Adrian Marcu

Adrian Marcu (born 3 December 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Romania.

Adrian Marcu
Full nameAdrian Marcu
Country (sports) Romania
Born (1961-12-03) 3 December 1961
Hunedoara, Romania
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 190 (28 March 1988)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 195 (24 June 1985)

Biography

Marcu, a right-handed player from Hunedoara, began touring professionally in the early 1980s. Competing on the Grand Prix circuit, he was a doubles quarter-finalist at Viña del Mar in 1982 and made his only singles main draw appearance at the 1987 Mercedes Cup held in Stuttgart.[1] In 1988 he won a Challenger title in doubles at Sofia.

As a Romanian representative he won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1983 Summer Universiade and appeared in a total of 12 Davis Cup ties for his country, including a World Group relegation play-off against West Germany in 1984.[2]

He is a former coach of Simona Halep.[3] In September 2021 he was reappointed as her coach, to work alongside Daniel Dobre, after the departure of Darren Cahill.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1988 Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet Romania Florin Segărceanu Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Bulant
Czechoslovakia Richard Vogel		 7–5, 6–2

See also

References
  1. "Mercedes Cup At Stuttgart, W. Germany". Detroit Free Press. 14 July 1987. p. 37. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "McEnroe and Connors beat Australians for 2-0 US. lead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 September 1984. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Atkins, Hunter (29 August 2013). "Determined Romanian Women Finding Success". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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