Gabriel Trifu (born 14 April 1975)[1] is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. In 1998, he won his first and only title on the ATP Tour, a doubles title at the Romanian Open with Andrei Pavel.[1] Since 2017, Trifu has been the captain of the Romanian Davis Cup team.

Gabriel Trifu
Full nameGabriel Bogdan Trifu
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, United States
Born (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 319,110
Singles
Career record4–14
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 148 (22 April 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1998, 2003)
French OpenQ3 (2002)
WimbledonQ3 (1999)
US OpenQ2 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record23–27
Career titles1
13 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 97 (18 July 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2002, 2010)
Wimbledon2R (1999, 2002)
US Open1R (2009)
Team competitions
Davis Cup7–12
Last updated on: 9 April 2022.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1998 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay   Andrei Pavel   George Cosac
  Dinu Pescariu
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 4 (1–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 May 1998 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard   Neville Godwin 4–6, 6–7
Loss 0-2 Dec 1998 USA F11, Clearwater Futures Hard   João Cunha-Silva 1–6, 3–6
Win 1-2 Feb 1999 Amarillo, United States Challenger Hard   Brian Macphie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1-3 Nov 2001 Knoxville, United States Challenger Hard   James Blake 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (13–6)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard   Luis-Enrique Herrera   Leonardo Lavalle
  Maurice Ruah
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 1997 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard   Glenn Weiner   Nelson Aerts
  André Sá
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 1998 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard   Luis-Enrique Herrera   Ota Fukárek
  Régis Lavergne
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Aug 1998 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Ota Fukárek   Jared Palmer
  Takao Suzuki
1–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 1999 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard   Michael Sell   Scott Humphries
  Kevin Kim
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win 4–2 Sep 1999 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay   Andrei Pavel   Gheorghe Cosac
  Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Oct 2000 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard   Glenn Weiner   Enrique Abaroa
  Michael Sell
7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Jul 2001 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay   Yves Allegro   Tomas Behrend
  Franz Stauder
7–6(10–8), 6–4
Loss 5–4 Dec 2001 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard   Paul Rosner   Mardy Fish
  Jeff Morrison
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 6–4 Jan 2002 Waikoloa, United States Challenger Hard   Glenn Weiner   James Blake
  Justin Gimelstob
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 7–4 Apr 2002 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Vladimir Voltchkov   Leonardo Olguín
  Martín Vassallo Argüello
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–4 May 2002 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Vladimir Voltchkov   Sergio Roitman
  Andrés Schneiter
6–1, 6–2
Win 9–4 Nov 2002 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard   Glenn Weiner   Eric Taino
  Martin Verkerk
6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–5 Aug 2003 Netherlands F4, Enschede Futures Clay   Robert Lindstedt   Edwin Kempes
  Paul Logtens
walkover
Loss 9–6 Jul 2004 Hilversum, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Attila Sávolt   Fred Hemmes
  Melle van Gemerden
6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 10–6 Sep 2004 Freudenstadt, Germany Challenger Clay   Alexander Waske   Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
  Santiago Ventura
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Win 11–6 Nov 2004 Homestead, United States Challenger Hard   Glenn Weiner   Huntley Montgomery
  Tripp Phillips
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 11–7 Nov 2004 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard   Andrei Pavel   Karol Beck
  Jaroslav Levinský
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 12–7 May 2005 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Tom Vanhoudt   Enzo Artoni
  Martín Vassallo Argüello
6–2, 4–6, 7—5
Win 13–7 Jul 2005 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Tom Vanhoudt   Carlos Berlocq
  Ricardo Mello
6–4, 4–6, 6—4

Performance timelines

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Key
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

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A Q1 A A Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 A Q2 Q2 Q3 A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Stuttgart A A A A A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Doubles

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 20042008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A 1R A A A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A Q1 2R A A 2R A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
US Open Q2 A Q1 A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Stuttgart A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

References

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  1. ^ a b Gabriel TRIFU. itftennis.com
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