Florin Segărceanu (born 29 March 1961) is a former tennis player from Romania.
When
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court beh ...
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
Brian David Teacher (born December 23, 1954) is a former American professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981.
Teacher is best remembered for his singles championship at the Australian Open in 1980. Hi ...
, then ranked 22nd, at Cincinnati in 1983;
Paul Annacone, then ranked 25th, in the opening round at
Roland Garros in 1985;
Martín Jaite
Martín Jaite (born 9 October 1964) is a former top-10 professional tennis player from Argentina.
Jaite's career-high Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking was world no. 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a t ...
, then ranked 20th, at Tel Aviv in 1985; and
Guy Forget, then ranked 28th, at Nice in 1986.
Florin Segarceanu , Overview , ATP World Tour , Tennis
ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 10 May 2017.
His career prize money total was $192,212, with 1985's being his highest earning year at $25,138.[Florin Segarceanu , Overview , ATP World Tour , Tennis]
ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 10 May 2017.
Career finals
Doubles (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
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1961 births
Living people
Romanian male tennis players
Universiade medalists in tennis
Tennis players from Bucharest
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania
Universiade silver medalists for Romania
Universiade bronze medalists for Romania
Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
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