Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș Explained

Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
Country: (2016–present)
(2013–2015)
Birth Date:1997 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Deva, Romania
Height:1.91m (06.27feet)
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$184,696
Singlesrecord:0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 191 (17 July 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 223 (15 January 2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2023)
Doublesrecord:0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 420 (14 August 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 459 (15 January 2024)
Updated:20 January 2024

Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș (born 12 September 1997) is a Romanian-born Swedish professional tennis player.

Mădăraș has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 191 achieved on 17 July 2023. His career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 420 was achieved on 14 August 2023.[1]

Career

2022: ATP debut

He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Sofia Open as a qualifier where he lost to Oscar Otte in the first round.[2]

2023: ITF success and suspension

Mădăraș first half of the season led him to winning a record-breaking of 10 ITF titles in one season. However, on August the 27th he was provisionally suspended from all tennis by the ITIA after failing to comply with the anti-corruption rules.[3]

2024: 4.5 years suspension from professional tennis

On March the 14th the ITIA revealed the final verdict (4.5 years suspension) and the details of the incident of the previous year that had led up to the suspension. At the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying tournament Mădăraș had refused to hand over a mobile phone to ITIA investigators who wanted to examine it. Mădăraș handed the phone to his brother who ran away with it. It was also revealed Mădăraș had previously been under investigation for match-fixing by the ITIA in the years 2017–2020.[4]

National representation

Davis Cup

Mădăraș has represented Sweden at the Davis Cup, where he made his first appearance in March 2022 in a tie against Japan.[5] [6]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 28 (19-9)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (19-9)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (18-9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sweden F3, BåstadFuturesClay Mikael Ymer6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Win1-1Estonia F1, PärnuFuturesClay Markos Kalovelonis6-2, 6-3
Loss1–2Turkey F31, AntalyaFuturesClay Vit Kopriva6–7(5–7), 1–3 ret.
Loss1-3M15, Kalmar, SwedenWorld Tennis TourClay Markus Eriksson2–6, 2-6
bgcolor=Not Played1-3M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Nerman FatićBad weather
Win2-3M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Miljan Zekić2–6, 7-6(8.6), 6-5 ret.
Loss2-4M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flavio Cobolli6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Win3-4M15, Bucharest, RomaniaWorld Tennis TourClay Pol Toledo Bagué2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win4-4M15, Sofia, BulgariaWorld Tennis TourClay Francisco Comesaña2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win5-4M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Billy Harris7-5, 6-1
Win6-4M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Martin Krumich6-3, 6-2
Win7-4M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Bogdan Ionut Apostol6-0, 6-0
Win8-4M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Corentin Denolly7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win9-4M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Oleg Prihodko6-4, 6-2
Loss9-5M25, Szabolcsveresmart, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Michael Vrbenský6–1, 6–7(6–8)
Win10-5M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Alex Marti Pujolras6-1, 3–6, 6–2
Win11-5M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Yanaki Milev6–3, 6–2
Win12-5M15, Cairo, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay José Francisco Vidal Azorín1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win13-5M25, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Edoardo Lavagno3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win14-5M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Gilles-Arnaud Bailly6–3, 6–1
Loss14-6M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Cezar Crețu2–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7)
Win15-6M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Sidané Pontjodikromo6–0, 6–1
Loss15-6M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Yanaki Milev4–6, 6–0, 4–6
Win16-7M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Viacheslav Bielinskyi3–2, ret.
Loss16-8M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win17-8M25, Värnamo, SwedenWorld Tennis TourClay Oliver Crawford7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win18-8M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez7–5, 6–1
Loss18-9M15, Nyíregyháza, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Péter Fajta3–6, 2–6
Win19-9M25, Brașov, RomaniaWorld Tennis TourClay Vlad Andrei Dancu6–3, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dragos Nicolae Madaras | Overview. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Ilya Ivashka Outlasts Mikael Ymer in Sofia Marathon .
  3. https://www.itia.tennis/news/sanctions/swedish-tennis-player-dragos-nicolae-madaras-provisionally-suspended/
  4. https://www.itia.tennis/news/sanctions/dragos-nicolae-madaras-suspended-from-tennis/
  5. Web site: Teams Announced For 2022 Davis Cup Qualifiers. February 4, 2022. March 4, 2022. November 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129012525/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/85097/teams-announced-for-2022-davis-cup-qualifiers. dead.
  6. Web site: Davis Cup: Alex de Minaur & Márton Fucsovics Leave Things All-Square in Sydney .