Dmitry Tursunov
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| Country |  Russia |
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| Residence | Roseville, California, U.S. | |
| Date of birth | December 12, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 82 kg (180 lb; 12.9 st) | |
| Turned pro | 2000 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $3,313,473 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record | 155–125 | |
| Career titles | 6 | |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (October 2, 2006) | |
| Current ranking | No. 89 (December 7, 2009) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3R (2007) | |
| French Open | 3R (2006, 2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2005, 2006) | |
| US Open | 3R (2003, 2008) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record | 69–73 | |
| Career titles | 4 | |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (June 16, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | 2R (2009) | |
| French Open | SF (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008) | |
| US Open | 3R (2008) | |
| Last updated on: July 27, 2009. | ||
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (Russian: 
Дми́трий И́горевич Турсу́нов (help·info); born December 12, 1982, in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he moved to live in the United States, where he has lived ever since, to further his prospects of becoming a professional player.
Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from both sides, and prefers to play on faster surfaces; he jokes about his lack of ability and success on clay courts. He is sponsored by Fila and Wilson.
Tursunov helped the Russian Davis Cup team win the 2006 Davis Cup, and reach the finals of the 2007 Davis Cup.
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[edit] Tennis career
Tursunov began tennis in Moscow when his father made him play a few hours a day at 5. He moved to the United States to train with Vitaly Gorin.[1]
I practiced a few hours a day. My dad realized fairly early that I had a lot of potential. A lot of people criticize him for basically choosing that career for me. He understood that I didn’t have many options to make money and since he really liked tennis, he decided that I was to be a tennis player. It just happened that I was naturally good at it.[1]
He turned professional in 2000, but has suffered many major injuries in his career. The first of these was a broken leg in January of the same year, which forced him to miss four months of the season. He came back and won three ATP Futures events, and also made two finals.
In 2001 Tursunov won the Futures event in Boca Raton over Jeff Morrison, then the Dallas Challenger defeating Justin Bower. After these 2 lower level tournament successes Tursunov qualified for his first ATP event in Memphis and made the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual champion Mark Philippoussis.
Tursunov's form suffered after his impact in Memphis because of what doctors believed was a bulging disk in his back. He returned after two months away and then suffered a stress fracture in his leg. As the back pain continued, Tursunov went to see a doctor in Sacramento and the extent of his injury problems were misdiagnosed as he was suffering from not one, but two fractures in his L-2 vertebra. Tursunov was forced to miss nine months and did not come back to tennis until June 2002 and that year he won another title on the United States Futures circuit.
After making two finals on the Challenger circuit in Aptos and the Bronx, Tursunov qualified for his first Grand Slam event at the U.S. Open defeating former world number one Gustavo Kuerten in five sets before losing in the third round to Xavier Malisse. Continuing on after the U.S. Open, won two consecutive Challenger titles in Mandeville over Jan Hernych and in San Antonio over Sebastien de Chaunac. At the end of 2003, for the first time in his career he finished the year ranked in the top 100.
Tursunov started the season of 2004 with another title in the Waikoloa Challenger over Alejandro Falla and for the first time in his career he was able to play in all of the four Grand Slam events. His best performance was a third round appearance at Wimbledon defeating his friend and compatriot Marat Safin in the first round and then played a marathon fifth set winning 15-13 over Sargis Sargsian before falling to Carlos Moyà in the next round.
After the U.S. Open loss to Fabrice Santoro, Tursunov was forced out of tennis again for seven months with a broken vertebra suffered in a boating accident and did not play until the 2005 Indian Wells Masters tournament. At Wimbledon 2005 Tursunov achieved his best ever performance in a Grand Slam event by making the fourth round and he had to play in a Wimbledon club shirt, as two of his shirts were stolen from the locker room before the Henman match. He defeated the local hope Tim Henman in five sets in the second round before losing to Sébastien Grosjean in as many sets. It was the first time Tursunov had ever lost a five-set match, previously compiling a 5–0 record in 5 set matches.
As Tursunov's form started to improve and he came into calculation for selection in the Russia Davis Cup team, the problems he was having obtaining United States citizenship became apparent. Tursunov had for years attempted to become a United States citizen, but the process has stalled and Tursunov travels with a Russian passport with an American visa. In his own words "It's frustrating, but what can you do?"[2] In spite of this Tursunov was selected for Russia in the Davis Cup semi final against Croatia and won his dead rubber match against Ivo Karlović. Tursunov made the semi finals of the Moscow tournament losing to eventual champion Igor Andreev and then won a challenger in Kolding and finished the year ranked inside the top 100 again.
