Andrei Pavel

Andrei Pavel
Country (sports)	Romania
Residence	Arizona, United States
Born	27 January 1974 (age 49); Constanța, SR Romania
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	September 23, 2009
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$5,123,329
Singles
Career record	277–266
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 13 (25 October 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1999, 2004)
French Open	QF (2002)
Wimbledon	3R (2000, 2002)
US Open	4R (2000, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	137–130
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 13 (30 April 2007)

Last updated May 26, 2023

Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.

Career

Andrei began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen.^[2] Turned professional in 1995. He won three singles titles, including the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal/Toronto in 2001. He also won seven doubles titles, the latest title being the Open Seat Barcelona, in 2007.

Competed for more than 20 years on the ATP Tour.

Reached No. 13 in the FedEx ATP Rankings and won three singles titles, including the 2001 National Bank Open Presented by Rogers. Reached No. 18 in the FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings and won six doubles titles.

Attended five Olympic Games, and played for 20 years on the Romanian Davis Cup team.

Pavel played what John McEnroe considers to be the best first round match at a Grand Slam he has ever seen at the U.S. Open in August 2006, where he lost to Andre Agassi in four sets; 6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁸⁾, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, 6–2; taking three and half hours. Had Pavel won, it would have been Agassi's last match in a professional tournament.^[3]

The Romanian, Andrei Pavel in 2002, while he was about to play a quarter-final at Roland Garros, he jumped into a car and made an express round-trip to Germany to attend the birth of his son. Which equals to 1000 miles in 24h, in the pouring rain with... Àlex Corretja waiting for his return on the Central. Story of an epic journey. "It's a bit odd that these two events overlapped, says the Romanian. But no matter the sporting challenge: I would not have missed the birth of Marius for the world. The whole story with the rain was a godsend for the press, but for me, it didn’t really made a difference: I would have gone no matter what."

In 2001 he captured the Masters Series Montreal title.

He played his last singles match in his homeland tournament in Bucharest in 2009 to Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay^[4] were he also played two more exhibition matches, one facing Goran Ivanišević, while in the other he paired up with Ilie Năstase against the Mansour Bahrami / Yannick Noah pair. The week before, he had been the captain of Romania's Davis Cup team.

After 25 years of living in Germany, he moved to the US state of Arizona. Now he lives in Bucharest, Romania.^[5]

Coaching

Currently coaching Nicholas David Ionel, Filip Jianu and Sebastian Gima.

Coached ATP Tour players Horia Tecău, Benjamin Becker, Marius Copil, the Romanian Davis Cup Team, and worked with Jelena Janković, Tamira Paszek and Simona Halep on the WTA Tour.

2016 Olympic Team Captain (Coach), won silver medal.

Career finals

Singles (3 wins, 6 losses)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Apr 1998	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Byron Black	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1.	Apr 1999	Munich, Germany	Clay	Franco Squillari	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	Jun 1999	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Patrick Rafter	6–3, 6–7^(7–9), 4–6
Win	2.	May 2000	St. Pölten, Austria	Clay	Andrew Ilie	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win	3.	Jul 2001	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Patrick Rafter	7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
Loss	3.	Oct 2003	Paris, France	Carpet	Tim Henman	2–6, 6–7^(6–8), 6–7^(2–7)
Loss	4.	Apr 2005	Munich, Germany	Clay	David Nalbandian	4–6, 1–6
Loss	5.	May 2006	Pörtschach, Austria	Clay	Nikolay Davydenko	0–6, 3–6
Loss	6.	Jul 2007	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Carlos Moyá	4–6, 2–6

Doubles (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Sep 1998	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Gabriel Trifu	George Cosac Dinu Pescariu	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	1.	Feb 1999	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Carpet	Menno Oosting	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek	6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	2.	Jan 2005	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny	Albert Costa Rafael Nadal	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	2.	Jul 2005	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Christophe Rochus Olivier Rochus	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–0
Loss	3.	Sep 2005	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Victor Hănescu	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	3.	Jan 2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Rogier Wassen	Simon Aspelin Todd Perry	3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win	4.	May 2006	Munich, Germany	Clay	Alexander Waske	Alexander Peya Björn Phau	6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	Jul 2006	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Jiří Novák	Marco Chiudinelli Jean-Claude Scherrer	6–3, 6–1
Loss	4.	Feb 2007	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard	Alexander Waske	Martin Damm Leander Paes	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), [7–10]
Win	6.	Apr 2007	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Alexander Waske	Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá Vidal	6–3, 7–6^(7–1)
Loss	5.	May 2009	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Horia Tecău	Marcelo Melo André Sá	7–6^(11–9), 2–6, [7–10]

Singles 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.

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	W ‑ L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	1R	A	4R	A	2R	3R	1R	4R	2R	2R	LQ	1R	1R	11–10	52
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	QF	A	2R	1R	1R	LQ	A	1R	6–9	40
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	LQ	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	3R	A	2R	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	9–11	45
US Open	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	2R	1R	A	4R ^[a]	1R	1R	2R	A	1R	8–11	42
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–4	0–2	3–4	5–3	2–4	8–4	0–1	8–3	2–4	2–4	2–2	0–1	0–4	34–41	45
Olympic Games
Singles	NH		1R	Not held			1R	Not held			1R	Not held			1R	Not held			A	NH	N/A
ATP Masters Series 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	LQ	A	A
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	3R	4R	QF	2R	QF	1R	1R	LQ	A	A
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	LQ	2R	3R	A	3R	A	A	1R	A	A
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	A	QF	1R	A	A	A	A
Madrid Masters(Stuttgart)	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	2R	QF	QF	2R	1R	LQ	3R	1R	A	1R	A	A
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	W	2R	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	LQ	A	A
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	LQ	A	1R	1R	1R	F	3R	1R	A	A	A
Hamburg Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	2R	A	3R	1R	A	LQ	A
Year-end ranking	460	548	489	311	408	214	135	118	68	41	27	28	26	69	18	80	113	75	1142	600	NA

^a 2004 US Open counts as 3 wins, 0 losses. Roger Federer walkover in round 4, after Pavel withdrew because of a back injury, ^[6] does not count as a Pavel loss (nor a Federer win).

