Nikoloz Basilashvili

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Nikoloz Basilashvili
Basilashvili during Australian Open 2022
Native nameნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი
Country (sports) Georgia
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgia
Born (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$8,761,705
Singles
Career record146–172 (45.9% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 16 (27 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 542 (8 April 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2018, 2019)
French Open3R (2017)
Wimbledon3R (2015, 2022)
US Open4R (2018)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2021)
Doubles
Career record14–53 (20.9% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 148 (27 May 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2021, 2022)
French Open2R (2018)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
US Open1R (2017, 2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup10–7 (58.8%)
Last updated on: 8 April 2024.

Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი, romanized: nik'oloz basilashvili, pronounced [nikʼoloz basilaʃʷili];[2] born 23 February 1992) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 on 27 May 2019. He is currently the No. 2 Georgian player.[3]

In July 2018, he made it into the main draw of the German Open in Hamburg as a qualifier and went on to win the tournament, defeating Leonardo Mayer in the final, thereby becoming the first Georgian player who has ever won an ATP title. In October 2018, Basilashvili won his second ATP title at the China Open by defeating world No. 4 Juan Martín del Potro in the final. In 2019, Basilashvili completed his first title defense by winning the German Open for a second successive year.

Personal life[edit]

Basilashvili was born 23 February 1992 in Tbilisi, Georgia. His father, Nodar, is a dancer of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet, his mother, Natalia, worked as a physician.[4] He has a brother, Tengiz. Apart from his native language he also speaks Russian and English.[5]

Basilashvili started playing tennis at age 5.From 2003 to 2012 he was coached in Sacramento, California, United States and at 18 he returned to Georgia, only to uproot again and move to an academy in Turkey run by an Australian coach, Gavin Hopper.[6]

He has a son, Lukas who was born in 2015.

On 21 May 2020, Basilashvili was arrested on a charge of physically assaulting ex-wife Neka Dorokashvili in front of their son.[7] Dorokashvili elaborated at a later point, alleging that Basilashvili "declared her as a subordinate" and treated her in a derogatory way.[8] Tblisi court released Basilashvili on a bail of 100,000 Georgian Lari (around US$36,300) after his first arrest, however he since attended a trial hearing remotely.[9] His legal team denied the charges, stating that they were "false and completely unsubstantiated".[10] Basilashvili was cleared of charges after court judge questioned why Dorokashvili did not come forward earlier[11] and stated that all claims were either debunked or had no substantial evidence of having happened.[12]

Junior career[edit]

Nikoloz did not play at any Grand Slams during his junior career. He reached a career high combined (singles and doubles) of world No. 59 on 5 January 2009. He ended his junior career with a 35–22 record on singles and 14–17 on doubles.[13]

Basilashvili played in his first ITF Junior Circuit tournament in late 2006 at the G2 Jerry Simmons Tournament. He lost in the first qualifying round.[14] In 2007, he managed to break through the qualifying of two G4 tournaments in Israel and a G3 in Romania. Nikoloz lost in the Round of 16 in all of them. Later that year, he reached his first semifinal at any junior tournament doing that in doubles for the first time at the US Junior Hard Court Championships, partnering Patrick Daciek. In singles, he reached that round at the G4 USTA Illinois losing to Filip Krajinović, in September.[15][16]

In 2008, Nikoloz won his only junior title, the G4 Tennis Express tournament, defeating Raymond Sarmiento in three sets. The Georgian played mostly at G1 and GA tournaments that year, breaking through the qualifiers of the Eddie Herr Tennis Championship and the Orange Bowl. He reached the round of 16 in the former and the quarterfinals in the latter. The Orange Bowl was his last junior tournament.[17]

Professional career[edit]

2015: Grand Slam debut[edit]

In 2015, he qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament – Roland Garros, losing in the first round to Thanasi Kokkinakis. He also managed to qualify for Wimbledon later that year, where he beat Facundo Bagnis and 15th seed Feliciano López, advancing to the third round of a major for the first time in his career. Additionally, he managed to qualify for the US Open, where he lost to Feliciano López in the first round in straight sets.

