Horia Tecău (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhori.a teˈkəw];[3] born January 19, 1985)[4] is a Romanian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.
 Horia Tecău at the 2016 French Open | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Romania | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Constanța, Romania | |||||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1985 Constanța, Romania | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2022[1] | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US$5,882,695[2] | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–3 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 326 (4 April 2005) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 473–286 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 38 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (23 November 2015) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2012, 2015) | |||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2015) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2015) | |||||||||||
| US Open | W (2017) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2015) | |||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2012) | |||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2015) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2013, 2015) | |||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2017) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open alongside Jean-Julien Rojer in men's doubles, as well as the 2012 Australian Open with Bethanie Mattek-Sands in mixed doubles. Tecău also reached five further Grand Slam finals: at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Wimbledon Championships with Robert Lindstedt in men's doubles, and at the 2014 and 2016 Australian Opens in mixed doubles.
He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 in November 2015, shortly before winning the 2015 ATP Finals with Rojer. Tecău won 38 doubles and one mixed doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including three at Masters 1000 level. He also won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, alongside compatriot Florin Mergea.
Career
edit2010
editOn January 16, 2010, Tecău won his first ATP doubles title at the Auckland Open, partnering Marcus Daniell.
He showed strong form in early 2010 and won two doubles titles, (one Challenger and one ATP World Tour 250 Series), at Marrakech and Casablanca, which confirmed his good form.
He won his third doubles title at 's-Hertogenbosch and his second with partner Robert Lindstedt (his first with him came in Casablanca).
At Wimbledon, Tecău reached, for the first time in his career, a Grand Slam doubles final. He and his partner, Robert Lindstedt, defeated the pair of Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers in four sets in the quarterfinals and in the semifinals the duo of Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank. In the final, Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by the pair of Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner.
At Wimbledon in the mixed doubles, he and his partner, fellow Romanian Monica Niculescu, lost in the second round to Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs.
At the Swedish Open, Lindstedt and Tecău won their third title together winning the final against Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi.
At the Los Angeles Open, Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarterfinals. At the Washington Open, they were defeated by the pair of Marcos Baghdatis and Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round.
The fifth title of Tecău's career and fourth partnering Lindstedt came at the Connecticut Open. The final saw them beating Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, this being their second title win against the Indian-Pakistani pair.
2011
editHoria started season alongside his partner Lindstedt at the Brisbane International. They had a good start and reached the final of the tournament but a calf injury of Lindstedt forced them to retire after just one set and thus losing the match to the Lukáš Dlouhý/Paul Hanley pair. At the Auckland Open, Horia was the defending champion and seeded No. 1 with Robert but they were forced to withdraw due to the Swede's left calf injury sustained just days earlier.
At the Australian Open Horia and Robert were eleventh seed but despite leading 1–0 in the first round match against wildcards Colin Ebelthite and Adam Feeney they were forced to retire yet again due to Robert's injury.
After the year's first Grand Slam, Horia decided to give his partner, Robert, time to recover and paired with experienced doubles player, Belgian Dick Norman, for the Zagreb Indoors. This was a successful choice and they reached the tournament final and won it.
Following the Zagreb title, Horia paired for the next two tournaments with Austrian Julian Knowle and Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi but with little success, exiting both competitions after the first round. He then paired with fellow countryman Victor Hănescu for their biggest doubles title to date, the 500 point Mexican Open. In the final, they beat Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in straight sets.
In April, Horia and Lindstedt defended their title in Casablanca, after an impressive display and losing just one set in the first round of the tournament.
He had a good grass-court season with two finals together with Lindstedt, losing in the final of Wimbledon to the Bryan twins.
At the return to clay, he defended his win at Swedish Open, again with Lindstedt.
2012: Masters 1000 doubles title, end of doubles relationship with Lindstedt
editTecău and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the Australian Open mixed-doubles final on 29 January.[5] He reached the semifinals in men's doubles with Lindstedt and lost to Bob and Mike Bryan in a close three-setter. Together they also reached the final of a Masters 1000 for the first time at the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open.
At the Summer Olympics, Tecău and teammate Adrian Ungur lost in the first round.[6]
In August 2012, Tecău and Lindstedt won the biggest title together, the Masters 1000 title at the 2012 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Tecău and Lindstedt separated in September 2012 after a fruitful three-year relationship where they won a total of 10 titles.[7]
2013: Three more doubles titles with Mirnyi
editTecău paired up with Max Mirnyi for 2013. They reached five finals and won three of them.
2014–2019: Two Grand Slam doubles titles, world No. 2, Olympic Silver
editTecău and his partner Jean-Julien Rojer won 2015 Wimbledon defeating Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final and the 2017 US Open defeating Feliciano López and Marc López in the final.
