Horia Tecău

Horia Tecău

Horia Tecău at the2016 French Open
Country (sports)	Romania
Residence	Constanța,Romania
Born	(1985-01-19)January 19, 1985 Constanța, Romania
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2022
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$5,882,695
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 RepresentingRomania Men'sTennis 2016 Rio de Janeiro Doubles

Horia Tecău(Romanian pronunciation:[ˈhori.ateˈkəw];born January 19, 1985)is aRomanianformer professionaltennisplayer who specialised in doubles.

He is a three-timeGrand Slamchampion, having won the2015 Wimbledon Championshipsand2017 US OpenalongsideJean-Julien Rojerin men's doubles, as well as the2012 Australian OpenwithBethanie Mattek-Sandsin mixed doubles. Tecău also reached five further Grand Slam finals: at the2010,2011and2012Wimbledon Championships withRobert Lindstedtin men's doubles, and at the2014and2016Australian Opens in mixed doubles.

He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 in November 2015, shortly before winning the2015 ATP Finalswith Rojer. Tecău won 38 doubles and one mixed doubles titles on theATP Tour,including three atMasters 1000level. He also won the silver medal at the2016 Olympic Gamesin Rio de Janeiro, alongside compatriotFlorin Mergea.

Career

2010

On January 16, 2010, Tecău won his first ATP doubles title at theAuckland Open,partneringMarcus Daniell.

He showed strong form in early 2010 and won two doubles titles, (oneChallengerand oneATP World Tour250 Series), atMarrakechandCasablanca,which confirmed his good form.

He won his third doubles title at's-Hertogenboschand his second with partnerRobert Lindstedt(his first with him came in Casablanca).

AtWimbledon,Tecău reached, for the first time in his career, aGrand Slamdoubles final. He and his partner,Robert Lindstedt,defeated the pair ofTommy RobredoandMarcel Granollersin four sets in the quarterfinals and in the semifinals the duo ofJuan Ignacio ChelaandEduardo Schwank.In the final, Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by the pair ofJürgen MelzerandPhilipp Petzschner.

At Wimbledon in the mixed doubles, he and his partner, fellow RomanianMonica Niculescu,lost in the second round toMarcelo MeloandRennae Stubbs.

Horia Tecău at the 2010 US Open

At theSwedish Open,Lindstedt and Tecău won their third title together winning the final againstAndreas SeppiandSimone Vagnozzi.

At theLos Angeles Open,Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated byEric ButoracandJean-Julien Rojerin the quarterfinals. At theWashington Open,they were defeated by the pair ofMarcos BaghdatisandStanislas Wawrinkain the first round.

The fifth title of Tecău's career and fourth partnering Lindstedt came at theConnecticut Open.The final saw them beatingRohan BopannaandAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi,this being their second title win against the Indian-Pakistani pair.

2011

Horia started season alongside his partner Lindstedt at theBrisbane International.They had a good start and reached the final of the tournament but a calf injury of Lindstedt forced them to retire after just one set and thus losing the match to theLukáš Dlouhý/Paul Hanleypair. At theAuckland Open,Horia was the defending champion and seeded No. 1 with Robert but they were forced to withdraw due to the Swede's left calf injury sustained just days earlier.

At theAustralian OpenHoria and Robert were eleventh seed but despite leading 1–0 in the first round match against wildcardsColin EbelthiteandAdam Feeneythey were forced to retire yet again due to Robert's injury.

After the year's first Grand Slam, Horia decided to give his partner, Robert, time to recover and paired with experienced doubles player, BelgianDick Norman,for theZagreb Indoors.This was a successful choice and they reached the tournament final and won it.

Following the Zagreb title, Horia paired for the next two tournaments with AustrianJulian Knowleand PakistaniAisam-ul-Haq Qureshibut with little success, exiting both competitions after the first round. He then paired with fellow countrymanVictor Hănescufor their biggest doubles title to date, the 500 pointMexican Open.In the final, they beat BraziliansMarcelo MeloandBruno Soaresin straight sets.

