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Artem Sitak
Country (sports)Russia (2002–2010)
New Zealand (2011–)
ResidenceAuckland,New Zealand
Born(1986-02-08)8 February 1986(age 38)
Orenburg,Russia (then part of Soviet Union)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2001
RetiredJanuary 2024
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $1,194,577
Singles
Career record5–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 299 (11 August 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenJunior1R (2003)
WimbledonJunior1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record155–174
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 32 (10 September 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2015)
French Open3R (2018)
WimbledonQF (2018)
US Open2R (2014,2016,2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2016,2018,2019)
French Open2R (2017)
WimbledonQF (2019)
US Open2R (2017)
Artem Sitak
Medal record
Tennis
RepresentingRussia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Doubles

Artem Yurievich Sitak(/ˈɑːrtəmˈsɪtæk/ART-əmSIT-ak;[1][2]Russian:Артём Юрьевич Ситак,romanized:Artyom Sitak;born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand former professional tennis player. On 11 August 2008, he reached his highestATPsingles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of World No. 32 was reached on 10 September 2018, after the US Open. He is the younger brother ofDmitri Sitak,who was also a professional tennis player.[3]

Junior years[edit]

Coached during the 1990s by Santini, as a 13-year-old in 1999, Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Russia as a 13-year-old in 1999. He was defeated by Evgeni Smirnov 6–4, 6–1. The following year he entered the qualifying draw of the same tournament, and defeated future ATP top 50 playerDenis Istomin6–0, 6–1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 playerTeymuraz Gabashvili6–4, 7–5.

At the age of 14, Sitak won the prestigious Orange Bowl.

Sitak made his first junior Grand Slam appearance at the age of 15 at the 2002 Australian Open where he was beaten in straight sets by Australian Christopher Roman. Sitak's last junior tournament came a year later at the 2003 Australian Open where he was eliminated by KoreanSuk Hyun-joonin the first round.

Professional career[edit]

2002: Pro debut[edit]

Sitak began his senior career in 2002 at a challenger event in Togliatti, Russia, where he received a wildcard into the main draw but fell in the first round toThomas Blake,older brother of former top 10 playerJames Blake.

2005: First Futures title[edit]

Sitak's first title came in 2005 in a Russian Futures tournament, where he defeatedPavel Chekhov4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

2011[edit]

Sitak began 2011 under the New Zealand flag and received a wildcard into the2011 Heineken Openqualifying, where he was defeated by FrenchmanLudovic Walter6–3, 6–4 in the first round.

2012[edit]

He won the men's singles in theOjai Tennis Tournamentin 2012.[4]

2014: First ATP doubles title[edit]

Sitak partnered Polish tennis playerMateusz Kowalczykto win the2014 MercedesCupdoubles title, defeatingPhilipp OswaldandGuillermo García López2–6, 6–1, 10–7 in the final.

2017: New partnership with Koolhof[edit]

Sitak's long-running doubles partnership withNicholas Monroecame to an end afterWimbledonin 2017, and he subsequently teamed up with Dutch playerWesley Koolhof.They reached the final in Atlanta, losing to the Bryan brothers, and lost in the first round at theUS Openbefore winning a Challenger event in Szczecin, Poland, and losing another ATP final, this time in Metz, toJulien BenneteauandÉdouard Roger-Vasselin.

2018[edit]

Starting the new year inBrisbane,Sitak and Koolhof lost in the semi-finals toLeonardo MayerandHoracio Zeballos.They lost in the first round inAucklandtoMichael VenusandRaven Klaasen,and then 7–6(5),4–6, 4–6 in the second round of theAustralian Opento the eventual winners,Oliver MarachandMate Pavić.Although they were not in the original draw for the Mixed Doubles, Sitak andOlga Savchukteamed up as alternates after an injury toAnastasia Rodionovain her women's doubles match meant that she and Marach could not participate. They were beaten in a first-round match tie-break byNadiia KichenokandMarcel Granollers.

Sitak and Koolhof then went to Newport Beach in California where, as top seeds, they lost in the first round, 2–6, 1–6, toTreat HueyandDenis Kudla.After that came theDavis Cupwhere, inTianjin,Sitak andMarcus Danielllost their doubles tie to the lowly-ranked Chinese pair ofGong Mao-XinandZhang Ze.Sitak and Koolhof then lost in the quarter-finals atMontpellierbefore going all the way to the final in theNew York Open,being beaten byMax MirnyiandPhilipp Oswaldin a match tie-break. They followed that up with a first round loss atDelray BeachtoScott LipskyandDivij Sharan.

Their up and down season continued in Brazil, where they reached the final inSão Paulo,but were beaten in straight sets byFederico DelbonisandMáximo González.Their next stop was Irving, Texas, where they lost in the semi-finals of theATP ChallengertoAlexander PeyaandPhilipp Petzschner.Moving to Europe, and playing in theAlicante Challengerin Spain as preparation for the European clay court season, they won their second title together when they beatGuido AndreozziandAriel Behar6–3, 6–2, in the final, but they lost in the first round of their next tournament inMarrakech.In theHungarian Openthey beat the top seedsNikola MektićandAlexander Peyain the first round, but lost in the second toMarcin Matkowskiand Sitak's former partnerNicholas Monroe.

