Dinu Pescariu
Romanian tennis player (born 1974)
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Dinu Mihail Pescariu (born 12 April 1974) is a former tennis player from Romania. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking on 8 June 1998, when he became world No. 75. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona (1992) and in Atlanta (1996).[1]
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
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| Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
| Born | 12 April 1974 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$ 676,539 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 28–63 |
| Career titles | 9 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 75 (8 June 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999) |
| French Open | 2R (1991) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
| US Open | 2R (1997) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–29 |
| Career titles | 1 4 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 114 (13 October 1997) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1999) |
| US Open | 2R (1997) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 10–11 |
| Last updated on: 25 October 2021. | |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1996 | Santiago, Chile | World Series | Clay |  Álbert Portas |
 Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1997 | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay |  Davide Sanguinetti |
 Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1998 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | George Cosac |
Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu |
6–7, 6–7 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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
| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||
| French Open | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% | |||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Monte Carlo | 2R | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Rome | A | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Paris | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (9–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Marcos Górriz |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 1993 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | David Rikl |
6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1995 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Lars Burgsmüller |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 1995 | Beijing, China | Challenger | Hard |  João Cunha-Silva |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 1996 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Răzvan Sabău |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 1997 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Gross |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |  Juan Antonio Marín |
3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1997 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Stefan Koubek |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jul 1997 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Sep 1997 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi |
4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | May 1998 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Voinea |
7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jul 1998 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Younes El Aynaoui |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 1998 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay |  Thomas Larsen |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–5 | May 1999 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay |  Vladimir Voltchkov |
5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1993 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Miles Maclagan |
 Jean-Philippe Fleurian  Roger Smith |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1996 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Gheorghe Cosac |
 Mariano Hood Martín Rodríguez |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |  Devin Bowen |
Trey Phillips  David Roditi |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1997 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan |
Gheorghe Cosac Miles Maclagan |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Davide Sanguinetti |
 Tamer El Sawy Nuno Marques |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 1998 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas |
 Nebojsa Djordjevic  Lan Bale |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Eric Taino |
Devin Bowen  Eyal Ran |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 1999 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Gheorghe Cosac |
Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2000 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Vincenzo Santopadre |
Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2000 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay |  Irakli Labadze |
 Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2003 | Romania F1A, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan |
Gabriel Moraru Andrei Mlendea |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Controversy
On 10 October 2017, the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate announced that Dinu Pescariu will be prosecuted in the file of taking over ‘Cutezatorii’ sports base in Bucharest. He is being investigated, under judicial control, for taking over the sports base illegally and reportedly paying a much smaller rental fee for it than the market rate.[2][3]
