Russian tennis player
Alexander Mikhailovich Kudryavtsev
(
Russian
:
Алекса?ндр Миха?йлович Кудря?вцев
; born 26 October 1985) is a retired Russian professional
tennis
player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the
ATP tour
, having spent time playing at the
ATP Challenger Tour
and
Futures
events. He reached his career-high singles ranking of 117 on 2 February 2015 and career-high doubles ranking of 70 on 7 November 2011.
Professional career
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Early career
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Kudryavtsev reached the quarter-finals in a futures event in
Bucharest
in 2003. In 2004 he advanced to the second round in three futures events, and won a doubles challenger title. In 2005 he was a semi-finalist in a Beijing futures tournament, and reached the quarterfinals in
Korolev
(Russia) and
Minsk
(
Belarus
). In 2006 he became a finalist for the first time in
Uzbekistan
, as well as reaching the semi-finals once and the quarter-finals twice in other events.
In 2007 he started by winning his first Futures title in India and followed it up by winning a second in Belarus in May. In the second half of the season he was a quarter- or semi-finalist in six Challenger events with a 15?11 win?loss record. He also reached 9 finals (5 wins with three different partners) in doubles competitions and finished the year ranked No. 96 in doubles.
2008
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Kudryavtsev began the year positively by reaching the second round of his maiden top-level tournament. After coming through qualifying he beat
Prakash Amritraj
of India. In the second round he faced former
World No. 1
Carlos Moya
and lost in a hard-fought game 3?6, 7?6
(4)
, 2?6. His next international event was at
Estoril
in Portugal in April where he lost in the first round to France's
Thierry Ascione
(ranked #82).
He competed in his first
Masters Series
event at
Toronto
in Canada in July. In the first round he upset No. 33 ranked
Philipp Kohlschreiber
of Germany 6?2, 7?6
(7)
but he could not repeat this in the second round as he lost to Frenchman
Richard Gasquet
(ranked #12).
2012
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Kudryavtsev began the year by qualifying for the
Australian Open
main draw. He met No. 3 seed
Roger Federer
in the opening round and lost in three sets.
Singles performance timeline
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Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
|
A
|
NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W?L) win?loss record.
This table is current through the
2016 US Open
.
Personal life
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Kudryavtsev began playing tennis at the age of six while living in
Saint Petersburg
in Russia. He admired tennis players
Andre Agassi
and countryman
Marat Safin
while growing up and strove to be as good as them. As a professional he enjoys playing on most surfaces except grass and does not have a favorite shot. He's coached by
Vadim Davletshin
.
He married his wife Rushana on 16 March 2007 and they had a son named Egor (born 6 August 2007)
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Career finals
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ATP career finals
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Legend
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Grand Slam (0?0)
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Tennis Masters Cup (0?0)
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ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0?0)
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ATP Tour 500 series (0?0)
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ATP Tour 250 series (0?1)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (0?1)
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Clay (0?0)
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Grass (0?0)
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Carpet (0?0)
|
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Challengers and Futures finals
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Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runners-up)
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Legend
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Challengers (0?10)
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Futures (6?1)
|
Result
|
No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Loss
|
1.
|
22 April 2006
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Guliston
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Teodor-Dacian Cr?ciun
|
0?6, 6?4, 6?7
(5?7)
|
Win
|
2.
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3 February 2007
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Delhi
, India
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Hard
|
Todor Enev
|
6?4, 6?2
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Win
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3.
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19 May 2007
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Minsk
, Belarus
|
Hard
|
Ivan Cerovi?
|
6?2, 6?4
|
Loss
|
4.
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8 February 2009
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Wrocław
, Poland
|
Hard (i)
|
Michael Berrer
|
3?6, 4?6
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Win
|
5.
|
20 March 2010
|
Astana
, Kazakhstan
|
Hard (i)
|
Evgeny Donskoy
|
6?4, 6?3
|
Win
|
6.
|
1 May 2010
|
Namangan
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Denys Molchanov
|
6?4, 6?4
|
Loss
|
7.
