Adrian Voinea

Adrian Voinea
Country (sports)	Romania
Residence	Perugia, Italy
Born	6 August 1974 (age 48); Focșani, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,836,277
Singles
Career record	136–176
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 36 (15 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2002)
French Open	QF (1995)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
US Open	3R (1998)
Doubles
Career record	1–10
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 349 (21 August 1995)
	Last updated on: 21 April 2022.

Last updated May 30, 2023

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

The right-hander won one singles title (1999, Bournemouth). Voinea was born in Focșani, 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]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
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
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1996	Palermo, Italy	International Series	Clay	Karim Alami	7–5, 2–1 ret.
Win	1–1	Sep 1999	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	International Series	Clay	Stefan Koubek	1–6, 7–5, 7–6^(7–2)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1-0	May 1995	Valletta, Malta	Challenger	Hard	Ján Krošlák	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1-1	May 1995	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Jordi Burillo	2–6, 1–6
Win	2-1	Jun 1995	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Roberto Carretero-Diaz	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	2-2	May 1998	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Dinu-Mihai Pescariu	6–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win	3-2	Jul 1998	Venice, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Franco Squillari	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3-3	Aug 2000	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Christophe Rochus	4–6, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	4-3	Jun 2001	Biella, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Christophe Rochus	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1995	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Jeff Tarango	Jiří Novák David Rikl	6–7, 2–6

Performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	3R	1R	4R	2R	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 8	9–8	53%
French Open	Q2	1R	QF	3R	1R	Q1	1R	1R	Q3	2R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 8	7–8	47%
Wimbledon	A	Q3	A	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 6	2–6	25%
US Open	A	A	1R	A	2R	3R	Q2	2R	Q3	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	4–5	44%
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	45%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	3R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Miami	A	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	A	A	4R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	5–4	–
Monte Carlo	A	A	1R	A	Q2	Q1	A	Q1	Q2	Q2	Q2	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Hamburg	A	A	A	2R	A	A	3R	1R	A	3R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	5–5	50%
Rome	Q1	Q3	A	2R	A	A	1R	Q1	1R	Q2	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Canada	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Stuttgart	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	Q1	A	Not Held						0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid	Not Held									Q1	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
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	45%

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References

↑ 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.
↑ "Tennis – Samsung Open; Romanian Wins His First ATP Title". The New York Times . 21 September 1999. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
↑ "Davis Cup players – Adrian Voinea". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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[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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