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Romanian tennis player
Adrian VoineaCountry (sports) | Romania |
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Residence | Perugia, Italy |
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Born | (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974 (age 50) Focșani, SR Romania |
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Turned pro | 1993 |
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Retired | 2003 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,836,277 |
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Career record | 136–176 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 36 (15 April 1996) |
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Australian Open | 4R (2002) |
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French Open | QF (1995) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
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US Open | 3R (1998) |
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Career record | 1–10 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 349 (21 August 1995) |
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Last updated on: 21 April 2022. |
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.
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]
Voinea 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
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Voinea 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]
Voinea 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]
Voinea 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]
Singles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (1–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (1–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–1)
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Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (4–3)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–0)
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Clay (3–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1-0
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May 1995
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Valletta, Malta
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ján Krošlák
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6–3, 6–4
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Loss
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1-1
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May 1995
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Jordi Burillo
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2–6, 1–6
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Win
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2-1
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Jun 1995
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Košice, Slovakia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Roberto Carretero-Diaz
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6–3, 4–6, 6–1
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Loss
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2-2
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May 1998
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
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6–7, 6–2, 3–6
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Win
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3-2
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Jul 1998
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Venice, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Franco Squillari
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6–3, 6–3
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Loss
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3-3
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Aug 2000
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Poznań, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Christophe Rochus
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4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
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Win
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4-3
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Jun 2001
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Biella, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Christophe Rochus
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (0–1)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (0–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.