Evgeny Donskoy

Evgeny Donskoy

Country (sports)  Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Born (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro 2007
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Marat Safin
Prize money $ 1,227,957
Singles
Career record 25–50
Career titles 0
7 Challengers
Highest ranking No. 65 (8 July 2013)
Current ranking No. 68 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2013)
French Open 2R (2013)
Wimbledon 1R (2013, 2014)
US Open 3R (2013)
Doubles
Career record 11–16
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 161 (5 November 2012)
Current ranking No. 739 (21 March 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 1R (2013)
Wimbledon 1R (2013)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade Singles
Last updated on: 21 March 2016.

Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy (born 9 May 1990) is a Russian tennis player playing on the regular ATP tour. He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. As of 2013, he is mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin.[1][2]

Career

His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 65, achieved in July 2013, after winning five Challenger events throughout the previous year. His favourite surface is hard courts.

In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round.[3]

By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips.[4][5]

Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event.[6][7] Consequently, Donskoy made his Davis Cup debut in Europe/Africa Zone Group I match against Great Britain in Coventry. Donskoy won the first rubber against James Ward, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–6, to help give Russia a 2–0 lead heading into the doubles rubber the following day. Great Britain won the doubles rubber, where Ward opened the day. Ward defeated Dmitry Tursunov, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, to level the tie. Dan Evans ranked 325 would eventually complete a turnaround, with a straight sets victory over world no. 80 Donskoy.[8]

Also for the first time, Donskoy entered the French Open's main draw, beating Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round.

At the 2013 TOPSHELF Open held in 's-Hertogenbosch, he took out third seed John Isner in the first round and beat Robin Haase in the second to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinals.

In December 2015, Morgan Phillips stopped coaching Donskoy.

Style of play

He has very powerful, flat groundstrokes, especially his forehand, which can produce spectacular points but also a lot of unforced errors.[9]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till 2015 US Open.

Tournament201020112012201320142015SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 3R A Q1 0 / 1 2–1 66.67%
French Open A Q2 Q1 2R Q2 Q3 0 / 1 1–1 50.00%
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R 1R Q2 0 / 2 0–2 0.00%
US Open Q1 Q2 A 3R 1R 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50.00%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 0–2 1–1 0 / 7 6–7 46.15%

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till US Open 2013.

Tournament20132014SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open 0 / 0 0–0 0%
French Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Win–Loss 0–2 0 / 2 0–2 0%

ITF & Challenger finals

Singles: 17 (10–7)

Legend
ATP Challengers (8–6)
ITF Futures (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 16 June 2008 Illichevsk, Ukraine Clay Ukraine Denys Molchanov 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Runner-up 1. 15 March 2010 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 26 February 2011 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 7 March 2011 Sabadell, Spain Clay Italy Simone Vagnozzi 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 3 July 2011 Braunschweig, Germany Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Winner 4. 25 February 2012 Meknes, Morocco Clay Romania Adrian Ungur 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 21 July 2012 Penza, Russia Hard Ukraine Illya Marchenko 5–7, 3–6
Winner 5. 29 July 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard Turkey Marsel İlhan 6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 26 August 2012 Segovia, Spain Hard France Albano Olivetti 6–1, 7–6(13–11)
Winner 7. 11 November 2012 Loughborough, United Kingdom Hard Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Winner 8. 25 November 2012 Tyumen, Russia Hard Ukraine Illya Marchenko 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 15 February 2014 Kolkata, India Hard Serbia Ilija Bozoljac 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 9 May 2015 Karshi, Uzbekistan Hard Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili 2–5 ret.
Runner-up 6. 2 August 2015 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 2–6, 2–6
Winner 9. 9 August 2015 Segovia, Spain Hard Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Runner-up 7. 31 October 2015 Pune, India Hard India Yuki Bhambri 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 10. 3 April 2016 Ra'anana, Israel Hard Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 6–4, 6–4

Davis Cup

Participations: (5–3)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–1)
Group I (5–2)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by Surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by Type
Singles (3–2)
Doubles (2–1)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease3–2; 5–7 April 2013; Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Great Britain; Europe/Africa Second round; Hard(i) surface
Victory 1 II Singles United Kingdom Great Britain James Ward 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
Defeat 2 V Singles Daniel Evans 4–6, 4–6, 1–6
Increase4–1; 12–14 September 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa Second round play-off; Hard(i) surface
Victory 3 II Singles Portugal Portugal Joao Sousa 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Increase4–1; 6–8 March 2015; Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, Russia; Europe/Africa First round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat 4 I Singles Denmark Denmark Frederik Nielsen 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Increase3–2; 6–8 March 2015; Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia; Europe/Africa Second round; Hard(i) surface
Victory 5 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Spain Spain Marc Lopez / David Marrero 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Victory 6 IV Singles Tommy Robredo 6–3, 5–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Increase5–0; 4–6 March 2015; Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia; Europe/Africa First round; Hard(i) surface
Victory 7 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Sweden Sweden Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

References

  1. ↑ Djokovic looms as Hewitt closes in on quarter-finals, www.smh.com.au, 3 September 2013
  2. ↑ Andy Murray recovers from horror start to beat Russia's Evgeny Donskoy at BNP Paribas Open, Mail Online, 10 March 2013
  3. ↑ "Evgeny Donskoy/Morgan Phillips". Tennis Live. 6 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Britons lack the finishing touch". Express. Northern and Shell Media Publications. 5 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Evgeny Donskoy - player profile". Tennis Alternative. 16 January 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21719036
  7. ↑ "Evgeny Donskoy at ITF". Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  8. ↑ "GB's James Ward and Dan Evans see off Russia and make Davis Cup history". Guardian. 7 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Andy Murray overcomes sluggish start to defeat Evgeny Donskoy at Indian Wells", The Telegraph, 10th March 2013.

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