In April, Horia and Lindstedt defended their title inCasablanca,after an impressive display and losing just one set in the first round of the tournament.

He had a good grass-court season with two finals together with Lindstedt, losing in the final of Wimbledon to the Bryan twins.

At the return to clay, he defended his win at Swedish Open, again with Lindstedt.

2012: Masters 1000 doubles title, end of doubles relationship with Lindstedt

Tecău playing at the2012 Romanian Open

Tecău andBethanie Mattek-Sandswon the Australian Open mixed-doubles final on 29 January.He reached the semifinals in men's doubles with Lindstedt and lost to Bob and Mike Bryan in a close three-setter. Together they also reached the final of a Masters 1000 for the first time at the2012 Mutua Madrid Open.

At the Summer Olympics, Tecău and teammateAdrian Ungurlost in the first round.

In August 2012, Tecău and Lindstedt won the biggest title together, the Masters 1000 title at the2012 Western & Southern Openin Cincinnati.

Tecău and Lindstedt separated in September 2012 after a fruitful three-year relationship where they won a total of 10 titles.

2013: Three more doubles titles with Mirnyi

Tecău paired up withMax Mirnyifor 2013. They reached five finals and won three of them.

2014–2019: Two Grand Slam doubles titles, world No. 2, Olympic Silver

Tecău and his partnerJean-Julien Rojerwon2015 WimbledondefeatingJamie MurrayandJohn Peersin the final and the2017 US OpendefeatingFeliciano LópezandMarc Lópezin the final.

He won the2016 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophyand the silver medal at the2016 Olympic Gamesin Rio de Janeiro withFlorin Mergea.

2020–2022: Major doubles semifinal, an ATP title, and retirement

He qualified with his new partner GermanKevin Krawietzon 4 November 2021 for the2021 ATP Finalswith whom he won his 38th title inHalle.Tecău played his last match at the2021 ATP Finalsbefore his retirement. However he postponed his retirement when he was called back to play doubles in the2022 Davis CupwithMarius Copilwhere they won their match against Spain duoAlejandro Davidovich FokinaandPedro Martínez (tennis). He was announced as theBillie Jean King Cupcaptain for Romania in March 2022.

Personal life

Tecău was chosen by Sony Pictures to dub Charles Darwin's voice in Romanian in the animated movieThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2010	Wimbledon	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	1–6, 5–7, 5–7
Loss	2011	Wimbledon	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	2012	Wimbledon	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7),7–6(7–5),3–6
Win	2015	Wimbledon	Grass	Jean-Julien Rojer	Jamie Murray John Peers	7–6(7–5),6–4, 6–4
Win	2017	US Open	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Feliciano López Marc López	6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2012	Australian Open	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Elena Vesnina Leander Paes	6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Sania Mirza	Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2016	Australian Open	Hard	CoCo Vandeweghe	Elena Vesnina Bruno Soares	4–6, 6–4, [5–10]

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2015	ATP World Tour Finals,London	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea	6–4, 6–3

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2012	Madrid Open	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	3–6, 4–6
Win	2012	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	6–4, 6–4
Win	2016	Madrid Open	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea	6–4, 7–67–5
Loss	2016	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	6–7(5–7),7–6(7–5),[6–10]
Loss	2018	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Marcel Granollers Rajeev Ram	4–6, 4–6
Win	2019	Madrid Open	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem	6–2, 6–3

Olympic medal matches

Doubles: 1 (silver medal)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Silver	2016	Summer Olympics,Rio de Janeiro	Hard	Florin Mergea	Marc López Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–3, 4–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 62 (38 titles, 24 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (2–3) ATP World Tour Finals (1–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–3) Olympic Games (0–1) ATP World Tour 500 Series (10–9) ATP World Tour 250 Series (22–8)

