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| Country (sports) |  Romania |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 2006 Constanța, Romania |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Coach | Daniel Dragu |
| Prize money | US$1,879 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1081 (13 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1146 (10 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | QF (2024) |
| Last updated on: 10 June 2024. | |
Luca Preda (born 19 March 2006) is a Romanian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 5, achieved on 29 April 2024.
Early life
editPreda is from Constanța[1] and trains at Tenis Club Bright.[2] He also plays basketball.[3]
Junior career
editIn 2020, Preda made his ITF Juniors debut as a wildcard at the J5 Bright Trophy in Constanța. He recorded his first win at the Oradea Junior Trophy 3. He won his first doubles title at the J4 Prebet Tennis Cup in Bistrița,[4] and won his first singles title in August 2021 at the J5 Neocom Open in Skopje.[5] The following month, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the J5 Varna Junior Cup.[6] In 2022, he reached the semifinals of the J2 Oradea Junior Trophy, the J3 I.CLTK Prague Open, the J3 Liepāja International, and the J2 Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu Cup in Istanbul.[7] He also reached the final of the J3 ITF J3 Masters Tennis Academy in Nicosia, but lost to Tristan Stringer.[8]
In 2023, he won the J300 ITF German Juniors in Bamberg,[9] and reached the semifinals of the J200 Serbia Open in Novi Sad, the J300 Torneo Internacional Club De La Colina in Zapopan,[10] and the J300 Eddie Herr in Bradenton.[11] He reached his biggest final to date at the J500 Orange Bowl, but lost to Danil Panarin.[12] In February 2024, he won his first J500 title in Cairo, making him the first Romanian player to win a J500 since Ana Bogdan in 2008.[13] In April, he reached the final of the J500 event in Offenbach, but retired halfway through the first set.[14] He made his Junior Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open, where he reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles with partner Thomas Faurel.[15][16]
Professional career
editIn May 2023, Preda made his ITF professional debut at the M15 Bright Trophy in Constanța. That July, he reached the semifinal of the Trofeul Ion Țiriac in Brașov.[17] He represented Romania at the 2024 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs.[18]
References
edit- ^ Vrânceanu, Natalia (14 March 2024). "Tenismenul Luca Preda, prezent în studio, de la ora 19:00". Observator Constanța (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Tenis: România, campioană europeană de iarnă la băieţi Under-14". Agerpres (in Romanian). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Conțescu, Daniel (10 January 2018). "Luca Preda a câștigat turneul de tenis Beograd Open 2018 și l-a dat pe spate pe Janko Tipsarevici, fost număr 8 ATP". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Alexia Todoni a câștigat turneul ITF Juniors de la Bistrița. Vlad Breazu a jucat finala turneului de simplu". Federaţia Română de Tenis (in Romanian). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Πρωταθλητές Παλιούρας και Βασιλάκης στα Σκόπια". TennisNews (in Greek). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Mihalca, Florin (6 September 2021). "Orădeanul Christian Teszari a cucerit primul trofeu ITF din carieră!". Bihoreanul (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Marinescu, Dragoş (8 October 2022). "ITF J2 Istanbul 2022: Alexandru Coman a câştigat cel mai important titlu al carierei". TENISite (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Anamaria Federica Oana, învingătoare la dublu în turneul J3 de la Nicosia. Luca Preda – finalist la simplu". Federaţia Română de Tenis (in Romanian). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Berliner Überraschungssieg in Bamberg". Fränkischer Tag (in German). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Rodrigo Pacheco sabe que puede: pasa a la gran final de Zapopan, antes de Mérida". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 19 November 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Mihalache, Sorin (8 December 2023). "Tenismenul constănţean Luca Preda, semifinalist în turneul J300 Bradenton, de la Eddie Herr". Cuget Liber Constanța (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Wertheim, Jon (13 December 2023). "Behind-the-Scenes Look at Novak Djokovic's '60 Minutes' Profile". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ McLean, Ross (26 February 2024). "Preda is first Romanian J500 champion in 16 years, Dencheva also stars". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Die Gewinner der International HTV Junior Open 2024 sind…". Hessian Tennis Association (in German). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Dumitru, Silviu (4 June 2024). "Roland Garros 2024 (juniori): Luca Preda, în turul doi la simplu și la dublu". HotNews (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Rădulescu, Răzvan (6 June 2024). "Luca Preda s-a oprit în sferturile de dublu juniori de la Roland Garros. Eșec dramatic pentru puștiul român. Update". Fanatik (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Vlad Andrei Dancu eliminó a Luca Preda en las semifinales del torneo de Brasov". Infobae (in Spanish). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Dumitrescu, Radu (5 February 2024). "Romania's men's tennis team relegated to World Group II after losing to Greece". Romania Insider. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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