Dinu Pescariu

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Dinu Pescariu
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1974-04-12) 12 April 1974 (age 51)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 676,539
Singles
Career record28–63
Career titles0
9 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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 record22–29
Career titles1
4 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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.

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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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Nov 1996 Santiago, ChileWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Álbert Portas Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 2–6
Win1–1 Jul 1997 Umag, CroatiaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Davide Sanguinetti Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Hrbatý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karol Kučera
7–6, 6–4
Loss1–2 Sep 1998 Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Romania.svg George Cosac Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu
6–7, 6–7

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAA 1R 1R 1R Q1 0 / 30–30%
French Open 2R AAAA Q3 Q1 1R 1R A0 / 31–325%
Wimbledon AAAAAA 1R 2R 1R A0 / 31–325%
US Open AA Q2 AAA 2R 1R AA0 / 21–233%
Win–loss1–10–00–00–00–00–01–31–40–30–00 / 113–1121%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAA Q1 A Q1 A Q1 AA0 / 00–0  
Monte Carlo 2R AA Q2 AAA Q1 2R A0 / 22–250%
Hamburg AAAAAA Q2 AAA0 / 00–0  
Rome AA Q2 A Q3 AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Paris AA Q1 AAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss1–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–00 / 22–250%

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 1991 Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Górriz 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 1993 Košice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl 6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win1–2Jun 1995 Weiden, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Lars Burgsmüller 6–4, 6–2
Win2–2Nov 1995 Beijing, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha-Silva 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win3–2Sep 1996 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Sabău 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win4–2Apr 1997 Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Gross 6–4, 6–2
Win5–2Apr 1997 Split, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Antonio Marín 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win6–2Jul 1997 Ulm, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Koubek 7–5, 6–1
Loss6–3Jul 1997 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Ionuț Moldovan 2–6, 4–6
Win7–3Sep 1997 Edinburgh, United KingdomChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win8–3May 1998 Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Voinea 7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Loss8–4Jul 1998 Ulm, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui 4–6, 3–6
Win9–4Sep 1998 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Larsen 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss9–5May 1999 Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Flag of Belarus.svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1993 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Maclagan Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith
6–7, 3–6
Win1–1Sep 1996 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Cosac Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez
7–6, 6–1
Win2–1Apr 1997 Split, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Devin Bowen Flag of the United States.svg Trey Phillips
Flag of Mexico.svg David Roditi
7–6, 6–3
Loss2–2Jul 1997 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Ionuț Moldovan Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Cosac
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Maclagan
4–6, 6–7
Loss2–3Oct 1997 Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Davide Sanguinetti Flag of Egypt.svg Tamer El Sawy
Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
1–6, 2–6
Win3–3Aug 1998 Graz, AustriaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Albert Portas Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nebojsa Djordjevic
Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale
6–3, 6–4
Win4–3Jun 1999 Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Eric Taino Flag of the United States.svg Devin Bowen
Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–3
Loss4–4Sep 1999 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Cosac Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu
2–6, 2–6
Loss4–5Apr 2000 Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Santopadre Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kovačka
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Kudrnáč
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 0–6
Loss4–6May 2000 Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Labadze Flag of Japan.svg Thomas Shimada
Flag of South Africa.svg Myles Wakefield
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win5–6Jun 2003Romania F1A, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Ionuț Moldovan Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Moraru
Flag of Romania.svg 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]

References

  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)