Sergei Demekhine

Sergei Gennadievich Demekhine (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Демёхин;[1] born 30 March 1984) is a Russian tennis coach and former player. Under his guidance, Vera Zvonareva reached two Grand Slam finals – at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 US Open — and world No. 2 ranking. Demekhine also occasionally used to work as a model for Armani, Rocco Barocco, and Abercrombie & Fitch.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Gennadyevich and the family name is Demekhine.
Sergei Demekhine
Сергей Демёхин
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1984-03-30) 30 March 1984
Kursk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight–handed
Prize money$25,848
Singles
Career record37–52
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 673 (30 July 2007)
Doubles
Career record106–69
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 438 (17 October 2005)

Personal life

Demekhine was born on 30 March 1984 in Kursk and currently resides in Moscow.[3]

Since 2017, he has been married to Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova, whom he also coaches.

Tennis career

As a professional tennis player, Demekhine won one ITF Futures title in singles, and eight in doubles. He played the qualifications for the Kremlin Cup in 2001,[4] 2002,[5] 2003[6] 2006[7] and 2008,[8] but never reached the main draw. Demekhin made two appearances in a ATP Tour main draw in doubles, both at the Kremlin Cup. In 2005, he and Igor Kunitsyn lost to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Răzvan Sabău 3–5, 4–5 in the first round. In 2008, Demekhin partnered with Konstantin Kravchuk, but they were beaten by Sergiy Stakhovsky and Potito Starace 7–6(4), 1–6, [10–7] in the first round. He has been inactive since 2009.

Coaching career

Demekhine briefly coached Russian player Alla Kudryavtseva,[9] then coached Vera Zvonareva. The two began working together in April 2010 after the 2010 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.[10] At first, he was her hitting partner and then became her coach.[11] Under his guidance, Zvonareva reached the finals of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships[12][13] and the 2010 US Open,[14] the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open,[15] and the world No. 2 ranking.[16] In April 2011, Vera Zvonareva split with Demekhine.[17]

He currently is coaching his wife Veronika Kudermetova.

Career statistics

Singles (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 May 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay Russia Sergei Krotiouk 5–7, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (8–12)
Outcome # Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. 4 November 2001 Sardinia, Italy Hard Russia Igor Kunitsyn Italy Stefano Mocci
Croatia Ivan Stelko		 3–6, 4–6
Runner–up 2. 25 November 2001 Sardinia, Italy Hard Russia Igor Kunitsyn Brazil Josh Goffi
Canada Chris James		 3–6, 6–7(4)
Runner–up 3. 4 May 2002 Mumbai, India Hard Russia Ivan Syrov India Mustafa Ghouse
India Vijay Kannan		 3–6, 6–7(3)
Runner–up 4. 30 June 2002 Sardinia, Italy Clay Italy Stefano Tarallo Italy Florian Allgauer
Argentina Federico Cardinali		 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Runner–up 5. 25 August 2002 Saransk, Russia Clay Russia Ivan Syrov Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov		 4–6, 6–7(3)
Runner–up 6. 15 December 2002 Ourense, Spain Hard Russia Ivan Syrov United Kingdom Oliver Freelove
Andorra Joan Jiménez Guerra		 4–6, 2–6
Runner–up 7. 13 April 2003 Frascati, Italy Clay Russia Ivan Syrov Hungary Gergely Kisgyörgy
Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo		 4–6, 2–1 ret.
Winners 1. 29 August 2004 Krasnoarmeisk, Russia Hard Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Russia Philipp Mukhometov
Russia Evgueni Smirnov		 6–2, 6–4
Winners 2. 17 April 2005 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Hard Russia Igor Kunitsyn Uzbekistan Murad Inoyatov
Uzbekistan Denis Istomin		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner–up 8. 7 May 2005 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Russia Andrei Stoliarov South Africa Raven Klaasen
Russia Konstantin Kravchuk		 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(4)
Winners 3. 11 September 2005 Minsk, Belarus Clay Russia Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Russia Konstantin Kravchuk
Russia Denis Matsukevich		 7–6(8), 7–6(5)
Winners 4. 18 September 2005 Minsk, Belarus Hard Russia Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Russia Konstantin Kravchuk
Russia Denis Matsukevich		 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Runner–up 9. 16 July 2006 Carpi, Italy Clay Italy Luca Vanni Italy Mattia Livraghi
Italy Matteo Volante		 6–1, 6–7(8), 4–6
Winners 5. 23 July 2006 Carpi, Italy Clay Italy Luca Vanni Chile Hermes Gamonal
Chile Guillermo Hormazábal		 6–2, 6–3
Winners 6. 17 February 2008 La Habana, Cuba Hard Belarus Pavel Katliarov Venezuela Luis Javier Cuellar Contreras
Cuba Roberto Maytín		 6–7(2), 6–4, [10–5]
Runner–up 10. 24 February 2008 La Habana, Cuba Hard Belarus Pavel Katliarov Venezuela Piero Luisi
Cuba Roberto Maytín		 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Winners 7. 12 April 2008 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Konstantin Kravchuk United Kingdom Chris Eaton
United Kingdom Alexander Slabinsky		 6–1, 6–2
Winners 8. 23 May 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay Belarus Pavel Katliarov Romania Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol
France Thomas Cazes Carrere		 2–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Runner–up 11. 21 June 2008 Minsk, Belarus Hard Belarus Pavel Katliarov Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Russia Dmitri Sitak		 5–7, 4–6
Runner–up 12. 21 September 2008 Sochi, Russia Clay Russia Valery Rudnev Russia Mikhail Fufygin
Russia Vitali Reshetnikov		 2–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Сергей Демёхин". championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. Golovin, Alexander (22 July 2019). "Он был моделью и тренировал Звонареву, но бросил все ради 15-летней. Сейчас она его жена и №4 в России" [He was a model and coached Zvonareva but dropped everything for a 15-year-old. Now she is his wife and number 4 in Russia]. sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. Sergei Demekhine at the International Tennis Federation
  4. 2001 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  5. 2002 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  6. 2003 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  7. 2006 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  8. 2008 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  9. Communities Canada.com: May We Present: Sergei Demekhin (12 September 2010)
  10. Zvonareva.ru: Vera's Team (Retrieved 8 March 2010)
  11. GoTennis.com: Vera Zvonareva's Coach and Hitting Partner Sergey Demekhine (1 July 2010)
  12. 2010 Wimbledon Championships: Champion Serena still putting the SW into SW19 (3 July 2010)
  13. 2010 Wimbledon Championships: Zvonareva left reeling by Serena power (3 July 2010)
  14. 2010 US Open: New York Magic Continues for Kim Clijsters Archived 28 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (12 September 2010)
  15. WTA Tour: Clijsters Slam Streak Continues (27 January 2011) Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  16. WTA Tour: Zvonareva Ascends To No. 2 (25 October 2010)
  17. Zvonareva, coach split over team approach (29 April 2011)
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