Karen Khachanov
_(19944440142).jpg) Khachanov at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | May 21, 1996 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Galo Blanco |
| Prize money | $283,313 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 9–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (31 August 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 68 (31 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2016) |
| French Open | Q2 (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 380 (3 November 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 405 (25 July 2016) |
| Last updated on: 25 July 2016. | |
Karen Abgarovich Khachanov (Russian: Карен Абгарович Хачанов; born 21 May 1996) is a Russian tennis player of Armenian descent, who competes predominantly on the Challenger and Futures circuits. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of 68 on 31 August 2016.
Career
Early life
Karen started playing tennis aged three at kindergarten when his parents put him into the tennis group. His father, Abgar, played volleyball to a very high level before studying medicine, while his Mother, Natalia, also studied medicine. He has one sister, Margarita, as well as a brother, Georgiy. His idols growing up were Marat Safin and Juan Martin del Potro and favourite sports teams are Real Madrid and the Miami Heat.[1]
2013: Davis Cup debut
Khachanov won the Under-18 European Championship title in July 2013 in Switzerland.[2] At age 17 and 157 days, he became the youngest Russian tennis player in the pro series, surpassing Mikhail Youzhny.[3] Khachanov upset former world No. 8 Janko Tipsarević as a junior at the 2013 Kremlin Cup in Russia. In October, Khachanov defeated Dean O'Brien of South Africa to help Russia advance in the 2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
2014: First Future
Khachanov lost to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the first round of the 2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Khachanov received a wild card entry to the 2014 Sony Open, but lost in the first round to Daniel Gimeno-Traver.[4] Together with Andrey Rublev he won a silver medal in doubles at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. They lost to Brazilian players Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann in the final.
He currently trains in Moscow, Russia and Split, Croatia.
2015: First Challenger
2016
In 2016 he qualified for the Barcelona Open beating Ramkumar Ramanathan and Marco Trungelliti. He then played his first round match beating Aljaz Bedene from being a set down. Then he proceeded to the second round beating fifth seed Roberto Bautista Agut also in three sets. He eventually lost in the third round to the eleventh seed Alexandr Dolgopolov. He got a wildcard for the Istanbul Open. In his first match he beat Aljaz Bedene for the second time in the month. In his second match he lost to Albert Ramos Vinolas despite winning the first set.
Awards
- 2014
- The Russian Cup in the nomination Junior of the Year[5]
Futures and Challenger titles
Singles 8 (7–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (2–1) |
| Futures (5–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 25 August 2014 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Hard |  Sriram Balaji
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 September 2014 | Mulhouse, France | Hard(i) |  David Guez
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 2 March 2015 | Lille, France | Hard(i) | Rudy Coco
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 March 2015 | Balma, France | Hard(i) | Fabien Reboul
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 April 2015 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Dzmitry Zhyrmont
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7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 20 September 2015 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Sergiy Stakhovsky
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 March 2016 | Jönköping, Sweden | Hard (i) |  Andrey Golubev
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6–7(9–11), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 7. | 14 May 2016 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay |  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
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6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–1 |
Davis Cup
Participations: (1–3)
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 5–0; 25–7 October 2013; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa Second round play-off; Hard(i) surface
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| Victory | 1 | I | Singles |  South Africa
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Dean O'Brien | 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
 2–3; 31 January – 2 February 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa First round; Hard(i) surface
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| Defeat | 2 | I | Singles |  Poland
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Jerzy Janowicz | 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Defeat | 3 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 0–6 | |
| 3–2; 17–9 July 2015; Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia; Europe/Africa Second round; Hard(i) surface
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| Defeat | 4 | II | Singles | Spain
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Pablo Andújar | 3–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Юношескую ракетку используем по медицинским показаниям" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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- ^ ""Русский Кубок" – почётные призы обрели своих хозяев" (in Russian). GoTennis. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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External links
- Karen Khachanov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Karen Khachanov at the Davis Cup