Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
Romanian-born Swedish tennis player (born 1997)
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Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș (born 12 September 1997) is a Romanian-born Swedish professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 191 achieved on 17 July 2023 and a best doubles ranking of No. 420 reached on 14 August 2023.[1] He plays mostly on ITF Men's Tour.
Mădăraș at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 September 1997 Deva, Romania |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 194,279 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 578 (5 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 420 (14 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 967 (5 January 2026) |
| Last updated on: 5 January 2026. | |
Mădăraș was temporarily banned from the sport for breaking anti-corruption rules. He returned to professional circuit in 2025.
Career
2022: ATP debut
He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Sofia Open as a qualifier where he lost to Oscar Otte in the first round.[2]
2023: ITF success and provisional ban
Mădăraș first half of the season led him to winning a record-breaking of 10 ITF titles in one season.
However, on 17 August 2023 he was provisionally suspended from all tennis by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after failing to comply with the anti-corruption rules.[3][4][5]
2024: Suspension from professional tennis
On 14 March 2024 the ITIA revealed the final verdict (four years and five months suspension) and the details of the incident that had led up to the ban. At the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying tournament, Mădăraș had refused to hand over a mobile telephone to ITIA investigators who wanted to examine it. Instead he gave the phone to his brother who ran away with it. It was also revealed Mădăraș had previously been under investigation for match-fixing by the ITIA in the years 2017–2020.[6][7][8]
2025: Appeal and ban reduction
In February 2025, it was announced that, following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Mădăraș' suspension had been cut to two years and ultimately ended in August of that year.[9][10][11]
National representation
ITF Tour Finals
Singles: 31 (22 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2015 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1-1 | Jul 2018 | Estonia F1, Pärnu | Futures | Clay | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2018 | Turkey F31, Antalya | Futures | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 1–3 ret. | |
| Loss | 1-3 | May 2019 | M15 Kalmar, Sweden | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 2-6 | |
| Finalist | NP | Dec 2020 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | cancelled | |
| Win | 2-3 | Mar 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 7-6(8-6), 6-5 ret. | |
| Loss | 2-4 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 3-4 | May 2021 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4-4 | Jul 2021 | M15 Sofia, Bulgaria | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) | |
| Win | 5-4 | Dec 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 7-5, 6-1 | |
| Win | 6-4 | Jan 2022 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Win | 7-4 | Jan 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6-0, 6-0 | |
| Win | 8-4 | Jan 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
| Win | 9-4 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Loss | 9-5 | Sep 2022 | M25 Szabolcsveresmart, Hungary | WTT | Clay | 1-6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Win | 10-5 | Jan 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6-1, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 11-5 | Jan 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 12-5 | Jan 2023 | M15 Cairo, Egypt | WTT | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 13-5 | Feb 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 14-5 | Mar 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 14-6 | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | 15-6 | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 15-7 | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 6–0, 4–6 | |
| Win | 16-7 | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 3–2, ret. | |
| Loss | 16-8 | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |
| Win | 17-8 | May 2023 | M25 Värnamo, Sweden | WTT | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
| Win | 18-8 | May 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 18-9 | Jun 2023 | M15 Nyíregyháza, Hungary | WTT | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 19-9 | Jul 2023 | M25 Brașov, Romania | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 20-9 | Dec 2025 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 21-9 | Dec 2025 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 22-9 | Dec 2025 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 |