Christian Saceanu
German tennis player
Native name | Christian Săceanu |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Neuss, Germany |
Born | (1968-07-08) 8 July 1968 (age 56) Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $738,632 |
Singles | |
Career record | 71–110 |
Career titles | 2 3 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (7 March 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1988) |
French Open | 2R (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1992) |
US Open | 2R (1991) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 43–81 |
Career titles | 0 7 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 111 (16 October 1989) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987) |
French Open | 3R (1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1993) |
Last updated on: 25 May 2023. |
Christian Saceanu (born 8 July 1968) is a retired tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1986. The right-hander won two singles titles (1988, Bristol and 1991, Rosmalen) in his career. Saceanu reached his highest singles ATP-ranking in March 1988 when he became the number 60 of the world.
He began playing tennis when he was nine. He was ranked No. 1 in the Romanian 14s and one year later moved with his family to West Germany where he won the German national singles title in 1986. In that same year he was ranked No. 1 in the 18s.[1]
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1987 | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 1988 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 1991 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (3–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 1990 | Croydon, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 1990 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Dec 1990 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–1 | Oct 1992 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 1995 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 12 (7–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1989 | Guadeloupe, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1990 | British Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jan 1991 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Oct 1992 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–4 | Nov 1992 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Nov 1992 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Dec 1992 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–5 | May 1993 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Jul 1993 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 5–5 | May 1995 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 6–5 | Sep 1995 | Azores, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 7–5 | Sep 1996 | Azores, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
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
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 4R | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 4R | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 14–18 | 44% | ||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||||
Hamburg | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
Doubles
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% | |||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
Hamburg | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
References
- ^ "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
- Christian Saceanu at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Christian Saceanu at the International Tennis Federation
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