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Alexandr Dolgopolov
File:Alexandr Dolgopolov 3.jpg
Country (sports)Ukraine Ukraine
ResidenceKiev, Ukraine
Born (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35)
Kiev, Ukraine SSR, USSR
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,139,255
Singles
Career record38–36
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 20 (18 April 2011)
Current rankingNo. 20 (18 April 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2011)
French Open3R (2010)
Wimbledon2R (2010)
US Open1R (2010)
Doubles
Career record10–12
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 58 (4 April 2011)
Last updated on: 4 April 2011.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Долгополов) (born 7 November 1988), formerly known as Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr., is the top ranked Ukrainian male tennis player. He changed his first name to the current form in May 2010.[1]

Early life

Dolgopolov started tennis at the age of 3, coached by his father Oleksandr Dolgopolov, a former Ukrainian tennis player.

Tennis career

Dolgopolov made his ATP Tour debut in September 2006 at the BCR Open Romania as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Christophe Rochus. He was also part of the Ukrainian Davis Cup team in the tie against Great Britain, where he was defeated by Andy Murray. In mid-2010, Jack Reader became Dolgopolov's coach and helped him through to the ATP Top 50. He endorses Adidas footwear and apparel and uses a Wilson BLX Six One Tour raquet.

2010

Dolgopolov started the year at the 2010 Brisbane International, where he qualified for the tournament by beating Joseph Sirianni and Kaden Hensel. In the main draw he defeated Bernard Tomic 6–4, 6–4 before losing in the second round to Andy Roddick in three sets. At the 2010 Australian Open he lost in the first round of qualifying to Simon Stadler 8–6 in the third set.

Dolgopolov qualified for the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with wins over Santiago Ventura and Mischa Zverev, but lost to Julien Benneteau in the first round 6–4, 5–7, 6–2. Dolgopolov continued to the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open where he qualified to get into the tournament. In the first round he beat Andreas Seppi 6–3, 6–4, but in the second round lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–3. At the 2010 French Open he beat Arnaud Clément in a long 5-setter which he won 6–3 in the final set. Dolgopolov upset 12th seed Fernando González in straight sets. This was the biggest win in his career and best showing at a Grand Slam to that time. In the third round he lost to Nicolás Almagro, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.

Dolgopolov started off his grass court season seeded 7th at the AEGON International, with wins over Jamie Baker, Lu Yen-hsun, and James Ward before falling to Michaël Llodra 6–3, 7–5 in the semifinals, despite being 4–1 up in the second set. Dolgopolov defeated Marco Chiudinelli 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. He put on a solid performance against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, but ultimately succumbed to the Frenchman in five sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 5–7, 10–8.

2011

Dolgopolov began 2011 at the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia, where he won the first two rounds over Bernard Tomic and top seeded Sam Querrey, and later lost to the eventual champion, Gilles Simon, in the quarter-finals.

At the 2011 Australian Open, Dolgopolov has had his best showing at a Grand Slam thus far, reaching the quarter-finals. He beat Mikhail Kukushkin and Benjamin Becker in the first two rounds, then avenged his defeat to Jo-Wilfried T songa at The Championships, Wimbledon in 2010, in five sets, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1. He went on to beat World No. 4 Robin Soderling in the fourth round, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, reaching his first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.[2] In the quarterfinals, he lost to Andy Murray, the #5 seed in the Open, 5–7, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6.

