Horia Tecău
Horia Tecău (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhori.a teˈkəw];[2] born January 19, 1985)[3] is a Romanian tennis player currently ranked World No. 11 in doubles. He turned pro in 2003 and reached the men's doubles finals of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Wimbledon Championships with Robert Lindstedt before winning it in 2015 with Jean-Julien Rojer, with whom he also won the 2017 US Open. Tecău also won the 2012 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals with Rojer.
Horia Tecău at the 2016 French Open in Paris | |||||||||||
Country (sports) | |||||||||||
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Residence | Constanța, Romania | ||||||||||
Born | Brașov, Romania | January 19, 1985||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||
Prize money | US$5,394,901[1] | ||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||
Career record | 0–3 | ||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 326 (4 April 2005) | ||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 427–262 | ||||||||||
Career titles | 37 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 2 (23 November 2015) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 20 (16 March 2020) | ||||||||||
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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Last updated on: 22 March 2020. |
Career
2010
On January 16, 2010, Tecău won his first ATP doubles title at the 2010 Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand, partnering Marcus Daniell.
Horia showed a solid game in the beginning of 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 the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, 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 quarter finals, qualifying for the semifinals where they defeated 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 2010 Swedish Open, Lindstedt and Tecău won their third title together after winning in the final against Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi.
At the 2010 Farmers Classic, Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarterfinals.
At the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by the pair of Marcos Baghdatis and Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round on the doubles category.
The fifth title of Tecău's career and fourth partnering Lindstedt came at the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis. The final saw them beating Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, this being their second title win against the Indian-Pakistani pair.
2011
In 2011 Horia started the year alongside his partner, Robert 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 Heineken Open Horia was the defending champion and seeded No. 1 with Robert but they were forced to withdrew 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 PBZ 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 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. 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 grasscourt 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
Horia Tecău and Bethanie Mattek-Sands from US won the Australian Open mixed doubles final on 29 January.[4] He reached the semifinals in men´s doubles with Robert Lindstedt and lost to Bob and Mike Bryan in a close 3-setter. Together they reached the final of a Masters even for the first time in Madrid. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tecău and teammate Adrian Ungur lost in the first round.[5]
Horia Tecău and Robert Lindstedt separated in September 2012 after a fruitful three-year relationship.[6]
2013
Horia Tecău paired up with Max Mirnyi for 2013. They reached five finals and won three of them.
2015: Wimbledon Doubles Title
Horia Tecău and Jean-Julien Rojer won Wimbledon defeating Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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 runners-up)
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
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
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
Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
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
Doubles: 58 (37 titles, 21 runners-up)
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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, Austria | 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 Côte d'Azur, 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 | Olympic Games, 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 |
Doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Current through the 2020 Rotterdam Open.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 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 | 0 / 12 | 20–12 |
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | 2R | 3R | A | QF | 0 / 11 | 19–11 | |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 3R | F | F | F | 3R | 3R | W | 1R | 1R | A | QF | NH | 1 / 10 | 30–9 |
US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | W | 2R | 1R | 1 / 12 | 22–11 | |
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 | 0–0 | 2 / 45 | 91–43 |
Year End Championships | ||||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | Did Not Qualify | RR | RR | DNQ | RR | W | DNQ | RR | DNQ | RR | 1 / 6 | 8–12 | ||||
National representation | ||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | F–S | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | NH | 0 / 8 | 6–8 |
Miami Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 0 / 10 | 6–10 |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 8 | 1–8 |
Madrid Open1 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | QF | 2R | 2R | W | 1R | A | W | NH | 2 / 9 | 14–7 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 8 | 7–8 |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | 0 / 10 | 11–10 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | W | 2R | QF | QF | F | QF | SF | 1R | 1 / 10 | 15–9 | |
Shanghai Masters2 | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | SF | 2R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | SF | QF | 2R | SF | F | 1R | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | |
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 | 0–0 | 2 / 81 | 78–79 |
Year End Ranking | 175 | 87 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 19 | $5,389,001 |
1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present.
ATP Tour career earnings
Year | Majors | ATP wins | Total wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,714 | 821 [7] |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,433 | 414 [8] |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,416 | 428 [9] |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,360 | 501 [10] |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,625 | 455 [11] |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47,861, | 310 [12] |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103,430 | 202 [13] |
2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 241,780 | 116 [14] |
2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 447,311 | 70[15] |
2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 497,956 | 61[16] |
2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 294,482 | 146[17] |
2014 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 519,036 | 100[18] |
2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 886,584 | 100[19] |
2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 442,130 | 100[20] |
2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 774,623 | 100[21] |
2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 208,787 | 128[22] |
Career | 2 | 33 | 35 | $4,548,831 | 171 [23] |
References
- Horia Tecău site: Association of Tennis Professionals
- "The pronunciation by Horia Tecău himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Horia Tecău profile". daviscup.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- "Mattek-Sands, Tecau take mixed title". Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- "Horia Tecău Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- "Robert Lindstedt pairs with Nenad Zimonjić for 2013". Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- "2003 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01.
- "2004 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09.
- "2005 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11.
- "2006 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07.
- "2007 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03.
- "2008 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27.
- "2009 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07.
- "2010 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
- "2011 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01.
- "2012 Prize Money". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
- "2013 Prize Money".
- "2014 Prize Money".
- "2015 Prize Money".
- "2016 Prize Money".
- "2017 Prize Money".
- "2018 Prize Money".
- "Career Prize Money".
External links
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- Horia Tecău at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Horia Tecău at the International Tennis Federation
- Horia Tecău at the Davis Cup
Awards | ||
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Preceded by |
ATP Doubles Team of the Year (with 2015 |
Succeeded by |
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ITF Men's Doubles World Champion (with 2015 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year 2017 |
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Olympic Games | ||
Preceded by Valeria Motogna-Beşe |
Flagbearer for London 2012 |
Succeeded by Cătălina Ponor |