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25 September 2010
|
Bangkok
, Thailand
|
Hard
|
Grigor Dimitrov
|
4?6, 1?6
|
Loss
|
8.
|
19 March 2011
|
Guangzhou
, China
|
Hard
|
Uladzimir Ignatik
|
4?6, 4?6
|
Loss
|
9.
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11 September 2011
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Shanghai
, China
|
Hard
|
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
|
4?6, 6?4, 5?7
|
Loss
|
10.
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19 February 2012
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Bergamo
, Italy
|
Hard (i)
|
Bjorn Phau
|
4?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
11.
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15 June 2013
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Herzliya
, Israel
|
Hard
|
Albano Olivetti
|
5?7, 6?4, 6?4
|
Win
|
12.
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22 June 2013
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Herzliya
, Israel
|
Hard
|
Ashley Hewitt
|
6?3, 6?4, 6?3
|
Loss
|
13.
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8 February 2014
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Chennai
, India
|
Hard
|
Yuki Bhambri
|
6?4, 3?6, 5?7
|
Loss
|
14.
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15 June 2014
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Fergana
, Uzbekistan
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Hard
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Bla? Kav?i?
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4?6, 6?7
(8?10)
|
Loss
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15.
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22 June 2014
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Tianjin
, China
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Hard
|
Bla? Kav?i?
|
2?6, 6?3, 5?7
|
Loss
|
16.
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21 June 2015
|
Fergana
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Teymuraz Gabashvili
|
2?6, 0?1 ret.
|
Loss
|
17.
|
29 November 2015
|
Toyota
, Japan
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Carpet (i)
|
Yoshihito Nishioka
|
3?6, 4?6
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Doubles: 55 (33 titles, 22 runners-up)
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Legend
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ATP Challengers (21?15)
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ITF Futures (12?7)
|
Result
|
No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Win
|
1.
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9 July 2004
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Oberstaufen
, Germany
|
Clay
|
Vadim Davletshin
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Valentino Pest
Alexander Waske
|
4?6, 6?3, 7?6
|
Loss
|
2.
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5 August 2005
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Saransk
, Russia
|
Clay
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Konstantin Kravchuk
|
Simon Stadler
Flavio Cipolla
|
6?7
(2?7)
, 6?4, 6?7
(3?7)
|
Loss
|
3.
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13 August 2005
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Sergiyev Posad
, Russia
|
Clay
|
Alexey Kedryuk
|
Mikhail Elgin
Mikhail Filima
|
2?6, 4?6
|
Loss
|
4.
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22 April 2006
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Guliston
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Konstantin Kravchuk
|
Mikhail Elgin
Alexey Kedryuk
|
7?5, 4?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
5.
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27 May 2006
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Kyiv
, Ukraine
|
Clay
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Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Andrei Stoliarov
Aleksandr Yarmola
|
6?3, 3?6, 6?2
|
Win
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6.
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4 June 2006
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Cherkasy
, Ukraine
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Sergei Bubka
Aleksandr Nedovesov
|
6?3, 4?6, 6?2
|
Win
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7.
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25 June 2006
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Minsk
, Belarus
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Hard
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Alexander Bury
Kyril Harbatsiuk
|
7?5, 6?3
|
Loss
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8.
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20 August 2006
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Wrocław
, Poland
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Clay
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
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David Novak
Martin Vacek
|
6?4, 5?7, 2?6
|
Win
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9.
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27 August 2006
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Pozna?
, Poland
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Tomasz Bednarek
Maciej Diłaj
|
2?6, 7?5, 6?1
|
Loss
|
10.
|
19 November 2006
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Sergiyev Posad
, Russia
|
Hard (i)
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
David Klier
Filip Pola?ek
|
6?7
(6?8)
, 6?7
(5?7)
|
Win
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11.
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26 November 2006
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Mosrentgen
, Russia
|
Hard (i)
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
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Sarvar Ikramov
Alexey Tikhonov
|
6?1, 6?1
|
Win
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12.
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2 February 2007
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New Delhi
, India
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Hard
|
Alexey Kedryuk
|
Sandeep Kirtane
Purav Raja
|
6?4, 6?2
|
Loss
|
13.