Their next tournament was atEstorilwhere they went all the way to the final before losing to the British pair ofKyle EdmundandCameron Norrie,2–6, 4–6. They then lost in the first round of theBordeaux Challengertournament after Sitak had been hit in the right ear by a smash fromRadu Albot,and also in the first round inGeneva,the last tournament before the French Open.

AtRoland Garros,Sitak and Koolhof beatAndre BegemannandAntonio Šančićin the first round, then the ninth seedsIvan DodigandRajeev Ram,before going down to fifth seedsJuan Sebastián CabalandRobert Farah.All three matches went to a deciding set. After the tournament finished it was announced that the pair would split, with Koolhof joining Sitak's fellow New Zealander, and former partner,Marcus Daniell,and Sitak linking up with IndianDivij Sharan.[5]

Sitak and Sharan's first tournament together was at's-Hertogenbosch,where they were beaten in the semi-finals byMichael VenusandRaven Klaasen.They then lost in a big upset in the first round of qualifying atHalle,before finding top seedsCabalandFarahtheir nemesis in the first round atEastbourne.

They reached the quarter-finals atWimbledon,the best-ever result in a Grand Slam tournament for either of them. They had to come from two sets down in both their second and third round matches, againstJulio PeraltaandHoracio ZeballosandMarcin MatkowskiandJonathan Erlichrespectively, before lining up againstMike BryanandJack Sockin the quarter-finals. There were three tie-break sets to start, and just one loss of serve in the fourth set was enough to seal their defeat at the hands of the eventual champions. In mixed doubles, Sitak teamed up with UkrainianLyudmyla Kichenokto beat Argentina'sLeonardo MayerandMaría Irigoyen,but he withdrew from the second round due to fatigue from the length of the men's doubles matches.

Sitak teamed up with Erlich for theHall of Fame ChampionshipsinNewport,marching imperiously to the final, where they very quickly swept aside clay-court specialistsMarcelo ArévaloandMiguel Ángel Reyes-Varela.Sitak maintained that it was their experience which counted – it was the 39th ATP final for Erlich, and the 11th for Sitak, but just the first for both their opponents.

Moving on to Washington, D.C. for theCiti Open,Sitak and Sharan beatJamie CerretaniandLeander Paesin the first round before losing toJamie MurrayandBruno Soaresin the quarter-finals. Sitak then entered theToronto MasterswithStefanos Tsitsipas,and received a first-round call up as an alternate for a withdrawn pair. They ended up playingMichael VenusandRaven Klaasen,and lost 6–4, 6–4. Moving on toCincinnatifor the next Masters event, the pair qualified for direct acceptance. In the first round they were drawn againstIvan DodigandRobin Haase,and lost in a match tie-break.

In his last tournament before the US Open, Sitak teamed up withAisam-ul-Haq QureshiatWinston-Salem.They beatMax MirnyiandPhilipp Oswald,thenMarcelo DemolinerandSantiago González,before falling toJamie CerretaniandLeander Paesin the semi-final. In theUS Open,Sitak and Sharan lost to eventual runners-upŁukasz KubotandMarcelo Meloin the second round, while Sitak andLyudmyla Kichenokwere beaten in a tight first round battle in themixed doubles,losing 10–8 in the match tie-break to fourth seedsLatisha ChanandIvan Dodig.

The US Open was followed by New Zealand'sDavis Cuptie against Korea inGimcheon,where Sitak and debutantAjeet Raiwere successful in their doubles rubber. However, New Zealand lost the tie 3–2, and were relegated to Group II of the Asia/Oceania zone for the first time in five years. Dashing back to France for what turned out to be just one match, Sitak, again with Qureshi, lost in the first round atMetztoOliver MarachandJürgen Melzer.Reunited with Sharan a week later in China, they were upset in the first round of theChengdu OpenbyAustin KrajicekandJeevan Nedunchezhiyan.

In the Japan Open they drewJamie MurrayandBruno Soaresin the first round, and lost in straight sets, and then were able to get into theShanghai Mastersas an alternate entry, where they lost in the second round to Kubot and Melo, who went on to win the title. Their next event was theEuropean Openin Antwerp where, as fourth seeds, they lost to second seedsNicolas MahutandÉdouard Roger-Vasselinin an entertaining semi-final.

From there they travelled toBaselfor theSwiss Indoors Open,where they lost in an upset result in the semi-finals toMischaandAlexander Zverev.They finished their season at theParis Masterswhere, with only an hour's notice, they again took the court as an alternate. They beatFelicianoandMarc Lópezin the first round, but lost in straight sets in the second round to the best team in the world for 2018,Mike BryanandJack Sock.

