Athlete of the Week – Tennis player Horia Tecau
Florin Orban, 29.10.2019, 11:56
For his
remarkable performance, we have designated Horia Tecau Athlete of the Week on
RRI.
Horia Tecău was
born in Brasov on January 19, 1985. He has been playing tennis since he was 7.
In 2002, Tecau was a juniors’ men’s doubles champion in Wimbledon, jointly with
Florin Mergea. Horia Tecau turned pro in 2003. Since July 2008, Tecau has been
placed among the world’s top 100 tennis players in the doubles rankings, and
among the world’s top 50, since 2009. Horia Tecau then had a constant upward
trend in the world’s doubles rankings, reaching as far as the 2nd-place,
a position he held in November 2015, when he won the Champions Tournament in
London, jointly with his Dutch teammate, Jean-Julien Rojer. The final played in
Basel was the 58th of his career. He has won 37 finals and lost 21.
(Translated by V. Palcu)
