February 2, 2003 |
Tipton, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Elke Clijsters |
Zuzana Černá Iveta Gerlová |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runners-up |
6. |
May 11, 2003 |
Tortosa, Spain |
Clay |
María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto |
Frederica Piedade İpek Şenoğlu |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Runners-up |
7. |
May 18, 2003 |
Monzón, Spain |
Clay |
Kildine Chevalier |
Olena Antypina Raissa Gourevitch |
6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
Winners |
8. |
September 14, 2003 |
Madrid, Spain |
Hard |
İpek Şenoğlu |
Lisa D'Amelio Jennifer De Bodt |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runners-up |
9. |
July 18, 2004 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Iris Ichim |
Mădălina Gojnea Monica Niculescu |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winners |
10. |
August 8, 2004 |
Rebecq, Belgium |
Clay |
Antonela Voina |
Jessie De Vries Debbrich Feys |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runners-up |
11. |
August 27, 2005 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Simona Matei |
Corina Corduneanu Ágnes Szatmári |
W.O. |
Runners-up |
12. |
February 12, 2006 |
Vale do Lobo, Portugal |
Hard |
İpek Şenoğlu |
Émilie Bacquet Chayenne Ewijk |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winners |
13. |
June 27, 2008 |
Padua, Italy |
Clay |
Anda Perianu |
Mailen Auroux Carmen Klaschka |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runners-up |
14. |
January 16, 2010 |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Nicole Clerico |
Victoria Larrière Anna Smith |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winners |
15. |
March 26, 2010 |
Pomezia, Italy |
Clay |
Stefania Chieppa |
Andreea Văideanu Erika Zanchetta |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–7] |
Runners-up |
16. |
22 April 2011 |
Civitavecchia, Italy |
Clay |
Diana Enache |
Daniëlle Harmsen Réka-Luca Jani |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runners-up |
17. |
4 June 2011 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Magda Linette |
Sophie Ferguson Sally Peers |
W/O |
Runner-up |
18. |
January 16, 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Diana Marcu |
Cristina Dinu Andreea Mitu |
6–7 2–6 |