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References

↑ "Andrei Pavel şi-a deschis Academie de tenis în SUA".
↑ "Marius Copil on tennisnet's Instagram livestream: "I miss Germany"". TennisNet. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
↑ "Agassi Survives Three Tie Breakers". The New York Times . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
↑ "The statistical tribute to Andrei Pavel (1990-2009)". MensTennisForums. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
↑ "Tenismanul Andrei Pavel a început o viaţă nouă în Gilbert, Arizona". Gandaculdecolorado. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
↑ "Agassi sets up Federer tie". BBC Sport. September 6, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2012.

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[1] "Andrei Pavel şi-a deschis Academie de tenis în SUA".

[2] "Marius Copil on tennisnet's Instagram livestream: "I miss Germany"". TennisNet. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[3] "Agassi Survives Three Tie Breakers". The New York Times . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[4] "The statistical tribute to Andrei Pavel (1990-2009)". MensTennisForums. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[5] "Tenismanul Andrei Pavel a început o viaţă nouă în Gilbert, Arizona". Gandaculdecolorado. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[BBC_Sport2004sep06-6] "Agassi sets up Federer tie". BBC Sport. September 6, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2012.

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v t e ATP Masters 1000 singles champions
Champions by year — Series' finals
Indian Wells Masters	Stefan Edberg Jim Courier (2) Michael Chang (2) Pete Sampras (2) Marcelo Ríos Mark Philippoussis Àlex Corretja Andre Agassi Lleyton Hewitt (2) Roger Federer (5) Rafael Nadal (3) Novak Djokovic (5) Ivan Ljubičić Juan Martín del Potro Dominic Thiem Cameron Norrie Taylor Fritz Carlos Alcaraz
Miami Open	Andre Agassi (6) Jim Courier Michael Chang Pete Sampras (3) Thomas Muster Marcelo Ríos Richard Krajicek Andy Roddick Roger Federer (4) Novak Djokovic (6) Nikolay Davydenko Andy Murray (2) Andy Roddick John Isner Hubert Hurkacz Carlos Alcaraz Daniil Medvedev
Monte-Carlo Masters	Andrei Chesnokov Sergi Bruguera (2) Thomas Muster (3) Andriy Medvedev Marcelo Ríos Carlos Moyá Gustavo Kuerten (2) Cédric Pioline Juan Carlos Ferrero (2) Guillermo Coria Rafael Nadal (11) Novak Djokovic (2) Stan Wawrinka Fabio Fognini Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) Andrey Rublev
German Open / Madrid Open	Hamburg→ Juan Aguilera Karel Nováček Stefan Edberg Michael Stich Andriy Medvedev (3) Roberto Carretero Albert Costa Marcelo Ríos Gustavo Kuerten Albert Portas Roger Federer (4) Guillermo Coria Tommy Robredo Rafael Nadal Madrid→ Roger Federer (3) Rafael Nadal (5) Novak Djokovic (3) Andy Murray Alexander Zverev (2) Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Italian Open	Thomas Muster (3) Emilio Sánchez Jim Courier (2) Pete Sampras Àlex Corretja Marcelo Ríos Gustavo Kuerten Magnus Norman Juan Carlos Ferrero Andre Agassi Félix Mantilla Carlos Moyá Rafael Nadal (10) Novak Djokovic (6) Andy Murray Alexander Zverev
Canadian Open	Michael Chang Andrei Chesnokov Andre Agassi (3) Mikael Pernfors Wayne Ferreira Chris Woodruff Patrick Rafter Thomas Johansson Marat Safin Andrei Pavel Guillermo Cañas Andy Roddick Roger Federer Rafael Nadal (5) Roger Federer (2) Novak Djokovic (4) Andy Murray (3) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Alexander Zverev Daniil Medvedev Pablo Carreño Busta
Cincinnati Masters	Stefan Edberg Guy Forget Pete Sampras (3) Michael Chang (2) Andre Agassi (3) Pat Rafter Thomas Enqvist Gustavo Kuerten Carlos Moyá Andy Roddick (2) Roger Federer (7) Andy Murray (2) Rafael Nadal Marin Čilić Grigor Dimitrov Novak Djokovic (2) Daniil Medvedev Alexander Zverev Borna Ćorić
Stockholm Open / Eurocard Open / Madrid Open / Shanghai Masters	Stockholm→ Boris Becker (3) Goran Ivanišević Michael Stich Stuttgart→ Thomas Muster Boris Becker Petr Korda Richard Krajicek Thomas Enqvist Wayne Ferreira Tommy Haas Madrid→ Andre Agassi Juan Carlos Ferrero Marat Safin Rafael Nadal Roger Federer David Nalbandian Andy Murray Shanghai→ Nikolay Davydenko Andy Murray (3) Novak Djokovic (4) Roger Federer (2) Daniil Medvedev
Paris Masters	Stefan Edberg Guy Forget Boris Becker Goran Ivanišević Andre Agassi (2) Pete Sampras (2) Thomas Enqvist Greg Rusedski Marat Safin (3) Sébastien Grosjean Tim Henman Tomáš Berdych Nikolay Davydenko David Nalbandian Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Novak Djokovic (6) Robin Söderling Roger Federer David Ferrer Andy Murray Jack Sock Karen Khachanov Daniil Medvedev Holger Rune