Victor Crivoi

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Victor Crivoi
Crivoi WMQ14 (5) (14420415640).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Residence Bucharest, Romania
Born (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982 (age 40)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 626,504
Singles
Career record16–37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 75 (17 August 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (2009)
Wimbledon 2R (2009)
US Open 1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 300 (30 April 2007)
Last updated on: 7 November 2016.

Victor Crivoi (born 25 May 1982 [1] ) is a Romanian former tennis player. His career high ranking is No. 75, achieved on 17 August 2009. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked No. 269 by the ATP, up from No. 488 at the year's start. [2]

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In the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, as a qualifier, he beat 14th seed James Blake 7–5, 6–3 in the first round; he then lost to Robin Söderling.

He qualified for the 2009 French Open. He lost to Gaël Monfils in the second round.

ATP Challenger Tour singles finals

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0)
ATP Challenger Tour (1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (1)
Carpet (0)

Wins (1)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.25 August 2008 Manerbio, ItalyClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Rochus 7–6(12–10), 6–2

Runners-ups (8)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.21 May 2006 Zagreb, CroatiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Elsner 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
2.10 September 2006 Braşov, RomaniaClay Flag of Spain.svg Marc López 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(8–10)
3.5 May 2007 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Thierry Ascione 3–6, 3–6
4.1 July 2007 Constanţa, RomaniaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud 3–6, 3–6
5.28 September 2008 Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Ventura 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
6.5 April 2009 Napoli, ItalyClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 3–6, 1–6
7.8 August 2010 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi 2–6, 1–6
8.11 June 2011 Košice, SlovakiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul 2–6, 1–6

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References

  1. "Victor-Valentin CRIVOI". Davis Cup . International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  2. Tetley, Jules (2006-02-27). "Player of the year 2005". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 2007-04-23.