Dolgopolov next hit the clay courts of Latin America. He entered the 2011 Brasil Open in Costa do Sauípe as the fourth seed, receiving a first-round bye. He defeated Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo, 7–5, 6–4 in the second round. He then beat Potito Starace in the quarter-finals with a score of 6–3, 6–4. Dolgopolov then crushed home-town favourite Ricardo Mello 6–2, 6–1 to enter his first ATP tour level final.[3] He was then defeated by the top seed, world #13 Nicolás Almagro, with the score of 6–3, 7-6(3). Despite the defeat, he broke through the top 30 of the ATP South African Airways Rankings, at #29. Dolgopolov then head to Buenos Aires to play in 2011 Copa Claro as the 7th seed. He suffered a surprising first-round defeat to Argentinian wild card José Acasuso in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4. However, partnering Igor Andreev, Dolgopolov reached his first ATP tour level doubles semi-final, where they lost 6–2, 6–1 to eventual champions Oliver Marach/Leonardo Mayer. Dolgopolov then participated in the final leg of the Golden Triangle swing in the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco, as the 6th seed. He defeated Chilean Paul Capdeville, 7–5, 6–2 in the first round, and then beat doubles partner Carlos Berlocq 6–4, 6–1 in the second round. He then successfully reached the semi-finals after beating 4th seed Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–4, 7–6(6). He stretched the top seed and world #6 David Ferrer to three sets, but lost 5–7, 6–1, 6–1.

Dolgopolov then played in the first Masters 1000 series of the year in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open Masters held in Indian Wells, his debut in the tournament. As the 20th seed, he received a first-round bye, and then beat Romanian Victor Hanescu 6-4, 6-4 to reach the third round, where he faced Grand Slam champion Juan Martin Del Potro. He lost the match 6-7, 3-6. Dolgopolov is also entered in the doubles tournament as well. Parterning Xavier Malisse, they defeated Tomas Berdych/Janko Tipsarevic 4-6, 6-4, 10-8. They then shocked top seeds and world number 1 Mike Bryan/Bob Bryan, 7-5, 7-6(9), 10-8. They played Jamie Murray/Andy Murray next, and defeated the British brothers 6(7)-7, 6-3, 10-8 after being a set down, a break down and 1-6 down in the super tie-break. Dolgopolov/Malisse then beat Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Charmin in the semi-finals 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 to enter Dolgopolov's first ATP tour level doubles final. They played 2008 Beijing gold medalists Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, and they prevailed 6-4 6-7 10-7, with Dolgopolov winning his first ATP tour level doubles title.

Dolgopolov continued his form at the next Masters event, the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, reaching the fourth round with wins against Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1 5-3 (retired) and repeating his Australian Open win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6(4)-7, 6-4, 7-5, played over two days due to rain delay. He then lost to world number #1 Rafael Nadal in two sets, 6-1, 6-2. He was then defeated in the first round of the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters by Ernests Gulbis 6-1 6-4. Dolgopolov is now competing in the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell in both singles and doubles with Xavier Malisse. In singles- he is set to verse Nikolay Davydenko in the first round. In doubles- Dolgopolov and Malisse defeated Raonic and Almagro 6-2 6-4 in the first round.

As of April 18, 2011, Dolgopolov reached an all-time high career ranking of #20[4].

Davis Cup

Alex has played two games for his country so far: in 2006 he lost to Andy Murray (3–6 4–6 2–6) in Odessa for a match against Great Britain. In 2007 he lost to Alexandros Jakupovic from Greece 6–7(3) 3–6 5–7. At the moment, he is struggling with the Ukrainian tennis federation to get significant bonuses to play in the Davis Cup.[5][6] On March 13, 2011 Dolgopolov stated he wants to represent Ukraine as a player but only after the leadership of the Tennis Federation of Ukraine changes.[7] Dolgopolov has hinted late January 2011 he might change his citizenship.[8] According to him "Tennis is not a political sport as such as football. In tennis you choose what is best for you, where there are more prospects".[8] At the time Dolgopolov stated this would mean "of course" he would switch to another Davis Cup team.[8] The President of the Tennis Federation of Ukraine Vadym Shulman stated late February 2011 he thought Dolgopolov was bluffing and blackmailing his federation.[9]

