Alexander Shevchenko (tennis)

Alexander Alexandrovich Shevchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Шевче́нко; Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ʂɨfˈtɕenkə];[1] born 29 November 2000) is a Russian tennis player.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Shevchenko.
Alexander Shevchenko
Alex Shevchenko in 2023
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceRussia
Born (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachGünter Bresnik
Prize money$501,554
Singles
Career record11–18 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 83 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 84 (2 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 406 (20 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 607 (03 July 2023)
Last updated on: 5 October 2023.

Shevchenko has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 83 achieved on 28 August 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 406 achieved on 20 February 2023.[3]

Career

2022: Maiden Challenger and ATP debut

Shevchenko made his ATP debut at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a lucky loser where he lost to Dominic Thiem.

He qualified into the main draw at the ATP 500 2022 Astana Open.

2023: Major debut and first win, Masters debut and third round, top 75

In February, he qualified at the ATP 500 in Dubai as a lucky loser. As a result he reached a new career high of No. 113 on 6 February 2023. In March, he reached his second Challenger final of the season as a qualifier in Phoenix, Arizona defeating Gael Monfils, sixth seed Marc-Andrea Hüsler, top seed Matteo Berrettini and Quentin Halys[4] before losing to Nuno Borges in the final.[5] As a result he moved to a new career high, one position shy of the top 100 on 20 March 2023. Following another final showing and a title at the Madrid Challenger he reached the top 100 at No. 98 on 17 April 2023. [6][7]

Ranked No. 96, he qualified for his first Masters 1000 at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open and defeated J. J. Wolf in the first round. Next he defeated 31st seed Jiří Lehečka to reach the third round for the first time in his career. He then lost to second seed and compatriot Daniil Medvedev in the third round.[8] He entered the next Masters 1000, the 2023 Italian Open on his debut, as a lucky loser directly into the second round of the main draw replacing 29th seed Tallon Griekspoor after his late withdrawal. He won his second round match defeating Sebastián Báez.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 French Open and defeated Oscar Otte for the first Major win in his career. He also made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, at the 2023 Western & Southern Open as a qualifier and at the 2023 US Open. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Astana Open. At the 2023 Swiss Indoors he defeated home favorite Stan Wawrinka and moved into the top 75 in the rankings.

Performance timeline
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

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Italian Open A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 4–7 0 / 7 4–7 36%

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 12 (7–5)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures Tour / World Tennis Tour (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Romania Alexandru Jecan 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Austria David Pichler 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Luca Potenza 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Bulgaria Adrian Andreev 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–3 May 2021 M15 Tbilisi, Georgia World Tennis Tour Hard Italy Alessandro Bega 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–4 May 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Edoardo Lavagno 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2021 M25 Velenje, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay Czech Republic Patrik Rikl 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–4 Feb 2022 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Uruguay Martin Cuevas 6–2, 6-1
Win 5–4 Jun 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Italy Riccardo Bonadio 6–3, 7–5
Win 6–4 Jan 2023 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Austria Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–2
Loss 6–5 Mar 2023 Phoenix, USA Challenger Hard Portugal Nuno Borges 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win 7–5 Apr 2023 Madrid, Spain Challenger Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (2–3)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour / World Tennis Tour (2–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2019 M15 Antalya World Tennis Tour Clay Russia Maxim Ratniuk Germany Luca Gelhardt
United States Neel Rajesh		 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 2019 M15 Moscow World Tennis Tour Clay Russia Maxim Ratniuk Russia Timur Kiyamov
Russia Anton Chekhov		 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–6
Loss 2–1 Oct 2019 M15 Antalya World Tennis Tour Clay Russia Alexander Ovcharov Sweden Jonathan Mridha
Sweden Gustav Hansson		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jan 2020 M15 Cairo World Tennis Tour Clay Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim Argentina Fermin Tenti
Argentina Juan Pablo Paz		 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2021 M25 Kottingbrunn World Tennis Tour Clay Czech Republic David Poljak Latvia Mārtiņš Podžus
Greece Petros Tsitsipas		 3–6, 3–6

Personal life

Since the end of 2022, he has been in a relationship with fellow Russian female player Anastasia Potapova. On September 24, 2023 they announced their engagement.[9]

References
  1. "JT Rating". juniortennis.ru (in Russian). Junior Tennis. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Alexander Shevchenko". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  3. "Alexander Shevchenko". International Tennis Federation.
  4. "Shevchenko, Borges Continue Hot Streaks to Meet in Phoenix Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. "Borges Wins Biggest Career Title at Phoenix Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. "Shevchenko's Surge: Plenty of Game on & off Court | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Shevchenko Breaks the Top 100". 18 April 2023.
  8. "Medvedev Beats Shevchenko in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  9. "Anastasia Potapova gets engaged to fellow Russian tennis player Alexander Shevchenko". Sportskeeda.com. September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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