Horia Tecău
Horia Tecău is a Romanian tennis player currently ranked World No. 11 in doubles. He turned pro in 2003 and reached the men's doubles finals of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Wimbledon Championships with Robert Lindstedt before winning it in 2015 with Jean-Julien Rojer, with whom he also won the 2017 US Open. Tecău also won the 2012 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals with Rojer.
Career
2010
On January 16, 2010, Tecău won his first ATP doubles title at the 2010 Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand, partnering Marcus Daniell.Horia showed a solid game in the beginning of 2010 and won two doubles titles,, at Marrakech and Casablanca, which confirmed his good form.
He won his third doubles title at 's-Hertogenbosch and his second with partner Robert Lindstedt.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Tecău reached, for the first time in his career, a Grand Slam doubles final. He and his partner, Robert Lindstedt, defeated the pair of Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers in four sets in the quarter finals, qualifying for the semifinals where they defeated the duo of Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank. In the final Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by the pair of Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner.
At Wimbledon in the mixed doubles, he and his partner, fellow Romanian Monica Niculescu, lost in the second round to Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs.
At the 2010 Swedish Open, Lindstedt and Tecău won their third title together after winning in the final against Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi.
At the 2010 Farmers Classic, Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarterfinals.
At the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tecău and Lindstedt were defeated by the pair of Marcos Baghdatis and Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round on the doubles category.
The fifth title of Tecău's career and fourth partnering Lindstedt came at the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis. The final saw them beating Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, this being their second title win against the Indian-Pakistani pair.
2011
In 2011 Horia started the year alongside his partner, Robert Lindstedt, at the Brisbane International. They had a good start and reached the final of the tournament but a calf injury of Lindstedt forced them to retire after just one set and thus losing the match to the Lukáš Dlouhý / Paul Hanley pair. At the Heineken Open Horia was the defending champion and seeded No. 1 with Robert but they were forced to withdrew due to the Swede's left calf injury sustained just days earlier.At the Australian Open Horia and Robert were eleventh seed but despite leading 1–0 in the first round match against wildcards Colin Ebelthite and Adam Feeney they were forced to retire yet again due to Robert's injury.
After the year's first Grand Slam, Horia decided to give his partner, Robert, time to recover and paired with experienced doubles player, Belgian Dick Norman, for the PBZ Zagreb Indoors. This was a successful choice and they reached the tournament final and won it.
Following the Zagreb title, Horia paired for the next two tournaments with Austrian Julian Knowle and Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi but with little success, exiting both competitions after the first round. He then paired with fellow countryman Victor Hănescu for their biggest doubles title to date, the 500 point Abierto Mexicano Telcel. In the final they beat Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in straight sets.
In April, Horia and Lindstedt defended their title in Casablanca, after an impressive display and losing just one set in the first round of the tournament.
He had a good grasscourt season with two finals together with Lindstedt, losing in the final of Wimbledon to the Bryan twins.
At the return to clay he defended his win at Swedish Open, again with Lindstedt.
2012
Horia Tecău and Bethanie Mattek-Sands from US won the Australian Open mixed doubles final on 29 January. He reached the semifinals in men´s doubles with Robert Lindstedt and lost to Bob and Mike Bryan in a close 3-setter. Together they reached the final of a Masters even for the first time in Madrid. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tecău and teammate Adrian Ungur lost in the first round.Horia Tecău and Robert Lindstedt separated in September 2012 after a fruitful three-year relationship.