2006 was a successful year for Tursunov as he achieved his highest ever ranking thus far, won his first ATP title beating Tomáš Berdych in Mumbai and made his first ATP final in Los Angeles losing to Tommy Haas in three sets. He was also successful on the Challenger circuit winning the Sunrise, Florida title over Alberto Martín and played in all ties for Russia in the Davis Cup, defeating Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the fourth rubber of the quarter-final; consequently sending the Russians into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup.
At the French Open, Tursunov lost to David Nalbandian after having a two sets to love lead. He defeated Ivan Ljubičić in the third round of Wimbledon coming back from two sets to love, before losing in the next round, 9–7 in the fifth set to Jarkko Nieminen. After losing his serve in the fifth set to give Nieminen a 8–7 lead he hit a ball at the chair-umpire's chair. He was given a point penalty and later fined £4,000 ($7,500) for "unsportsmanlike conduct". He called the chair umpire, Fergus Murphy, an "idiot" in the news conference he had after the match.[3]
For the second time in 2006 Tursunov sealed victory for Russia in the Davis Cup this time in the semi finals where he defeated Andy Roddick of the United States 6–3 6–4 5–7 3–6 17-15 in a match that lasted 4 hours and 48 minutes and with this victory earned Russia the spot in the Davis Cup final against Argentina, which took place in December. Tursunov took part in a crucial doubles tie with Marat Safin, which they won to give Russia a 2–1 lead. Marat Safin later sealed the 2006 Davis Cup win for Russia with his victory over José Acasuso.
On January 6, 2007 Tursunov won the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia while representing Russia alongside Nadia Petrova. In the finals Tursunov defeated Tommy Robredo in straight sets, after teammate Nadia Petrova's victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues. Following this match was a proset mixed doubles between Russians Tursunov and Nadia Petrova and Spanish Tommy Robredo and Anabel Medina Garrigues. This match was a clear show of the playful nature of Tursunov and the other players. The match was relaxed, since the outcome of the mixed doubles proset match did not matter. At one stage Anabel Medina Garrigues switched with Tursunov so that Tursunov and Robredo were on one side, while Medina Garrigues and Petrova were on the other. The umpire, playing along assigned points to Spain regardless.
At Wimbledon, Tursunov was beaten in four sets in the 3rd round by Tommy Haas of Germany, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–4. Ironically, Haas was unable to go on and play his next game against Roger Federer due to an abdominal injury.
In Indianapolis, Tursunov won his 2nd career title, defeating surprise finalist Frank Dancevic 6–4, 7–5, losing only 10 points on serve and never facing a break point. Tursunov then won his second title of the year at the Thailand Open, dominating Benjamin Becker, 6–2, 6–1.
Tursunov was named in the four man team that played the United States in the Davis Cup final, in Portland, Oregon, on the 30th November - 2 December 2007. Tursunov lost the first rubber of the 2007 Davis Cup final against Roddick, who won by a scoreline of 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. Tursunov was on the verge of defeating James Blake, but Blake won 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the 4th dead rubber, the USA having won the tie in the previous doubles match.
Tursunov played his first tournament of 2008 at the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia. In the first round he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–3, 6–3. In the second round, Tursunov defeated top seed and number eight in the world Richard Gasquet of France 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the 1/4 finals he defeated Sébastien Grosjean of France 6–3, 6–4 and in the semis, Tursunov defeated crafty Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 6–4. In the final, Tursunov defeated big serving giant Australian Chris Guccione 7–6, 7–6. This was his fourth career title.
At the Australian Open, Tursunov beat Xavier Malisse in the first round in 5 sets, after being down two sets to love - the final score being 6–7 5–7 6–2 6–1 6–3. However, he then lost his second round match against Sam Querrey in four sets - 7–6 4–6 6–4 6–2.
Tursunov lost in the first round of the Rotterdam Open to Rafael Nadal 4–6 4–6, but combined with Tomáš Berdych to win the doubles title, defeating Mikhail Youzhny and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final 7–5 3–6 10-7. This was his 2nd doubles career title.
At Roland Garros, Tursunov won his first two round matches against Daniel Brands and Guillermo Garcia Lopez, and then lost to Jérémy Chardy in straight sets, Chardy having previously defeated David Nalbandian. However, Tursunov paired up with Igor Kunitsyn in the mens' doubles event. They reached the semi finals, losing to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić 6-4 4-6 4-6. This performance lifted Tursunov to a career high doubles ranking of 36.
On the 17th June at the Slazenger Open in Nottingham, Tursunov walked off the court when losing by a set and a break in a first round doubles match after disagreeing with a line call. The next morning, the ATP announced he had been thrown out of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament because of his actions. This included the singles tournament, handing second round opponent Thomas Johansson a walk over into the quarter finals.
