Alex Bogomolov junior
Alex Bogomolov junior | |||||||||||||
Alex Bogomolov junior 2013 at Wimbledon | |||||||||||||
Nickname: | Bogie | ||||||||||||
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United States 2002–2011 Russia 2012– |
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Birthday: | April 23, 1983 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 178 cm | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 77 kg | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 2002 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||
Trainer: | Oscar Roman | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 2,054,594 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 70: 107 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 33 (October 31, 2011) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 27:38 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 1 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 62 (April 16, 2012) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Alex Bogomolov junior (nickname Bogie , born April 23, 1983 in Moscow ) is a former American - Russian tennis player .
Life
Bogomolov is a son of former tennis player and coach of the Soviet national team Alex Bogomolov senior . The Bogomolov family moved to Miami in 1992 . Bogomolov was Anna Kurnikowa's training partner for a while and was married to tennis player Ashley Harkleroad from 2004 to 2006 . Today he is married again and has a son.
Career
Juniors
Alex Bogomolov junior played for the United States Tennis Association as a teenager and won the USTA National Boys' 16 Championships in 1998 when he defeated Andy Roddick in the final. In 2000 he was number 1 in the national U18 player rankings. In 2001 he won the USTA national hard court championship. The victory in the U18 championship in 2001 earned him a wildcard for the US Open 2002 .
2002 to 2010
At the ATP Los Angeles 2002 Bogomolov was able to defeat the then number 3 in the ATP world rankings Tommy Haas 6: 4, 6: 4 and failed in the second round to Nicolas Kiefer .
In November 2003, Alex Bogomolov junior entered the top 100 of the world rankings for the first time for a short time. In 2005 Bogomolov was suspended for a month and a half because he tested positive for the substance salbutamol in a doping test at the Australian Open . Bogomolov received the relatively mild sentence because he was able to prove that he had taken the substance for medical reasons ( asthma ), but had not applied for the necessary exemption. Bogomolov was also deprived of the world ranking points for the Australian Open and the following tournaments and he had to reimburse the prize money.
At the Australian Open 2006 Bogomolov defeated Fernando González, who was then number 9, in the first round .
In July 2008 Bogomolov won the Shotgun 21 World Championship in the Pacific Palisades tennis center with victories over John Isner (semifinals) and Philip King in the finals (each with a narrow result 21:20).
In September 2008, defeated Bogomolov in Waco with Bobby Reynolds first time in over two and a half years, again a top 100 player. After an operation on his left wrist, Bogomolov interrupted his career and worked at the Gotham Tennis Academy .
In May 2009, Bogomolov resumed his competitive activity. At the ATP Indianapolis in July 2009, Bogomolov reached the quarter-finals and was able to defeat the then No. 29 in the world rankings Dudi Sela .
2011 to 2014
In March 2011, Bogomolov defeated number five in the tournament and world rankings Andy Murray in the second round of the Masters tournament in Miami . In May 2011, by participating in the finals at the Challenger tournaments in Sarasota and Prague, he returned to the top 100 in the world rankings after more than seven years and jumped to his best place to date, 84th. At the 2011 French Open , he lost in the Third round of qualification, but moved up into the main field as a lucky loser . Despite the defeat against Marcel Granollers , Bogomolov was able to achieve a new best ranking (81).
At Wimbledon , Bogomolov reached the third round in singles and the second round in doubles . As a result, Bogomolov achieved a new top ranking (66).
After the short grass season, Bogomolov moved back to the United States, and on his favorite surface (hard court). At ATP Los Angeles he was only defeated in the semifinals against the eventual winner Ernests Gulbis . With 90 points achieved in Los Angeles, Bogomolov reached 56th place in the ranking. In doubles, Bogomolov won the ATP tournament in Atlanta with Australian Matthew Ebden and improved his top ranking to 139.
After reaching the third round in singles at the US Open 2011 and competing in doubles (with Matthew Ebden ), Bogomolov achieved a new best placement in both rankings: 40 and 106.
At the Kremlin Cup 2011 in Moscow Bogomolov was seeded as No. 5 and reached the quarter-finals in singles, which he lost to defending champion and later finalist Viktor Troicki in three sets, in doubles with Mikhail Kukuschkin Bogomolov reached the semi-finals, which they against the duo David Marrero / Carlos Berlocq lost. Ultimately, Bogomolov was the player who made the biggest leap forward in 2011, and for this he was named “Most Improved Player” by the ATP.