He won the 2016 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy[8] and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with Florin Mergea.
2020–2022: Major doubles semifinal, an ATP title, and retirement
editHe qualified with his new partner German Kevin Krawietz on 4 November 2021 for the 2021 ATP Finals with whom he won his 38th title in Halle.[9] Tecău played his last match at the 2021 ATP Finals before his retirement.[10][11][12] However he postponed his retirement when he was called back to play doubles in the 2022 Davis Cup with Marius Copil where they won their match against Spain duo Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Pedro Martínez (tennis).[13] He was announced as the Billie Jean King Cup captain for Romania in March 2022.[14]
Personal life
editTecău was chosen by Sony Pictures to dub Charles Darwin's voice in Romanian in the animated movie The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!.
Significant finals
editGrand Slam finals
editDoubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | 1–6, 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Loss | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2017 | US Open | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2016 | Australian Open | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Year-end championships
editDoubles: 1 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2015 | ATP World Tour Finals, London | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–3 |
Masters 1000 finals
editDoubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2012 | Madrid Open | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2012 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2016 | Madrid Open | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2016 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 2018 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 |
Olympic medal matches
editDoubles: 1 (silver medal)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Silver | 2016 | Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro | Hard | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 62 (38 titles, 24 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2009 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2010 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2010 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2010 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | 1–6, 7–5, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2010 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | 1–6, 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2010 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | Aug 2010 | New Haven Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 5–4 | Jan 2011 | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | 4–6, ret. | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 2011 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 2011 | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 2011 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Jun 2011 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | 3–6, 6–2, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2011 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (2) | Grand Slam | Grass | 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Jul 2011 | Swedish Open, Sweden (2) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | Aug 2011 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 9–8 | Oct 2011 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Loss | 9–9 | Feb 2012 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 6–4, 5–7, [14–16] | ||
| Win | 10–9 | Apr 2012 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 10–10 | May 2012 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11–10 | Jun 2012 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands (2) | 250 Series | Grass | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Loss | 11–11 | Jul 2012 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (3) | Grand Slam | Grass | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 12–11 | Jul 2012 | Swedish Open, Sweden (3) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Win | 13–11 | Aug 2012 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 13–12 | Jan 2013 | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 13–13 | Mar 2013 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 14–13 | Apr 2013 | Romanian Open, Romania (2) | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 15–13 | Jun 2013 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands (3) | 250 Series | Grass | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 16–13 | Oct 2013 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 17–13 | Feb 2014 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia (2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–4, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 17–14 | Feb 2014 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (2) | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–7(7–4) | ||
| Win | 18–14 | Apr 2014 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (3) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 19–14 | Apr 2014 | Romanian Open, Romania (3) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 20–14 | Jun 2014 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands (4) | 250 Series | Grass | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Win | 21–14 | Aug 2014 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 22–14 | Sep 2014 | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 23–14 | Oct 2014 | China Open, China (2) | 500 Series | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 24–14 | Oct 2014 | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 24–15 | Jan 2015 | Sydney International, Australia (2) | 250 Series | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Win | 25–15 | Feb 2015 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 25–16 | May 2015 | Open de Nice, France | 250 Series | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 26–16 | Jul 2015 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 27–16 | Nov 2015 | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 28–16 | Apr 2016 | Romanian Open, Romania (4) | 250 Series | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 29–16 | May 2016 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 29–17 | Aug 2016 | Rio Summer Olympics, Brazil | Olympics | Hard | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 29–18 | Aug 2016 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 30–18 | Mar 2017 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 31–18 | May 2017 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–6] | ||
| Win | 32–18 | Aug 2017 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 33–18 | Sep 2017 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 34–18 | Mar 2018 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE (2) | 500 Series | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| Win | 35-18 | Aug 2018 | Winston-Salem Open, United States (2) | 250 Series | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 35–19 | Nov 2018 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 35–20 | Feb 2019 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 36–20 | May 2019 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 36–21 | Aug 2019 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [2–10] | ||
| Win | 37–21 | Oct 2019 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 37–22 | Mar 2021 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 37–23 | Apr 2021 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 38–23 | Jun 2021 | Halle Open, Germany | 500 Series | Grass | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 38–24 | Jul 2021 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [8–10] |
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | !SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 13 | 22–13 | |
| French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | 2R | 3R | A | QF | 3R | QF | 0 / 13 | 24–13 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 3R | F | F | F | 3R | 3R | W | 1R | 1R | A | QF | NH | 2R | 1 / 11 | 31–10 | |
| US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | W | 2R | 1R | SF | QF | 1 / 14 | 28–13 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 11–4 | 12–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 16–3 | 6–4 | 10–3 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 9–4 | 2 / 51 | 105–49 | |
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| Tour Finals | Did not qualify | RR | RR | DNQ | RR | W | DNQ | RR | DNQ | RR | DNQ | RR | 1 / 7 | 9–14 | ||||
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | F–S | Not Held | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | ||||||||
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| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | NH | QF | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | |
| Miami Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | QF | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 9 | 1–9 | |
| Madrid Open1 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | QF | 2R | 2R | W | 1R | A | W | NH | 2R | 2 / 10 | 15–8 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | SF | 0 / 11 | 13–11 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | W | 2R | QF | QF | F | QF | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 1 / 12 | 18–11 | |
| Shanghai Masters2 | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | SF | 2R | 2R | NH | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | SF | QF | 2R | SF | F | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 11 | 12–11 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 5–9 | 12–8 | 8–7 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 9–7 | 10–9 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 2–2 | 10–8 | 3 / 93 | 90–89 | |
| Year-end ranking | 175 | 87 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 17 | $5,882,695 | ||
1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present.