Finals by surface Hard (18–14) Clay (14–6) Grass (6–4)

Finals by setting Outdoor (32–19) Indoor (6–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2009	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	250 Series	Clay	Andrei Pavel	Marcelo Melo André Sá	7–6(11–9),2–6, [7–10]
Loss	0–2	Jul 2009	Stuttgart Open,Germany	250 Series	Clay	Victor Hănescu	František Čermák Michal Mertiňák	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–2	Jan 2010	Auckland Open,New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	Marcus Daniell	Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares	7–5, 6–4
Win	2–2	Apr 2010	Grand Prix Hassan II,Morocco	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	3–2	Jun 2010	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships,Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	3–3	Jul 2010	Wimbledon,United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	1–6, 5–7, 5–7
Win	4–3	Jul 2010	Swedish Open,Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Andreas Seppi Simone Vagnozzi	6–4, 7–5
Win	5–3	Aug 2010	New Haven Open,United States	250 Series	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6–4, 7–5
Loss	5–4	Jan 2011	Brisbane International,Australia	250 Series	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Lukáš Dlouhý Paul Hanley	4–6, ret.
Win	6–4	Feb 2011	Zagreb Indoors,Croatia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Dick Norman	Marcel Granollers Marc López	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–4	Feb 2011	Mexican Open,Mexico	500 Series	Clay	Victor Hănescu	Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares	6–1, 6–3
Win	8–4	Apr 2011	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco(2)	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Colin Fleming Igor Zelenay	6–2, 6–1
Loss	8–5	Jun 2011	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Daniele Bracciali František Čermák	3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss	8–6	Jul 2011	Wimbledon, United Kingdom(2)	Grand Slam	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	9–6	Jul 2011	Swedish Open, Sweden(2)	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Simon Aspelin Andreas Siljeström	6–3, 6–3
Loss	9–7	Aug 2011	Washington Open,United States	500 Series	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	7–6(7–3),6–7(6–8),[7–10]
Loss	9–8	Oct 2011	China Open,China	500 Series	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	6–7(2–7),6–7(4–7)
Loss	9–9	Feb 2012	Rotterdam Open,Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Robert Lindstedt	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 5–7, [14–16]
Win	10–9	Apr 2012	Romanian Open,Romania	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Jérémy Chardy Łukasz Kubot	7–6(7–2),6–3
Loss	10–10	May 2012	Madrid Open,Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	3–6, 4–6
Win	11–10	Jun 2012	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands(2)	250 Series	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Juan Sebastián Cabal Dmitry Tursunov	6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss	11–11	Jul 2012	Wimbledon, United Kingdom(3)	Grand Slam	Grass	Robert Lindstedt	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7),7–6(7–5),3–6
Win	12–11	Jul 2012	Swedish Open, Sweden(3)	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	13–11	Aug 2012	Cincinnati Masters,United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	6–4, 6–4
Loss	13–12	Jan 2013	Sydney International,Australia	250 Series	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 4–6
Loss	13–13	Mar 2013	Delray Beach Open,United States	250 Series	Hard	Max Mirnyi	James Blake Jack Sock	4–6, 4–6
Win	14–13	Apr 2013	Romanian Open, Romania(2)	250 Series	Clay	Max Mirnyi	Lukáš Dlouhý Oliver Marach	4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win	15–13	Jun 2013	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands(3)	250 Series	Grass	Max Mirnyi	Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win	16–13	Oct 2013	China Open, China	500 Series	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Fabio Fognini Andreas Seppi	6–4, 6–2
Win	17–13	Feb 2014	Zagreb Indoors, Croatia(2)	250 Series	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Philipp Marx Michal Mertiňák	3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss	17–14	Feb 2014	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands(2)	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut	2–6, 6–7(7–4)
Win	18–14	Apr 2014	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco(3)	250 Series	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Tomasz Bednarek Lukáš Dlouhý	6–2, 6–2
Win	19–14	Apr 2014	Romanian Open, Romania(3)	250 Series	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	6–4, 6–4
Win	20–14	Jun 2014	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands(4)	250 Series	Grass	Jean-Julien Rojer	Scott Lipsky Santiago González	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	21–14	Aug 2014	Washington Open, United States	500 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Sam Groth Leander Paes	7–5, 6–4
Win	22–14	Sep 2014	Shenzhen Open,China	250 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Chris Guccione Sam Groth	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win	23–14	Oct 2014	China Open, China(2)	500 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Julien Benneteau Vasek Pospisil	6–7(6–8),7–5, [10–5]