2016: First ATP final, Olympics debut[edit]

In 2016, he qualified for his first Australian Open, losing the first round in straight sets to Roger Federer. Later that same year, in July, Basilashvili reached his first ATP tournament final – the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, where he lost to Paolo Lorenzi in two sets. He recorded his first win over a Top 10 player in October when he defeated world number 10 Tomáš Berdych at the Vienna Open.

2017: Second ATP final[edit]

In February 2017, Basilashvili participated at the Sofia event, grabbing victories over Adrian Mannarino, 1st seed Dominic Thiem and 8th seed Martin Kližan, before losing to 3rd seed and eventual champion Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals. Basilashvili continued his good form at the Memphis Open, where he defeated 1st seed Ivo Karlović and went on to subsequently reach the final, losing to Ryan Harrison in straight sets. In June 2017, Basilashvili achieved a then career-high singles ranking of World No. 51. He reached three semifinals and one final throughout the year. At the 2017 French Open, after defeating Gilles Simon and Viktor Troicki, Basilashvili lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the third round, winning just one game in three sets. Afterwards, the defeat was described as "embarrassing".[18]

2018: First ATP title and best career-high ranking by a Georgian player[edit]

Basilashvili at the 2018 French Open

In July 2018, he made it into the main draw of the German Open in Hamburg as a qualifier and went on to win the tournament, defeating Leonardo Mayer 6–4, 0–6, 7–5 in the final and becoming the first Georgian player to win an ATP tournament.[19] After winning his first title, Basilashvili moved to World No. 35 in the world standings, his highest ever singles ranking and also the highest ever by a player from Georgia in the post-Soviet era.[20] In October 2018, he won his second ATP title by upsetting top seed Juan Martín del Potro in the final of the China Open. In December in Doha, he lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets after beating Albert Ramos Viñolas and Andrey Rublev.

2019: Top 20 debut and career-high ranking, third ATP title[edit]

In 2019, he lost in four sets to the later semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open after beating two qualifiers in four and five sets. At the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam in February, as the 9th seed, he beat Hyeon Chung before losing to Márton Fucsovics. His performance earned him his career-high ranking of World No. 19.

He then played the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships where he beat Karen Khachanov and Roberto Bautista Agut before falling to Borna Ćorić of Croatia. At the 2019 Indian Wells Masters he suffered an upset to Prajnesh Gunneswaran of India. At the 2019 Miami Open he reached the fourth of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career where he was defeated by qualifier Félix Auger-Aliassime.

In July, Basilashvili successfully defended his Hamburg title, saving two match points against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal and beating Andrey Rublev in the final.

At the 2019 US Open he defeated Márton Fucsovics from Hungary in the first round and qualifier Jenson Brooksby in the second round before losing to another qualifier, the German Dominik Koepfer in the third.

2020: Loss of form, out of top 30[edit]

Basilashvili started his 2020 season by representing Georgia at the first edition of the ATP Cup. Georgia was in Group B alongside Spain, Japan, and Uruguay. Against Spain, he lost to Rafael Nadal.[21] Spain won the tie over Georgia 3-0.[22] Against Japan, he lost to Yoshihito Nishioka.[23] Japan won the tie over Georgia 2-1.[24] Against Uruguay, he beat Pablo Cuevas in three sets.[25] Georgia won the tie over Uruguay 2-1.[26] Georgia ended third in Group B. Seeded 26th at the Australian Open, he lost in the second round to 2009 semifinalist, Fernando Verdasco, in four sets.[27]

At the Rotterdam Open, Basilashvili lost in the first round to seventh seed Andrey Rublev.[28] In Dubai, he was defeated in the second round by Jan-Lennard Struff.[29] Representing Georgia in the Davis Cup tie against Estonia, he won his match over Vladimir Ivanov. Despite winning his match, Estonia still won the tie over Georgia 4-1. On March 12, the ATP announced that it would suspend tournament play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30] The Suspension lasted through July.[31][32]

2021: Fourth and fifth title, Olympics, maiden Masters final[edit]

Basilashvili started his 2021 season at the Antalya Open. Seeded sixth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to fourth seed, world No. 23, and eventual champion, Alex de Minaur.[33] Seeded fifth at the Great Ocean Road Open, he was defeated in the second round by world No. 188 Mario Vilella Martínez.[34] At the Australian Open, he was eliminated in the first round by American Tommy Paul.

