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Karen Khachanov
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1996-05-21) May 21, 1996 (age 28)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGalo Blanco
Prize money$283,313
Singles
Career record9–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 68 (31 August 2016)
Current rankingNo. 68 (31 August 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2016)
French OpenQ2 (2016)
WimbledonQ3 (2016)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record3–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 380 (3 November 2014)
Current rankingNo. 405 (25 July 2016)
Last updated on: 25 July 2016.

Karen Abgarovich Khachanov (Template:Lang-ru; 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

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 India Sriram Balaji 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 8 September 2014 Mulhouse, France Hard(i) France David Guez 6–2, 6–0
Winner 3. 2 March 2015 Lille, France Hard(i) France Rudy Coco 6–1, 6–4
Winner 4. 9 March 2015 Balma, France Hard(i) France Fabien Reboul 6–4, 6–1
Winner 5. 19 April 2015 Bukhara, Uzbekistan Hard Belarus Dzmitry Zhyrmont 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 20 September 2015 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 13 March 2016 Jönköping, Sweden Hard (i) Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 6–7(9–11), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Winner 7. 14 May 2016 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Clay Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–1

Davis Cup

Participations: (1–3)

Group membership
World Group (–)
WG Play-off (–)
Group I (1–3)
Group II (–)
Group III (–)
Group IV (–)
Matches by Surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (–)
Grass (–)
Carpet (–)
Matches by Type
Singles (1–2)
Doubles (0–1)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase5–0; 25–7 October 2013; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa Second round play-off; Hard(i) surface
Victory 1 I Singles South Africa South Africa Dean O'Brien 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Decrease2–3; 31 January – 2 February 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa First round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat 2 I Singles Poland Poland 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
Increase3–2; 17–9 July 2015; Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia; Europe/Africa Second round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat 4 II Singles Spain Spain Pablo Andújar 3–6, 3–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ [1]
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  3. ^ "Юношескую ракетку используем по медицинским показаниям" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles
  5. ^ ""Русский Кубок" – почётные призы обрели своих хозяев" (in Russian). GoTennis. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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