At Wimbledon, Tursunov beat Nicolas Mahut in five sets, 6-4 6-7 7-6 3-6 7-5, Chris Eaton 7-6 6-2 6-4, and lost to Janko Tipsarević 6-7 6-7 3-6 in the 3rd round. At the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Tursunov upset the number 1 seed James Blake with the score of 4-6 6-3 6-4 to make it to the finals. He was unable to defend his title, losing to Gilles Simon 4-6 4-6 in the championship match. Tursunov lost in 3rd round to James Blake at the Rogers Masters and to eventual champion Andy Murray in 3rd round at the Cincinnati Masters. Tursunov represented Russia for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He lost first round to Roger Federer.
At US Open, Tursunov reached the 3rd round by beating Eduardo Schwank and Victor Hănescu. He was beaten by his compatriot Nikolay Davydenko.
Tursunov celebrated his 5th ATP title win at the Open de Moselle in Metz beating Paul-Henri Mathieu.
For the 2009 season, he won the doubles title in Dubai, partnering Rik de Voest for the first time. He also won his first singles grass-court title in Eastbourne.
Russia's lineup was Tursunov, Marat Safin, Igor Andreev, and Mikhail Youzhny when Israel hosted Russia in a quarter-final Davis Cup match the weekend of July 10-12.[4][5] Israel was represented by Dudi Sela, Harel Levy, Jonathan Erlich, and Andy Ram on indoor hard courts in Tel Aviv. Israel won the tie 4-1.
He won another doubles title in Indianapolis, this time partnering Ernests Gulbis for the first time also.
[edit] Other information
Tursunov was the December month in the 2009 Association of Tennis Professionals calendar.[1]
He has been mixing personal dance track compilations since he was a teenager, using them for practice sessions.[1]
[edit] Career finals (14)
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[edit] ATP Tour
[edit] Singles: 8 (6-2)
- Wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 25 September 2006 | Mumbai, India | Hard |  Tomáš Berdych |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 2. | 29 July 2007 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard |  Frank Dancevic |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 3. | 30 September 2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) |  Benjamin Becker |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 4. | 12 January 2008 | Sydney, Australia | Hard |  Chris Guccione |
7–6(3), 7–6(4) |
| 5. | 5 October 2008 | Metz, France | Hard (i) |  Paul-Henri Mathieu |
7–6(6), 1–6, 6–4 |
| 6. | 20 June 2009 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Frank Dancevic |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
- Runner-ups (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 31 July 2006 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Tommy Haas |
6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| 2. | 20 July 2008 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Gilles Simon |
4–6, 4–6 |
[edit] Doubles: 7 (4-3)
- Wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | October 15, 2007 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (I) | Marat Safin |
Tomáš Cibulec Lovro Zovko |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2. | February 24, 2008 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Tomáš Berdych |
Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny |
7–5, 3–6, [10-7] |
| 3. | February 28, 2009 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard |  Rik de Voest |
Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt |
4–6, 6–3, [10-5] |
| 4. | July 26, 2009 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard |  Ernests Gulbis |
Ashley Fisher Jordan Kerr |
6–4, 3–6, [11-9] |
- Runner-ups (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | August 23, 2004 | Washington, United States | Hard (O) |  Travis Parrott |
Chris Haggard Robbie Koenig |
(3)6–7, 1–6 |
| 2. | September 19, 2005 | Beijing, China | Hard (O) | Mikhail Youzhny |
Justin Gimelstob Nathan Healey |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| 3. | June 26, 2006 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Igor Kunitsyn |
 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
3–6, 2–6 |
[edit] Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR |
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| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 24 |
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 6 |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 0 / 5 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 5 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | A | 0 / 0 | ||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 4 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | NMS | 0 / 3 |
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 36 |
| Tournament Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N/A |
| Year End Ranking | 1256 | 633 | 320 | 174 | 320 | 98 | 80 | 60 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 89 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament.
NH = tournament not held.
LQ = lost in the qualifying draw.
NMS = not Masters Series
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Krystle Russin, Tennis-X.com, "Dmitry Tursunov in Miami: From Russia with 40-Love" http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2009-03-26/1048.php March 26, 2009
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ BBC SPORT | Tennis | Tursunov punished over outburst
- ^ "Levy, Sela propel Israel past host Sweden," The Sports Network, 3/10/09, accessed 6/26/09
- ^ "Sweden (2) Israel (3) Tie Detail," Davis Cup, accessed 6/26/09
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Dimtry talking to Gabby Logan on BBC Radio Five Live
- Dmitry Tursunov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Davis Cup Profile
- Dmitry Tursunov at the Internet Movie Database
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