In Montpellier, Basilashvili was beaten in the first round by French qualifier Grégoire Barrère.[35] At the Rotterdam Open, he lost in the first round to qualifier Cameron Norrie.[36] In Doha, he defeated John Millman and Malek Jaziri before stunning second seed and world no. 6, Roger Federer, in the quarterfinals.[37] His semifinal win against Taylor Fritz in straight sets earned him his sixth ATP final against fifth seed Roberto Bautista Agut.[38] He ended up beating Bautista Agut to win his fourth ATP singles title.[39] At the Dubai Championships, he was defeated in the second round by 15th seed Taylor Fritz.[40] Seeded 27th at the Miami Open, he was eliminated in the second round by Mikael Ymer.[41]

Starting his clay-court season seeded fourth at the Sardegna Open, Basilashvili reached the semifinals where he fell to defending champion and eventual finalist, Laslo Đere.[42] He retired during his first-round match against Filip Krajinović at the Monte-Carlo Masters due to injury.[43] Competing in Barcelona, he was beaten in the first round by Jérémy Chardy. Seeded fifth at the BMW Open in Munich, he made it to the final beating Thiago Monteiro,[44] qualifier Daniel Elahi Galán,[45] lucky loser Norbert Gombos,[46] and second seed Casper Ruud.[47] He defeated 7th seed, Jan-Lennard Struff, in the championship match to lift his fifth ATP singles title.[48] Playing in Madrid, he lost in round one to Benoît Paire.[49] At the Italian Open, he was defeated in the first round by ninth seed Matteo Berrettini.[50] Seeded third at the first edition of the Belgrade Open, he suffered a second round upset at the hands of qualifier Andrej Martin.[51] Seeded 28th at the French Open, he was eliminated in the second round by qualifier Carlos Alcaraz.[52]

Seeded fifth at the Stuttgart Open, his first grass-court tournament of the season, Basilashvili lost in the second round to eventual champion Marin Čilić.[53] Getting past qualifying at the Halle Open, he reached the semifinals where he was defeated by fourth seed Andrey Rublev.[54] Seeded 24th at Wimbledon, he was eliminated in the first round by two-time champion, Andy Murray, in four sets but won the third set after coming back from a 0–5 deficit to win the set 7–5.[55]

Seeded third at the Hamburg Open, Basilashvili was beaten in the quarterfinals by Laslo Đere.[56] Representing Georgia at the Summer Olympics, he lost in the third round to fourth seed and eventual gold medalist, Alexander Zverev.[57]

Basilashvili began his preparation for the US Open at the National Bank Open in Toronto. He beat 12th seed, Alex de Minaur, in the second round.[58] He was defeated in the third round by seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz.[59] In Cincinnati, he was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Fabio Fognini.[60] At the US Open, he reached the third round where he was beaten by 22nd seed and American, Reilly Opelka.[61]

Basilashvili achieved his best result at a Masters 1000 in Indian Wells by reaching the final, beating Christopher Eubanks, Albert Ramos Viñolas, 24th seed Karen Khachanov, world no. 3 and second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas,[62] and 31st seed Taylor Fritz.[63] He became the first Georgian to reach the semifinals of a Masters 1000 since Irakli Labadze at the 2004 Indian Wells Masters.[64] He lost in the final to 21st seed, Cameron Norrie, in three sets.[65] With the final, he became just the second Georgian to reach a Masters 1000 final after Alex Metreveli at the 1968 Monte-Carlo Masters and the first to represent Georgia as an independent country.

2022: Doha finalist in consecutive years, Wimbledon third round, match-fixing allegations[edit]

Basilashvili started his 2022 season by representing Georgia at the ATP Cup. Georgia was in Group D alongside Argentina, Poland, and Greece. Playing against Argentina, he lost to world No. 13 Diego Schwartzman.[66] Against Greece, he retired during his match against world No. 4, Stefanos Tsitsipas, due to having breathing issues.[67] In the end, Georgia ended fourth in Group D. Seeded second at the Sydney Classic, he was defeated in the second round by Andy Murray in three sets.[68] Seeded 21st at the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to five-time finalist, Andy Murray, in five sets.[69]

