Romanian tennis player
Dinu Mihail Pescariu (born 12 April 1974) is a former tennis player from Romania , who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona (1992) and in Atlanta (1996). He reached his highest singles ATP -ranking on 6 August 1998, when he became the number 75 of the world.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series Gold (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
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
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (9–5)
Legend
ATP Challenger (9–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (8–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1991
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Marcos Górriz
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 1993
Košice , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
David Rikl
6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win
1–2
Jun 1995
Weiden , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Lars Burgsmüller
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–2
Nov 1995
Beijing , China
Challenger
Hard
João Cunha-Silva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win
3–2
Sep 1996
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Răzvan Sabău
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win
4–2
Apr 1997
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Oliver Gross
6–4, 6–2
Win
5–2
Apr 1997
Split , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Juan Antonio Marín
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win
6–2
Jul 1997
Ulm , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Stefan Koubek
7–5, 6–1
Loss
6–3
Jul 1997
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Ionuț Moldovan
2–6, 4–6
Win
7–3
Sep 1997
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win
8–3
May 1998
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Adrian Voinea
7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Loss
8–4
Jul 1998
Ulm , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Younes El Aynaoui
4–6, 3–6
Win
9–4
Sep 1998
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Thomas Larsen
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss
9–5
May 1999
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Vladimir Voltchkov
5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–6)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1993
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Miles Maclagan
Jean-Philippe Fleurian Roger Smith
6–7, 3–6
Win
1–1
Sep 1996
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Gheorghe Cosac
Mariano Hood Martín Rodríguez
7–6, 6–1
Win
2–1
Apr 1997
Split , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Devin Bowen
Trey Phillips David Roditi
7–6, 6–3
Loss
2–2
Jul 1997
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Ionuț Moldovan
Gheorghe Cosac Miles Maclagan
4–6, 6–7
Loss
2–3
Oct 1997
Barcelona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Davide Sanguinetti
Tamer El Sawy Nuno Marques
1–6, 2–6
Win
3–3
Aug 1998
Graz , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Albert Portas
Nebojsa Djordjevic Lan Bale
6–3, 6–4
Win
4–3
Jun 1999
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Eric Taino
Devin Bowen Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–3
Loss
4–4
Sep 1999
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Gheorghe Cosac
Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu
2–6, 2–6
Loss
4–5
Apr 2000
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Vincenzo Santopadre
Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 0–6
Loss
4–6
May 2000
Budapest , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Irakli Labadze
Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
5–6
Jun 2003
Romania F1A, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Ionuț Moldovan
Gabriel Moraru Andrei Mlendea
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Controversy
On 10 October 2017, the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate announced that Dinu Pescariu will be prosecuted in the file of taking over ‘Cutezatorii’ sports base in Bucharest. He is being investigated, under judicial control, for taking over the sports base illegally and reportedly paying a much smaller rental fee for it than the market rate.[ 1] [ 2]
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