Playing style

Dolgopolov has an unorthodox but all-court playing style; he can counter-punch when needed, but can also be very aggressive. His serve has a very quick cadence to it, the motion having little to no pauses within it. On the return he will often chip back the first serve. He uses a unique jumping topspin forehand, which can be used to pull his opponents wide off the court. His backhand is usually hit two-handed with topspin but he often uses a one-handed slice. He's not afraid to come to the net to finish off points, and he volleys quite well. With his speed he is very efficient around the court. Some have compared his style to Federer's and the Ukrainian's unusual style of varied pace and spins had been most likened to that of Andy Murray among the leading players.[10]

Career finals

ATP World Tour finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (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 (0–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. February 12, 2011 Brazil Costa do Sauípe, Brazil Clay Spain Nicolás Almagro 3–6, 6–7(3)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. March 19, 2011 United States Indian Wells, United States Hard Belgium Xavier Malisse Switzerland Roger Federer
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 		6–4, 6–7(5), [10–7]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current as far as the 2011 BNP Paribas Open.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career SR Career W-L Win %
Grand Slams
Australian Open Q1 Q3 Q2 Q1 QF 0 / 1 4–1 80.00
French Open Q2 Q1 3R 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Wimbledon 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
US Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Grand Slam W-L 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–1 0 / 4 7–4 63.63
Davis Cup P P 0 / 2 0–2 0.00
Olympic Games Not Held Not Held 0 / 0 0–0
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Miami Masters 4R 0 / 1 2–1
Monte Carlo Masters 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0.00
Rome Masters Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Masters 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Canada Masters 3R 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Cincinnati Masters 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Shanghai Masters NMS 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Paris Masters 0 / 0 0–0
Masters W-L 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–5 3–3 0 / 8 7–8 46.67
ATP World Tour 500
Acapulco SF 0 / 1 3–1 75.00
Barcelona 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0.00
Hamburg 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Beijing 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Basel 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 3–2 0 / 6 4–6 40.00
ATP World Tour 250
Brisbane Q2 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50.00
Sydney QF 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Johannesburg 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Costa do Sauípe Q2 F 0 / 1 3–1 75.00
Buenos Aires 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Casablanca Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Munich 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Poertschach 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Nice 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Eastbourne SF 0 / 1 3–1 75.00
Umag QF 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
New Haven 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Bucharest 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Kuala Lumpur 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Moscow Q2 QF 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Saint Petersburg Q2 Q2 2R QF 0 / 2 3–2 60.00
Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 13–11 6–4 0 / 18 20–18 52.63
Career Statistics
Tournaments played 1 1 0 1 23 10 Career total: 36
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 35 0–1 0.00
Hardcourt W-L 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 11–12 10–5 0 / 18 22–18 55.00
Grass W-L 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 0 / 2 4–2 66.67
Clay W-L 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 6–9 6–5 0 / 16 12–18 40.00
Overall W-L 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 21–23 16–10 0 / 36 38–38 50.00
Win % 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 47.72 61.54 Career total: 50.00%
Year End Ranking 265 233 309 131 48 Career money: $1,139,255

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Gabashvili changes his name". tennisconnected.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Dolgopolov sends Soderling packing". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ ATP World Tour. "Almagro, Dolgopolov To Meet In Final". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  4. ^ World Tour, ATP. "Singles Ranking". Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ^ Template:Uk icon Свої виступи у збірній України Долгополов оцінив у 225 тисяч доларів, Champion.com (22 February 2011)
  6. ^ Template:Uk icon Долгополов не хоче грати за Україну "за шматок м`яса", Champion.com (15 February 2011)
  7. ^ Template:Uk icon Долгополов каже, що буде грати за збірну України, але пізніше, Champion.com (13 March 2011)
  8. ^ a b c Template:Uk icon Долгополов підтвердив, що може змінити громадянство, Champion.com (31 January 2011)
  9. ^ Template:Ru icon Вадим Шульман:"В сборной играют за Украину, а не за кусок мяса", Tennis Federation of Ukraine (24 February 2011)
  10. ^ "Andy Murray Beats Dolgopolov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
Sources

Template:Top ten Ukrainian male singles tennis players

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