Mixed doubles
edit| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||
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| Australian Open | A | SF | W | 1R | F | 1R | F | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 1 / 8 | 17–7 | 71% | ||||
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | ||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% | ||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | SF | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | ||||
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 28 | 35–27 | 56% | ||||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2004 | Saudi Arabia F1, Riyadh | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2004 | United States F27, Laguna Beach | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2004 | United States F31, Hawaii | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(13–15), 6–3 | |
| Win | 5–0 | Nov 2005 | Australia F11, Barmera | Futures | Grass | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Feb 2007 | United States F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Doubles: 38 (20 titles, 18 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2003 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2003 | Greece F2, Kalamata | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | May 2003 | Kuwait F2, Kuwait City | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Win | 3–1 | May 2003 | Kuwait F3, Kuwait City | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2003 | Romania F4, Craiova | Futures | Clay | 3-0 ret. | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2004 | Greece F2, Syros | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2004 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6-2 | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | May 2004 | Lebanon F1, Jounieh | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7)1–7) | ||
| Win | 6–3 | May 2004 | Lebanon F2, Jounieh | Futures | Clay | 0–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Jun 2004 | Romania F6, Constanța | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Jul 2004 | Romania F9, Balș | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 8–4 | Jul 2004 | Romania F11, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9–4 | Aug 2004 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–4 | Nov 2004 | United States F32, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | walkover | ||
| Loss | 10–5 | Nov 2005 | Australia F10, Berri | Futures | Grass | 7–5, 3–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 11–5 | Jan 2006 | United States F1, Tampa | Futures | Hard | 7–6(11–9), 6-3 | ||
| Loss | 11–6 | Jun 2006 | Yuba City, United States | Challenger | Hard | 0–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–7 | Jul 2006 | Constanța Romania | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(1–7), 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–8 | Aug 2006 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–9 | Nov 2006 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 11–10 | Feb 2007 | United States F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 11–11 | Mar 2007 | United States F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 12–11 | Jun 2007 | Romania F5, Bacău | Futures | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(14–12), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 12–12 | Jul 2007 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 13–12 | Jul 2007 | Romania F11, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| Loss | 13–13 | Aug 2007 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 14–13 | Sep 2007 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 14–14 | Sep 2007 | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 14–15 | Feb 2008 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 15–15 | Mar 2008 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 15–16 | Apr 2009 | Cremona, Italy | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 16–16 | Jun 2008 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 17–16 | Jun 2008 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 18–16 | Jul 2008 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 18–17 | Oct 2008 | Mons, Bekgium | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 18–18 | Oct 2008 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 19–18 | Nov 2008 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 20–18 | Mar 2010 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6-1 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editBoys' doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard | walkover | ||
| Win | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
ATP Tour career earnings
edit| Year | Majors | ATP wins | Total wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,714 | 821[15] |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,433 | 414[16] |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,416 | 428[17] |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,360 | 501[18] |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,625 | 455[19] |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47,861, | 310[20] |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103,430 | 202[21] |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 241,780 | 116[22] |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 447,311 | 70[23] |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 497,956 | 61[24] |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 294,482 | 146[25] |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 519,036 Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine | 100[26] |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 886,584 Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine | 100[27] |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 442,130 Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine | 100[28] |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 774,623 Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine | 100[29] |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 371,879 | 130[30] |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 652,307 | 95[31] |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156,354 | n/a[32] |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 362,112 | 135[33] |
| Career | 2 | 36 | 38 | $5,882,695 | 157 |
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Publication
edit- Tecău, Horia (2016). Viața în ritm de tenis (in Romanian). Curtea Veche Publishing. ISBN 978-606-588-920-0.