Alex Bogomolov, Jr.

Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Алекс Богомолов (младший)

Country	United States (2002–2011) Russia (2012–present)
Residence	Florida, USA
Born	(1983-04-23) April 23, 1983 Moscow, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,257,874
Singles
Career record	48–61 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 33 (31 October 2011)
Current ranking	No. 87 (13 May 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2006, 2012)
French Open	1R (2004, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	3R (2011)
US Open	3R (2011)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	12–22 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 100 (3 October 2011)
Current ranking	No. 114 (5 December 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	3R (2012)
Last updated on: January 3, 2013.

Alex Bogomolov, Jr.

Medal record
Competitor for United States
Pan American Games
Bronze	2003 Santo Domingo	Doubles

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov, most known as Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Russian: Александр Александрович «Алекс» Богомолов-младший, born April 23, 1983), nicknamed Bogie, is a Russian-American professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Bogomolov's father, Alex, Sr., was a former Soviet national tennis coach who worked with Larisa Neiland, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Andrei Medvedev. Born in Moscow, Russia, the 5' 10" Bogomolov was the No. 1 ranked USTA player for the 18s section in 2000 [1], and had a career-high ranking of world no. 33 on October 31, 2011.

In 1998, Bogomolov won the USTA National Boys' 16 Championships, defeating Andy Roddick in the final. As of July 2005, he had won three singles championships and one doubles title on the USTA circuit.

In 2005, he was suspended for 1.5 months due to a positive doping test during the Australian Open. The banned substance found was salbutamol, which Bogomolov admitted taking through an inhaler to treat exercise-induced asthma. However, he had not filed the proper paperwork and was not covered by an exemption. The tribunal found that there had been no intent to enhance performance by the taking of salbutamol, so the otherwise mandatory two-year ban did not apply. He also had to forfeit prize money and ranking points earned at the Australian Open and other competitions.[2]

In July 2008, he won the Shotgun 21 world championship at the Pacific Palisades Tennis Center, defeating John Isner in semifinal, and Philip King in final, twice by the score of 21–20.

Bogomolov beat world no. 83 Bobby Reynolds, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, in Waco, Texas in September 2008. After having surgery on his left wrist in late 2008,[3] Bogomolov began work at athe Gotham Tennis Academy.

In July 2009 at the Hall of Fame Championships, he upset fifth-seeded Arnaud Clément of France, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4.[4]

Bogomolov won his first Challenger title in three years in Champaign-Urbana over Amer Delic, 5–7, 7–6, 6–3. It is his first title of 2010.

In 2011, he defeated Andy Murray in straight sets, 6–1, 7–5, in the second round of the Miami Masters 1000. He was defeated by John Isner in the third round, 2–6, 6–7. At the 2011 Farmers Classic, Bogomolov was defeated by Ernests Gulbis in the semifinals, 2–6, 6–7. He defeated Robby Ginepri in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3, in the first round of the Western & Southern Open. He set up a rematch against Andy Murray, after defeating an out-of-sorts world no. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–3, 6–4, in the second round. He lost to Murray, 2–6, 5–7.

At the US Open, he lost in the third round to John Isner, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6. He was eliminated in the first round in Kuala Lumpur by Marcos Baghdatis, 6–7, 4–6.

On December 1, 2011, the International Tennis Federation ruled him eligible to compete for Russia in the Davis Cup. Bogomolov lost to American wild card Jack Sock in the opening round of Atlanta Open.

Personal

Bogomolov is Anna Kournikova's former hitting partner, and was married to American tennis player Ashley Harkleroad. The two split up in the fall of 2006 after less than two years, and divorced. "I think we were too young to be married," Harkleroad said. "And I think he's better off without me."[5] He is now engaged to his girlfriend Luana, with whom he has a son, Maddox.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)

Finals by Surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	July 24, 2011	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Matthew Ebden	Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]

Singles performance timeline

Current through 2013 Australian Open.

	United States
Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	Q2	A	A	Q3	Q3	2R	1R	2–5
French Open	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q3	1R	1R		0–3
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q1	Q1	3R	1R		2–2
US Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	Q2	A	Q1	Q2	3R	1R		2–7
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–3	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–3	1–4	0–1	6–17
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			2R	NH	1–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	1R	Q1	1–3
Miami Masters	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	A	3–5
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0–0
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R		0–1
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	1R		0–1
Canada Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R		2–4
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	2R		3–3
Shanghai Masters	Not Masters Series								A	A	2R	1R		1–2
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A		1–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–4	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	7–6	1–7	0–0	11–20
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Year-End Ranking	700	168	115	125	217	221	189	165	309	166	33	129

Doubles performance timeline

Current through 2012 US Open (tennis).

Tournament	2005	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open			2R		1–1
French Open			1R		0–1
Wimbledon		2R	1R		1–2
US Open	1R	1R	3R		2–3
Win–Loss	0–1	1–2	3–4		4–7

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

• Alex Bogomolov, Jr. at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• USTA: Alex Bogomolov Jr. Circuit Player of the Week Article(cache)
• Rothenberg, Ben, "Bogomolov Switches Flags in a Boost For Russia", The New York Times Straight Sets blog, January 19, 2012. Bogomolov "said his 2-year-old son helped influence his decision to switch from playing for the United States to Russia".

Awards
Preceded by Andrey Golubev	ATP Most Improved Player 2011	Succeeded by Marinko Matosevic