2019[edit]

With a new partner in the left-handed AmericanAustin Krajicek,Sitak began 2019 inBrisbane,where they lost in the quarter-finals toRajeev RamandJoe Salisbury.They also lost in the quarter-finals inAuckland,this time toBobandMike Bryan,the former playing his first tournament since being injured in Monte Carlo and subsequently having surgery to replace his hip.

TheAustralian Openalso saw them record a win and a loss, beatingLeander PaesandMiguel Ángel Reyes-Varelain the first round, but losing a tight match to eventual semi-finalistsRyan HarrisonandSam Querreyin the second, 6–4, 7–6(5).Sitak had another new partner in the mixed doubles, teaming up with former World doubles number oneEkaterina Makarova.Seeded eighth, they lost in the first round toAndreja KlepačandÉdouard Roger-Vasselin.

Sitak and Krajicek then lost in the first round atMontpellierbefore going toRotterdam,where they got into the main draw as Lucky Losers, but again lost in the first round. The same fate awaited them inRio de Janeiro,but they had far better luck inAcapulco,where they finished runners-up toMischaandAlexander Zverevafter easily taking the first set of the final. It was the first ATP500 series final for both Sitak and Krajicek.

Because of their relative rankings, Sitak found a new partner forIndian Wellsin singles specialistNikoloz Basilashvili,but they went out in the first round to eighth seedsHenri KontinenandJohn Peers.That meant that he and Krajicek were able to go straight toPhoenix,where they had walk-overs in the first two rounds of thePhoenix Challenger,beatJamie CerretaniandNicholas Monroein the semi-finals, and lost toJamie MurrayandNeal Skupskiin the final.

From there they went toMiami,where they lost in the first round, and on toHoustonfor theUS Clay Court Championships,where they lost to the Skupski brothers in the semi-finals. That was followed by a loss in qualifying inBarcelonaand a quarter-final loss inMunichbefore a first round loss inMadrid,where they had got in as an alternate pair.

They also got into theItalian Openas an alternate pair, and this time made it to the second round, losing to eventual championsJuan Sebastián CabalandRobert Farah.Another first round loss, this time as second seeds inGeneva,preceded their attempt at theFrench Open,where Krajicek dropped a bombshell just a couple of days before their first round match by announcing that he would be ending their partnership after this tournament.[6]Seeded 16th, the pair didn't have a single practice together before losing in the first round toHsieh Cheng-pengandChristopher Rungkat.He andMakoto Ninomiyaplayedmixed doublestogether, but lost in a first round match tie-break to eventual semi-finalistsNadiia KichenokandAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.

Sitak had different partners for each of his first three grass tournaments before winning theAntalya OpenwithJonathan Erlichin a week where the on-court temperatures seldom dropped below 40 degrees Celsius. They defeatedIvan DodigandFilip Polášekin straight sets in the final, having beaten French Open championsKevin KrawietzandAndreas Miesin the first round. AtWimbledonSitak and Erlich lost in the first round toMáximo GonzálezandHoracio Zeballos,but Sitak went much further in themixed doubles.

Although he andLaura Siegemundmade it to the quarter-finals before losing to fifth seedsKvěta PeschkeandWesley Koolhof,it's their first round match againstDarija JurakandKen Skupskiwhich will go down in history, the sprinklers facing Sitak and Siegemund bursting into life as they sat down with the score at 4–3 in the final set.[7]The match was eventually moved to another court to be finished. As if that wasn't enough, their top quality third round match against third seedsGabriela DabrowskiandMate Pavićtook three hours and 17 minutes, becoming the first mixed doubles match to require Wimbledon's innovation of a tie-break at 12–12 in the final set.

Sitak and Erlich were unable to defend their title inNewport,losing in the first round, before Sitak teamed up withRadu Albotto reach the semi-finals inAtlanta,but they lost in the first round inLos Cabos.Next up was theUS Open,where Sitak andDenys Molchanovlost in the first round to second seedsŁukasz KubotandMarcelo Melo.The same fate befell him in themixed doubles,where he andLucie Hradeckáalso lost in the first round.

Two more first round losses followed before Sitak reunited withDivij Sharan.Although losing their first match together, they reached the quarter-finals of theJapan Open.They made theParis Mastersas alternates, beating Pavić andBruno Soaresin the first round before losing toJérémy ChardyandFabrice Martinin the second. Two first round losses in Challenger events ended the 2019 season for Sitak.

2020[edit]

Sitak had a six-week break before he and Sharan started the new year with a first round loss inDoha.They were more successful inAuckland,upsetting top seedsJohn PeersandMichael Venusin the first round before losing a tight match in the second againstSander GilléandJoran Vliegen.They lost in the second round of theAustralian OpentoMate PavićandBruno Soaresand in the first round inPunewhen seeded second. Then followed three tournaments with a win and a loss –New York,Delray Beach(where they lost to eventual championsBobandMike Bryan) and the Chilean capital,Santiago.

