Nicholas David Ionel (born 12 October 2002) is a Romanian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 184 achieved on 12 June 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 356 achieved on 24 April 2023. He is currently the No. 2 Romanian player.[1]
Career
2020: ATP qualification debut
Ionel won the 2020 Australian Open – Boys' doubles title.[2]
Ionel was awarded with a qualification wildcard to play his first ATP tournament at the 2020 European Open, where he pushed former world No. 36 Yūichi Sugita to three sets.
2022: Top 250 debut
He reached the top 250 in singles on 7 November 2022 at No. 241.
2023: Major qualifications, Top 200 debut
Personal life
He trains at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Sophia Antipolis since 2018.[3]
Junior Grand Slam titles
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger finals
Singles: 21 (14-7)
| Legend (singles)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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| ITF World Tennis Tour (14-7)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (3–1)
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| Clay (11–6)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
|
Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Sep 2019
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M15 Brașov, Romania
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
 Oleksii Krutykh
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7–5, 6–4
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| Win
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2–0
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Sep 2019
|
M15 Târgu Mureș, Romania
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
 Juan Ignacio Galarza
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6–7(1–7), 7–5, 6–4
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| Win
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3–0
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Oct 2019
|
M15 Tabarka, Tunisia
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
Manuel Pena Lopez
|
6–4, 7–5
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| Win
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4–0
|
Nov 2019
|
M15 Tabarka, Tunisia
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
 Andrea Picchione
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4
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| Win
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5–0
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Feb 2020
|
M15 Heraklion, Greece
|
World Tennis Tour
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Hard
|
 Jordan Correia
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4
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| Loss
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5–1
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Jul 2021
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M15 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
 Patrick Kypson
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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5–2
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Oct 2021
|
M15 Antalya, Turkey
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
 Daniel Michalski
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3-6, 4-6
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| Loss
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5–3
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Nov 2021
|
M15 Heraklion, Greece
|
World Tennis Tour
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Hard
|
 Jack Pinnington Jones
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6–7(3–7), 1–6
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| Win
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6-3
|
Feb 2022
|
M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
Matteo Gigante
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6–3, 4–6, 6–1
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| Win
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7-3
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Mar 2022
|
M15 Marrakech, Morocco
|
World Tennis Tour
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Clay
|
 Alexis Musialek
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6–3, 6-2
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| Loss
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7-4
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Mar 2022
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M15 Marrakech, Morocco
|
World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Edoardo Lavagno
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4-6, 2-6
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| Win
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8-4
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Aug 2022
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M25 Pitești, Romania
|
World Tennis Tour
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Clay
|
Juan Pablo Paz
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6-3, 3-6, 6-4
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| Loss
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8-5
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Aug 2022
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M15 Craiova, Romania
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
|
 Cesar Crețu
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2-6, 6-2, 2-6
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| Win
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9-5
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Oct 2022
|
M25 Gaziantep, Turkey
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
Corentin Denolly
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6-2, 6-2
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| Win
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10-5
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Jan 2023
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M15 Jakarta, Indonesia
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
|
 Sidharth Rawat
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4-6, 6-1, 7-6(11–9)
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| Win
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11-5
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May 2023
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M15 Alaminos-Larnaca, Cyprus
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World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
Filip Cristian Jianu
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6-3, 7-6(7–2)
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| Loss
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11-6
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Oct 2023
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M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
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World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
 Martin Krumich
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6-4, 0-6, 4-6
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| Loss
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11-7
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Oct 2023
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M25 Telavi, Georgia
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
Martin Krumich
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4-6, 4-6
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| Win
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12-7
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Jan 2024
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
Cezar Cretu
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6-1, 6-1
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| Win
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13-7
|
Sep 2024
|
M15 Constanta, Romania
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
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6-3, 6-4
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| Win
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14-7
|
Sep 2024
|
M15 Târgu Mureș, Romania
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Clay
|
João Eduardo Schiessl
|
6-0, 4-6, 6-3
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Doubles: 3 (1–2)
| Legend (doubles)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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| ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (1–2)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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References
External links
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