Win	24–14	Oct 2014	Valencia Open,Spain	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Kevin Anderson Jérémy Chardy	6–4, 6–2
Loss	24–15	Jan 2015	Sydney International, Australia(2)	250 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Rohan Bopanna Daniel Nestor	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	25–15	Feb 2015	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Jamie Murray John Peers	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	25–16	May 2015	Open de Nice,France	250 Series	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Mate Pavić Michael Venus	6–7(4–7),6–2, [8–10]
Win	26–16	Jul 2015	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Jean-Julien Rojer	Jamie Murray John Peers	7–6(7–5),6–4, 6–4
Win	27–16	Nov 2015	ATP World Tour Finals,United Kingdom	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea	6–4, 6–3
Win	28–16	Apr 2016	Romanian Open, Romania(4)	250 Series	Clay	Florin Mergea	Chris Guccione André Sá	7–5, 6–4
Win	29–16	May 2016	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea	6–4, 6–3
Loss	29–17	Aug 2016	Rio Summer Olympics,Brazil	Olympics	Hard	Florin Mergea	Marc López Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	29–18	Aug 2016	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	6–7(5–7),7–6(7–5),[6–10]
Win	30–18	Mar 2017	Dubai Tennis Championships,UAE	500 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Rohan Bopanna Marcin Matkowski	4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win	31–18	May 2017	Geneva Open,Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	2–6, 7–6(11–9),[10–6]
Win	32–18	Aug 2017	Winston-Salem Open,United States	250 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos	6–3, 6–4
Win	33–18	Sep 2017	US Open,United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Feliciano López Marc López	6–4, 6–3
Win	34–18	Mar 2018	Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE(2)	500 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	James Cerretani Leander Paes	6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win	35-18	Aug 2018	Winston-Salem Open, United States(2)	250 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	James Cerretani Leander Paes	6–4, 6–2
Loss	35–19	Nov 2018	Paris Masters,France	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Marcel Granollers Rajeev Ram	4–6, 4–6
Loss	35–20	Feb 2019	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Jérémy Chardy Henri Kontinen	6–7(5–7),6–7(4–7)
Win	36–20	May 2019	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Jean-Julien Rojer	Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem	6–2, 6–3
Loss	36–21	Aug 2019	Washington Open, United States	500 Series	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	Raven Klaasen Michael Venus	6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win	37–21	Oct 2019	Swiss Indoors,Switzerland	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jean-Julien Rojer	Taylor Fritz Reilly Opelka	7–5, 6–3
Loss	37–22	Mar 2021	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Kevin Krawietz	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	6–7(7–9),2–6
Loss	37–23	Apr 2021	Barcelona Open,Spain	500 Series	Clay	Kevin Krawietz	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 2–6
Win	38–23	Jun 2021	Halle Open,Germany	500 Series	Grass	Kevin Krawietz	Félix Auger-Aliassime Hubert Hurkacz	7–6(7–4),6–4
Loss	38–24	Jul 2021	Hamburg European Open,Germany	500 Series	Clay	Kevin Krawietz	Tim Pütz Michael Venus	3–6, 7–6(7–3),[8–10]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	!SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	3R	2R	1R	SF	2R	2R	SF	QF	3R	2R	1R	2R	3R	0 / 13	22–13
French Open	A	2R	2R	1R	QF	2R	2R	3R	SF	2R	3R	A	QF	3R	QF	0 / 13	24–13
Wimbledon	A	Q1	3R	F	F	F	3R	3R	W	1R	1R	A	QF	NH	2R	1 / 11	31–10
US Open	A	2R	2R	3R	QF	3R	1R	3R	QF	3R	W	2R	1R	SF	QF	1 / 14	28–13
Win–loss	0–0	2–2	6–4	8–4	11–4	12–4	4–4	7–4	16–3	6–4	10–3	2–2	6–4	6–3	9–4	2 / 51	105–49
Year-end championships
Tour Finals	Did not qualify				RR	RR	DNQ	RR	W	DNQ	RR	DNQ	RR	DNQ	RR	1 / 7	9–14
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			1R	Not Held			F–S	Not Held				A	0 / 2	4–2
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	QF	2R	QF	NH	QF	0 / 9	8–9
Miami Open	1R	A	A	1R	QF	1R	A	1R	QF	1R	2R	2R	1R	NH	QF	0 / 11	8–11
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	QF	1R	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	NH	1R	0 / 9	1–9
Madrid Open1	A	A	A	2R	1R	F	QF	2R	2R	W	1R	A	W	NH	2R	2 / 10	15–8
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	QF	SF	SF	1R	QF	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	QF	0 / 10	9–10
Canadian Open	A	A	A	2R	2R	SF	2R	QF	QF	SF	2R	QF	2R	NH	SF	0 / 11	13–11
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	1R	2R	W	2R	QF	QF	F	QF	SF	1R	QF	2R	1 / 12	18–11
Shanghai Masters2	A	A	A	2R	QF	2R	1R	2R	2R	A	SF	2R	2R	NH		0 / 9	6–9
Paris Masters	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	SF	SF	QF	2R	SF	F	1R	A	2R	0 / 11	12–11
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–6	5–9	12–8	8–7	7–9	6–9	9–7	10–9	10–6	8–8	2–2	10–8	3 / 93	90–89
Year-end ranking	175	87	46	19	12	9	23	16	2	19	8	27	19	22	17	$5,882,695

