Gabriel Trifu

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Gabriel Trifu
Full nameGabriel Bogdan Trifu
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Residence Bradenton, Florida, United States
Born (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 319,110
Singles
Career record4–14
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 148 (22 April 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1998, 2003)
French Open Q3 (2002)
Wimbledon Q3 (1999)
US Open Q2 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record23–27
Career titles1
13 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 97 (18 July 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2002, 2010)
Wimbledon 2R (1999, 2002)
US Open 1R (2009)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 7–12
Last updated on: 9 April 2022.

Gabriel Trifu (born 14 April 1975) [1] is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. In 1998, he won his first and only title on the ATP Tour, a doubles title at the Romanian Open with Andrei Pavel. [1] Since 2017, Trifu has been the captain of the Romanian Davis Cup team.

Contents

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Sep 1998 Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Romania.svg George Cosac
Flag of Romania.svg Dinu Pescariu
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (1–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1May 1998 Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Neville Godwin 4–6, 6–7
Loss0-2Dec 1998USA F11, Clearwater FuturesHard Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha-Silva 1–6, 3–6
Win1-2Feb 1999 Amarillo, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Macphie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1-3Nov 2001 Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg James Blake 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (13–6)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1996 Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Mexico.svg Luis-Enrique Herrera Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle
Flag of Venezuela.svg Maurice Ruah
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Aug 1997 Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Apr 1998 Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Mexico.svg Luis-Enrique Herrera Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ota Fukárek
Flag of France.svg Régis Lavergne
6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2Aug 1998 Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ota Fukárek Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Suzuki
1–6, 2–6
Win3–2Aug 1999 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kim
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win4–2Sep 1999 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Cosac
Flag of Romania.svg Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
6–2, 6–2
Loss4–3Oct 2000 Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique Abaroa
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell
7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win5–3Jul 2001 Eisenach, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Stauder
7–6(10–8), 6–4
Loss5–4Dec 2001 Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Morrison
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win6–4Jan 2002 Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner Flag of the United States.svg James Blake
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win7–4Apr 2002 Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Olguín
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–4May 2002 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
6–1, 6–2
Win9–4Nov 2002 Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner Flag of the United States.svg Eric Taino
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Verkerk
6–3, 6–2
Loss9–5Aug 2003Netherlands F4, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Logtens
walkover
Loss9–6Jul 2004 Hilversum, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Sávolt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Hemmes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melle van Gemerden
6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win10–6Sep 2004 Freudenstadt, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Ventura
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Win11–6Nov 2004 Homestead, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner Flag of the United States.svg Huntley Montgomery
Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss11–7Nov 2004 Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHard Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win12–7May 2005 Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Artoni
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
6–2, 4–6, 7—5
Win13–7Jul 2005 Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello
6–4, 4–6, 6—4

Performance timelines

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 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q2 AAAA Q2 0 / 00–0  
French Open AAAA Q1 AA Q3 A0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon Q1 A Q2 Q2 Q3 AA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
US Open Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 A Q2 Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Q2 AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Miami Q2 AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Canada AAAAAA Q1 AA0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati AAAAAAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Stuttgart AAAAAA Q2 AA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  

Doubles

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 20042008 2009 2010 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
French Open AAAAA 1R AAA 1R 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon A Q1 2R AA 2R AAAA0 / 22–250%
US Open Q2 A Q1 AAAAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–01–10–00–01–20–00–00–10–10 / 52–529%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Stuttgart AAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–10%

References

  1. 1 2 Gabriel TRIFU. itftennis.com