Gabriel Trifu (born 14 April 1975)[1] 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] Romanian Davis Cup team .
Gabriel Trifu Full name Gabriel Bogdan Trifu Country (sports) Romania Residence Bradenton , Florida , United StatesBorn (1975-04-14 ) 14 April 1975 (age 49) Bucharest , Romania Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1994 Retired 2005 Plays Right-handed Prize money US$ 319,110 Career record 4–14 Career titles 0 1 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 148 (22 April 2002) Australian Open Q2 (1998 , 2003 ) French Open Q3 (2002 ) Wimbledon Q3 (1999 ) US Open Q2 (1998 , 1999 ) Career record 23–27 Career titles 1 13 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 97 (18 July 2005) French Open 1R (2002 , 2010 ) Wimbledon 2R (1999 , 2002 ) US Open 1R (2009 ) Davis Cup 7–12 Last updated on: 9 April 2022.
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)
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)
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 , BrazilChallenger Hard Luis-Enrique Herrera Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 Aug 1997 Belo Horizonte , BrazilChallenger Hard Glenn Weiner Nelson Aerts André Sá 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 2–1 Apr 1998 Puerto Vallarta , MexicoChallenger Hard Luis-Enrique Herrera Ota Fukárek Régis Lavergne 6–3, 6–4 Loss 2–2 Aug 1998 Bronx , United StatesChallenger Hard Ota Fukárek Jared Palmer Takao Suzuki 1–6, 2–6 Win 3–2 Aug 1999 Lexington , United StatesChallenger Hard Michael Sell Scott Humphries Kevin Kim 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 Win 4–2 Sep 1999 Brașov , RomaniaChallenger Clay Andrei Pavel Gheorghe Cosac Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 6–2, 6–2 Loss 4–3 Oct 2000 Tulsa , United StatesChallenger Hard Glenn Weiner Enrique Abaroa Michael Sell 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 Win 5–3 Jul 2001 Eisenach , GermanyChallenger Clay Yves Allegro Tomas Behrend Franz Stauder 7–6(10–8) , 6–4 Loss 5–4 Dec 2001 Urbana , United StatesChallenger Hard Paul Rosner Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 Win 6–4 Jan 2002 Waikoloa , United StatesChallenger Hard Glenn Weiner James Blake Justin Gimelstob 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Win 7–4 Apr 2002 Napoli , ItalyChallenger Clay Vladimir Voltchkov Leonardo Olguín Martín Vassallo Argüello 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Win 8–4 May 2002 Rome , ItalyChallenger Clay Vladimir Voltchkov Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter 6–1, 6–2 Win 9–4 Nov 2002 Urbana , United StatesChallenger Hard Glenn Weiner Eric Taino Martin Verkerk 6–3, 6–2 Loss 9–5 Aug 2003 Netherlands F4, Enschede Futures Clay Robert Lindstedt Edwin Kempes Paul Logtens walkover Loss 9–6 Jul 2004 Hilversum , NetherlandsChallenger Clay Attila Sávolt Fred Hemmes Melle van Gemerden 6–7(3–7) , 6–7(3–7) Win 10–6 Sep 2004 Freudenstadt , GermanyChallenger Clay Alexander Waske Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Santiago Ventura 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2 Win 11–6 Nov 2004 Homestead , United StatesChallenger Hard Glenn Weiner Huntley Montgomery Tripp Phillips 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 Loss 11–7 Nov 2004 Dnepropetrovsk , UkraineChallenger Hard Andrei Pavel Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–7(2–7) Win 12–7 May 2005 Zagreb , CroatiaChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Enzo Artoni Martín Vassallo Argüello 6–2, 4–6, 7—5 Win 13–7 Jul 2005 Biella , ItalyChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Carlos Berlocq Ricardo Mello 6–4, 4–6, 6—4
Performance timelines (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 Doubles References External links 
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