Adrian Voinea Explained
| Adrian Voinea |
| Residence: | Perugia, Italy |
| Birth Date: | 1974 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Focșani, Romania |
| Turnedpro: | 1993 |
| Retired: | 2003 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $1,836,277 |
| Singlesrecord: | 136–176 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 36 (15 April 1996) |
| Australianopenresult: | 4R (2002) |
| Frenchopenresult: | QF (1995) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2002) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (1998) |
| Updated: | 21 April 2022 |
| Doublesrecord: | 1–10 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 349 (21 August 1995) |
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]
Early life
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
1995
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]
1996
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]
1999
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]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP 250 Series (1–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (1–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (1–1) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (4–3)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (4–3) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (3–3) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | | Valletta, Malta | Challenger | Hard |  Ján Krošlák | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1-1 | | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay |  Jordi Burillo | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2-1 | | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Carretero-Diaz | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2-2 | | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay |  Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | 6–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 3-2 | | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Franco Squillari | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3-3 | | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay |  Christophe Rochus | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4-3 | | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Christophe Rochus | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| ATP Challenger (0–1) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Performance timeline
Singles
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open | A | A | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 4R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | A | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | |
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| French Open | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q2 | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#ffebcd | QF | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q3 | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | A | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | |
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| Wimbledon | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q3 | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |
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| US Open | A | A | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q2 | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q3 | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | |
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| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 27 | 22–27 | |
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| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Indian Wells | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Miami | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 4R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Monte Carlo | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Rome | Q1 | Q3 | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Canada | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Stuttgart | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Madrid | Not Held | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
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| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Paris | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
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| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 14–17 | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Davis Cup players – Adrian Voinea. International Tennis Federation (ITF). 29 May 2015.
- Web site: Adrian Voinea este campionul îndrăgostit de filosofie. Adevărul. 10 March 2010. 29 June 2024. ro.
- Web site: Er war bei allen Grand-Slam-Turnieren am Start. Schwetzinger Zeitung. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302233427/https://www.schwetzinger-zeitung.de/orte/hockenheim_artikel,-hockenheim-er-war-bei-allen-grand-slam-turnieren-am-start-_arid,1919672.html. 2 March 2022. 1 March 2022. 29 June 2024. de. live.
- Web site: Popescu. Adam. Incredibilele aventuri ale lui Marian şi Adrian Voinea. Evenimentul Zilei. 16 May 2010. 29 June 2024. ro.
- Web site: Paul. Luminița. Interviu cu Adrian Voinea: „Să pot ajuta un jucător profesionist mă fascinează" + cum o caracterizează pe Simona Halep. Gazeta Sporturilor. 16 June 2020. 29 June 2024. ro.
- Web site: Diane Pucin. 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. 8 June 1995. 29 May 2015.
- Web site: Diane Pucin. Grozavul sfert de finală la Paris al lui Adrian Voinea la 21 de ani, cu victorie la Boris Becker pe un traseu început din calificări. Treizecizero. 29 May 2020. 29 June 2020. ro.
- News: Tennis – Samsung Open; Romanian Wins His First ATP Title. The New York Times. 21 September 1999. 29 May 2015.
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