Ilya Uladzimiravich Ivashka (; ; born 24 February 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 40, achieved on 20 June 2022 and a doubles ranking of world No. 317, reached on 12 June 2023. He is the current No. 1 Belarusian player.
Ivashka has won five ATP Challenger Tour singles and one doubles titles. He has represented Belarus in Davis Cup, and has a win-loss record of 9–10.
Personal life Fellow tennis player Karen Khachanov is his brother in-law, their wives being (twin) sisters.
Professional career 2016-2020: Major & Masters debut & third round, top 100 He entered the top 150 when he hit a career high ranking of No. 147 on 26 February 2018 after reaching as a qualifier the semifinals of the 2018 Open 13 in Marseille, ranked world No. 193, defeating Laslo Djere, second seed Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 1–1 when the Swiss retired, home favourite Nicolas Mahut in three sets. He became the first Belarusian tour-level semifinalist since Max Mirnyi at 2005 Rotterdam.
He entered the top 100 on 13 August 2018 after a third-round run also as a qualifier, where he lost to fourth seed Kevin Anderson, for the first time in his career at a Masters 1000 level at the 2018 Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada.
2021: Major fourth round, ATP title, top 50 Ivashka reached his first quarterfinal for 2021 at the Andalucia Open where he defeated two Spaniards en route Pedro Martínez and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, before falling to the eventual finalist third Spaniard Jaume Munar. He reached his second semifinal in his career at the BMW Open in Munich as a qualifier, more than three years after his run to the final four at the 2018 Open 13 in Marseille, in a stunning defeat against the top seed two-time champion and world No. 6, Alexander Zverev, for the biggest win of his career.
He also qualified and reached his third quarterfinal for 2021 at the Eastbourne International defeating Alexei Popyrin. At a career high of world No. 79, achieved on 28 June 2021, on his debut in the main draw at Wimbledon, Ivashka reached the fourth round of a major for the first time in his career defeating Jaume Munar, Jérémy Chardy and Jordan Thompson, having never passed the second round of a major previously. He lost to eventual finalist, seventh seed Matteo Berrettini but reached a career-high of world No. 63 on 12 July 2021.
At the Winston-Salem Open, Ivashka reached his fourth quarterfinal for 2021, defeating ninth seeded Jan-Lennard Struff, and his second semifinal defeating top seed and world No. 12, Pablo Carreño Busta. He then defeated Emil Ruusuvuori to reach his first ATP final and then defeated Mikael Ymer for the title in 56 minutes to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour singles title since Max Mirnyi in 2003 at Rotterdam. He became the eighth First-Time ATP Tour Champion in 2021. As a result of the victory, he entered the top 60 at world No. 53 on 30 August 2021 for the first time in his career.
At the US Open, he reached the third round for the first time in his career defeating Tennys Sandgren and Vasek Pospisil before losing again to the sixth seed Matteo Berrettini.
A month later after reaching the semifinals at the Astana Open, he made his top 50 debut as world No. 45 on 27 September 2021.
2022: Top 40, US Open fourth round Ivashka withdrew from the Melbourne Summer Set 1, Sydney Classic, and the Australian Open due to a leg injury.
Ivashka played his first tournament of the season at the Open Sud de France. He lost in the first round to Mackenzie McDonald. At the Rotterdam Open, he was defeated in the second round by top seed, world No. 4, and eventual finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Seeded fifth at the Open 13 Provence, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to third seed, world No. 9, 2020 finalist, and eventual finalist, Félix Auger-Aliassime. In Dubai, he was defeated in the first round by Kwon Soon-woo.
At the Geneva Open, he reached his second quarterfinal of the season, after the one at the Open 13, defeating third seed Denis Shapovalov on the way, before losing to eventual finalist João Sousa. He reached his third quarterfinal at the Rosmalen Open in 's-Hertogenbosch. As a result, he reached the top 40, on 20 June 2022.
At the Atlanta Open, he reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Alex de Minaur. At the US Open, he reached the third round for a second time in a row at this major defeating world No. 10 and eight seed Hubert Hurkacz. Next he defeated 26th seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach the fourth round of a major for the second time in his career. He lost to Jannik Sinner in five sets.
At the 2022 Sofia Open he defeated Mikael Ymer in an over 3 hours match and third seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals.
2023-2026: Hiatus, return to Tour, back to top 250 Ivashka started his 2023 season at the Australian Open but lost in the first round to 32nd seed Botic van de Zandschulp.
In February, Ivashka played at the Dallas Open where he was defeated in the first round by American wildcard Jack Sock. At the Delray Beach Open, he was beaten in the first round by the ninth seed J. J. Wolf. In Doha, he lost in the first round to eighth seed Botic van de Zandschulp. At the Dubai Championships, he fell in the first round of qualifying to Alexander Shevchenko.
In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open and got his first win of the season by beating Roman Safiullin. He won his second-round match when his opponent, 28th seed Botic van de Zandschulp, had to retire. In the third round, he lost to fifth seed, world No. 6, and eventual finalist, Daniil Medvedev, in three sets. At the Miami Open, he was defeated in the second round by third seed, world No. 4, and previous year finalist, Casper Ruud.
