Teymuraz Gabashvili
 Gabashvili at the 2009 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | May 23, 1985 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Guillermo Cañas (2015–present) |
| Prize money | $3,093,965 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 94–164 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 10 Challengers, 4 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (20 July 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 50 (20 July 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
| French Open | 4R (2010, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 38-68 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 101 (13 April 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 141 (22 June 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2014, 2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2007) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | QF (2009, 2010) |
Teymuraz Gabashvili (Russian: Теймураз Габашвили, Georgian: თეიმურაზ გაბაშვილი; born May 23, 1985 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a Russian tennis player of Georgian origin. He reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open Has achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no. 52 in April 2014.
Biography
Teymuraz Gabashvili began playing tennis at the age of six in Tbilisi, Georgia. His mom Anna who is a doctor took him to play tennis and she was coaching him until the age of ten. Gabashvili's family moved to Moscow,Russia because there Teymuraz had better opportunities to pursue the dream of becoming a pro tennis player. Andrei Kesarev coached teymuraz Gabashvili since Teymuraz was ten years old and at the age of 18 Teimuraz becomes a pro tennis player. He was nicknamed "Tsunami" because of his energy. Teymuraz Gabashvili achieved his highest ranking in 2014. He ranked as world's #52 professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win/loss record of 38–34 (47–29 in doubles) and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings (and no. 40 in doubles) in January 2002.
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: 3R (2002)
French Open: 1R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon: 1R (2002)
US Open: 2R (2001)
2002–2006
Gabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France.
2007
At Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in the first round and lost.
In the first round of the 2007 US Open, Gabashvili defeated World No. 7 Fernando González in five sets. In the fourth set, Gabashvili served for the match at 5–4, but hit three consecutive double faults. He lost the game and the set, but came back in the fifth and final set to win the match.[1]
2008
2009
In the first round of the 2009 US Open, he lost in straight sets to American Jesse Levine.
2010
In the third round of the 2010 French Open, he beat Andy Roddick in straight sets. However, he was beaten in the fourth round by Austria's Jürgen Melzer in four sets.
At the 2010 US Open, Gabashvili played World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the first round, and lost.
2011
Gabashvili represented his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen and won a silver medal. Despite being ranked below the top 100 in the ATP rankings, Gabashvili was still by far the highest-ranked player in the singles draw, and was thus a favorite to win Gold. He advanced all the way to the singles final without dropping a set before suffering a surprising defeat at the hands of Lim Yong-Kyu, an established member of South Korea's Davis Cup team.
2012–2015
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At the 2015 French Open, Gabashvili reapeated his 2010's result and advanced to the fourth round without losing a set, defeating in order, 10th seed Feliciano López, Juan Mónaco and Lukáš Rosol. In the fourth round, he lost in straight sets to 5th seed Kei Nishikori.[2]
Personal life
Gabashvili speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English. Has daughter Nicole. Has younger sister Ekaterina Gabashvili graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California. His younger brother, Levan played professional basketball for Dinamo Tbilisi, until he started to attend college at Seward County Community College in the USA in Fall 2009 and graduated from California State University in 2015. Outside tennis, Gabashvili enjoys time with daughter, also likes reading, playing football and basketball. He is coached by Guillermo Cañas.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 23 July 2007 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Indianapolis, United States | Hard |  Ivo Karlović
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 Juan Martín del Potro Travis Parrott
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6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Winner | 1. | 12 April 2015 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States | Clay |  Ričardas Berankis
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 Treat Huey Scott Lipsky
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6–4, 6–4 |
Career performance timeline
Singles
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2–6 | 25.00 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 4R | 8–6 | 57.14 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–7 | 12.50 |
| US Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 4–7 | 36.36 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 15–26 | 36.59 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 3R | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 4–5 | 44.44 |
| Miami Masters | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 5–5 | 50.00 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1–3 | 25.00 |
| Rome Masters | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0–2 | 00.00 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | Q2 | A | A | Not Masters Series | 0–0 | 00.00 | |||||
| Madrid Masters | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 0–2 | 00.00 |
| Canada Masters | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0–1 | 00.00 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 | 00.00 | |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | 00.00 | ||||
| Paris Masters | 3R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 2–2 | 50.00 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 11–22 | |
| Year-end Ranking | 112 | 125 | 65 | 106 | 80 | 138 | 182 | 76 | 67 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | Win % | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0–2 | 00.00 | |
| French Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 4–4 | 50.00 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1–2 | 33.33 | |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1–5 | 16.67 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–12 | ||
| Year-end Ranking | 172 | 279 | 184 | 237 | 130 | 307 | 191 | 164 | |||
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Tennis-Nishikori hurries past Gabashvili into quarter-finals". Reuters. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links
- Teymuraz Gabashvili at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Gabashvili Recent Match Results
- Gabashvili World Ranking History