Alexander Mikhailovich Kudryavtsev (; 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 Early career 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 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 Moyá 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 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
This table is current through the 2016 US Open. Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016Australian OpenQ3Q3AQ11RAQ11RQ30 / 20–2French OpenAAAQ1AAAQ2Q10 / 00–0WimbledonQ3Q2Q2Q2Q1AAQ11R0 / 10–1US OpenQ2Q1Q2AAA2RQ2Q10 / 11–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–01–10–10–10 / 41–4Year End Ranking208205159158275268119164193
Personal life 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)
Career finals
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
LegendGrand Slam (0–0)Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP Tour 500 series (0–0)ATP Tour 250 series (0–1)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up1.30 October 2011St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Mikhail Elgin Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Challengers and Futures finals
Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runners-up)
LegendChallengers (0–10)Futures (6–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss1.22 April 2006Guliston, UzbekistanHard Teodor-Dacian Crăciun0–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)Win2.3 February 2007Delhi, IndiaHard Todor Enev6–4, 6–2Win3.19 May 2007Minsk, BelarusHard Ivan Cerović6–2, 6–4Loss4.8 February 2009Wrocław, PolandHard (i) Michael Berrer3–6, 4–6Win5.20 March 2010Astana, KazakhstanHard (i) Evgeny Donskoy6–4, 6–3Win6.1 May 2010Namangan, UzbekistanHard Denys Molchanov6–4, 6–4Loss7.25 September 2010Bangkok, ThailandHard Grigor Dimitrov4–6, 1–6Loss8.19 March 2011Guangzhou, ChinaHard Uladzimir Ignatik4–6, 4–6Loss9.11 September 2011Shanghai, ChinaHard Cedrik-Marcel Stebe4–6, 6–4, 5–7Loss10.19 February 2012Bergamo, ItalyHard (i) Björn Phau4–6, 4–6Win11.15 June 2013Herzliya, IsraelHard Albano Olivetti5–7, 6–4, 6–4Win12.22 June 2013Herzliya, IsraelHard Ashley Hewitt6–3, 6–4, 6–3Loss13.8 February 2014Chennai, IndiaHard Yuki Bhambri6–4, 3–6, 5–7Loss14.15 June 2014Fergana, UzbekistanHard Blaž Kavčič4–6, 6–7(8–10)Loss15.22 June 2014Tianjin, ChinaHard Blaž Kavčič2–6, 6–3, 5–7Loss16.21 June 2015Fergana, UzbekistanHard Teymuraz Gabashvili2–6, 0–1 ret.Loss17.29 November 2015Toyota, JapanCarpet (i) Yoshihito Nishioka3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 55 (33 titles, 22 runners-up) LegendATP Challengers (21–15)ITF Futures (12–7)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScoreWin1.9 July 2004Oberstaufen, GermanyClay Vadim Davletshin Valentino Pest Alexander Waske4–6, 6–3, 7–6Loss2.5 August 2005Saransk, RussiaClay Konstantin Kravchuk Simon Stadler Flavio Cipolla6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7)Loss3.13 August 2005Sergiyev Posad, RussiaClay Alexey Kedryuk Mikhail Elgin Mikhail Filima2–6, 4–6Loss4.22 April 2006Guliston, UzbekistanHard Konstantin Kravchuk Mikhail Elgin Alexey Kedryuk7–5, 4–6, 4–6Win5.27 May 2006Kyiv, UkraineClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Andrei Stoliarov Aleksandr Yarmola6–3, 3–6, 6–2Win6.4 June 2006Cherkasy, UkraineClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Sergei Bubka Aleksandr Nedovesov6–3, 4–6, 6–2Win7.25 June 2006Minsk, BelarusHard Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Alexander Bury Kyril Harbatsiuk7–5, 6–3Loss8.20 August 2006Wrocław, PolandClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy David Novak Martin Vacek6–4, 5–7, 2–6Win9.27 August 2006Poznań, PolandClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Tomasz Bednarek Maciej Diłaj2–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss10.19 November 2006Sergiyev Posad, RussiaHard (i) Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy David Klier Filip Polášek6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7)Win11.26 November 2006Mosrentgen, RussiaHard (i) Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Sarvar Ikramov Alexey Tikhonov6–1, 6–1Win12.2 February 2007New Delhi, IndiaHard Alexey Kedryuk Sandeep Kirtane Purav Raja6–4, 6–2Loss13.23 February 2007Brownsville, Texas, United StatesHard Horia Tecău Nicholas Monroe Izak van der Merwe5–7, 6–7(5–7)Loss14.4 May 2007Ostrava, Czech RepublicClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Bastian Knittel Lukáš Rosol6–2, 5–7, [9–11]Win15.25 May 2007Minsk, BelarusHard Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Olivier Charroin Pierre-Ludovic