Elizabeta Samara

Elizabeta Samara
Personal information
Born (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 (age 35)
Constanța, Romania
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand
Equipment(s)Butterfly, Jun Mizutani ZLC
Highest ranking13 (September 2014)[2]
Current ranking31 (20 February 2024)[3]
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Romania
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Huangshi Singles
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aarhus Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stuttgart Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Herning Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Buzău Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yekaterinburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxembourg City Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nantes Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ostrava Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schwechat Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yekaterinburg Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yekaterinburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cluj-Napoca Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malmö Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 St. Petersburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Subotica Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ostrava Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Warsaw Singles
Europe Top-16
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montreux Singles

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

Samara is an ethnic Aromanian, and was born in a family of Aromanians.[8]

Singles titles

Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2013 ITTF World Tour, Americas, Brazil Open India Ankita Das 4–2 [9]
2014 ITTF World Tour, Czech Open Japan Ai Fukuhara 4–3 [9]
2015 ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open Germany Han Ying 4–0 [9]
European Championships Netherlands Li Jie 4–3 [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eliza Samara". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "ITTF World Ranking Progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Elizabeta Samara". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Melek ile Elizabeta Avrupa'nın en iyileri arasında" (in Turkish). fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Eliza Samara prezentata oficial la Steaua" (in Romanian). csasteaua.ro. 3 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Στο «τριφύλλι» η Σαμάρα" (in Greek). Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ^ Ștefan, Alex (5 October 2015). "Eliza Samara: povestea campioanei europene și incredibila asemănare dintre ea și Simona Halep". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  9. ^ a b c "Finals". ittf.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Romanian Elizabeta Samara wins gold at the European table tennis championships". romania-insider.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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