Florin Segărceanu (born 29 March 1961) is a former tennis player from Romania.
 Segărceanu in 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 March 1961 (age 63) Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $192,212[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (10 October 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (8 October 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1983, Segărceanu was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the first set of their second round match.
Segărceanu defeated Brian Teacher, then ranked 22nd, at Cincinnati in 1983; Paul Annacone, then ranked 25th, in the opening round at Roland Garros in 1985; Martín Jaite, then ranked 20th, at Tel Aviv in 1985; and Guy Forget, then ranked 28th, at Nice in 1986.[2]
His career prize money total was $192,212, with 1985's being his highest earning year at $25,138.[1]
Career finals
editDoubles (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
edit| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1983 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Stefan Edberg
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 Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
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1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1983 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard |  Nick Saviano
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Paul Annacone Eric Korita
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 1984 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Eric Fromm
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 Boris Becker  Wojciech Fibak
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4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1985 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Michael Robertson
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Brad Gilbert Ilie Năstase
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 1989 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Cyril Suk
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Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 1990 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay |  George Cosac
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Vojtěch Flégl Daniel Vacek
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7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
References
edit- ^ a b Florin Segarceanu | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis. ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 10 May 2017.
- ^ Florin Segarceanu | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis. ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 10 May 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florin Segărceanu.
- Florin Segărceanu at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Florin Segărceanu at the International Tennis Federation
- Florin Segărceanu at the Davis Cup
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