# Gabriel Trifu

Gabriel Trifu (born 14 April 1975) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. In 1998, he won his first and only title on the ATP Tour, a doubles title at the Romanian Open with Andrei Pavel. Since 2017, Trifu has been the captain of the Romanian Davis Cup team.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (1–0)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1998 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Andrei Pavel | George Cosac Dinu Pescariu | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 4 (1–3)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–2)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0-1 | May 1998 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Neville Godwin | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Dec 1998 | USA F11, Clearwater | Futures | Hard | João Cunha-Silva | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1-2 | Feb 1999 | Amarillo, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Macphie | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Nov 2001 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard | James Blake | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 20 (13–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (13–6)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–5)
* Clay (7–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Luis-Enrique Herrera | Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Glenn Weiner | Nelson Aerts André Sá | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 1998 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Luis-Enrique Herrera | Ota Fukárek Régis Lavergne | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1998 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ota Fukárek | Jared Palmer Takao Suzuki | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 1999 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Michael Sell | Scott Humphries Kevin Kim | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 1999 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Andrei Pavel | Gheorghe Cosac Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2000 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Glenn Weiner | Enrique Abaroa Michael Sell | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2001 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Yves Allegro | Tomas Behrend Franz Stauder | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2001 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Rosner | Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jan 2002 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Glenn Weiner | James Blake Justin Gimelstob | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Apr 2002 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Vladimir Voltchkov | Leonardo Olguín Martín Vassallo Argüello | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Vladimir Voltchkov | Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | Nov 2002 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Glenn Weiner | Eric Taino Martin Verkerk | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Aug 2003 | Netherlands F4, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Edwin Kempes Paul Logtens | walkover |
| Loss | 9–6 | Jul 2004 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Attila Sávolt | Fred Hemmes Melle van Gemerden | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 10–6 | Sep 2004 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Waske | Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Santiago Ventura | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–6 | Nov 2004 | Homestead, United States | Challenger | Hard | Glenn Weiner | Huntley Montgomery Tripp Phillips | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Nov 2004 | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Challenger | Hard | Andrei Pavel | Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 12–7 | May 2005 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Enzo Artoni Martín Vassallo Argüello | 6–2, 4–6, 7—5 |
| Win | 13–7 | Jul 2005 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Carlos Berlocq Ricardo Mello | 6–4, 4–6, 6—4 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004–2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| US Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |