Patricia Maria Țig Explained

Patricia Maria Țig
Birth Date:27 July 1994
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania
Height:1.80 m
Turnedpro:2009
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 1,519,057
Singlestitles:1 WTA, 1 WTA 125, 17 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 56 (26 October 2020)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 360 (15 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2017, 2021, 2023)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2020)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2016, 2021)
Usopenresult:2R (2020, 2023)
Doublestitles:7 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 155 (14 November 2016)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 843 (15 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2021)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2020)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2021)
Updated:17 July 2024

Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994) is a Romanian tennis player.

Țig has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 56, achieved on 26 October 2020.[1] Her best doubles ranking of world No. 155, she achieved on 14 November 2016.[2] Țig has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, plus one on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 14 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[3]

Career overview

2015: First tour-level finals

Țig made her WTA Tour debut at the Bucharest Open where she received a wildcard into the singles main draw, and she won to Sílvia Soler Espinosa (retired at 6–4, 3–1) in the first round, before losing 0–6, 2–6 to Polona Hercog. In the doubles competition, paired to co-national Andreea Mitu, Țig reached her first WTA final, but they lost.[4]

She then did much better in Baku by defeating Oksana Kalashnikova 6–1, 6–3 to qualify, then in the main draw, qualifiers Olga Ianchuk (6–4, 6–2) and Olga Savchuk (7–5, 6–4), and then Donna Vekić (6–3, 6–2), and in the semifinals she defeated top seed and world No. 42, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–3, 6–2, thus reaching her first WTA singles final (without losing one set) and entering top 120 in the WTA rankings. She lost the final in three sets to Margarita Gasparyan.

2018: Inactivity status

After a period of struggling with her performances in the second half of 2017 season, she decided to focus on her health, citing back pain as the main source of discomfort. Her last played tournament was the (Guangzhou Open) in September 2017. Țig became an inactive player on 24 September 2018, after not playing for 52 consecutive weeks.[5] [6]

2019: Back on the ITF Circuit, return to WTA Tour competition

Țig returned to action in April 2019, after healing her injuries and giving birth to daughter Sofia in November 2018.[7] She played a series of nine $15k tournaments over ten weeks in Cancún, Mexico. She retired or gave her opponent a walkover in three of the first four, as the inactivity led to injuries – including a recurrence of the knee issue. By the fifth tournament, she made the final. She did the same in the seventh, and won the last two.

The Romanian would have preferred to start at the $25k level. But the new pro circuit rules instituted for 2019 made it impossible for her to gain entry with no ranking. She earned no ranking points for those results. "So we went there for nothing. I got, like, 30 points (actually, 37), which means I'm going to be around 500 (in the WTA rankings). So that doesn't get me anywhere", she said in an interview.[7] Țig will find them reinstated in August as the ITF partly rolls back the new circuit rules.[8] She could gain as many as 25 more spots in the rankings when that occurs.

Țig returned to the WTA Tour at the Bucharest Open as a wildcard into qualifying. She won her three rounds of qualifying to make it to the main draw where she defeated Anna Bondár in the first round to advance to the last 16. In the second round, she defeated the top seed and defending champion Anastasija Sevastova, 6–2, 7–5. She went on to defeat Kristýna Plíšková and Laura Siegemund. In the final, she lost to Elena Rybakina. This was the second singles final in her career. She returned to rankings on July 22, at No. 264.[7]

At the Baltic Open, where she used her protected ranking, she defeated Ankita Raina and Anhelina Kalinina, before losing to Anastasia Potapova.

Țig won the Karlsruhe Open, a WTA 125 tournament, defeating Alison Van Uytvanck and advancing back in the top 150, to No. 148.

2020: French Open third round, first career title & top 60 debut

After reaching semifinals at the Thailand Open, where she lost to Magda Linette, Țig reentered top 100, reaching No. 84.

In September, she won her first WTA Tour title at Istanbul.[9] On 26 October she reached her career-high ranking of No. 56.

2023: Comeback

She came back at the 2023 Hobart International and at the 2023 Australian Open using protected ranking after a year and a half of inactivity on the WTA tour (since Wimbledon 2021).

She also entered the Italian Open using protected ranking, but later withdrew before the start of the tournament.

She reached the quarterfinals in Bucharest in June in an ITF event, then also the quarterfinals in Bacău a month later. Also in July, Tig entered two WTA 250 tournaments, in Lausanne and Prague, but lost each time in the first round. She also entered the 2023 Transylvania Open with protected ranking.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[10]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Cincinnati Open.

