Adrian Ungur

Adrian Ungur (born 22 January 1985) is a Romanian former tennis player who mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup Team and was coached by Fabrizio Fanucci. In June 2012, Ungur reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 79.[1][2] His most notable result was a four set victory over former World No. 3 David Nalbandian in the first round of the 2012 French Open.

Not to be confused with Adrian Ungur (footballer).

Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceFlorence, Italy
Born (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985
Piteşti, Romania
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$962,026
Singles
Career record18–42
Career titles0
9 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 79 (11 June 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2013)
French Open2R (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2012, 2013)
US Open1R (2012, 2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record7–7
Career titles1
6 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 94 (20 July 2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Last updated on: 17 February 2023.

Personal life

In 2006 Adrian married Liana, who is also a professional tennis player and daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci.[3]

Career

Juniors

Ungur reached as high as No. 10 in the junior singles world rankings in January 2003.

2012: Grand Slam debut and first top-10 win

Following some good results in Challenger events, Adrian entered into the main draw at the 2012 French Open, his first main draw appearance at Grand Slam level. He beat former world No. 3 David Nalbandian in the first round, before being defeated in four sets by Roger Federer in the second round – although he saved two match points in winning the third set.

2015: Maiden and Home doubles title

In April at the Romanian Open partnering fellow Romanian Marius Copil, after saving five match points, they defeated Nicholas Monroe/Artem Sitak 17–15 in the match tiebreak to become the first Romanian team to win the Bucharest title since 1998 (Pavel/Trifu).[4]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Winner – 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 (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2015 Bucharest, Romania 250 Series Clay Marius Copil Nicholas Monroe
Artem Sitak		 3–6, 7–5, [17–15]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 36 (16–20)
Legend
ATP Challenger (9–14)
ITF Futures (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (16–19)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)


Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2004 Romania F1, Bucharest Futures Clay Adrian Cruciat 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2004 Romania F7, Bucharest Futures Clay Vjekoslav Skenderovic 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jul 2004 Romania F11, Bucharest Futures Clay Adrian Cruciat 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Aug 2004 Romania F15, Bucharest Futures Clay Victor Ionita 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2005 Italy F2, Rome Futures Clay Marko Neunteibl 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1
Win 4–2 Mar 2005 Italy F3, Siracuse Futures Clay Fabio Fognini 7–5, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 4–3 May 2005 Romania F4, Bucharest Futures Clay Gabriel Moraru 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Jun 2005 Romania F5, Bucharest Futures Clay Carlos Poch-Gradin 6–2, 7–5
Win 6–3 Jun 2005 Romania F7, Bucharest Futures Clay Victor Crivoi 6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–4 May 2006 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Oliver Marach 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6–5 Jul 2006 Constanta, Romania Challenger Clay Konstantinos Economidis 4–6, 4–6
Win 7–5 Aug 2007 Italy F28, Padova Futures Clay Francesco Piccari 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
Loss 7–6 Sep 2007 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Stefano Galvani 5–7, 2–6
Win 8–6 Jun 2008 Sofia, Bulgaria Challenger Clay Franco Ferreiro 6–3, 6–0
Loss 8–7 Jun 2008 Constanta, Romania Challenger Clay Nicolas Devilder 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(10–12)
Loss 8–8 Jul 2009 Italy F18, Carpi Futures Clay Francesco Aldi 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 8–9 Aug 2009 Italy F24, Padova Futures Clay Stefano Galvani 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6
Loss 8–10 Sep 2009 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Simon Greul 6–2, 1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 9–10 Sep 2009 Palermo, Italy Challenger Clay Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6–4, 6–4
Win 10–10 Jul 2011 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Stefano Galvani 7–5, 6–2
Win 11–10 Aug 2011 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Peter Gojowczyk 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 11–11 Oct 2011 Palermo, Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq 1–6, 1–6
Loss 11–12 Jan 2012 Bucamaranga, Colombia Challenger Clay Wayne Odesnik 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 11–13 Feb 2012 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Evgeny Donskoy 1–6, 3–6
Loss 11–14 Mar 2012 Marrakech, Morocco Challenger Clay Martin Klizan 6–3, 3–6, 0–6
Win 12–14 Aug 2012 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay Victor Hanescu 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 12–15 Sep 2012 Brasov, Romania Challenger Clay Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 12–16 Sep 2012 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Andrey Kuznetsov 3–6, 3–6
Loss 12–17 Dec 2012 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard Guido Pella 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)
Win 13–17 May 2013 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay Diego Schwartzman 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Win 14–17 Jun 2013 Arad, Romania Challenger Clay Marius Copil 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 14–18 Sep 2013 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Julian Reister 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 15–18 Aug 2014 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Antonio Veic 6–1, 6–0
Loss 15–19 Aug 2015 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Filip Krajinovic 7–5, 4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win 16–19 Sep 2015 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay Pere Riba 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 16–20 Aug 2017 Romania F8, Pitesti Futures Clay Hernan Casanova 6–7(1–7), 3–6

Doubles: 10 (6–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (6–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2006 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Gabriel Moraru Michal Przysiezny
Federico Torresi		 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 2010 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay Giulio Di Meo Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Alexander Peya		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2–1 Mar 2011 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Daniele Giorgini Daniele Bracciali
Simone Vagnozzi		 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [7–10]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2014 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Franko Skugor Radu Albot
Enrique Lopez-Perez		 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2014 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Potito Starace Frantisek Cermak
Lukas Dlouhy		 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–2 Sep 2014 Brasov, Romania Challenger Clay Daniele Giorgini Aslan Karatsev
Valery Rudnev		 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–1]
Win 5–2 Sep 2014 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay Potito Starace Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
Marius Copil		 7–5, 6–2
Win 6–2 Jan 2015 Casablanca, Morocco Challenger Clay Laurynas Grigelis Flavio Cipolla
Alessandro Motti		 3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 6–3 Sep 2015 Alphen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Victor Hanescu Tobias Kamke
Jan-Lennard Struff		 6–7(1–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 6–4 Jul 2017 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Flavio Cipolla Pol Toledo Bague
Carlos Taberner		 5–7, 4–6

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 Q1 A A Q1 A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 2R Q3 Q1 Q1 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q1 1R 1R A Q1 Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A Q1 A Q1 A 1R 1R A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 7 1–7 13%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 1R Not Held A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A A A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo A A A A A A Q2 A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Rome A A A A A A 1R Q1 A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid A A A A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

Davis Cup

Singles performances (5–3)
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Win/Lose Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
QF
 7–8 May 2010 Ukraine Clay Sergiy Stakhovsky Lose 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 5–7
2010 World Group Play-offs Play-off 17–19 September 2010 Ecuador Clay Giovanni Lapentti Win 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Emilio Gómez Win 6–3, 6–4
2011 World Group 1R 4–6 March 2011 Argentina Clay David Nalbandian Lose 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Juan Mónaco Win 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2011 World Group Play-offs
Play-off
 16–18 September 2011 Czech Republic Clay Radek Štěpánek Lose 3–6, 2–6, 0–6
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 1–3 February 2013 Denmark Hard (indoor) Martin Pedersen Win 6–2, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
Thomas Kromann Win 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. "Adrian Ungur biography". ATP World Tour. 23 October 2010.
  2. Adrian Ungur şi-a anunţat retragerea din tenis. Va mai juca la un singur turneu
  3. "Adrian Ungur s-a casatorit cu fiica lui Ilie Balaci". România Liberă. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
  4. "Doubles Q2 Review: New Partnerships Blossom and Parity Reigns | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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