The following week saw the pair split up to play for their respective countries in theDavis Cup,with Sitak joiningMarcus Daniellfor the first time in two years asNew ZealandplayedVenezuelafor the first time ever, inAuckland.It was a successful return, as the pair won their rubber in straight sets to help New Zealand to a 3–1 win and a place in the next round, againstSouth Korea.Just a day later came the news that the partnership with Sharan was over, the Indian deciding that their results weren't good enough to justify continuing as a pair.[8]That was followed by the suspension of all international tennis due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Sitak returned to action in August with a new partner, SlovakianIgor Zelenay.They lost in the first round in two Challenger events inPrague,but took their first title at the third attempt, inOstrava.They were the only alternate team to get into theFrench Open,but lost in the first round, as they did in a Challenger inParma.They fared better at a new ATP250 tournament inSanta Margherita di Pula,Sardinia, losing in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Marcus Daniell andPhilipp Oswald,but this was their last tournament together.

With partners for just one tournament at a time, Sitak lost in the quarter-finals inIstanbulandNur-Sultan,and in the first round of theParis Masters.He got to the quarter-finals of theSofia Openin Bulgaria before flying to South America for a final Challenger event, reaching the semi-finals inLima.

2021[edit]

The early part of 2021 saw Sitak continue to criss-cross the globe. Starting in Australia, Sitak andFederico Delbonislost in the second round of theGreat Ocean Road Opento fellow New ZealandersMarcus DaniellandMichael Venus,before Sitak andJonny O'Marawere eliminated in the first round of theAustralian Openby eventual runners-upRajeev RamandJoe Salisbury.

Sitak then paired up withNicholas Monroefor the first time in several years, losing in the first round in three tournaments in South America before he moved north toAcapulco.Although he andDominik Koepferlost in the final qualifying round, they took their place in the main draw as Lucky Losers, but were beaten in a match tie-break byMarcelo DemolinerandSantiago González.

Sitak then headed to Europe, where he andSergio Martos Gornéslost in the semi-finals of a Challenger event inLugano,having won a marathon match-tie break (17–15) in their previous match. That was followed by first round losses in both aChallengerand anATPtournament in Marbella.

At the2021 Astana Openhe reached the semifinal in doubles partneringRičardas Berankis,where they lost to top seeds and eventual championsSantiago GonzálezandAndrés Molteni.[9]

2024: Retirement[edit]

In January 2024, Sitak announced that he would retire from professional tennis. He played his final professional match at the2024 ASB Classic.[10]

ATP career finals[edit]