Seeded fourth at the Open Sud de France, Basilashvili was eliminated in the second round by qualifier Damir Džumhur.[70] Seeded eighth in Rotterdam, he was beaten in the first round by Mackenzie McDonald.[71] Seeded third and the defending champion at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he reached the final once again where he fell to second seed and world No. 16, Roberto Bautista Agut, in a rematch of the previous year's final.[72] At the Dubai Championships, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by lucky loser Alexei Popyrin.[73] Seeded 18th and previous year finalist at the Indian Wells Masters, he lost in the third round to 12th seed and defending champion, Cameron Norrie, in a rematch of the previous year's final.[74] Seeded 18th at the Miami Open, he was defeated in the second round by American Jenson Brooksby.[75]

Basilashvili began his clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Seeded 15th, he retired during his first-round match against Grigor Dimitrov due to breathing issues and chest pain.[76] Seeded ninth at the Barcelona Open, he lost in the second round to Spanish wildcard Jaume Munar.[77] Seeded fourth and the defending champion at the BMW Open in Munich, he fell in the quarterfinals to seventh seed Miomir Kecmanović.[78] In Madrid, he was beaten in the second round by seventh seed, world No. 9, and eventual champion, Carlos Alcaraz.[79] At the Italian Open, he lost in the second round to 13th seed and world No. 16, Denis Shapovalov.[80] Seeded fifth at the Geneva Open, he was defeated in the second round by eventual finalist João Sousa.[81] Seeded 22nd at the French Open, he lost in the second round to Mackenzie McDonald.[82]

Basilashvili started his grass-court season at the BOSS Open in Stuttgart. Seeded fifth, he lost in the second round to Nick Kyrgios.[83] In Halle, he stunned third seed, world No. 8, and last year finalist, Andrey Rublev, in the first round.[84] He was defeated in the second round by Oscar Otte.[85] Having been a late entry at the Mallorca Championships, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by world No. 346 Mats Rosenkranz.[86] Seeded 22nd at Wimbledon, he reached the third round where he lost to Dutch wildcard Tim van Rijthoven.[87]

After Wimbledon, Basilashvili competed at the Swedish Open. Seeded sixth, he retired during his first-round match against Hugo Gaston.[88] Seeded sixth at the Hamburg Open, he was beaten in the first round by Aslan Karatsev.[89]

In August, Basilashvili played at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. He lost in the first round to Mackenzie McDonald.[90] This was his third loss of the season to McDonald. Seeded sixth at the Winston-Salem Open, he lost in his second-round match to Thiago Monteiro.[91] Seeded 31st at the US Open, he was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by qualifier Wu Yibing.[92]

Seeded fifth at the Moselle Open, Basilashvili lost in the second round to Arthur Rinderknech.[93] Seeded sixth at the Sofia Open, he was defeated in the first round by Fernando Verdasco.[94] In Vienna, he was beaten in the first round by top seed, world No. 4, and eventual champion, Daniil Medvedev.[95] At the Paris Masters, he lost in the second round to Lorenzo Musetti.[96] Basilashvili played in his final tournament of the season at the Open International de Tennis de Roanne, an ATP Challenger. Seeded fifth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to second seed and eventual champion, Hugo Gaston, in three sets.

He finished the year at No. 92 in the singles rankings.

2023-2024: Loss of form due to injury, hiatus and comeback[edit]

Basilashvili started his 2023 season at the Maharashtra Open. He lost in the first round to Marco Cecchinato.[97] At the Adelaide International 2, he retired during his first round of qualifying match against Mikael Ymer. At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to eighth seed and world No. 9, Taylor Fritz, in four sets.[98]

At the Open Sud de France, Basilashvili was defeated in the second round by Grégoire Barrère.[99] In Rotterdam, he lost in the final round of qualifying to Constant Lestienne. At the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he fell in the final round of qualifying to Liam Broady.[100] However, he entered the main draw as a lucky loser. Despite being the 2021 champion and the finalist the previous year, he lost in the first round to French qualifier Alexandre Müller.[101] Due to not defending his runner-up points, his ranking fell from No. 84 to No. 113 out of the top 100 on 20 February 2023. In the next three months, he further fell another 100 positions out of the top 200 following the 2023 Italian Open due to injury issues.[102]

He came back at the 2023 Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup on 15 October 2023, where he lost in the first round.

