Adrian Marcu Explained

Adrian Marcu
Fullname:Adrian Marcu
Birth Date:3 December 1961
Birth Place:Hunedoara, Romania
Height:191 cm
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:0–1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 190 (28 March 1988)
Doublesrecord:1–3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 195 (24 June 1985)

Adrian Marcu (born 3 December 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Romania.

Biography

Marcu, a right-handed player from Hunedoara, began touring professionally in the early 1980s. Competing on the Grand Prix circuit, he was a doubles quarter-finalist at Viña del Mar in 1982 and made his only singles main draw appearance at the 1987 Mercedes Cup held in Stuttgart.[1] In 1988 he won a Challenger title in doubles at Sofia.

As a Romanian representative he won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1983 Summer Universiade and appeared in a total of 12 Davis Cup ties for his country, including a World Group relegation play-off against West Germany in 1984.[2]

He is a former coach of Simona Halep.[3] In September 2021 he was reappointed as her coach, to work alongside Daniel Dobre, after the departure of Darren Cahill.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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1.1988Sofia, BulgariaCarpet Florin Segărceanu Jaroslav Bulant
Richard Vogel
7–5, 6–2

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mercedes Cup At Stuttgart, W. Germany. 14 July 1987. Detroit Free Press. 37. 2 June 2018.
  2. News: McEnroe and Connors beat Australians for 2-0 US. lead. 29 September 1984. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 27. 2 June 2018.
  3. News: Determined Romanian Women Finding Success. Atkins. Hunter. 29 August 2013. The New York Times. 2 June 2018.