Births on April 18

Ioana Ducu

Born on April 18, 1996

Ioana Ducu, Romanian tennis player

Ioana Ducu (born 18 April 1996) is a former Romanian tennis player.

In her career, she won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 September 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 830. On 3 November 2014, she peaked at No. 736 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In June 2014, together with fellow Romanian Ioana Loredana Roșca, Ducu won the girls' doubles tournament at the French Open, defeating CiCi Bellis and Markéta Vondroušová in the final in three sets.In 2017, it was announced that she ended her tennis career for pursuit of a career in medicine. She played her last match on the ITF Circuit in September 2014 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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Events on 1996

10 Feb

Garry Kasparov
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
13 May

Bangladesh
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
10 Jun

Sinn Féin
Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
4 Sep

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
25 Nov

Florida
An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.

Births on April 18

Ioana Ducu

Born on April 18, 1996

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Bangladesh

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Florida