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23 February 2007
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Brownsville, Texas
, United States
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Hard
|
Horia Tec?u
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Nicholas Monroe
Izak van der Merwe
|
5?7, 6?7
(5?7)
|
Loss
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14.
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4 May 2007
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Ostrava
, Czech Republic
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
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Bastian Knittel
Luka? Rosol
|
6?2, 5?7, [9?11]
|
Win
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15.
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25 May 2007
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Minsk
, Belarus
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Hard
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Olivier Charroin
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
|
2?6, 6?3, 6?2
|
Loss
|
16.
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22 June 2007
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Almaty
, Kazakhstan
|
Clay
|
Alexey Kedryuk
|
Kamil ?apkovi?
Ivan Dodig
|
4?6, 6?3, [7?10]
|
Loss
|
17.
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29 June 2007
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Almaty
, Kazakhstan
|
Clay
|
Alexey Kedryuk
|
Teodor-Dacian Cr?ciun
Florin Mergea
|
2?6, 1?6
|
Win
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18.
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27 July 2007
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Penza
, Russia
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Hard
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Murad Inoyatov
Denis Istomin
|
6?1, 4?6, [10?4]
|
Win
|
19.
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17 August 2007
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Bukhara
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Evgeny Kirillov
|
Danila Arsenov
Vaja Uzakov
|
6?3, 6?1
|
Loss
|
20.
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31 August 2007
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Cherkasy
, Ukraine
|
Clay
|
Sergei Bubka
|
Daniel Munoz de la Nava
Santiago Ventura
|
2?6, 6?7
(4?7)
|
Win
|
21.
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15 September 2007
|
Ljubljana
, Slovenia
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Ivan Dodig
Lovro Zovko
|
7?6
(11?9)
, 1?6, [10?6]
|
Win
|
22.
|
22 September 2007
|
Banja Luka
, Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
|
Diego Junqueira
Vladimir Obradovi?
|
6?2, 6?4
|
Win
|
23.
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16 November 2007
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Helsinki
, Finland
|
Hard (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Harri Heliovaara
Henri Kontinen
|
4?6, 7?5, [13?11]
|
Loss
|
24.
|
17 October 2008
|
Tashkent
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Flavio Cipolla
Pavel ?nobel
|
3?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
25.
|
7 November 2008
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Astana
, Kazakhstan
|
Hard (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
George Bastl
Marco Chiudinelli
|
6?4, 6?7
(8?10)
, [10?8]
|
Loss
|
26.
|
1 March 2009
|
Wolfsburg
, Germany
|
Carpet (i)
|
Sergei Bubka
|
Travis Rettenmaier
Ken Skupski
|
3?6, 4?6
|
Loss
|
27.
|
20 March 2009
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Bangkok
, Thailand
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Josh Goodall
Joseph Sirianni
|
3?6, 1?6
|
Loss
|
28.
|
19 April 2009
|
Johannesburg
, South Africa
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
George Bastl
Chris Guccione
|
2?6, 6?4, [9?11]
|
Win
|
29.
|
24 July 2009
|
Penza
, Russia
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Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Alexey Kedryuk
Denis Matsukevitch
|
4?6, 6?3, [10?6]
|
Loss
|
30.
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18 September 2009
|
Mulhouse
, France
|
Hard (i)
|
Konstantin Kravchuk
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Ruben Bemelmans
Yannick Mertens
|
3?6, 6?7
(6?8)
|
Win
|
31.
|
28 November 2009
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Toyota
, Japan
|
Carpet (i)
|
Andis Ju?ka
|
Alexey Kedryuk
Junn Mitsuhashi
|
6?4, 7?6
(8?6)
|
Win
|
32.
|
19 March 2010
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Astana
, Kazakhstan
|
Hard (i)
|
Evgeny Kirillov
|
Alexander Peya
Alexander Slabinsky
|
6?3, 6?4
|
Win
|
33.
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26 March 2010
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Almaty
, Kazakhstan
|
Hard (i)
|
Evgeny Kirillov
|
Alexey Kedryuk
Denys Molchanov
|
7?5, 6?4
|
Win
|
34.