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runners-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (3–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–4)
Indoor (1–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2014 Stuttgart Open,Germany 250 Series Clay PolandMateusz Kowalczyk SpainGuillermo García López
AustriaPhilipp Oswald
2–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Feb 2015 Open Sud de France,France 250 Series Hard (i) New ZealandMarcus Daniell United KingdomDominic Inglot
RomaniaFlorin Mergea
3–6, 6–4, [16–14]
Loss 2–1 Feb 2015 Memphis Open,United States 250 Series Hard (i) United StatesDonald Young PolandMariusz Fyrstenberg
MexicoSantiago González
7–5, 6–7(1–7),[8–10]
Loss 2–2 Apr 2015 Romanian Open,Romania 250 Series Clay United StatesNicholas Monroe RomaniaMarius Copil
RomaniaAdrian Ungur
6–3, 5–7, [15–17]
Win 3–2 Jun 2016 Stuttgart Open, Germany(2) 250 Series Grass New ZealandMarcus Daniell AustriaOliver Marach
FranceFabrice Martin
6–7(4–7),6–4, [10–8]
Loss 3–3 Jul 2017 Atlanta Open,United States 250 Series Hard NetherlandsWesley Koolhof United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Sep 2017 Moselle Open,France 250 Series Hard (i) NetherlandsWesley Koolhof FranceJulien Benneteau
FranceÉdouard Roger-Vasselin
5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Feb 2018 New York Open,United States 250 Series Hard (i) NetherlandsWesley Koolhof BelarusMax Mirnyi
AustriaPhilipp Oswald
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 3–6 Mar 2018 Brasil Open,Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) NetherlandsWesley Koolhof ArgentinaFederico Delbonis
ArgentinaMáximo González
4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 May 2018 Estoril Open,Portugal 250 Series Clay NetherlandsWesley Koolhof United KingdomKyle Edmund
United KingdomCameron Norrie
4–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Jul 2018 Hall of Fame Open,United States 250 Series Grass IsraelJonathan Erlich El SalvadorMarcelo Arévalo
MexicoMiguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–8 Mar 2019 Mexican Open,Mexico 500 Series Hard United StatesAustin Krajicek GermanyAlexander Zverev
GermanyMischa Zverev
6–2, 6–7(4–7),[5–10]
Win 5–8 Jun 2019 Antalya Open,Turkey 250 Series Grass IsraelJonathan Erlich CroatiaIvan Dodig
SlovakiaFilip Polášek
6–3, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runners-up)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–8)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2004 Qatar F5,Doha Futures Hard NetherlandsMelvyn op der Heijde 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2005 Spain F13,Lanzarote Futures Hard Chinese TaipeiJimmy Wang 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2005 Russia F3,Korolyov Futures Clay RussiaPavel Chekhov 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Aug 2007 Russia F4, Moscow Futures Clay BelarusVladimir Voltchkov 6–7(4–7),1–6
Loss 1–4 Feb 2008 Portugal F3,Albufeira Futures Hard RomaniaVictor Ioniță 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Mar 2008 USA F6,McAllen Futures Hard United StatesTim Smyczek 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–4 Apr 2008 USA F8,Little Rock Futures Hard United StatesMatthew Roberts 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Oct 2008 USA F26,Hammond Futures Hard United StatesJean-Yves Aubone 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2009 USA F12,Loomis Futures Hard United StatesJesse Witten 6–4, 6–7(5–7),2–6
Loss 3–7 Sep 2009 Russia F7,Sergiyev Posad Futures Clay RussiaEvgeny Kirillov 0–6, 3–6
Loss 3–8 Nov 2009 USA F29,Amelia Island Futures Clay United StatesJack Sock 6–7(5–7),6–1, 3–6
Win 4–8 Mar 2010 USA F7, McAllen Futures Hard CroatiaMario Ančić 6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–9 Jun 2010 USA F14,Davis Futures Hard South AfricaFritz Wolmarans 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–10 Aug 2010 Russia F4, Moscow Futures Clay RussiaMikhail Vasiliev 6–7(3–7),4–6
Loss 4–11 Jun 2011 Mexico F7,Morelia Futures Hard UruguayMarcel Felder 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–12 Sep 2011 USA F24,Costa Mesa Futures Hard United StatesSteve Johnson 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–12 Dec 2012 Cambodia F2,Phnom Penh Futures Hard United KingdomAlexander Ward 6–4, 6–7(3–7),7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 63 (30 titles, 33 runners-up)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (15–19)
ITF Futures (15–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (20–20)
Clay (10–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2003 Russia F1,Sergiyev Posad Futures Clay RussiaDmitri Sitak RussiaAlexei Ageev
