Florin Mergea

Florin Mergea (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈmerdʒe̯a]; born 26 January 1985) is a Romanian tennis player and a doubles specialist. He has reached the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 and won an ATP Masters title at the Mutua Madrid Open earlier that year. He achieved a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 7 in doubles (July, 2015) and World No. 243 in singles (May 2005).

Florin Mergea
Mergea at the 2016 French Open
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1985-01-26) 26 January 1985
Craiova, Romania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,679,552
Singles
Career record3–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 243 (9 May 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2006)
WimbledonQ2 (2004)
US OpenQ1 (2005)
Doubles
Career record151–119
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 7 (13 July 2015)
Current rankingNo. 136 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2015)
French OpenSF (2014)
WimbledonSF (2015)
US OpenQF (2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2015)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
French Open2R (2015)
Wimbledon3R (2014)
US Open1R (2014, 2015)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Men's Tennis
2016 Rio de JaneiroDoubles
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

His current doubles partner is fellow Romanian Adrian Barbu. Florin Mergea is presently coached by Alex Pop-Moldovan and managed by the McCartney Group, Vienna.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Mergea compiled a singles win/loss record of 87–33, reaching as high as No. 2 in the world in July 2003 (and No. 1 in doubles). Along the way, he beat future top ten singles players like Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Gaël Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.[1] As well as winning the Boys' Singles at Wimbledon in 2003 and being runner-up in the Boys' Singles tournament at the 2003 Australian Open, he won the Boys' Doubles in 2002 alongside compatriot Horia Tecău.

Seniors

The transition to the seniors tour proved difficult for Mergea. After turning pro in 2003, he struggled to make a breakthrough. Injuries hampered his career and in spite of reaching no. 103 in the doubles rankings, his lack of singles success and limited support drained his motivation. In 2010, Mergea decided to retire from tennis, a decision he turned around months later, with the help of his wife, Daiana. With renewed focus on the doubles game, his rankings rose steadily, playing alongside the likes of Andrei Daescu and Philipp Marx. After reaching thirteen challenger finals within little over a year, Mergea won his first ATP title in October 2013, when he teamed up with Lukas Rosol for the Erste Bank Open, Vienna.[2]

Tour success continued in 2014, as he won the Royal Guard Open in Vina del Mar, with veteran Oliver Marach, and his first ATP 500 title at the International German Open in Hamburg, with Marin Draganja. Furthermore, siding with the Croatian, Mergea reached the French Open semifinal.

After starting 2015 with Dominic Inglot and reaching two finals, his injury plagued British partner needed time to recover. This gave way to the formation of his partnership with Rohan Bopanna, whom he had played with successfully at the Shanghai Masters the previous season. Together, they found consistency in their results, while winning the Madrid Masters and the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. In November, the team were the last to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals.[3] There, in spite of their seeding, they reached the final against the year-end number one team of Mergea's Davis Cup and former juniors' partner, Horia Tecău, who played alongside Jean Julien Rojer.

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2015ATP World Tour Finals, LondonHard (i) Rohan Bopanna Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău		4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2015 Madrid Open Clay Rohan Bopanna Marcin Matkowski
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [11–9]
Loss 2016 Madrid Open Clay Rohan Bopanna Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver2016Summer Olympics, Rio de JaneiroHard Horia Tecau Marc Lopez
Rafael Nadal		 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1)
Olympic Games (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–4)
Finals by Surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2013 Vienna Open, Austria 250 Series Hard (i) Lukáš Rosol Daniel Nestor
Julian Knowle		 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 Feb 2014 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Oliver Marach Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jul 2014 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Marin Draganja Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3–1 Jan 2015 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Dominic Inglot Raven Klaasen
Leander Paes		 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Loss 3–2 Feb 2015 Open Sud de France, France 250 Series Hard (i) Dominic Inglot Marcus Daniell
Artem Sitak		 6–3, 4–6, [14–16]
Loss 3–3 Apr 2015 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Rohan Bopanna Rameez Junaid
Adil Shamasdin		 6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 4–3 May 2015 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Rohan Bopanna Marcin Matkowski
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [11–9]
Win 5–3 Jun 2015 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Grass Rohan Bopanna Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares		 5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 5–4 Jun 2015 Halle Open, Germany 500 Series Grass Rohan Bopanna Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram		 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 5–5 Nov 2015 ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom Tour Finals Hard (i) Rohan Bopanna Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–6 Jan 2016 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Rohan Bopanna Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 6–6 Apr 2016 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Horia Tecău Chris Guccione
André Sá		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 6–7 May 2016 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Rohan Bopanna Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 6–8 Aug 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil Olympics Hard Horia Tecău Marc López
Rafael Nadal		 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 7–8 Apr 2017 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya		 6–4, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament200820132014201520162017 2018W–L
Australian Open A A 2R QF 3R 3R 1R 0 / 4
French Open 2R 2R SF 3R QF 1R A 0 / 6
Wimbledon A 1R 1R SF 3R 3R A 0 / 5
US Open A 1R 2R QF A A A 0 / 2
Win–Loss 1–1 1–3 6–4 12–4 7–3 4–3 0–1 0 / 19
Year End Championships
Tour Finals Did Not Qualify F DNQ 0 / 1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A QF 1R 2R A 0 / 3
Miami A A A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 3
Monte Carlo A A A 1R QF 2R A 0 / 3
Madrid (Clay) A A A W F 1R 1R 1 / 4
Rome A A A 2R SF 2R A 0 / 3
Canada A A A 2R SF A A 0 / 2
Cincinnati A A A QF 2R A A 0 / 2
Shanghai A A SF A A A A 0 / 1
Paris A A 1R QF A A A 0 / 2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–2 10–7 8–7 3–5 0–1 1 / 23
Year End Ranking 115 64 24 11 26 53 381

