# Dinu Pescariu

Dinu Mihail Pescariu (born 12 April 1974) is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona (1992) and in Atlanta (1996). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 6 August 1998, when he became the number 75 of the world.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series Gold (0–0)
* ATP World Series (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–2)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1996 | Santiago, Chile | World Series | Clay | Álbert Portas | Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1997 | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay | Davide Sanguinetti | Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1998 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | George Cosac | Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu | 6–7, 6–7 |

## Performance timeline

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| French Open | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte Carlo | 2R | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Rome | A | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 14 (9–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (9–5)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (8–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Marcos Górriz | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 1993 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | David Rikl | 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1995 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Lars Burgsmüller | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 1995 | Beijing, China | Challenger | Hard | João Cunha-Silva | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 1996 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Răzvan Sabău | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 1997 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Gross | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Antonio Marín | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1997 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Stefan Koubek | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jul 1997 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Sep 1997 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | May 1998 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Voinea | 7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jul 1998 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 1998 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Thomas Larsen | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–5 | May 1999 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Vladimir Voltchkov | 5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 11 (5–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–6)
* ITF Futures (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (5–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1993 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Miles Maclagan | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Roger Smith | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1996 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Gheorghe Cosac | Mariano Hood Martín Rodríguez | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Devin Bowen | Trey Phillips David Roditi | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1997 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan | Gheorghe Cosac Miles Maclagan | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Davide Sanguinetti | Tamer El Sawy Nuno Marques | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 1998 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Nebojsa Djordjevic Lan Bale | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Eric Taino | Devin Bowen Eyal Ran | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 1999 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Gheorghe Cosac | Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2000 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Vincenzo Santopadre | Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2000 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2003 | Romania F1A, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan | Gabriel Moraru Andrei Mlendea | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |

## Controversy

On 10 October 2017, the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate announced that Dinu Pescariu will be prosecuted in the file of taking over ‘Cutezatorii’ sports base in Bucharest. He is being investigated, under judicial control, for taking over the sports base illegally and reportedly paying a much smaller rental fee for it than the market rate.