Florin Segărceanu

Florin Segărceanu (born 29 March 1961) is a former tennis player from Romania.

Segărceanu in 1990
Country (sports) Romania
Born29 March 1961 (1961-03-29) (age 59)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$192,212[1]
Singles
Career titles0
Highest ranking73 (10 October 1983)
Doubles
Career titles1
Highest ranking49 (8 October 1984)

When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1983, Segărceanu was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the first set of their second round match.

Segărceanu defeated Brian Teacher, then ranked 22nd, at Cincinnati in 1983; Paul Annacone, then ranked 25th, in the opening round at Roland Garros in 1985; Martín Jaite, then ranked 20th, at Tel Aviv in 1985; and Guy Forget, then ranked 28th, at Nice in 1986.[2]

His career prize money total was $192,212, with 1985's being his highest earning year at $25,138.[1]

Career finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Oct 1983 Cologne, West Germany Hard Nick Saviano Paul Annacone
Eric Korita
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1. Oct 1985 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Michael Robertson Brad Gilbert
Ilie Năstase
3–6, 2–6

References

  1. Florin Segarceanu | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis. ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 10 May 2017.
  2. Florin Segarceanu | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis. ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 10 May 2017.


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