Tournament201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1Q11RAAQ11RA1R0 / 30–3
French OpenQ2Q11RAA3R1RAA0 / 32–3
WimbledonQ11RQ1AQ1style=color:#767676NH1RAA0 / 20–2
US OpenQ21RQ1AQ12RAA2R0 / 32–3
Win–loss0–00–20–20–00–03–20–30–01–20 / 114–11
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1
Indian Wells OpenAQ11RAANHAAA0 / 10–1
Miami OpenAQ13RAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 12–1
Madrid OpenAQFAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 13–1
Italian OpenAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1
Canadian OpenAAQ2AAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0
Wuhan Open1RAAAANH0 / 10–1
China OpenQ1AAAANH0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments41010046902Career total: 45
Titles000001000Career total: 1
Finals100011000Career total: 3
Overall win–loss5–48–103–100–08–411–53–90–00–21 / 4538–44
Win (%)Career total:
Year-end ranking115112175N/A11156222796$1,372,560

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
International / WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
style=background:#FFA07ALoss0–1Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan3–6, 7–5, 0–6
style=background:#ffa07aLoss0–2Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Elena Rybakina2–6, 0–6
style=background:#98FB98Win1–2 İstanbul Cup, TurkeyInternationalClay Eugenie Bouchard2–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
International / WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Andreea Mitu Oksana Kalashnikova
Demi Schuurs
2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Luxembourg OpenInternationalHard (i) Monica Niculescu Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
6–4, 5–7, [9–11]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 title

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 31 (19 titles, 12 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (16–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2011Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Viktoriya Kutuzova6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Win1–1Jul 2012Balș, RomaniaW10Clay Alexandra Damaschin6–4, 7–5
Win2–1Jul 2012Iași, RomaniaW10Clay Raluca Elena Platon6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss2–2Sep 2012Mamaia, RomaniaW25Clay Sharon Fichman3–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
Win3–2Nov 2013Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Raluca Elena Platon6–2, 4–2 ret.
Win4–2Nov 2013Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Martina Kubiciková6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Win5–2Dec 2013Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Conny Perrin6–2, 7–5
Win6–2Feb 2014Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Alyona Sotnikova5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win7–2Feb 2014Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Sofia Kvatsabaia6–3, 6–2
Win8–2May 2014Bol, CroatiaW10Clay Tena Lukas6–2, 7–5
Win9–2Jun 2014Sibiu, RomaniaW10Clay Nicoleta Dascălu6–2, 6–4
Win10–2Galați, RomaniaW10Clay Irina Bara7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
Win11–2Sep 2014Galați, RomaniaW10Clay Elizaveta Ianchuk6–3, 6–3
Win12–2Dec 2014Mérida, MexicoW25Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss12–3Feb 2015St. Petersburg, RussiaW50Hard (i) Jeļena Ostapenko6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Loss12–4Nov 2016Shenzhen, ChinaW100Hard Peng Shuai6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Loss12–5May 2019Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Marcela Zacarías3–6, 3–6
Loss12–6Jun 2019Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Thaisa Grana Pedretti4–6, 4–6
Win13–6Jun 2019Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Fernanda Contreras6–0, 6–0
Win14–6Jun 2019Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Melany Krywoj6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss14–7Oct 2019Seville, SpainW25Clay Arantxa Rus4–6, 4–6
Loss14–8Jan 2020Canberra, AustraliaW25Hard Magdalena Fręchw/o
Loss14–9Feb 2020Nonthaburi, ThailandW25Hard Irina Fetecău3–6, ret.
Win15–9Sep 2022Varna, BulgariaW15Clay Lucija Ćirić Bagarić6–1, 6–0
Loss15–10Oct 2022Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Anca Todoni2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win16–10Jun 2024Focșani, RomaniaW15Clay Bianca Bărbulescu6–4, 6–4
Loss16–11Jun 2024Bucharest, RomaniaW15Clay Georgia Crăciun1–6, ret.
Win17–11Jul 2024Galați, RomaniaW15Clay Elena Ruxandra Bertea6–4, 6–2
Loss17–12Jul 2024Buzău, RomaniaW35Clay Kaitlin Quevedo6–3, 6–7(7), 6–7(6)
Win18–12Jul 2024Satu Mare, RomaniaW15Clay Oana Georgeta Simion6–1, 7–5
Win19–12Jul 2024Brașov, RomaniaW15Clay Georgia Crăciun6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (6–9)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 2012Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Patricia Chirea Anastasia Frolova
Eugeniya Pashkova
4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss0–2Jun 2012Arad, RomaniaW10Clay Alexandra Damaschin Viktora Malova
Lina Gjorcheska
w/o
Win1–2Jul 2012Iași, RomaniaW10Clay Alexandra Damaschin Martina Kubicikova
Tereza Malikova
6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss1–3Feb 2013Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10Hard Elena-Teodora Cadar Alice Savoretti
Despina Papamichail
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Aug 2013Bucharest, RomaniaW10Clay Raluca Elena Platon Ioana Loredana Roșca
Irina Bara
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Dec 2013Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Gabriela Talabă Irina Bara
Conny Perrin
3–6, 1–6
Loss1–6Feb 2014Antalya, TurkeyW10Hard Gabriela Talabă Li Yihong
Zhu Lin
2–6, ret.
Win2–6May 2014Bol, CroatiaW10Clay Pernilla Mendesova Raluca Elena Platon
Irina Bara
w/o
Win3–6Jun 2014Galați, RomaniaW10Clay Camelia Hristea Maryna Kolb
Nadiya Kolb
6–3, 6–1
Loss3–7Aug 2014Mamaia, RomaniaW25Clay Irina Bara
Andreea Mitu
4–6, 1–6
Win4–7Oct 2014Victoria, MexicoW25Hard Maria Fernanda Alves6–1, 6–2
Loss4–8Nov 2014Asunción, ParaguayW50Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
Sofía Luini
3–6, 3–6
Win5–8Sep 2022Varna, BulgariaW15Clay Maria Toma Melis Sezer
Julia Stamatova
6–4, 6–4
Win6–8May 2024Galați, RomaniaW15Clay Victoria Bosio Alexandra Irina Anghel
Cristiana Todoni
7–5, 7–5
Loss6–9Jun 2024Focșani, RomaniaW15Clay Victoria Bosio Kateřina Mandelíková
Briana Szabó
6–7(3), 0–6
Loss6–10Jun 2024Bucharest, RomaniaW15Clay Diana Maria Mihail Iva Ivanova
Mia Slama
6–4, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss6–11Jul 2024Buzău, RomaniaW35Clay Briana Szabó Laura Hietaranta
Nina Vargová
3–6, 4–6
Win7-11Aug 2024Bistrita, RomaniaW35Clay Briana Szabó Emily Welker
Ilinca Amariei
6-3, 6-4

