Sever Dron

{{Short description|Romanian tennis player and coach}}

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| fullname = Sever Constantin Dron

| country_represented = {{flagu|Romania|1965}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|06|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Găieşti, Romania

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| singlesrecord = 1–11

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| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1968)

| USOpenresult = 1R (1969)

| doublesrecord = 4–9

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| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1971)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1969)

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Sever Constantin Dron (born 25 June 1944) 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/gsp-special/diverse/cind-nimeni-e-cineva-povestea-vietii-lui-sever-dron-component-al-echipei-de-cupa-davis-a-romaniei-in-anii-60-390947.html|title=Cînd "nimeni" e cineva – Povestea vieţii lui Sever Dron, component al echipei de Cupa Davis a României în anii '60|publisher=gsp.rolanguage=Romanian|access-date=May 27, 2014}}

In 1989, he became a French citizen.

He is the founder of "Institut du Tennis Sever Dron" in France and "Tenis Club 2000 – Academia Sever Dron" in Romania.{{cite web|url=http://www.stiridesport.ro/sporturi/tenis/sever-dron-despre-simona-halep-interviu.html|title=Interviu cu Sever Dron: "Cred că Simona are capacitatea de a juca o finală de Grand Slam, chiar să o câștige!"|language=Romanian|access-date=May 27, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/tenis/viitoarele-staruri-ale-tenisului-au-servit-la-bucuresti-sever-dron-in-romania-se-mai-cumpara-meciuri-dar-cu-banii-nu-poti-ajunge-in-varf-12000509|title=Viitoarele staruri ale tenisului au servit la București. Sever Dron: "În România se mai cumpără meciuri, dar cu banii nu poţi ajunge în vârf"|date=February 2014 |language=Romanian|access-date=May 27, 2014}}