In March 2024 ranked No. 1086, at the 2024 Murcia Open, he reached his seventh Challenger final as a qualifier and moved 500 positions up in the rankings in the top 550 in April 2024.

Performance timelines[edit]

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.

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2023 Miami Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 8 5–8 38%
French Open A 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R Q1 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Wimbledon Q1 3R Q2 2R 1R 2R NH 1R 3R A 0 / 6 6–6 50%
US Open Q2 1R Q1 1R 4R 3R 1R 3R 1R A 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Win–loss 0–0 2–3 0–2 3–4 5–4 5–4 1–3 3–4 3–4 0–1 0 / 29 22–29 43%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 1R Not Held 3R NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q2 A 1R 1R 2R NH F 3R 1R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Miami Open A A A 1R 2R 4R NH 2R 2R Q1 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Monte Carlo Masters A A A 1R A 1R NH 1R 1R A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Madrid Open A A A Q1 1R 1R NH 1R 2R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Rome Masters A A A A 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Canada Open A A A 1R A 3R NH 3R A A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Cincinnati Masters A Q1 1R 3R A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Shanghai Masters A 1R Q1 1R 2R 3R NH A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Paris Masters A A Q2 Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–6 4–6 8–9 0–3 7–8 3–7 0–1 0 / 42 24–42 36%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 8 9 27 28 25 11 28 29 5 Career total: 171
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–1 0–0 Career total: 5–9
Overall win–loss 0–1 4–8 8–10 25–27 29–28 28–24 4–13 33–27 14–29 1–5 5 / 171 146–172 46%
Year-end ranking 178 113 94 59 21 26 40 22 92 596 $8,743,852

Significant finals[edit]

Masters 1000 finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2021 Indian Wells Masters Hard United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 6–3, 4–6, 1–6

ATP career finals[edit]

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP 500 Series (3–0)
ATP 250 Series (2–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–3)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay Italy Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2017 Memphis Open, United States 250 Series Hard (i) United States Ryan Harrison 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2018 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Argentina Leonardo Mayer 6–4, 0–6, 7–5
Win 2–2 Oct 2018 China Open, China 500 Series Hard Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 2019 Hamburg European Open, Germany (2) 500 Series Clay Russia Andrey Rublev 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win 4–2 Mar 2021 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 5–2 May 2021 Bavarian Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–3 Oct 2021 Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 5–4 Feb 2022 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 3–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger & ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 21 (15 titles, 6 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challengers (5–2)
ITF Futures (10–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2009 Russia F6, Sochi Futures Clay Russia Mikhail Fufygin 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jun 2012 Russia F8, Kazan Futures Clay Ukraine Ivan Sergeyev 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–1 Jul 2012 Armenia F1, Yerevan Futures Clay Belgium Arthur De Greef 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Aug 2012 Russia F11, Moscow Futures Clay Netherlands Boy Westerhof 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2012 Russia F12, Moscow Futures Clay Russia Aleksandr Lobkov 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win 4–2 Sep 2012 Georgia F2, Tbilisi Futures Clay Croatia Toni Androić 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)
Win 5–2 Dec 2012 Turkey F47, Antalya Futures Hard Ukraine Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–2 Dec 2012 Turkey F48, Antalya Futures Hard Spain Guillermo Olaso 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–2 Aug 2013 Italy F21, Appiano Futures Clay Italy Matteo Trevisan 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 7–3 Nov 2013 Turkey F44, Antalya Futures Hard Germany Robin Kern 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7–4 Nov 2013 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Clay Austria Marc Rath 1–6, 3–6
Win 8–4 Jan 2014 Germany F3, Kaarst Futures Carpet (i) Slovakia Miloslav Mečíř 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 9–4 May 2014 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard United States Chase Buchanan 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss 9–5 Nov 2014 Andria, Italy Challenger Carpet (i) Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 4–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 10–5 Dec 2014 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard India Ramkumar Ramanathan 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 11–5 Dec 2014 Qatar F6, Doha Futures Hard United Kingdom James Marsalek 6–1, 6–2
Win 12–5 Mar 2015 Ra'anana, Israel Challenger Hard Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 13–5 Jul 2015 The Hague, Netherlands Challenger Clay Russia Andrey Kuznetsov 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 14–5 Mar 2016 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 7–5
Win 15–5 May 2016 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 15–6 Mar 2024 Murcia, Spain Challenger Clay Portugal Henrique Rocha 6–3, 6–7(0–7), 5–7

