Gabriel Trifu
FullnameGabriel Bogdan Trifu
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, United States
Birth date14 April 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeBucharest, Romania
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turnedpro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed
CareerprizemoneyUS$ 319,110
Singlesrecord4–14
Singlestitles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 148 (22 April 2002)
AustralianopenresultQ2 (1998, 2003)
FrenchopenresultQ3 (2002)
WimbledonresultQ3 (1999)
UsopenresultQ2 (1998, 1999)
Doublesrecord23–27
Doublestitles1
13 Challenger, 0 Futures
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 97 (18 July 2005)
Frenchopendoublesresult1R (2002, 2010)
Wimbledondoublesresult2R (1999, 2002)
Usopendoublesresult1R (2009)
Teamyes
Daviscupresult7–12
Updated9 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 1998Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClayAndrei PavelGeorge Cosac
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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1May 1998Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHardNeville Godwin4–6, 6–7
Loss0-2Dec 1998USA F11, ClearwaterFuturesHardJoão Cunha-Silva1–6, 3–6
Win1-2Feb 1999Amarillo, United StatesChallengerHardBrian Macphie5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1-3Nov 2001Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHardJames Blake4–6, 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1996Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHardLuis-Enrique HerreraLeonardo Lavalle
Maurice Ruah		7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Aug 1997Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHardGlenn WeinerNelson Aerts
André Sá		1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Apr 1998Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHardLuis-Enrique HerreraOta Fukárek
Régis Lavergne		6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2Aug 1998Bronx, United StatesChallengerHardOta FukárekJared Palmer
Takao Suzuki		1–6, 2–6
Win3–2Aug 1999Lexington, United StatesChallengerHardMichael SellScott Humphries
Kevin Kim		7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win4–2Sep 1999Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClayAndrei PavelGheorghe Cosac
Dinu-Mihai Pescariu		6–2, 6–2
Loss4–3Oct 2000Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHardGlenn WeinerEnrique Abaroa
Michael Sell		7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win5–3Jul 2001Eisenach, GermanyChallengerClayYves AllegroTomas Behrend
Franz Stauder		7–6(10–8), 6–4
Loss5–4Dec 2001Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardPaul RosnerMardy Fish
Jeff Morrison		3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win6–4Jan 2002Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHardGlenn WeinerJames Blake
Justin Gimelstob		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win7–4Apr 2002Napoli, ItalyChallengerClayVladimir VoltchkovLeonardo Olguín
Martín Vassallo Argüello		7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–4May 2002Rome, ItalyChallengerClayVladimir VoltchkovSergio Roitman
Andrés Schneiter		6–1, 6–2
Win9–4Nov 2002Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardGlenn WeinerEric Taino
Martin Verkerk		6–3, 6–2
Loss9–5Aug 2003Netherlands F4, EnschedeFuturesClayRobert LindstedtEdwin Kempes
Paul Logtens		walkover
Loss9–6Jul 2004Hilversum, NetherlandsChallengerClayAttila SávoltFred Hemmes
Melle van Gemerden		6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win10–6Sep 2004Freudenstadt, GermanyChallengerClayAlexander WaskeSalvador Navarro-Gutierrez
Santiago Ventura		6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Win11–6Nov 2004Homestead, United StatesChallengerHardGlenn WeinerHuntley Montgomery
Tripp Phillips		5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss11–7Nov 2004Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHardAndrei PavelKarol Beck
Jaroslav Levinský		7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win12–7May 2005Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClayTom VanhoudtEnzo Artoni
Martín Vassallo Argüello		6–2, 4–6, 7—5
Win13–7Jul 2005Biella, ItalyChallengerClayTom VanhoudtCarlos Berlocq
Ricardo Mello		6–4, 4–6, 6—4

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ2AAAAQ20 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAQ1AAQ3A0 / 00–0
WimbledonQ1AQ2Q2Q3AAQ1A0 / 00–0
US OpenQ1Q1Q1Q2Q2AQ2Q1A0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsQ2AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
MiamiQ2AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
CanadaAAAAAAQ1AA0 / 00–0
CincinnatiAAAAAAAQ1A0 / 00–0
StuttgartAAAAAAQ2AA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0

Doubles

Tournament19971998199920002001200220032004–200820092010SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAA1RAAA1R0 / 20–2
WimbledonAQ12RAA2RAAAA0 / 22–2
US OpenQ2AQ1AAAAA1RA0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–01–10–00–01–20–00–00–10–10 / 52–5
ATP Tour Masters 1000
StuttgartAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–1

References

  1. ^ Gabriel TRIFU. itftennis.com