¹Held asHamburg Masters(outdoor clay) until 2008,Madrid Masters(outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
²Held asStuttgart Masters(indoor hard) until 2001,Madrid Masters(indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, andShanghai Masters(outdoor hard) 2009 – present.

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	SF	W	1R	F	1R	F	2R	A	1R	A	A	1 / 8	17–7	71%
French Open	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	SF	1R	A	A	A	NH	A	0 / 7	7–7	50%
Wimbledon	2R	A	1R	QF	2R	QF	2R	A	A	A	NH	A	0 / 6	6–6	50%
US Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	A	SF	A	A	NH	A	0 / 7	5–7	42%
Win–loss	1–3	4–3	6–3	3–4	6–4	7–4	4–3	4–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1 / 28	35–27	56%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (5–1)

Finals by surface Hard (4–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2004	Saudi Arabia F1,Riyadh	Futures	Hard	Torsten Popp	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Oct 2004	United States F27,Laguna Beach	Futures	Hard	Wayne Odesnik	6–3, 6–2
Win	3–0	Nov 2004	United States F31,Hawaii	Futures	Hard	Wayne Odesnik	6–4, 6–4
Win	4–0	Jan 2005	United States F3,Key Biscayne	Futures	Hard	Henry Adjei-Darko	6–3, 6–7(13–15),6–3
Win	5–0	Nov 2005	Australia F11,Barmera	Futures	Grass	Luke Bourgeois	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss	5–1	Feb 2007	United States F4,Brownsville	Futures	Hard	Wesley Whitehouse	3–6, 6–2, 5–7

Doubles: 38 (20 titles, 18 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (8–11) ITF Futures Tour (12–7)

