Romanian tennis player
Andrei Pavel Country (sports) Romania Born (1974-01-27 ) 27 January 1974 (age 51) Height 1.82 m (5 ft11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1995 Retired 23 September 2009 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 5,225,028Singles Career record 277–266 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 13 (25 October 2004) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 4R (1999 ,2004 ) French Open QF (2002 ) Wimbledon 3R (2000 ,2002 ) US Open 4R (2000 ,2004 ) Other tournaments Olympic Games 1R (1992 ,1996 ,2000 ,2004 ) Doubles Career record 142–136 Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 18 (30 April 2007) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open QF (2005 ) French Open SF (2006 ) Wimbledon 3R (2004 ,2007 ,2009 ) US Open 2R (2004 ,2005 ,2007 ,2009 ) Other doubles tournaments Olympic Games 1R (1996 ,2000 ,2004 ) Grand Slam mixed doubles results Wimbledon 2R (2009 ) US Open 1R (2009 ) Last updated on: 18 April 2025.
Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is aRomanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13 and won three titles, including the2001 Canada Masters . He also reached a career-high in doubles of No. 18 and won six doubles titles.
Andrei Pavel in 2009 during his last singles match Andrei began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen.[ 1]
In 2001 he captured his biggest title, the Masters Series2001 Canada Masters in Montreal, Canada defeatingPatrick Rafter .
In 2002, while he was about to play a quarterfinal at Roland Garros, he jumped into a car and made an express round-trip to Germany to attend the birth of his son. It equalled to 1000 miles in 24 hоurs, in the pouring rain with... Àlex Corretja waiting for his return on the Central."It's a bit odd that these two events overlapped , said the Romanian. But no matter the sporting challenge: I would not have missed the birth of Marius for the world. The whole story with the rain was a godsend for the press, but for me, it didn’t really made a difference: I would have gone no matter what." [citation needed
In 2006, Pavel played whatJohn McEnroe considers to be the best first round match at a Grand Slam he has ever seen at theUS Open in August 2006, where he lost toAndre Agassi in four sets; 6–7(4) , 7–6(8) , 7–6(6) , 6–2; taking three and half hours. Had Pavel won, it would have been Agassi's last match in a professional tournament.[ 2]
In 2009, he played his last singles match in hishomeland tournament in Bucharest againstPablo Cuevas of Uruguay.[ 3] Goran Ivanišević , while in the other he paired up withIlie Năstase againstMansour Bahrami andYannick Noah .[citation needed
He attended the Olympic Games four times, and played for 20 years on theRomania Davis Cup team . He became the captain of the team in 2009.[citation needed
Currently coachingNicholas David Ionel , Stefan Palosi and Sebastian Gima.[ 4] Horia Tecău ,Benjamin Becker ,Marius Copil ,Filip Jianu , theRomanian Davis Cup Team , and worked withJelena Janković ,Tamira Paszek andSimona Halep on theWTA Tour .
Personal information [ edit ] After 25 years of living in Germany, he moved to the US state ofArizona . Now he lives inBucharest ,Romania .[ 5]
[ edit ] Legend (singles) Grand Slam (0-0) Tennis Masters Cup (0-0) ATP Masters Series (1-1) ATP International Series Gold (1-0) ATP Tour (1-5)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1. Apr 1998 Tokyo , JapanHard Byron Black 6–3, 6–4 Loss 1. Apr 1999 Munich , GermanyClay Franco Squillari 4–6, 3–6 Loss 2. Jun 1999 s’Hertogenbosch , NetherlandsGrass Patrick Rafter 6–3, 6–7(7–9) , 4–6 Win 2. May 2000 St. Pölten , AustriaClay Andrew Ilie 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 Win 3. Jul 2001 Montreal , CanadaHard Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 6–3 Loss 3. Oct 2003 Paris , FranceCarpet Tim Henman 2–6, 6–7(6–8) , 6–7(2–7) Loss 4. Apr 2005 Munich, Germany Clay David Nalbandian 4–6, 1–6 Loss 5. May 2006 Pörtschach , AustriaClay Nikolay Davydenko 0–6, 3–6 Loss 6. Jul 2007 Umag , CroatiaClay Carlos Moyá 4–6, 2–6