Bogomolov was given permission to play for his native Russia in 2012. He was also called up to the Russian Davis Cup team , but lost with the team against the Austrian selection , losing both individual games. Even in the singles, Bogomolov junior could not maintain his ranking in the first few months, but he reached several quarter-finals in doubles with changing partners and the semi- finals in Rotterdam . Bogomolov improved his top ranking in doubles to 62nd (April 16).
At the beginning of 2015 he announced his career end due to a persistent back injury.
successes
Legend (number of victories) |
Grand Slam |
ATP World Tour Finals |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
ATP World Tour 500 |
ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250 |
ATP Challenger Tour (15) |
singles
Tournament victories
ATP Challenger Tour
No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | November 24, 2002 | Puebla | Hard court | Rik De Voest | 7: 6 2 , 6: 3 |
2. | April 27, 2003 | Leon | Hard court | George Bastl | 7: 6 4 , 6: 7 3 , 6: 4 |
3. | May 17, 2003 | Forest Hills | Hard court (i) | Mariano Delfino | 1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1 |
4th | October 19, 2003 | Tiburon | Hard court | Jeff Morrison | 7: 6 4 , 6: 3 |
5. | July 24, 2005 | Tarzana | Hard court | Thiago Alves | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
6th | June 3, 2007 | Carson | Hard court | Kei Nishikori | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
7th | November 20, 2010 | Champaign | Hard court (i) | Amer Delic | 5: 7, 7: 6 6 , 6: 3 |
8th. | March 6, 2011 | Dallas | Hard court (i) | Rainer Schüttler | 7: 6 5 , 6: 3 |
9. | April 14, 2013 | Guadalajara | Hard court | Rajeev Ram | 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1 |
10. | May 12, 2013 | Kunming | Hard court | Rik De Voest | 6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6 2 |
Double
Tournament victories
ATP World Tour
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | July 24, 2011 | Atlanta | Hard court | Matthew Ebden |
Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser |
3: 6, 7: 5, [10: 8] |
ATP Challenger Tour
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | April 20, 2003 | San Luis Potosí | sand | Frédéric Niemeyer |
Markus Hantschk Alexander Peya |
6: 4, 7: 6 5 |
2. | July 20, 2003 | Helsinki | sand | Emin Agayev |
Let Ketola Timo Nieminen |
7: 6 11 , 4: 6, 6: 3 |
3. | July 24, 2005 | Tarzana | Hard court | Travis Rettenmaier |
Nathan Healey Robert Smeets |
6: 7 3 , 7: 6 7 , 6: 3 |
4th | January 8, 2006 | Nouméa | Hard court | Todd Widom |
Lars Burgsmüller Denis Gremelmayr |
3: 6, 6: 2, [10: 6] |
5. | September 20, 2008 | Waco | Hard court | Dušan Vemić |
Alberto Francis Nicholas Monroe |
6: 4, 5: 7, [10: 8] |
Final participation
ATP World Tour
No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | September 19, 2004 | Beijing | Hard court | Taylor Dent |
Justin Gimelstob Graydon Oliver |
6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 7 6 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Bonnie DeSimone and Greg Garber: Venus hopes to have company this time around. In: sports.espn.go.com. May 29, 2007, accessed March 11, 2011 .
- ↑ USTA Yearbook. Junior National Championships - Boys. In: usta.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015 ; accessed on February 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Bogomolov Jr banned for illegal substance use. In: rte.ie. June 17, 2007, accessed February 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Bogomolov wins unisex tennis tourney. In: usatoday.com. August 4, 2008, accessed March 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Bogomolov Jr. plays for Russia. In: spox.com. December 2, 2011, accessed March 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Josh Meiseles: Bogomolov: "I'm Very Thankful For The Game". In: atpworldtour.com. January 3, 2015, accessed March 13, 2018 .
Web links
- ATP profile of Alex Bogomolov (English)
- ITF profile Alex Bogomolov (English)
- Davis Cup Statistics for Alex Bogomolov (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bogomolov, Alex junior |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Russian tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Soviet Union |