RussiaAlexander Markin
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 2003 Russia F3,Zhukovsky Futures Clay RussiaDmitri Sitak BelarusVitali Chvets
RussiaAlexey Sergeev
6–7(4–7),1–5 ret.
Win 2–1 Dec 2004 Qatar F3,Doha Futures Hard RussiaDmitri Sitak IndiaJaco Mathew
IndiaRavishankar Pathanjali
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–1 Dec 2004 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard RussiaDmitri Sitak BulgariaYordan Kanev
BulgariaIlia Kushev
7–6(7–5),6–0
Win 4–1 Dec 2004 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard RussiaDmitri Sitak BulgariaYordan Kanev
BulgariaIlia Kushev
Walkover
Loss 4–2 Feb 2005 Spain F2,Murcia Futures Clay FranceGérald Brémond SpainAntonio Baldellou-Esteva
SpainGermán Puentes
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–3 Apr 2005 Uzbekistan F2,Guliston Futures Hard RussiaDmitri Sitak KazakhstanAlexey Kedryuk
IndiaSunil-Kumar Sipaeya
3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 5–3 Jun 2005 Spain F12,La Palma Futures Hard RussiaDmitri Sitak SpainJavier Genaro-Martinez
VenezuelaDaniel Vallverdu
7–6(8–6),7–6(7–4)
Win 6–3 Aug 2005 Russia F3,Korolyov Futures Clay RussiaDmitri Sitak RussiaVictor Kozin
RussiaAlexei Miller
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 7–3 Jan 2006 Germany F2,Stuttgart Futures Hard (i) SwitzerlandStéphane Bohli GermanyPhilipp Marx
GermanyTorsten Popp
6–3, 7–5
Win 8–3 Mar 2006 France F5,Lille Futures Hard (i) SwitzerlandStéphane Bohli PortugalFred Gil
PolandFilip Urban
6–1, 6–2
Loss 8–4 Jul 2006 Penza,Russia Challenger Hard RussiaDenis Matsukevich UzbekistanMurad Inoyatov
UzbekistanDenis Istomin
1–6, 3–6
Loss 8–5 Dec 2006 Tunisia F7,Mégrine Futures Hard FranceLudwig Pellerin United StatesPatrick Briaud
United StatesAdam Davidson
3–6, 7–6(7–5),4–6
Win 9–5 Feb 2007 Italy F2,Trento Futures Hard (i) RussiaDmitri Sitak AustraliaRaphael Durek
AustraliaJoseph Sirianni
7–6(7–4),6–3
Loss 9–6 Apr 2007 Russia F2,Tyumen Futures Hard (i) RussiaDmitri Sitak RussiaEvgeny Kirillov
RussiaKonstantin Kravchuk
6–7(5–7),4–6
Loss 9–7 May 2007 Belarus F1,Minsk Futures Hard CroatiaIvan Cerović BelarusSergey Betov
BelarusVladimir Voltchkov
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 9–8 Aug 2007 Russia F4, Moscow Futures Clay RussiaDmitri Sitak RussiaAlexandre Krasnoroutskiy
UkraineDenys Molchanov
4–6, 2–6
Win 10–8 Sep 2008 Lubbock,US Challenger Hard MoldovaRoman Borvanov United StatesAlex Bogomolov
SerbiaDušan Vemić
6–2, 6–3
Loss 10–9 Aug 2009 Russia F3, Moscow Futures Clay SerbiaDavid Savić RussiaIlya Belyaev
RussiaEvgeny Donskoy
6–1, 6–7(5–7),[10–12]
Win 11–9 Nov 2009 USA F27,Birmingham Futures Clay ArmeniaTigran Martirosyan United StatesColt Gaston
United StatesMichael Venus
6–3, 6–4
Win 12–9 Nov 2009 USA F28,Niceville Futures Clay ArmeniaTigran Martirosyan United StatesSekou Bangoura
United StatesDenis Kudla
6–4, 7–5
Win 13–9 Feb 2010 USA F6,Harlingen Futures Hard RomaniaCătălin-Ionuț Gârd SlovakiaMatej Bocko
SerbiaVladimir Obradović
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 13–10 May 2010 Carson,US Challenger Hard PortugalLeonardo Tavares United StatesBrian Battistone
United StatesNicholas Monroe
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 14–10 Jun 2010 Ojai,US Challenger Hard PortugalLeonardo Tavares IndiaHarsh Mankad
South AfricaIzak van der Merwe
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 15–10 Aug 2010 Beijing,China Challenger Hard CanadaPierre-Ludovic Duclos AustraliaSadik Kadir
IndiaPurav Raja
7–6(7–4),7–6(7–5)
Loss 15–11 Aug 2010 Russia F4, Moscow Futures Clay RussiaAnton Manegin RussiaIlya Belyaev
SerbiaDavid Savić
3–6, 3–6
Win 16–11 Apr 2011 USA F9,Little Rock Futures Hard AustraliaNima Roshan United StatesTaylor Fogleman
United StatesBenjamin Rogers
6–3, 7–5
Win 17–11 Jun 2011 Mexico F7,Morelia Futures Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell PhilippinesRuben Gonzales
United StatesChris Kwon
6–0, 6–3
Loss 17–12 Aug 2011 Colombia F4,Medellín Futures Clay United StatesPeter Aarts BrazilRaony Carvalho
BrazilFabiano de Paula
3–6, 3–6
Loss 17–13 Mar 2012 USA F7,Calabasas Futures Hard AustraliaNima Roshan AustraliaCarsten Ball
GermanyAndre Begemann
6–7(7–9),4–6
Loss 17–14 Apr 2012 Tallahassee,US Challenger Hard United StatesBlake Strode GermanyMartin Emmrich
SwedenAndreas Siljeström
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 17–15 Oct 2012 Turkey F38,Antalya Futures Hard ItalyEdoardo Eremin MoldovaMaxim Dubarenco
AustraliaBrydan Klein
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 17–16 Nov 2012 USA F31, Niceville Futures Clay BelarusAndrei Vasilevski United StatesJason Jung
