Adrian Voinea (born 6 August 1974) is a former Romanian tennis player. He has been ranked as high as No. 36 in singles by the ATP. Voinea has won one ATP Tour singles title on the ATP Tour.
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
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| Residence | Perugia, Italy |
| Born | 6 August 1974 Focșani, Romania |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,836,277 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 136–176 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (15 April 1996) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2002) |
| French Open | QF (1995) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| US Open | 3R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 349 (21 August 1995) |
| Last updated on: 21 April 2022. | |
Between 1995 and 2003, Voinea played in 12 Davis Cup ties for the Romania Davis Cup team and compiled a record of ten wins and eight losses.[1]
Early life
editVoinea was born in Focșani, Romania. He started playing tennis with George Bucuroiu as his first coach.[2] As a teenager, Voinea was among the top 3 on the national level.[3] He moved to Italy when he was 15 years old with his older brother, Marian.[4] Marian encouraged Adrian to play tennis, playing a crucial role in developing his tennis career.[3]
After their arrival, the brothers were often short of money but were helped out by several people, including a nun from a church in Turin and Fabrizio Fanucci. Voinea was working with a tennis coach Alberto Castellani, who allowed him to train in Perugia for free as a personal guest.[5]
Professional career
edit1995
editVoinea achieved his greatest success in Grand Slam tournaments by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 1995 French Open as a qualifier, defeating Karol Kučera, Johan Van Herck, Boris Becker and Andrei Chesnokov.[6]
1996
editVoinea reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 36 in April 1996. He reached the final of the 1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia against Karim Alami, where he was forced to retire due to a right arm injury.[7]
1999
editVoinea defeated fifth-seeded Stefan Koubek in the final of the 1999 Brighton International in Bournemouth to win his only singles title at an ATP Tour event.[8]
ATP career finals
editSingles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1996 | Palermo, Italy | International Series | Clay |  Karim Alami
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7–5, 2–1 ret. |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1999 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | International Series | Clay |  Stefan Koubek
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1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 7 (4–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | May 1995 | Valletta, Malta | Challenger | Hard |  Ján Krošlák
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1-1 | May 1995 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay |  Jordi Burillo
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2-1 | Jun 1995 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Carretero-Diaz
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6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2-2 | May 1998 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
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6–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 3-2 | Jul 1998 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Franco Squillari
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Aug 2000 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay |  Christophe Rochus
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4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4-3 | Jun 2001 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Christophe Rochus
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1995 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay |  Jeff Tarango
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 Jiří Novák David Rikl
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6–7, 2–6 |
Performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
edit| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% | |
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 47% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | Q2 | 2R | Q3 | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 27 | 22–27 | 45% | |
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| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 4R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | – | |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
| Rome | Q1 | Q3 | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Canada | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Paris | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 14–17 | 45% | |
References
edit- ^ "Davis Cup players – Adrian Voinea". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Adrian Voinea este campionul îndrăgostit de filosofie". Adevărul (in Romanian). 10 March 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Er war bei allen Grand-Slam-Turnieren am Start". Schwetzinger Zeitung (in German). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Popescu, Adam (16 May 2010). "Incredibilele aventuri ale lui Marian şi Adrian Voinea". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Paul, Luminița (16 June 2020). "Interviu cu Adrian Voinea: „Să pot ajuta un jucător profesionist mă fascinează" + cum o caracterizează pe Simona Halep". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Diane Pucin (8 June 1995). "A Newcomer Wins Hearts But Not His Match In Paris Adrian Voinea Was But A Speck On The Red Clay. Michael Chang Cut The Qualifier Down To Size". Philly.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Diane Pucin (29 May 2020). "Grozavul sfert de finală la Paris al lui Adrian Voinea la 21 de ani, cu victorie la Boris Becker pe un traseu început din calificări". Treizecizero (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Tennis – Samsung Open; Romanian Wins His First ATP Title". The New York Times. 21 September 1999. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
External links
edit- Adrian Voinea at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Adrian Voinea at the International Tennis Federation
- Adrian Voinea at the Davis Cup
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