Finals by surface Hard (8–10) Clay (11–6) Grass (0–1) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2003	Croatia F2,Zagreb	Futures	Hard	Florin Mergea	Ivan Cinkus Andrej Kračman	7–5, 6–7(8–10),1–6
Win	1–1	Apr 2003	Greece F2,Kalamata	Futures	Hard	Florin Mergea	Konstantinos Economidis Nikos Rovas	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win	2–1	May 2003	Kuwait F2,Kuwait City	Futures	Hard	Florin Mergea	Ivo Klec Josef Neštický	6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win	3–1	May 2003	Kuwait F3,Kuwait City	Futures	Hard	Florin Mergea	Musaad Al Jazzaf Omar Alawadhi	6–2, 7–5
Loss	3–2	Jul 2003	Romania F4,Craiova	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	Adrian Barbu Catalin-Ionut Gard	3-0 ret.
Win	4–2	Apr 2004	Greece F2,Syros	Futures	Hard	Florin Mergea	Roman Michalik Pavel Šnobel	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win	5–2	Apr 2004	Qatar F1,Doha	Futures	Hard	Florin Mergea	Frank Moser Bernard Parun	6–1, 6-2
Loss	5–3	May 2004	Lebanon F1,Jounieh	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	Mustafa Ghouse Harsh Mankad	3–6, 7–5, 6–7)1–7)
Win	6–3	May 2004	Lebanon F2,Jounieh	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	Ivan Cerović Alexandros Jakupovic	0–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	7–3	Jun 2004	Romania F6,Constanța	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	David Luque-Velasco Alberto Soriano-Maldonado	6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win	8–3	Jul 2004	Romania F9,Balș	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	Juan-Martín Aranguren Dominique Coene	6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	8–4	Jul 2004	Romania F11,Bucharest	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	Adrian Cruciat Adrian-Vasile Gavrila	6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Win	9–4	Aug 2004	Timișoara,Romania	Challenger	Clay	Florin Mergea	Marius Calugaru Ciprian Petre Porumb	6–3, 6–3
Win	10–4	Nov 2004	United States F32,Honolulu	Futures	Hard	Alex Kuznetsov	Zack Fleishman Wayne Odesnik	walkover
Loss	10–5	Nov 2005	Australia F10,Berri	Futures	Grass	Rohan Bopanna	Carsten Ball Andrew Coelho	7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Win	11–5	Jan 2006	United States F1,Tampa	Futures	Hard	Alex Kuznetsov	Alex Clayton Donald Young	7–6(11–9),6-3
Loss	11–6	Jun 2006	Yuba City,United States	Challenger	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Scott Lipsky David Martin	0–6, 4–6
Loss	11–7	Jul 2006	ConstanțaRomania	Challenger	Clay	Florin Mergea	Konstantinos Economidis Jean-Julien Rojer	6–7(1–7),1–6
Loss	11–8	Aug 2006	Manta,Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Eric Nunez Jean-Julien Rojer	3–6, 2–6
Loss	11–9	Nov 2006	Puebla,Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Bruno Echagaray	Daniel Garza Jean-Julien Rojer	7–6(8–6),3–6, [7–10]
Loss	11–10	Feb 2007	United States F4,Brownsville	Futures	Hard	Alexander Kudryavtsev	Nicholas Monroe Izak van der Merwe	5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	11–11	Mar 2007	United States F5,Harlingen	Futures	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Wesley Whitehouse Izak van der Merwe	3–6, 1–6
Win	12–11	Jun 2007	Romania F5,Bacău	Futures	Clay	Florin Mergea	Cosmin Cotet Bogdan-Victor Leonte	6–7(5–7),7–6(14–12),6–2
Loss	12–12	Jul 2007	Constanța,Romania	Challenger	Clay	Gabriel Moraru	Marc Fornell Mestres Gabriel Trujillo Soler	4–6, 4–6
Win	13–12	Jul 2007	Romania F11,Bucharest	Futures	Clay	Petru-Alexandru Luncanu	Laurentiu-Antoniu Erlic Bogdan-Victor Leonte	6-4, 6-2
Loss	13–13	Aug 2007	Qarshi,Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Dodig	Andrew Coelho Adam Feeney	3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win	14–13	Sep 2007	Brașov,Romania	Challenger	Clay	Florin Mergea	Marcel-Ioan Miron Adrian Cruciat	5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	14–14	Sep 2007	Bucharest,Romania	Challenger	Clay	Florin Mergea	Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura	2–6, 1–6
Loss	14–15	Feb 2008	Besançon,France	Challenger	Hard	Yves Allegro	Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya	2–6, 1–6
Win	15–15	Mar 2008	Cherbourg,France	Challenger	Hard	Florin Mergea	Jean-Claude Scherrer Márcio Torres	7–5, 7–5
Loss	15–16	Apr 2009	Cremona,Italy	Challenger	Hard	Florin Mergea	Eduardo Schwank Dušan Vemić	3–6, 2–6
Win	16–16	Jun 2008	Milan,Italy	Challenger	Clay	Yves Allegro	Juan-Martín Aranguren Marc Fornell Mestres	6–4, 6–4
Win	17–16	Jun 2008	Constanța,Romania	Challenger	Clay	Florin Mergea	Júlio Silva Simone Vagnozzi	6–4, 6–2
Win	18–16	Jul 2008	San Marino,San Marino	Challenger	Clay	Yves Allegro	Fabio Colangelo Philipp Marx	7–5, 7–5
Loss	18–17	Oct 2008	Mons,Bekgium	Challenger	Hard	Yves Allegro	Michal Mertiňák Lovro Zovko	5–7, 3–6
Loss	18–18	Oct 2008	Rennes,France	Challenger	Carpet	Yves Allegro	James Auckland Dick Norman	3–6, 4–6
Win	19–18	Nov 2008	Eckental,Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Yves Allegro	James Auckland Márcio Torres	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	20–18	Mar 2010	Marrakesh,Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Ilija Bozoljac	James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin	6–1, 6-1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Boys' doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2002	Australian Open	Hard	Florin Mergea	Ryan Henry Todd Reid	walkover
Win	2002	Wimbledon	Grass	Florin Mergea	Brian Baker Rajeev Ram	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	2003	Australian Open	Hard	Florin Mergea	Scott Oudsema Phillip Simmonds	4–6, 4–6
Win	2003	Wimbledon	Grass	Florin Mergea	Chris Guccione Adam Feeney	7–6(7–4),7–5