Duclos2–6, 6–3, 6–2Loss16.22 June 2007Almaty, KazakhstanClay Alexey Kedryuk Kamil Čapkovič Ivan Dodig4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Loss17.29 June 2007Almaty, KazakhstanClay Alexey Kedryuk Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Florin Mergea2–6, 1–6Win18.27 July 2007Penza, RussiaHard Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Murad Inoyatov Denis Istomin6–1, 4–6, [10–4]Win19.17 August 2007Bukhara, UzbekistanHard Evgeny Kirillov Danila Arsenov Vaja Uzakov6–3, 6–1Loss20.31 August 2007Cherkasy, UkraineClay Sergei Bubka Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Santiago Ventura2–6, 6–7(4–7)Win21.15 September 2007Ljubljana, SloveniaClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Ivan Dodig Lovro Zovko7–6(11–9), 1–6, [10–6]Win22.22 September 2007Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaClay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Diego Junqueira Vladimir Obradović6–2, 6–4Win23.16 November 2007Helsinki, FinlandHard (i) Mikhail Elgin Harri Heliövaara Henri Kontinen4–6, 7–5, [13–11]Loss24.17 October 2008Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Mikhail Elgin Flavio Cipolla Pavel Šnobel3–6, 4–6Win25.7 November 2008Astana, KazakhstanHard (i) Mikhail Elgin George Bastl Marco Chiudinelli6–4, 6–7(8–10), [10–8]Loss26.1 March 2009Wolfsburg, GermanyCarpet (i) Sergei Bubka Travis Rettenmaier Ken Skupski3–6, 4–6Loss27.20 March 2009Bangkok, ThailandHard Mikhail Elgin Josh Goodall Joseph Sirianni3–6, 1–6Loss28.19 April 2009Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Mikhail Elgin George Bastl Chris Guccione2–6, 6–4, [9–11]Win29.24 July 2009Penza, RussiaHard Mikhail Elgin Alexey Kedryuk Denis Matsukevitch4–6, 6–3, [10–6]Loss30.18 September 2009Mulhouse, FranceHard (i) Konstantin Kravchuk Ruben Bemelmans Yannick Mertens3–6, 6–7(6–8)Win31.28 November 2009Toyota, JapanCarpet (i) Andis Juška Alexey Kedryuk Junn Mitsuhashi6–4, 7–6(8–6)Win32.19 March 2010Astana, KazakhstanHard (i) Evgeny Kirillov Alexander Peya Alexander Slabinsky6–3, 6–4Win33.26 March 2010Almaty, KazakhstanHard (i) Evgeny Kirillov Alexey Kedryuk Denys Molchanov7–5, 6–4Win34.23 April 2010Andijan, UzbekistanHard Denys Molchanov Mikhail Elgin Alexey Kedryuk6–2, 6–1Win35.2 July 2010Palma del Río, SpainHard Evgeny Kirillov Marc Fornell Mestres Pablo Martin Adalia6–4, 6–2Loss36.6 November 2010Astana, KazakhstanHard (i) Mikhail Elgin Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins3–6, 6–7(10–12)Win37.13 November 2010Ortisei, ItalyCarpet (i) Mikhail Elgin Tomasz Bednarek Michał Przysiężny3–6, 6–3, [10–3]Loss38.5 February 2011Kazan, RussiaHard (i) Mikhail Elgin Yves Allegro Andreas Beck4–6, 4–6Loss39.12 February 2011Bergamo, ItalyHard (i) Mikhail Elgin Frederik Nielsen Ken Skupskiw/oWin40.19 March 2011Guangzhou, ChinaHard Mikhail Elgin Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana7–6(7–3), 6–3Win41.26 March 2011Pingguo, ChinaHard Mikhail Elgin Harri Heliövaara Jose Statham6–3, 6–2Loss42.30 April 2011Ostrava, Czech RepublicClay Andis Juška Olivier Charroin Stéphane Robert4–6, 3–6Win43.12 August 2011Samarkand, UzbekistanClay Mikhail Elgin Radu Albot Andrey Kuznetsov7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–7]Win44.19 August 2011Qarshi, UzbekistanHard Mikhail Elgin Konstantin Kravchuk Denys Molchanov3–6, 6–3, [11–9]Win45.6 November 2011Eckental, GermanyCarpet (i) Andre Begemann James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin6–3, 3–6, [11–9]Win46.21 February 2013Aktobe, KazakhstanHard (i) Yuri Schukin Victor Baluda Mate Pavić7–6(8–6), 6–2Loss47.29 March 2013Novokuznetsk, RussiaHard (i) Mikhail Elgin Sergey Betov Mikhail Biryukov1–6, 6–7(3–7)Win48.1 August 2014Segovia, SpainHard Victor Baluda Brydan Klein Nikola Mektić6–2, 4–6, [10–3]Loss49.15 September 2014İzmir, TurkeyHard Malek Jaziri Ken Skupski Neal Skupski1–6, 4–6Win50.22 February 2015New Delhi, IndiaHard Egor Gerasimov Riccardo Ghedin Toshihide Matsui6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–6]Win51.8 August 2015Segovia, SpainHard Denys Molchanov Alexander Bury Andreas Siljeström6–2, 6–4Win52.20 March 2016Guangzhou, ChinaHard Denys Molchanov Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana6–2, 6–2Loss53.30 July 2016Astana, KazakhstanHard Mikhail Elgin Yaraslav Shyla Andrei Vasilevski4–6, 4–6Win54.29 October 2016Suzhou, ChinaHard Mikhail Elgin Andrea Arnaboldi Jonathan Eysseric4–6, 6–1, [10–7]Win55.19 November 2016Brescia, ItalyCarpet (i) Mikhail Elgin Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop7–6(7–4), 6–3
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