United StatesRyan Thacher
5–7, 2–6
Loss 17–17 Jan 2013 Nouméa,New Caledonia Challenger Hard New ZealandRubin Statham AustraliaSam Groth
JapanToshihide Matsui
6–7(6–8),6–1, [4–10]
Win 18–17 Mar 2013 Australia F4,Ipswich Futures Hard New ZealandRubin Statham AustraliaJacob Grills
AustraliaDane Propoggia
6–3, 6–1
Loss 18–18 Apr 2013 USA F9,Oklahoma City Futures Hard IndiaSaketh Myneni United StatesJean-Yves Aubone
United StatesDennis Nevolo
1–6, 5–7
Loss 18–19 Jul 2013 Oberstaufen,Germany Challenger Clay NetherlandsStephan Fransen GermanyDominik Meffert
AustriaPhilipp Oswald
1–6, 6–3, [12–14]
Win 19–19 Oct 2013 São Paulo,Brazil Challenger Clay MoldovaRoman Borvanov PeruSergio Galdós
ArgentinaGuido Pella
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 19–20 Nov 2013 Toyota,Japan Challenger Carpet (i) New ZealandMarcus Daniell United StatesChase Buchanan
SloveniaBlaž Rola
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 19–21 Apr 2014 León,Mexico Challenger Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell AustraliaSam Groth
AustraliaChris Guccione
3–6, 4–6
Win 20–21 May 2014 Rome,Italy Challenger Clay MoldovaRadu Albot ItalyAndrea Arnaboldi
ItalyFlavio Cipolla
4–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 20–22 Jun 2014 Arad,Romania Challenger Clay MoldovaRadu Albot CroatiaFranko Škugor
CroatiaAntonio Veić
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 21–22 Jul 2014 Granby,Canada Challenger Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell AustraliaJordan Kerr
FranceFabrice Martin
7–6(7–5),5–7, [10–5]
Loss 21–23 Aug 2014 Vancouver,Canada Challenger Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell United StatesAustin Krajicek
AustraliaJohn-Patrick Smith
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 21–24 Nov 2014 Traralgon,Australia Challenger Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell United KingdomBrydan Klein
AustraliaDane Propoggia
6–7(6–8),6–3, [6–10]
Loss 21–25 Nov 2014 Yokohama,Japan Challenger Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell United StatesBradley Klahn
AustraliaMatt Reid
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 21–26 May 2015 Aix-en-Provence,France Challenger Clay United StatesNicholas Monroe NetherlandsRobin Haase
PakistanAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
1–6, 2–6
Win 22–26 Aug 2015 Aptos,US Challenger Hard AustraliaChris Guccione IndiaYuki Bhambri
AustraliaMatthew Ebden
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 22–27 Oct 2015 Tashkent,Uzbekistan Challenger Hard GermanyAndre Begemann BelarusSergey Betov
RussiaMikhail Elgin
4–6, 4–6
Win 23–27 Mar 2016 Puebla,Mexico Challenger Hard New ZealandMarcus Daniell MexicoSantiago González
CroatiaMate Pavić
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win 24–27 Mar 2016 San Luis Potosí,Mexico Challenger Clay New ZealandMarcus Daniell MexicoSantiago González
CroatiaMate Pavić
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 25–27 Mar 2017 Guadalajara,Mexico Challenger Hard MexicoSantiago González AustraliaLuke Saville
AustraliaJohn-Patrick Smith
6–3, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss 25–28 May 2017 Bordeaux,France Challenger Clay MexicoSantiago González IndiaPurav Raja
IndiaDivij Sharan
4–6, 4–6
Win 26–28 Sep 2017 Szczecin,Poland Challenger Clay NetherlandsWesley Koolhof BelarusAliaksandr Bury
SwedenAndreas Siljeström
6–1, 7–5
Win 27–28 Apr 2018 Alicante,Spain Challenger Clay NetherlandsWesley Koolhof ArgentinaGuido Andreozzi
UruguayAriel Behar
6–3, 6–2
Loss 27–29 Mar 2019 Phoenix,US Challenger Clay United StatesAustin Krajicek United KingdomJamie Murray
United KingdomNeal Skupski
7–6(7–2),5–7, [6–10]
Win 28–29 Aug 2020 Ostrava,Czech Republic Challenger Clay SlovakiaIgor Zelenay PolandKarol Drzewiecki
PolandSzymon Walków
7–5, 6–4
Win 29–29 Sep 2021 Saint-Tropez,France Challenger Hard CroatiaAntonio Šančić FranceManuel Guinard
MonacoRomain Arneodo
7–6(7–5),6–4
Loss 29–30 Sep 2021 Istanbul,Turkey Challenger Hard CroatiaAntonio Šančić MoldovaRadu Albot
MoldovaAlexander Cozbinov
6–4, 5–7, [9–11]
Loss 29–31 Apr 2022 Mexico City,Mexico Challenger Clay FranceJonathan Eysseric ChileNicolás Jarry
BrazilMatheus Pucinelli de Almeida
2–6, 3–6
Loss 29–32 Aug 2022 Granby,Canada Challenger Hard FranceJonathan Eysseric United KingdomJulian Cash
United KingdomHenry Patten
3–6, 2–6
Loss 29–33 Oct 2022 Charlottesville,USA Challenger Hard (i) United StatesAlex Lawson United KingdomJulian Cash
United KingdomHenry Patten
2–6, 4–6
Win 30–33 June 2023 Little Rock,USA Challenger Hard South KoreaNam Ji-sung CanadaAlexis Galarneau
United StatesNicolas Moreno de Alboran
6–4, 6–4