Challenger career finals

Doubles finals: 35 (17–18)
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 (17–18)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–7)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (12–11)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 8 August 2004 Timișoara, Romania Clay Horia Tecău Marius Călugăru
Ciprian Petre Porumb		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 21 August 2004 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Clay Sebastian Fitz Jean-François Bachelot
Melle Van Gemerden		 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 3. 9 October 2004 Rome 2, Italy Clay Werner Eschauer Francesco Aldi
Francesco Piccari		 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 2 July 2006 Constanța, Romania Clay Horia Tecău Konstantinos Economidis
Jean-Julien Rojer		 6–7(1–7), 1–6
Runner-up 5. 5 November 2006 Seoul, South Korea Hard Danai Udomchoke Alexander Peya
Björn Phau		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 30 June 2007 Almaty 2, Kazakhstan Clay Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Alexey Kedryuk
Alexandre Kudryavtsev		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 7. 9 September 2007 Brașov, Romania Clay Horia Tecău Adrian Cruciat
Marcel-Ioan Miron		 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up 8. 30 September 2007 Bucharest, Romania Clay Horia Tecău Marcel Granollers
Santiago Ventura		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 9. 2 March 2008 Cherbourg, France Hard (I) Horia Tecău Jean-Claude Scherrer
Márcio Torres		 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 10. 27 April 2008 Cremona, Italy Hard Horia Tecău Eduardo Schwank
Dušan Vemić		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 11. 17 May 2008 Marrakech, Morocco Clay Frederico Gil James Auckland
Jamie Delgado		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 12. 29 June 2008 Constanța, Romania Clay Horia Tecău Júlio Silva
Simone Vagnozzi		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 3 August 2008 Timișoara, Romania Clay Adrian Cruciat Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo		 6–3, 4–6, [9–11]
Runner-up 14. 21 June 2009 Constanța, Romania Clay Adrian Cruciat Adrián García
David Marrero		 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Winner 15. 10 September 2011 Brașov, Romania Clay Victor Anagnastopol Dušan Lojda
Benoît Paire		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 16. 21 April 2012 Rome, Italy Clay Andrei Dăescu Dustin Brown
Jonathan Marray		 4–6, 6–7(0–7)
Runner-up 17. 14 July 2012 Timișoara, Romania Clay Andrei Dăescu Goran Tošić
Denis Zivkovic		 2–6, 5–7
Winner 18. 29 July 2012 Oberstaufen, Germany Clay Andrei Dăescu Andrey Kuznetsov
Jose Rubin Statham		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
Runner-up 19. 18 August 2012 Cordenons, Italy Clay Philipp Marx Lukáš Dlouhý
Michal Mertiňák		 7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Winner 20. 25 August 2012 Segovia, Spain Hard Stefano Ianni Konstantin Kravchuk
Frank Moser		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 21. 1 September 2012 Como, Italy Clay Philipp Marx Colin Ebelthite
Jaroslav Pospíšil		 6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Winner 22. 14 October 2012 Rennes, France Hard Philipp Marx Tomasz Bednarek
Mateusz Kowalczyk		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 23. 4 November 2012 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Philipp Marx Johan Brunström
Raven Klaasen		 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Runner-up 24. 11 November 2012 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard Philipp Marx Lukáš Dlouhý
Michail Elgin		 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [6–10]
Runner-up 25. 3 March 2013 Cherbourg, France Hard Philipp Marx Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 26. 24 March 2013 Rimouski, Canada Hard Philipp Marx Samuel Groth
John-Patrick Smith		 6–7(5–7), 6–7(7–9)
Runner-up 27. 31 March 2013 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Hard Philipp Marx Dudi Sela
Jimmy Wang		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 28. 11 May 2013 Rome, Italy Clay Philipp Marx Andre Begemann
Martin Emmrich		 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 29. 10 August 2013 City of San Marino, San Marino Clay Daniele Bracciali Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 30. 7 October 2013 Rennes, France Hard(I) Oliver Marach Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler		 6–4, 3–6, 10–7
Winner 31. 28 October 2013 Geneva, Switzerland Hard(I) Oliver Marach Frantisek Cermak
Philipp Oswald		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 32. 04 August 2019 Sopot, Poland Clay Andre Begemann Karol Drzewiecki
Mateusz Kowalczyk		 6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Winner 33. 18 August 2019 Meerbusch, Germany Clay Andre Begemann Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan		 7–6(7–1), 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
Winner 34. 1 September 2019 Como, Italy Clay Andre Begemann Fabricio Neis
Pedro Sousa		 5–7, 7–5, [14–12]
Runner-up 30. 02 March 2020 Pau, France Hard (i) Simone Bolelli Benjamin Bonzi
Antoine Hoang		 3–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Profil Florin Mergea" (in Romanian). tenisdecamp.ro. December 2014.
  2. "Portret Florin Mergea" (in Romanian). Decat o Revista. 12 February 2013.
  3. "Dodig/Melo Triumph In Paris". www.atpworldtour.com. 8 November 2015.
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