Horia Tecău
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Horia Tecău (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhori.a teˈkəw];[3] born January 19, 1985)[4] is a Romanian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.
Country (sports) | Romania | |||||||||||
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Residence | Constanța, Romania | |||||||||||
Born | (1985-01-19) January 19, 1985 (age 39) Constanța, Romania | |||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2003 | |||||||||||
Retired | 2022[1] | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Prize money | US$5,882,695[2] | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 0–3 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 326 (4 April 2005) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 473–286 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 38 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 2 (23 November 2015) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2012, 2015) | |||||||||||
French Open | SF (2015) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2015) | |||||||||||
US Open | W (2017) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (2015) | |||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2012) | |||||||||||
French Open | SF (2015) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2013, 2015) | |||||||||||
US Open | SF (2017) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open alongside Jean-Julien Rojer in men's doubles, as well as the 2012 Australian Open with Bethanie Mattek-Sands in mixed doubles. Tecău also reached five further Grand Slam finals: at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Wimbledon Championships with Robert Lindstedt in men's doubles, and at the 2014 and 2016 Australian Opens in mixed doubles.
He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 in November 2015, shortly before winning the 2015 ATP Finals with Rojer. Tecău won 38 doubles and one mixed doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including three at Masters 1000 level. He also won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, alongside compatriot Florin Mergea.