Ivashka started his clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters and after making it past the qualifying stage, he defeated 2021 semifinalist, Dan Evans. He lost in the second round to ninth seed and world No. 12, Karen Khachanov. At the Barcelona Open, he was defeated in the first round by Nuno Borges. In Madrid, he was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Albert Ramos Viñolas. At the Italian Open, he was beaten in the first round by 2008 finalist Stan Wawrinka. At the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, he lost in the first round to seventh seed and eventual finalist, Tomás Martín Etcheverry. Ivashka played his final tournament before Roland Garros at the Geneva Open. He beat eighth seed, Adrian Mannarino, in the second round. He lost in his quarterfinal match to second seed and world No. 9, Taylor Fritz. He lost in the first round at the 2023 French Open but recorded a win at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships over Federico Coria before losing to 21st seed Grigor Dimitrov.
In 2025, Ivashka returned to the ITF Tour after a year of inactivity. He entered the qualifying competition at the 2026 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco but lost in the first round to Nicolai Budkov Kjær. Ivashka Singles Activity
Performance timelines
Singles Current through the 2023 Italian Open.
Tournament20162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAQ1Q12R1R1RA1R0 / 41–4French OpenAQ21RAQ1Q12R1R0 / 31–3WimbledonQ1Q1Q1ANH4RA2R0 / 24–2US Open1RQ1Q11RA3R4R1R0 / 55–5Win–loss0–10–00–11–20–15–34–21–40 / 1411–14ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAAA1RNHAA3R0 / 22–2Miami OpenAAA2RNH2RA2R0 / 33–3Monte-Carlo MastersAA1RQ1NHA1R2R0 / 31–3Madrid OpenAAQ1ANHA1R1R0 / 20–2Italian OpenAAAAQ2A1R1R0 / 20–2Canadian OpenAA3R2RNHAAQ10 / 23–2Cincinnati MastersAAAAAQ2Q2Q10 / 00–0Shanghai MastersAAAANHA0 / 00–0Paris MastersAAAAA2RQ1A0 / 11–1Win–loss0–00–02–22–30–02–20–34–50 / 1510–15National representationDavis CupZ2POZ1Z1QRA0 / 09–7Career statistics 20162017201820192020202120222023CareerTournaments211312518211889Titles 000001001Finals000001001Overall win–loss5–12–29–148–123–531–1622–219–1889–89Year-end ranking179230911311084873181
Doubles Current through the 2022 US Open.
Tournament20182019202020212022SRW–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0French Open1RAAA1R0 / 20–2WimbledonAANHAA0 / 00–0US OpenAAA1R1R0 / 20–2Win–loss0–10–00–00–10–20 / 40–4National representationDavis CupZ1Z1QRA0 / 00–3Career statisticsTournaments2114311Overall win–loss0–20–10–12–40–32–11Year-end ranking42601018528341
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0) Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Mikael Ymer6–0, 6–2
Davis Cup LegendGroup membershipWorld Group (0–2)Group I (5–7)Group II (5–0)Group III (0)Group IV (0)
indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcomeRubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score3–1; 4–6 March 2016; El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt; Group II Europe/Africa first round; clay surfaceVictoryIISingles EgyptMohamed Safwat5–7, 6–0, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–54–1; 15–17 July 2016; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group II Europe/Africa second round; hard surfaceVictoryISingles LatviaMārtiņš Podžus6–4, 6–2, 7–5VictoryIVSinglesJānis Podžus6–2, 7–5, 6–04–1; 16–18 September 2016; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group II Europe/Africa third round; hard surfaceVictoryIISingles DenmarkAndreas Bjerrehus6–4, 6–0, 6–0VictoryIVSinglesFrederik Nielsen6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–43–2; 3–5 February 2017; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa first round; hard surfaceDefeatISingles RomaniaAdrian Ungur2–6, 7–5, 5–7, 4–6DefeatIVSinglesMarius Copil5–7, 4–6, 1–63–1; 7–9 April 2017; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa second round; hard surfaceVictoryIISingles AustriaJürgen Melzer7–6(10–8), 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)VictoryIVSinglesGerald Melzer7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3, 6–10–5; 2–3 February 2018; VAZ St. Polten, Sankt Pölten, Austria; Group I Europe/Africa first round; clay surfaceDefeatISingles AustriaGerald Melzer6–2, 5–7, 4–6DefeatIIIDoubles (with Andrei Vasilevski)Oliver Marach Philipp Oswald3–6, 6–7(5–7)DefeatIVSingles (dead rubber)Dominic Thiem4–6, 6–7(5–7)2–3; 14–15 September 2018; Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia; Group I Europe/Africa first round play-offs; hard surfaceVictoryIISingles RussiaDaniil Medvedev7–6(7–2), 6–4DefeatIVSinglesKaren Khachanov2–6, 4–63–2; 13–14 September 2019; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa; hard surfaceDefeatISingles PortugalJoão Sousa6–4, 1–6, 2–6VictoryIIIDoubles (with Andrei Vasilevski)João Sousa Pedro Sousa3–6, 6–7(6–8)VictoryVSinglesPedro Sousa6–4, 7–6(7–4)1–4; 6–7 March 2020; Castello Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surfaceDefeatISingles GermanyJan-Lennard Struff4–6, 4–6DefeatIIIDoubles (with Andrei Vasilevski)Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies4–6, 6–7(5–7)
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (5–4)ITF Futures Tour (4–2)Titles by surfaceHard (9–4)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)