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–1)
ITF Futures (2–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2010 ITF McAllen, US Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti Australia Jared Easton
Australia Matheson Klein 		7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Feb 2011 ITF Brownsville, US Futures Hard Bulgaria Boris Nicola Bakalov United States Devin Britton
United States Greg Ouellette 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey Futures Clay Serbia Miljan Zekić Germany Tom Schonenberg
Germany Matthias Wunner 		0–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Dec 2013 ITF Doha, Qatar Futures Hard Belarus Yahor Yatsyk United Kingdom Evan Hoyt
Tunisia Skander Mansouri 		4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 2–3 Jan 2014 ITF Kaarst, Germany Futures Carpet (i) Belarus Aliaksandr Bury Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik
Bulgaria Dimitar Kutrovsky 		4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 2–4 Apr 2015 Napoli Cup, Italy Challenger Clay Belarus Aliaksandr Bury Serbia Ilija Bozoljac
Serbia Filip Krajinović 		1–6, 2–6

Wins over top 10 players[edit]

  • He has a 7–22 (24.1%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total
Wins 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 7
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score NB Rank
2016
1. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 10 Vienna Open, Austria Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 107
2017
2. Austria Dominic Thiem 8 Sofia Open, Bulgaria Hard (i) 2R 6–4, 6–4 87
2018
3. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 4 China Open, China Hard F 6–4, 6–4 34
2019
4. Germany Alexander Zverev 5 German Open, Germany Clay SF 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) 16
2021
5. Switzerland Roger Federer 6 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard QF 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 42
6. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 Indian Wells Masters, United States Hard QF 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 36
2022
7. Andrey Rublev 8 Halle, Germany Grass 1R 7–6(7–1), 6–4 25
* As of 13 June 2022

Davis Cup matches[edit]

2015 Davis Cup Europe Group III
Round Date Opponents Final match score Location Surface Match Opponent Rubber Score
RR July 15, 2015  Albania 3–0 San Marino Clay Singles 2 Rel Pelushi 6–0, 6–0 (W)
RR July 17, 2015  Malta 3–0 San Marino Clay Singles 2 Bernard Cassar Torregiani 6–1, 6–0 (W)
Play-off July 18, 2015  Estonia 2–0 San Marino Clay Singles 2 Jürgen Zopp 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 (W)
2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round Date Opponents Final match score Location Surface Match Opponent Rubber Score
1R
 March 4–6, 2016  Denmark 0–5 Tbilisi Carpet (indoor) Singles 1 Christian Sigsgaard 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 4–6, 4–6 (L)
Doubles (with George Tsivadze) Sigsgaard/Nielsen 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 2–6 (L)
Play-off
 July 15–17, 2016  Zimbabwe 3–2 Tbilisi Hard Singles 2 Mark Fynn 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 (W)
Doubles (with
Nodar Itonishvili)		 Lock/John Lock 6–3, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6, 4–6 (L)
Singles 3 Benjamin Lock 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 (W)
2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round Date Opponents Final match score Location Surface Match Opponent Rubber Score
1R
 February 3–5, 2017  Finland 3–2 Tbilisi Carpet (indoor) Singles 1 Eero Vasa 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 (W)
Doubles (with George Tsivadze) Heliövaara/Niklas-Salminen 4–6, 0–6, 3–6 (L)
Singles 3 Emil Ruusuvuori 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 (W)
2R
 April 7–9, 2017  Lithuania 2–3 Tbilisi Hard Singles 1 Tadas Babelis 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 (W)
Doubles (with George Tsivadze) Grigelis/Mugevičius 4–6, 3–6, 3–6 (L)
Singles 3 Laurynas Grigelis 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 (W)
2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round Date Opponents Final match score Location Surface Match Opponent Rubber Score
1R
 February 3–4, 2017  Morocco 1–3 Marrakech Clay Singles 2 Amine Ahouda 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 (L)
Doubles (with Aleksandre Metreveli) Ahouda/Ouahab 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–2 (W)
Singles 3 Lamine Ouahab 1–6, 3–6 (L)

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