Denis Shapovalov
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | April 15, 1999 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $16,308 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 405 (May 2, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 405 (May 2, 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2015) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 496 (May 2, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 496 (May 2, 2016) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2015) |
| US Open Junior | W (2015) |
| Last updated on: May 2, 2016. | |
Denis Shapovalov (Russian: Денис Викторович Шаповалов; born April 15, 1999) is a Canadian junior tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 405 on May 2, 2016 and a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 25 on January 25, 2016. Shapovalov won the 2015 US Open junior doubles title with compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime.[1]
Early life
Shapovalov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to Russian parents Viktor Shapovalov and Tessa Shapovalova. He started to play tennis at the club his mother was coaching at when he was 5 years old and he is still coached by her along with Adriano Fuorivia. His mother Tessa opened up her own tennis club in Vaughan named TessaTennis to help give him a home base to train at and to coach other juniors.[2]
Tennis career
2013–14
In October 2013, Shapovalov won his first junior singles title at the ITF G5 in Burlington.[3] He captured his second singles title in April 2014 at the junior ITF G5 in Burlington.[4] In July 2014, Shapovalov won the singles and doubles titles at the junior ITF G4 in San José.[5]
2015
In January at the junior Australian Open, Shapovalov advanced to the second round in singles as a qualifier. He lost in the first round in doubles.[6] At the junior Wimbledon in June, Shapovalov once again successfully qualified for the singles main draw and reached the third round. He was defeated in the opening round of the doubles event.[7] In late August in College Park, he made it to his first junior ITF G1 singles final but was defeated by fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime.[8] At the junior US Open in September, Shapovalov qualified in singles and made it to the third round for his second straight Grand Slam. In doubles, he won the title with compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime.[1] In October, Shapovalov and fellow Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Benjamin Sigouin captured the first Junior Davis Cup title for Canada in its history.[9] In late November, he won his first professional doubles title at the ITF Futures in Pensacola.[10]
2016
In January, Shapovalov reached the doubles final at the ITF Futures in Sunrise.[11] A week later, he captured his first professional singles title with a straight-set victory over Pedro Sakamoto at the ITF Futures in Weston.[12] In March, he reached the semifinals of the Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, beating his first top 100 player in Austin Krajicek before losing to Daniel Evans in three sets.[13] In April, Shapovalov won his second and third singles title after defeating World No. 286 Tennys Sandgren at the ITF 25K in Memphis and winning the ITF 10K in Orange Park over Miomir Kecmanović two weeks later.[14] He also won the doubles title in Orange Park.[15]
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (3–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | January 31, 2016 | USA F5, Weston | Clay |  Pedro Sakamoto
|
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | April 10, 2016 | USA F12, Memphis | Hard |  Tennys Sandgren
|
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 3. | April 24, 2016 | USA F14, Orange Park | Clay |  Miomir Kecmanović
|
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (2–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | November 21, 2015 | USA F33, Pensacola | Clay |  Péter Nagy
|
Christopher Ephron Bruno Savi
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | January 24, 2016 | USA F4, Sunrise | Clay | Péter Nagy
|
 Isak Arvidsson  Kaichi Uchida
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | April 23, 2016 | USA F14, Orange Park | Clay | Péter Nagy
|
 Ruben Gonzales Dennis Nevolo
|
6–2, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2015 | US Open | Hard | Félix Auger-Aliassime
|
Brandon Holt Riley Smith
|
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
References
- ^ a b "Canadian junior boys win U.S. Open doubles final". CBC Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Q&A with Denis Shapovalov". Merchant of Tennis. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Czechs and Canadians crowned Junior champions". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Résultats". ChallengerBanqueNationale.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
External links
- Denis Shapovalov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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