Elizabeta Samara
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| Born | 15 April 1989 Constanța, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed, shakehand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly, Jun Mizutani ZLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (September 2014)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 31 (20 February 2024)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSA Steaua București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elizabeta Samara (born 15 April 1989 in Constanța) is a professional Romanian table tennis player.[4][1] She won European titles in singles, doubles and team events at the European Championships and has represented Romania four times at the Summer Olympics.
Samara had represented different teams in club competitions, including Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK and Romanian CSA Steaua București.[5][6] On 26 July 2022, she agreed on terms with Greek club Panathinaikos.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Samara is an ethnic Aromanian, and was born in a family of Aromanians.[8]
Singles titles
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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| 2013 | ITTF World Tour, Americas, Brazil Open |  Ankita Das
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4–2 | [9] |
| 2014 | ITTF World Tour, Czech Open |  Ai Fukuhara
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4–3 | [9] |
| 2015 | ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open |  Han Ying
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4–0 | [9] |
| European Championships |  Li Jie
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4–3 | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eliza Samara". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "ITTF World Ranking Progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Elizabeta Samara". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Melek ile Elizabeta Avrupa'nın en iyileri arasında" (in Turkish). fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Eliza Samara prezentata oficial la Steaua" (in Romanian). csasteaua.ro. 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Στο «τριφύλλι» η Σαμάρα" (in Greek). Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Ștefan, Alex (5 October 2015). "Eliza Samara: povestea campioanei europene și incredibila asemănare dintre ea și Simona Halep". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ a b c "Finals". ittf.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Romanian Elizabeta Samara wins gold at the European table tennis championships". romania-insider.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeta Samara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Tibhar Profile (in Japanese)
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