Dinu Pescariu

Dinu Pescariu
Country (sports)	Romania
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Born	12 April 1974 (age 50); Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 676,539
Singles
Career record	28–63
Career titles	0 ; 9 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 75 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
French Open	2R (1991)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	2R (1997)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	22–29
Career titles	1 ; 4 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 114 (13 October 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1999)
US Open	2R (1997)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1996)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	10–11
	Last updated on: 25 October 2021.

Last updated December 29, 2024

Dinu Mihail Pescariu (born 12 April 1974) is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona (1992) and in Atlanta (1996). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 6 August 1998, when he became the number 75 of the world.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series Gold (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1996	Santiago, Chile	World Series	Clay	Álbert Portas	Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 1997	Umag, Croatia	World Series	Clay	Davide Sanguinetti	Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera	7–6, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Sep 1998	Bucharest, Romania	World Series	Clay	George Cosac	Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu	6–7, 6–7

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	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 3	0–3	0%
French Open	2R	A	A	A	A	Q3	Q1	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
US Open	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Win–loss	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–4	0–3	0–0	0 / 11	3–11	21%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte Carlo	2R	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	Q1	2R	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Rome	A	A	Q2	A	Q3	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0 / 2	2–2	50%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (9–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (8–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1991	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Marcos Górriz	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 1993	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	David Rikl	6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win	1–2	Jun 1995	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Lars Burgsmüller	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–2	Nov 1995	Beijing, China	Challenger	Hard	João Cunha-Silva	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	3–2	Sep 1996	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Răzvan Sabău	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	4–2	Apr 1997	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Oliver Gross	6–4, 6–2
Win	5–2	Apr 1997	Split, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Juan Antonio Marín	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win	6–2	Jul 1997	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Stefan Koubek	7–5, 6–1
Loss	6–3	Jul 1997	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Ionuț Moldovan	2–6, 4–6
Win	7–3	Sep 1997	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Andrea Gaudenzi	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win	8–3	May 1998	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Adrian Voinea	7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	8–4	Jul 1998	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Younes El Aynaoui	4–6, 3–6
Win	9–4	Sep 1998	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Thomas Larsen	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	9–5	May 1999	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Vladimir Voltchkov	5–7, 7–6, 4–6

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–6)
ITF Futures (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1993	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Miles Maclagan	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Roger Smith	6–7, 3–6
Win	1–1	Sep 1996	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Gheorghe Cosac	Mariano Hood Martín Rodríguez	7–6, 6–1
Win	2–1	Apr 1997	Split, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Devin Bowen	Trey Phillips David Roditi	7–6, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Jul 1997	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Ionuț Moldovan	Gheorghe Cosac Miles Maclagan	4–6, 6–7
Loss	2–3	Oct 1997	Barcelona, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Davide Sanguinetti	Tamer El Sawy Nuno Marques	1–6, 2–6
Win	3–3	Aug 1998	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Albert Portas	Nebojsa Djordjevic Lan Bale	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–3	Jun 1999	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Eric Taino	Devin Bowen Eyal Ran	6–3, 6–3
Loss	4–4	Sep 1999	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Gheorghe Cosac	Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–5	Apr 2000	Barletta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Vincenzo Santopadre	Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč	7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 0–6
Loss	4–6	May 2000	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Irakli Labadze	Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	5–6	Jun 2003	Romania F1A, Bucharest	Futures	Clay	Ionuț Moldovan	Gabriel Moraru Andrei Mlendea	2–6, 6–4, 6–1

Controversy

On 10 October 2017, the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate announced that Dinu Pescariu will be prosecuted in the file of taking over ‘Cutezatorii’ sports base in Bucharest. He is being investigated, under judicial control, for taking over the sports base illegally and reportedly paying a much smaller rental fee for it than the market rate.^[1]^[2]

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References

↑ Lazar, Valeriu (10 October 2017). "Former tennis player Dinu Pescariu, prosecuted in the file of taking over 'Cutezatorii' sports base, damages of EUR 93m". The Romania Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
↑ "COMUNICAT – urmărire penală PESCARIU DINU MIHAIL" [COMMUNICATION – criminal investigation PESCARIU DINU MIHAIL]. Direcţia Naţională Anticorupţie (in Romanian). 10 October 2017. (English translation)

"Dinu Pescariu a scăpat de controlul judiciar în dosarul privind baza "Cutezătorii"" [Dinu Pescariu escaped the judicial control in the "Cutezers"]. Adevărul (in Romanian). 20 October 2017. (English translation)

External links

Dinu Pescariu at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Dinu Pescariu at the International Tennis Federation
Dinu Pescariu at the Davis Cup
Dinu Pescariu at Olympics.com
Dinu Dănuţ Pescariu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] Lazar, Valeriu (10 October 2017). "Former tennis player Dinu Pescariu, prosecuted in the file of taking over 'Cutezatorii' sports base, damages of EUR 93m". The Romania Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[2] "COMUNICAT – urmărire penală PESCARIU DINU MIHAIL" [COMMUNICATION – criminal investigation PESCARIU DINU MIHAIL]. Direcţia Naţională Anticorupţie (in Romanian). 10 October 2017. (English translation)

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