Davis Cup (21)[edit]

Group membership
World Group (0)
Group I (12–5)
Group II (2–2)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Results by surface
Hard (14–3)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Results by setting
Outdoors (6–3)
Indoors (9–3)

Note: walkover victory when Pakistan abandoned the tie in 2013 is not counted as a match played

Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease2–3;4–6 March 2011;Sport Complex Pahlavon,Namangan,Uzbekistan; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Clay (i) surface
Defeat 1. I Singles UzbekistanUzbekistan Farrukh Dustov 0–6, 3–6, 1–6
Victory 1. IV Singles (dead rubber) Murad Inoyatov 6–1, 6–7(5–7),6–3
Increase5–0;8–10 July 2011;TSB Hub,Hāwera,New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania First round play-off; Hard (i) surface
Victory 2. III Doubles (withMarcus Daniell) PhilippinesPhilippines Ruben Gonzales/Cecil Mamiit 7–6(7–0),6–3, 6–2
Victory 3. V Singles (dead rubber) Cecil Mamiit 6–4, 7–5
Decrease2–3;10–12 February 2012;TECT Arena,Tauranga,New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Victory 4. IV Singles (dead rubber) UzbekistanUzbekistan Murad Inoyatov 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Decrease0–5;14–16 September 2012;CLTA Tennis Stadium,Chandigarh,India; Group I Asia/Oceania First round play-off; Hard surface
Defeat 2. V Singles (dead rubber) IndiaIndia Sanam Singh 4–6, 1–6
Decrease2–3;19–21 October 2012;Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts,Kaohsiung,Taiwan; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation playoff, 2nd round play-off; Hard surface
Victory 5. V Singles (dead rubber) Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Increase5–0;1–3 February 2013;Albany Tennis Park,Auckland,New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Victory 6. II Singles LebanonLebanon Karim Alayli 6–2, 6–1, 6–0
Victory 7. V Singles (dead rubber) Michael Massih 6–0, 6–0
Increase4–1;5–7 April 2013;Pun Hiang Golf & Country Club,Yangon,Myanmar; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Grass surface
Defeat 3. I Singles PakistanPakistan Aqeel Khan 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Victory (not counted as match played) V Singles (dead rubber) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Walkover
Increase3–2;13–15 September 2013;Plantation Bay Resort & Spa,Lapu-Lapu,Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay surface
Defeat 4. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) PhilippinesPhilippines Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Increase4–1;24–26 October 2014;Z Energy Wilding Park Tennis Centre,Christchurch,New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation play-off 2nd round play-off; Hard (i) surface
Victory 8. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin/Wang Chieh-fu 6–0, 6–4, 6–2
Defeat 5. IV Singles Yang Tsung-hua 3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Increase4–1;6–8 March 2015;ASB Tennis Centre,Auckland,New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Victory 9. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) ChinaChina Li Zhe/Zhang Ze 6–7(3–7),6–7(4–7),7–6(7–1),6–3, 6–2
Decrease2–3;17–19 July 2015;Wilding ParkTennis Centre,Christchurch,New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard (i) surface
Victory 10. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) IndiaIndia Rohan Bopanna/Saketh Myneni 6–3, 7–6(7–1),6–3
Decrease1–3;4–6 March 2016;Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center,Seoul,South Korea; Group I Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard surface
Victory 11. III Doubles (withMichael Venus) South KoreaSouth Korea Lee Duck-hee/Lim Yong-kyu 7–6(7–3),6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Decrease1–4;3–5 February 2017;Balewadi Sports Complex,Pune,India; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Victory 12. III Doubles (with Michael Venus) IndiaIndia Leander Paes/Vishnu Vardhan 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6),6–3
Increase3–2;7–9 April 2017;ASB Tennis Centre,Auckland,New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation play-off 1st round play-off; Hard surface
Victory 13. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) South KoreaSouth Korea Chung Hong/Lee Jea-moon 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Decrease1–3;1–3 February 2018;Tianjin Tennis Center,Tianjin,China; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Defeat 6. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) ChinaChina Gong Maoxin/Zhang Ze 4–6, 4–6
Decrease2–3;14–15 September 2018;Gimcheon Sports Town Tennis Courts,Gimcheon,South Korea; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation playoff, 2nd round playoff; Hard (i) surface
Victory 14. III Doubles (withAjeet Rai) South KoreaSouth Korea Hong Seong-chan/ Lee Jea-moon 7–5, 6–3
Increase3–1;6–7 March 2020;ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; World Group I Play-off, Play-off round; Hard surface
Victory 15. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) VenezuelaVenezuela Luis David Martínez/Jordi Muñoz Abreu 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

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.

Doubles[edit]

Russia New Zealand
Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 8 6–8
French Open A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R A A 0 / 6 4–6
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A Q1 2R 1R 3R QF 1R NH 1R A 0 / 6 6–6
US Open A A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 6 3–6
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–4 2–4 3–4 7–4 1–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 0 / 26 19–26
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R A A A 0 / 1 1–1
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Shanghai Masters Not Held A A A A A A A A A 2R A NH A 0 / 1 1–1
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 2–5 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 4–10
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A A A Z1 Z1 Z2 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 A PO A 0 / 0 10–2
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 24 24 23 30 30 12 17 4 172
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 14
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 6–3 27–23 21–23 26–23 36–29 19–27 8–12 5–17 3–4 152–166
Year-end ranking 423 419 467 518 354 182 357 351 144 68 43 62 55 34 62 78 110 47.8%

Mixed doubles[edit]

Although the US and French Opens took place in 2020, mixed doubles were not included in either event due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3
French Open A A 2R A 1R NH A 0 / 2 1–2
Wimbledon 3R 2R 2R 2R QF NH A 0 / 5 8–5
US Open A A 2R 1R 1R NH A 0 / 3 1–3
Win–loss 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–3 3–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 13 10–13

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