[ edit ] Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. Sep 1998 Bucharest , RomaniaClay Gabriel Trifu George Cosac Dinu Pescariu 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4) Loss 1. Feb 1999 Saint Petersburg , RussiaCarpet Menno Oosting Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 Loss 2. Jan 2005 Doha ,Qatar Hard Mikhail Youzhny Albert Costa Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 Win 2. Jul 2005 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Leoš Friedl Christophe Rochus Olivier Rochus 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 6–0 Loss 3. Sep 2005 Bucharest , RomaniaClay Victor Hănescu José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 Win 3. Jan 2006 Auckland , New ZealandHard Rogier Wassen Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 3–6, 7–5, [4–10] Win 4. May 2006 Munich , GermanyClay Alexander Waske Alexander Peya Björn Phau 6–4, 6–2 Win 5. Jul 2006 Gstaad , SwitzerlandClay Jiří Novák Marco Chiudinelli Jean-Claude Scherrer 6–3, 6–1 Loss 4. Feb 2007 Rotterdam , NetherlandsHard Alexander Waske Martin Damm Leander Paes 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [7–10] Win 6. Apr 2007 Barcelona , SpainClay Alexander Waske Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá Vidal 6–3, 7–6(7–1) Loss 5. May 2009 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Horia Tecău Marcelo Melo André Sá 7–6(11–9) , 2–6, [7–10]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (4–4) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1995 Scheveningen , NetherlandsChallenger Clay Jordi Arrese 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 Jul 1996 Montauban , FranceChallenger Clay Stephane Huet 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1–2 May 1997 Ljubljana , SloveniaChallenger Clay Brett Steven 6–7, 2–6 Loss 1–3 Mar 1998 Magdeburg , GermanyChallenger Carpet Lars Burgsmuller 3–7, 4–6 Win 2–3 Jul 1999 Venice , ItalyChallenger Clay Slava Dosedel 6–2, 6–0 Win 3–3 Nov 2004 Dnepropetrovsk , UkraineChallenger Hard Karol Kucera walkover Win 4–3 Dec 2004 Port Louis , MauritiusChallenger Hard Lee Hyung-taik 6–3, 6–1 Loss 4–4 May 2007 Tunis , TunisiaChallenger Clay Simone Bolelli 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 2–6
Legend ATP Challenger (5–4) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (4–2) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Jul 1994 Prague , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Alex Radulescu Eyal Ran Glenn Wilson 6–4, 6–2 Win 2–0 Jul 1995 Scheveningen , NetherlandsChallenger Clay Eyal Ran Emilio Benfele Álvarez Pepe Imaz 6–4, 6–4 Win 3–0 Sep 1995 Prostejov , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Glenn Wilson Jeff Belloli Jack Waite 7–5, 6–3 Loss 3–1 Jun 1996 Zagreb , CroatiaChallenger Clay Clinton Ferreira Donald Johnson Jack Waite 6–3, 1–6, 0–6 Loss 3–2 Jul 1996 Montauban , FranceChallenger Clay Clinton Ferreira Gilles Bastie Claude N'Goran 4–6, 6–1, 6–7 Loss 3–3 Nov 1996 Port Louis , MauritiusChallenger Grass Sander Groen Patrick Baur Joost Winnink 1–0 ret. Win 4–3 Sep 1999 Brasov , RomaniaChallenger Clay Gabriel Trifu Gheorghe Cosac Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 6–2, 6–2 Loss 4–4 Nov 2004 Dnepropetrovsk , UkraineChallenger Hard Gabriel Trifu Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinsky 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–7(2–7) Win 5–4 Dec 2004 Port Louis , MauritiusChallenger Hard Gabriel Trifu Jeff Coetzee Rik De Voest 6–3, 6–4
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] [ edit ]
Singles performance timeline [ edit ] (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.
a 2004 US Open counts as 3 wins, 0 losses.Roger Federer walkover in round 4, after Pavel withdrew because of a back injury,[ 6] Federer win).
Romania
Byron Black
Franco Squillari
Patrick Rafter
Tim Henman
Nikolay Davydenko
Carlos Moyá
Stephane Huet
Brett Steven
Lars Burgsmuller
Slava Dosedel
Karol Kucera
Lee Hyung-taik
Simone Bolelli
Eyal Ran
Jeff Belloli
Clinton Ferreira
Claude N'Goran
Sander Groen
Karol Beck
