Adrian Voinea

Adrian Voinea (born 6 August 1974) is a former Romanian tennis player who turned professional in 1993.

Adrian Voinea
Country (sports) Romania
ResidencePerugia, Italy
Born (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974
Focșani, Romania
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,836,277
Singles
Career record136–176
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 36 (15 April 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2002)
French OpenQF (1995)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open3R (1998)
Doubles
Career record1–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 349 (21 August 1995)

The right-hander won one singles title (1999, Bournemouth). Voinea was born in Focsani, Romania, but moved to Italy at age 15 to train with his older brother, Marian. His brother played a crucial role in developing his career. He was his tennis coach, mentor, support system, strategist and hitting partner.

Adrian reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 36 in April 1996. One year before he achieved his greatest success by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 1995 French Open as a qualifier, defeating Karol Kučera, Johan Van Herck, Boris Becker in the third round in four sets,[1] and Andrei Chesnokov. 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.[2]

Between 1995 and 2003 Voinea played in 12 Davis Cup ties for the Romania Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 10 wins and eight losses, all of which were singles matches.[3]

Career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Winner – Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0/0)
ATP Masters Series (0/0)
ATP International Series Gold (0/0)
ATP International Series (1/1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0/0)
Clay (1/1)
Grass (0/0)
Carpet (0/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score
Runner-up 1. 1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Clay Karim Alami 7–5, 2–1 ret.
Winner 1. 1999 Bournemouth International Clay Stefan Koubek 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
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References
  1. 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.
  2. "Tennis – Samsung Open; Romanian Wins His First ATP Title". The New York Times. 21 September 1999. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "Davis Cup players – Adrian Voinea". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 29 May 2015.


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