Alex Bogomolov Jr.

Alex Bogomolov Jr.

Country (sports)	USA
Residence	Miami, Florida, USA
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$711,494
Singles
Career record	21–40 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 97 (November 3, 2003)
Current ranking	No. 167 (January 17, 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2006)
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2005, 2008)
US Open	1R (2001 - 2005)
Doubles
Career record	4–11 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 175 (April 12, 2004)
Last updated on: January 17, 2011.

Alex Bogomolov Jr., nicknamed Bogie, (born April 23, 1983), is an 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 number one ranked USTA player for the 18s section in 2000 [1], and had a career-high ranking of World No. 97 on November 3, 2003, but had dropped to #167 in the world as of January 17, 2011 (ATP ranking).

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 worldchampionship at the Pacific Palisades Tennis Center, defeating John Isner in Semi-Final and Philip King in final, two times by the score of 21-20. [3]

Bogomolov beat world # 83 Bobby Reynolds 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, in Waco, Texas in September 2008. After getting surgery on his left wrist in late 2008,[4] Bogomolov left and began work at a tennis academy called 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.[5]

"Alex Bogomolov, Jr. won his first Challenger title in 3 years in Champaign-Urbana over Amer Delic. The two displayed their marvelous talents throughout the match. In the end, Bogomolov proved too strong and earned the victory 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-3. It is his first title in Champaign-Urbana and his first of 2010." [6]

Personal

Bogomolov is Anna Kournikova's former hitting partner, and was married to American tennis player Ashley Harkleroad. The two, however 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."[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)