Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș (born 12 September 1997) is a Romanian-born Swedish professional tennis player.
.jpg) Mădăraș at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Sweden (2016–present) Romania (2013–2015) |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 September 1997 Deva, Romania |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $184,696 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 223 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 420 (14 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 459 (15 January 2024) |
| Last updated on: 20 January 2024. | |
Mădăraș has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 191 achieved on 17 July 2023. His career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 420 was achieved on 14 August 2023.[1]
Career edit
2022: ATP debut edit
He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Sofia Open as a qualifier where he lost to Oscar Otte in the first round.[2]
2023: ITF success and suspension edit
Mădăraș first half of the season led him to winning a record-breaking of 10 ITF titles in one season. However, on August the 27th he was provisionally suspended from all tennis by the ITIA after failing to comply with the anti-corruption rules.[3]
2024: 4.5 years suspension from professional tennis edit
On March the 14th the ITIA revealed the final verdict (4.5 years suspension) and the details of the incident of the previous year that had led up to the suspension. At the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying tournament Mădăraș had refused to hand over a mobile phone to ITIA investigators who wanted to examine it. Mădăraș handed the phone to his brother who ran away with it. It was also revealed Mădăraș had previously been under investigation for match-fixing by the ITIA in the years 2017–2020.[4]
National representation edit
Davis Cup edit
Mădăraș has represented Sweden at the Davis Cup, where he made his first appearance in March 2022 in a tie against Japan.[5][6]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals edit
Singles: 28 (19-9) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2015 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Clay | Mikael Ymer
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6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Jul 2018 | Estonia F1, Pärnu | Futures | Clay |  Markos Kalovelonis
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6-2, 6-3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2018 | Turkey F31, Antalya | Futures | Clay |  Vit Kopriva
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6–7(5–7), 1–3 ret. |
| Loss | 1-3 | May 2019 | M15, Kalmar, Sweden | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Markus Eriksson
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2–6, 2-6 |
| Not Played | 1-3 | Dec 2020 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Nerman Fatić
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Bad weather |
| Win | 2-3 | Mar 2021 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Miljan Zekić
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2–6, 7-6(8.6), 6-5 ret. |
| Loss | 2-4 | Apr 2021 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Flavio Cobolli
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6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3-4 | May 2021 | M15, Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Pol Toledo Bagué
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2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4-4 | Jul 2021 | M15, Sofia, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Francisco Comesaña
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2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 5-4 | Dec 2021 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Billy Harris
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7-5, 6-1 |
| Win | 6-4 | Jan 2022 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Martin Krumich
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6-3, 6-2 |
| Win | 7-4 | Jan 2022 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Bogdan Ionut Apostol
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6-0, 6-0 |
| Win | 8-4 | Jan 2022 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Corentin Denolly
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 9-4 | May 2022 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Oleg Prihodko
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6-4, 6-2 |
| Loss | 9-5 | Sep 2022 | M25, Szabolcsveresmart, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Michael Vrbenský
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6–1, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 10-5 | Jan 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Alex Marti Pujolras
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6-1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 11-5 | Jan 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Yanaki Milev
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12-5 | Jan 2023 | M15, Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | José Francisco Vidal Azorín
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1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 13-5 | Feb 2023 | M25, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Edoardo Lavagno
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14-5 | Mar 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Gilles-Arnaud Bailly
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14-6 | Apr 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Cezar Crețu
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2–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 15-6 | Apr 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Sidané Pontjodikromo
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 15-6 | Apr 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Yanaki Milev
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4–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Win | 16-7 | Apr 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Viacheslav Bielinskyi
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3–2, ret. |
| Loss | 16-8 | Apr 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 17-8 | May 2023 | M25, Värnamo, Sweden | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Oliver Crawford
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7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 18-8 | May 2023 | M15, Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 18-9 | Jun 2023 | M15, Nyíregyháza, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Péter Fajta
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 19-9 | Jul 2023 | M25, Brașov, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Vlad Andrei Dancu
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6–3, 6–3 |
References edit
- ^ "Dragos Nicolae Madaras | Overview". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Ilya Ivashka Outlasts Mikael Ymer in Sofia Marathon".
- ^ https://www.itia.tennis/news/sanctions/swedish-tennis-player-dragos-nicolae-madaras-provisionally-suspended/
- ^ https://www.itia.tennis/news/sanctions/dragos-nicolae-madaras-suspended-from-tennis/
- ^ "Teams Announced For 2022 Davis Cup Qualifiers". February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Davis Cup: Alex de Minaur & Márton Fucsovics Leave Things All-Square in Sydney".
External links edit
- Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș at the International Tennis Federation
- Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș at the Davis Cup
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