ATP Tour career earnings

Year	Majors	ATP wins	Total wins	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
2003	0	0	0	3,714	821
2004	0	0	0	17,433	414
2005	0	0	0	16,416	428
2006	0	0	0	14,360	501
2007	0	0	0	18,625	455
2008	0	0	0	47,861,	310
2009	0	0	0	103,430	202
2010	0	5	5	241,780	116
2011	0	4	4	447,311	70
2012	0	4	4	497,956	61
2013	0	3	3	294,482	146
2014	0	8	8	519,036Archived2014-07-01 at theWayback Machine	100
2015	1	2	3	886,584Archived2014-07-01 at theWayback Machine	100
2016	0	2	2	442,130Archived2014-07-01 at theWayback Machine	100
2017	1	3	4	774,623Archived2014-07-01 at theWayback Machine	100
2018	0	2	2	371,879	130
2019	0	2	2	652,307	95
2020	0	0	0	156,354	n/a
2021	0	1	1	362,112	135
Career	2	36	38	$5,882,695	157

Publication

• Tecău, Horia (2016).Viața în ritm de tenis(in Romanian). Curtea Veche Publishing.ISBN978-606-588-920-0.

External links

• Horia Tecăuat theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• Horia Tecăuat theInternational Tennis Federation
• Horia Tecăuat theDavis Cup
• Horia TecăuatOlympics
• Horia TecăuatOlympedia