Sever Dron

Sever Constantin Dron (born 25 June 1944 in Găieşti, Romania) is a former professional tennis player and current coach.

After winning several junior national championships, he played for the Romanian Davis Cup team in 1969 and 1971, along Ilie Nastase and Ion Tiriac, among others.

A graduate of the Bucharest Sports Academy in 1966, he defected to France in 1972, requesting political asylum. There he became a coach, training among others, Virginia Ruzici, Henri Leconte and Julie Halard.[1]

In 1989, he became a French citizen.[1]

He is the founder of "Institut du Tennis Sever Dron" in France and "Tenis Club 2000 – Academia Sever Dron" in Romania.[2][3]

Awards and honors
  • Honorary citizen of Melun, France[4]
  • Silver and bronze medals by the French Tennis Federation[4]

Book
  • Sever Dron, Am ales să fiu «nimeni» (I chose to be "nobody"), Pandora M, Bucharest, 2013

References
  1. "Cînd "nimeni" e cineva » Povestea vieţii lui Sever Dron, component al echipei de Cupa Davis a României în anii '60". gsp.rolanguage=Romanian. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  2. "Interviu cu Sever Dron: "Cred că Simona are capacitatea de a juca o finală de Grand Slam, chiar să o câștige!"" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  3. "Viitoarele staruri ale tenisului au servit la Bucureşti. Sever Dron: "În România se mai cumpără meciuri, dar cu banii nu poţi ajunge în vârf"" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  4. "Propunere candidat" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 27, 2014.



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