- Irina's Story On March 26, 1974, a daughter was born in Bucharest, Romania. Irina was born under the rule of a Communist dicatator, and has said that until he was exucuted, she couldn't even obtain tapes of Ilie Natase, another famous Romanian tennis player. This young child grew up. In 1990, this right-handed girl turned pro, and has since moved up to a 8th place rank in singles. Now this five ...members.tripod.com/~AmanarAdmirer/irina.html