2013
Horia Tecău paired up with Max Mirnyi for 2013. They reached five finals and won three of them.2015: Wimbledon Doubles Title
Horia Tecău and Jean-Julien Rojer won Wimbledon defeating Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final.Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Year-End Championships
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Olympic medal matches
Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 58 (37 titles, 21 runners-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel – Doubles| | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay |  Andrei Pavel |  Marcelo Melo André Sá | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Loss | 0–2 | 2009 MercedesCup – Doubles| | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Victor Hănescu |  František Čermák Michal Mertiňák | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | 2010 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard |  Marcus Daniell | Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | 2010 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay |  Robert Lindstedt |  Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–2, 3–6, |
| Win | 3–2 | 2010 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles| | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Robert Lindstedt | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 1–6, 7–5, |
| Loss | 3–3 | 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles| | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Robert Lindstedt |  Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner | 1–6, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–3 | 2010 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Robert Lindstedt |  Andreas Seppi Simone Vagnozzi | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's Doubles| | New Haven Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–4 | 2011 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Lukáš Dlouhý Paul Hanley | 4–6, ret. |
| Win | 6–4 | 2011 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles| | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard |  Dick Norman |  Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | Victor Hănescu | Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–4 | 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Robert Lindstedt |  Colin Fleming Igor Zelenay | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–5 | 2011 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles| | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Robert Lindstedt | Daniele Bracciali František Čermák | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Loss | 8–6 | 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles| | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Robert Lindstedt |  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 9–6 | 2011 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Simon Aspelin Andreas Siljeström | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–7 | 2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles| | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Robert Lindstedt |  Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6, 6–7, |
| Loss | 9–8 | 2011 China Open – Men's Doubles| | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9–9 | 2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 5–7, |
| Win | 10–9 | 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles| | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Jérémy Chardy Łukasz Kubot | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–10 | 2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Doubles| | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | 2012 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles| | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Robert Lindstedt |  Juan Sebastián Cabal Dmitry Tursunov | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles| | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Robert Lindstedt | Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–11 | 2012 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 13–11 | 2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–12 | 2013 Apia International Sydney – Men's Doubles| | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard |  Max Mirnyi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–13 | 2013 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Max Mirnyi | James Blake Jack Sock | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–13 | 2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles| | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Lukáš Dlouhý Oliver Marach | 4–6, 6–4, |
| Win | 15–13 | 2013 Topshelf Open – Men's Doubles| | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 16–13 | 2013 China Open – Men's Doubles| | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Fabio Fognini Andreas Seppi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–13 | 2014 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles| | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard |  Jean-Julien Rojer | Philipp Marx Michal Mertiňák | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Loss | 17–14 | 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 18–14 | 2014 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer | Tomasz Bednarek Lukáš Dlouhý | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–14 | 2014 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles| | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–14 | 2014 Topshelf Open – Men's Doubles| | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Jean-Julien Rojer | Scott Lipsky Santiago González | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 21–14 | 2014 Citi Open – Men's Doubles| | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Sam Groth Leander Paes | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 22–14 | 2014 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles| | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Chris Guccione Sam Groth | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 23–14 | 2014 China Open – Men's Doubles| | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Julien Benneteau Vasek Pospisil | 6–7, 7–5, |
| Win | 24–14 | 2014 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer |  Kevin Anderson Jérémy Chardy | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 24–15 | 2015 Apia International Sydney – Men's Doubles| | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Rohan Bopanna Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 25–15 | 2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Jamie Murray John Peers | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 25–16 | 2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles| | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer |  Mate Pavić Michael Venus | 6–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 26–16 | 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles| | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Jean-Julien Rojer | Jamie Murray John Peers | 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 27–16 | 2015 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles| | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 28–16 | 2016 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles| | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Florin Mergea | Chris Guccione André Sá | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 29–16 | 2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Doubles| | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 29–17 | Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles| | Olympic Games, Brazil | Olympics | Hard | Florin Mergea | Marc López Rafael Nadal | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 29–18 | 2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–7, 7–6, |
| Win | 30–18 | 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Rohan Bopanna Marcin Matkowski | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 31–18 | 2017 Geneva Open – Doubles| | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 32–18 | 2017 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles| | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer |  Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 33–18 | 2017 US Open – Men's Doubles| | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Feliciano López Marc López | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 34–18 | 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | James Cerretani Leander Paes | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 35-18 | 2018 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles| | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | James Cerretani Leander Paes | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 35–19 | 2018 Rolex Paris Masters – Doubles| | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Marcel Granollers Rajeev Ram | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 35–20 | 2019 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Jérémy Chardy Henri Kontinen | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 36–20 | 2019 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Doubles| | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer | Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 36–21 | 2019 Citi Open – Men's Doubles| | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | 6–3, 3–6, |
| Win | 37–21 | 2019 Swiss Indoors – Doubles| | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | Taylor Fritz Reilly Opelka | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2020 Rotterdam Open.1 Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, Madrid Masters 2009 – present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters until 2001, Madrid Masters from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters 2009 – present.