Gabriel Trifu

Gabriel Trifu
Full nameGabriel Bogdan Trifu
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBradenton, 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 OpenQ2 (1998, 2003)
French OpenQ3 (2002)
WimbledonQ3 (1999)
US OpenQ2 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record23–27
Career titles1
13 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 97 (18 July 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2002, 2010)
Wimbledon2R (1999, 2002)
US Open1R (2009)
Team competitions
Davis Cup7–12
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.

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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1998 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Romania Andrei Pavel Romania George Cosac
Romania 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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 May 1998 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard South Africa Neville Godwin 4–6, 6–7
Loss 0-2 Dec 1998 USA F11, Clearwater Futures Hard Portugal João Cunha-Silva 1–6, 3–6
Win 1-2 Feb 1999 Amarillo, United States Challenger Hard United States Brian Macphie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1-3 Nov 2001 Knoxville, United States Challenger Hard United States 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard Mexico Luis-Enrique Herrera Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Venezuela Maurice Ruah 		7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 1997 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard United States Glenn Weiner Brazil Nelson Aerts
Brazil André Sá 		1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 1998 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Luis-Enrique Herrera Czech Republic Ota Fukárek
France Régis Lavergne 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Aug 1998 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard Czech Republic Ota Fukárek United States Jared Palmer
Japan Takao Suzuki 		1–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 1999 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard United States Michael Sell United States Scott Humphries
United States Kevin Kim 		7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win 4–2 Sep 1999 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay Romania Andrei Pavel Romania Gheorghe Cosac
Romania Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Oct 2000 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard United States Glenn Weiner Mexico Enrique Abaroa
United States Michael Sell 		7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Jul 2001 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Switzerland Yves Allegro Germany Tomas Behrend
Germany Franz Stauder 		7–6(10–8), 6–4
Loss 5–4 Dec 2001 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Paul Rosner United States Mardy Fish
United States Jeff Morrison 		3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 6–4 Jan 2002 Waikoloa, United States Challenger Hard United States Glenn Weiner United States James Blake
United States Justin Gimelstob 		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 7–4 Apr 2002 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov Argentina Leonardo Olguín
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello 		7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–4 May 2002 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov Argentina Sergio Roitman
Argentina Andrés Schneiter 		6–1, 6–2
Win 9–4 Nov 2002 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard United States Glenn Weiner United States Eric Taino
Netherlands Martin Verkerk 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–5 Aug 2003 Netherlands F4, Enschede Futures Clay Sweden Robert Lindstedt Netherlands Edwin Kempes
Netherlands Paul Logtens 		walkover
Loss 9–6 Jul 2004 Hilversum, Netherlands Challenger Clay Hungary Attila Sávolt Netherlands Fred Hemmes
Netherlands Melle van Gemerden 		6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 10–6 Sep 2004 Freudenstadt, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Alexander Waske Spain Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
Spain Santiago Ventura 		6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Win 11–6 Nov 2004 Homestead, United States Challenger Hard United States Glenn Weiner United States Huntley Montgomery
United States Tripp Phillips 		5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 11–7 Nov 2004 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Romania Andrei Pavel Slovakia Karol Beck
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský 		7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 12–7 May 2005 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Italy Enzo Artoni
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello 		6–2, 4–6, 7—5
Win 13–7 Jul 2005 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Brazil Ricardo Mello 		6–4, 4–6, 6—4

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A Q1 A A Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 A Q2 Q2 Q3 A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Stuttgart A A A A A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Doubles

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004–2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A 1R A A A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A Q1 2R A A 2R A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
US Open Q2 A Q1 A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Stuttgart A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

References

  1. ^ a b Gabriel TRIFU. itftennis.com