Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur (born 22 January 1985) is a Romanian retired tennis player who mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup Team and was coached by Fabrizio Fanucci. In June 2012, Ungur reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 79.[1][2] His most notable result was a four set victory over David Nalbandian in the first round of the 2012 French Open.
Adrian Ungur at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Romania |
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Residence | Florence, Italy |
Born | Piteşti, Romania | 22 January 1985
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Retired | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $956,697 |
Singles | |
Career record | 18–42 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (11 June 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 569 (30 May 2018) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
French Open | 2R (2012) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2012, 2013) |
US Open | 1R (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 7–7 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 94 (20 July 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 432 (14 August 2017) |
Last updated on: 24 August 2015. |
Personal life
In 2006 Adrian married Liana, who is also a professional tennis player and daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci.[3]
Career
Juniors
Ungur reached as high as No. 10 in the junior singles world rankings in January 2003.
2012
Following some good results in Challenger events, Adrian was entered into the main draw at the 2012 French Open, his first main draw appearance at Grand Slam level. He beat former world number three David Nalbandian in the first round, before being defeated in four sets by Roger Federer in the second round – although he saved two match points in winning the third set.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 April 2015 | BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Marius Copil | Nicholas Monroe Artem Sitak |
3–6, 7–5, [17–15] |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles finals: 21 (8–13)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 6 May 2006 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Oliver Marach | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2 July 2006 | Constanța, Romania (1) | Clay | Konstantinos Economidis | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 16 September 2007 | Todi, Italy (1) | Clay | Stefano Galvani | 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 15 June 2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Franco Ferreiro | 6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 5. | 29 June 2008 | Constanța, Romania (2) | Clay | Nicolas Devilder | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(10–12) |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 September 2009 | Todi, Italy (2) | Clay | Simon Greul | 6–2, 1–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 7. | 27 September 2009 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Albert Ramos-Viñolas | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 10 July 2011 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Clay | Stefano Galvani | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 28 August 2011 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Peter Gojowczyk | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 10 October 2011 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 29 January 2012 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay | Wayne Odesnik | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner-up | 12. | 25 February 2012 | Meknes, Morocco | Clay | Evgeny Donskoy | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 24 March 2012 | Marrakech, Morocco | Clay | Martin Kližan | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 14. | 12 August 2012 | Sibiu, Romania | Clay | Victor Hănescu | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Runner-up | 15. | 9 September 2012 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | Andreas Haider-Maurer | 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 23 September 2012 | Trnava, Slovakia | Clay | Andrey Kuznetsov | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1 December 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Guido Pella | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 18. | 5 May 2013 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Diego Sebastián Schwartzman | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 19. | 9 June 2013 | Arad, Romania | Clay | Marius Copil | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up | 20. | 22 September 2013 | Trnava, Slovakia | Clay | Julian Reister | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Winner | 21. | 10 August 2014 | City of San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Antonio Veić | 6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles finals: 8 (6-2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winners | 1. | 27 August 2006 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Gabriel Moraru | Michał Przysiężny Federico Torresi |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winners | 2. | 18 July 2010 | Rimini, Italy | Clay | Giulio di Meo | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Alexander Peya |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–7] |
Runners-up | 3. | 26 March 2011 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Daniele Bracciali Simone Vagnozzi |
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [7–10] |
Runners-up | 4. | 10 August 2014 | City of San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Franko Škugor | Radu Albot Enrique Lopez-Perez |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winners | 5. | 17 August 2014 | Cordenons, Italy | Clay | Potito Starace | František Čermák Lukáš Dlouhý |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winners | 6. | 7 September 2014 | Brasov, Romania | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | Aslan Karatsev Valery Rudnev |
4–6, 7–6(7-4), [10–1] |
Winners | 7. | 28 September 2014 | Sibiu Open, Romania | Clay | Potito Starace | Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Marius Copil |
7–5, 6–2 |
Winners | 8. | 17 January 2015 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Laurynas Grigelis | Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti |
3–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Davis Cup
Singles performances (5–3)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Win/Lose | Result |
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2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 7–8 May 2010 | Ukraine | Clay | Sergiy Stakhovsky | Lose | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 5–7 | |
2010 World Group Play-offs | 17–19 September 2010 | Ecuador | Clay | Giovanni Lapentti | Win | 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Emilio Gómez | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||
2011 World Group | 4–6 March 2011 | Argentina | Clay | David Nalbandian | Lose | 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
Juan Mónaco | Win | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | |||||
2011 World Group Play-offs | 16–18 September 2011 | Czech Republic | Clay | Radek Štěpánek | Lose | 3–6, 2–6, 0–6 | |
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1–3 February 2013 | Denmark | Hard (indoor) | Martin Pedersen | Win | 6–2, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Thomas Kromann | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
Singles Performance Timeline
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–1 |
French Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1–2 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0–2 |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0–2 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0-1 | 1-7 |
Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 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 | 99 | 119 | 157 | 169 |
References
- "Adrian Ungur biography". ATP World Tour. 23 October 2010.
- Adrian Ungur şi-a anunţat retragerea din tenis. Va mai juca la un singur turneu
- "Adrian Ungur s-a casatorit cu fiica lui Ilie Balaci". România Liberă. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
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