Personal life

Țig met her future husband Răzvan Sabău when she began coming to his academy for training around 2015. However, as time passed, the two began liking each other and eventually started dating. Born in 1994, Tig is 17 years younger than Sabău.[11] Under his guidance, Tig made tremendous progress despite recurring injuries, which forced her out of the court once for nearly two years in the late 2010s. Tig achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 56 on 26 October 2020.[11]

They had a daughter named Sofia in November 2018. Tig and Sabău were not married at the time of their daughter’s birth, but they eventually did.[11] The couple ended their relationship in 2021. Although Sabău had initially taken Sofia with him, Tig later won custody of her daughter.[11] Sabău left coaching tennis following this separation from Tig and began living in Cyprus, where he began to play professional poker.[12]

References

  1. Web site: Highest Singles Ranking on the WTA. WTA.
  2. Web site: Highest Doubles Ranking on the WTA. WTA.
  3. Web site: Patricia Maria Tig's ITF & WTA titles. ITF.
  4. Web site: Debut appearance of Patricia Maria Tig on WTA Tour, at 2015 Bucharest Open. Tennis Explorer.
  5. https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/patricia-maria-tig-a-disparut-din-tenisul-mare-2242894 WTA. În 2016, făcea senzație la Madrid WTA.
  6. https://www.treizecizero.ro/news/patricia-e-la-rascruce-cum-gandeste-si-se-vede-pe-sine-patricia-tig-jucatoarea-cu-tenisul-de-viitor-dar-inca-neaccesat Patricia e la răscruce. Cum gândește și se vede pe sine Patricia Țig, jucătoarea cu tenisul de viitor, dar încă neaccesat
  7. Web site: A triumphant return for Patricia Tig in Bucharest. Myles. Stephanie. 2019-07-20. Tennis.life. 2019-07-21.
  8. Web site: ITF, WTA and ATP deliver optimised pro tennis structure. www.itftennis.com. 2019-07-21.
  9. Web site: Robin Bairner. September 13, 2020. Tig seals Istanbul title after Bouchard thriller. December 24, 2020. WTA Tennis.
  10. Web site: Patricia Maria Țig [ROU] | Australian Open]. ausopen.com.
  11. Web site: Patricia Tig Husband Razvan Sabau: Married Life And Kids . playersbio.com . 30 October 2023.
  12. Web site: În proces cu Patricia Țig! Cu ce se mai ocupă Răzvan Sabău, fostul campion la juniori de la Wimbledon? S-a regăsit într-un alt sport . In process with Patricia Țig! What does Răzvan Sabau, the former Wimbledon junior champion, do? He found himself in another sport . ro . www.prosport.ro . 7 October 2022 . 30 October 2023.