Romanian tennis player
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 .
In 2006 Adrian married Liana , who is also a professional tennis player and daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci .[ 3]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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]
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]
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)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 36 (16–20)[ edit ]
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 Ioniță
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
Carles 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
Constanța , 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
Constanța , 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 Viñolas
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 Kližan
6–3, 3–6, 0–6
Win
12–14
Aug 2012
Sibiu , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Victor Hănescu
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Loss
12–15
Sep 2012
Brașov , 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 Veić
6–1, 6–0
Loss
15–19
Aug 2015
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Filip Krajinović
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, Pitești
Futures
Clay
Hernán Casanova
6–7(1–7) , 3–6
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
Michał Przysiężny 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 Škugor
Radu Albot Enrique López Pérez
4–6, 1–6
Win
3–2
Aug 2014
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Potito Starace
František Čermák Lukáš Dlouhý
6–2, 6–4
Win
4–2
Sep 2014
Brașov , 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 Hănescu
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 Bagué Carlos Taberner
5–7, 4–6
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.
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