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23 April 2010
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Andijan
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Denys Molchanov
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Mikhail Elgin
Alexey Kedryuk
|
6?2, 6?1
|
Win
|
35.
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2 July 2010
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Palma del Rio
, Spain
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Hard
|
Evgeny Kirillov
|
Marc Fornell Mestres
Pablo Martin Adalia
|
6?4, 6?2
|
Loss
|
36.
|
6 November 2010
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Astana
, Kazakhstan
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Hard (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Colin Fleming
Ross Hutchins
|
3?6, 6?7
(10?12)
|
Win
|
37.
|
13 November 2010
|
Ortisei
, Italy
|
Carpet (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Tomasz Bednarek
Michał Przysi??ny
|
3?6, 6?3, [10?3]
|
Loss
|
38.
|
5 February 2011
|
Kazan
, Russia
|
Hard (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Yves Allegro
Andreas Beck
|
4?6, 4?6
|
Loss
|
39.
|
12 February 2011
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Bergamo
, Italy
|
Hard (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Frederik Nielsen
Ken Skupski
|
w/o
|
Win
|
40.
|
19 March 2011
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Guangzhou
, China
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
|
7?6
(7?3)
, 6?3
|
Win
|
41.
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26 March 2011
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Pingguo
, China
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Harri Heliovaara
Jose Statham
|
6?3, 6?2
|
Loss
|
42.
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30 April 2011
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Ostrava
, Czech Republic
|
Clay
|
Andis Ju?ka
|
Olivier Charroin
Stephane Robert
|
4?6, 3?6
|
Win
|
43.
|
12 August 2011
|
Samarkand
, Uzbekistan
|
Clay
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Radu Albot
Andrey Kuznetsov
|
7?6
(7?4)
, 2?6, [10?7]
|
Win
|
44.
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19 August 2011
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Qarshi
, Uzbekistan
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Konstantin Kravchuk
Denys Molchanov
|
3?6, 6?3, [11?9]
|
Win
|
45.
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6 November 2011
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Eckental
, Germany
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Carpet (i)
|
Andre Begemann
|
James Cerretani
Adil Shamasdin
|
6?3, 3?6, [11?9]
|
Win
|
46.
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21 February 2013
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Aktobe
, Kazakhstan
|
Hard (i)
|
Yuri Schukin
|
Victor Baluda
Mate Pavi?
|
7?6
(8?6)
, 6?2
|
Loss
|
47.
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29 March 2013
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Novokuznetsk
, Russia
|
Hard (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
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Sergey Betov
Mikhail Biryukov
|
1?6, 6?7
(3?7)
|
Win
|
48.
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1 August 2014
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Segovia
, Spain
|
Hard
|
Victor Baluda
|
Brydan Klein
Nikola Mekti?
|
6?2, 4?6, [10?3]
|
Loss
|
49.
|
15 September 2014
|
?zmir
, Turkey
|
Hard
|
Malek Jaziri
|
Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski
|
1?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
50.
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22 February 2015
|
New Delhi
, India
|
Hard
|
Egor Gerasimov
|
Riccardo Ghedin
Toshihide Matsui
|
6?7
(5?7)
, 6?4, [10?6]
|
Win
|
51.
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8 August 2015
|
Segovia
, Spain
|
Hard
|
Denys Molchanov
|
Alexander Bury
Andreas Siljestrom
|
6?2, 6?4
|
Win
|
52.
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20 March 2016
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Guangzhou
, China
|
Hard
|
Denys Molchanov
|
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
|
6?2, 6?2
|
Loss
|
53.
|
30 July 2016
|
Astana
, Kazakhstan
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Yaraslav Shyla
Andrei Vasilevski
|
4?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
54.
|
29 October 2016
|
Suzhou
, China
|
Hard
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Andrea Arnaboldi
Jonathan Eysseric
|
4?6, 6?1, [10?7]
|
Win
|
55.
|
19 November 2016
|
Brescia
, Italy
|
Carpet (i)
|
Mikhail Elgin
|
Wesley Koolhof
Matwe Middelkoop
|
7?6
(7?4)
, 6?3
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