Andrei Pavel (born January 27, 1974 in Constanţa) is
a Romanian tennis player, who turned professional in
1990. He began playing tennis at age eight, and
moved to Germany at age sixteen.
Pavel has won three singles titles, including the
ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal/Toronto in
2001. He has also won seven doubles titles, the
latest title being the Open Seat Barcelona, in 2007.
Pavel played what John McEnroe considers to be the
best first round match at a Grand Slam he's ever
seen at the U.S Open in August of 2006, where he
lost to Andre Agassi in four tough sets; 6-7(4),
7-6(10), 7-6(6), 6-2; taking three and half hours.
Had Pavel won, it would have been Agassi's last
match in a professional tournament.
His best single result over the course of his career
took place in 2001, when he captured the
Masters Series title in Montreal. For his efforts
during that week alone, Pavel earned US$400,000.
