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Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur at the 2010 BCR Open Romania
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceFlorence, Italy
Born (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 39)
Piteşti, Romania Socialist Republic of Romania
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$225,370
Singles
Career record6-9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 91 (May 21, 2012)
Current rankingNo. 92 (May 28, 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
French Open2R (2012)
WimbledonQ1 (2009), (2011)
US OpenQ1 (2008, 2010)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 301 (July 11, 2011)
Current rankingNo. 451 (April 16, 2012)
Last updated on: April 16, 2012.

Adrian Ungur (born January 25, 1985) is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On May 21, 2012, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 91. He is coached by Fabrizio Fanucci.[1] His most notable result was a four set victory over David Nalbandian in the first round of the 2012 French Open.

Personal life

In 2006 Adrian married Liana, who is also a professional tennis player and daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci.[2]

Career

2012

Following some good results in Challenger events, Adrian was entered into the main draw at the French Open, his first main draw appearance at Grand Slam level. He beat former world number three David Nalbandian, before taking the third set on his way to a second round loss to 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.

Career finals

Singles finals: 13 (4–9)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–9)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (4–9)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 6 May 2006 Italy Rome, Italy Clay Austria Oliver Marach 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 2 July 2006 Romania Constanța, Romania (1) Clay Greece Konstantinos Economidis 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 16 September 2007 Italy Todi, Italy (1) Clay Italy Stefano Galvani 5–7, 2–6
Winner 4. 15 June 2008 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Brazil Franco Ferreiro 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 5. 29 June 2008 Romania Constanța, Romania (2) Clay France Nicolas Devilder 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(10–12)
Runner-up 6. 20 September 2009 Italy Todi, Italy (2) Clay Germany Simon Greul 6–2, 1–6, (6)6–7
Winner 7. 27 September 2009 Italy Palermo, Italy Clay Spain Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6–4, 6–4
Winner 8. 10 July 2011 Italy San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Clay Italy Stefano Galvani 7–5, 6–2
Winner 9. 28 August 2011 Italy Manerbio, Italy Clay Germany Peter Gojowczyk 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Runner-up 10. 10 October 2011 Italy Palermo, Italy Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11. 29 January 2012 Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia Clay United States Wayne Odesnik 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 12. 25 February 2012 Morocco Meknes, Morocco Clay Russia Evgeny Donskoy 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 13. 24 March 2012 Morocco Marrakech, Morocco Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan 6–3, 3–6, 0–6

Doubles finals: 3 (2–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winners 1. 27 August 2006 Italy Manerbio, Italy Clay Romania Gabriel Moraru Poland Michał Przysiężny
Italy Federico Torresi
6–3, 6–3
Winners 2. 18 July 2010 Italy Rimini, Italy Clay Italy Giulio di Meo Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Austria Alexander Peya
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–7]
Runner-ups 3. 26 March 2011 Italy Caltanissetta, Italy Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Simone Vagnozzi
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [7–10]

Davis Cup

Singles performances (3–3)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Win/Lose Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
QF
7–8 May 2010 Ukraine Ukraine Clay Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky Lose 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 5–7
2010 World Group Play-offs
Play-off
17–19 September 2010 Ecuador Ecuador Clay Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti Win 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Ecuador Emilio Gómez Win 6–3, 6–4
2011 World Group
1R
4–6 March 2011 Argentina Argentina Clay Argentina David Nalbandian Lose 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Argentina Juan Mónaco Win 6–4, 2–6, 6-3
2011 World Group Play-offs
Play-off
16–18 September 2011 Czech Republic Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Lose 3–6, 2–6, 0–6

Singles Performance Timeline

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 Q1 A A Q1 A 0–0
French Open A Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 2R 1–1
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q1 0–0
US Open A A Q1 A Q1 A 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Year End Ranking 238 268 234 178 185 114

References

  1. ^ "Adrian Ungur biography at atpworldtour.com". http://www.atpworldtour.com. 2010-10-23. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ "Adrian Ungur s-a casatorit cu fiica lui Ilie Balaci". România Liberă. 2006-04-17.

External links

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