George Cosac

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George Cosac
George Cosac 1990.jpg
Cosac in 1990
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Born (1968-01-26) 26 January 1968 (age 56)
Constanța, Romania [1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money US$ 86,518
Singles
Career record1–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 265 (23 October 1995)
Doubles
Career record18–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 170 (15 April 1991)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 9–14

George Cosac (born 26 January 1968) is a former tennis player from Romania. He competed in doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, together with Dinu Pescariu, but the pair was eliminated in the quarter-finals. [1] Cosac reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 23 October 1995, when he became the number 265 of the world.

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On 22 February 2013, he was elected president of the Romanian Tennis Federation. [2]

Career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 1990 Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Flag of Romania.svg Florin Segărceanu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtěch Flégl
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2 Sep 1993 Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Ciprian Porumb Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–7
Loss0–3 Sep 1998 Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Dinu Pescariu Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu
6–7, 6–7

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Franco Davín was the defending champion but was eliminated in the qualifying rounds, losing to George Cosac at the second round.

References

  1. 1 2 3 George Cosac. sports-reference.com
  2. "George Cosac este noul preşedinte al Federaţiei Române de Tenis!". doartenis.ro. 22 February 2013.