Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili (Russian: Теймураз Бесикович Габашвили, IPA: [tɛɪ̯mʊˈraz ɡəbɐˈʂvʲilʲɪ]; born 23 May 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 43 achieved on 1 February 2016. He has reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open.
Gabashvili at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Born | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | 23 May 1985
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Guillermo Cañas (2015–present) Dominic Mahboubi |
Prize money | $4,231,460 |
Singles | |
Career record | 116–199 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (1 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 281 (20 December 2021) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
French Open | 4R (2010, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2010) |
US Open | 3R (2014) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 47–86 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 101 (13 April 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 196 (27 December 2021) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
French Open | 3R (2011) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014, 2015) |
US Open | 2R (2007) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | QF (2009, 2010) |
Last updated on: 30 December 2021. |
On 18 November 2021, Gabashvili was banned from competition for 20 months after testing positive for furosemide.[1][2]
Tennis career
edit2001–2002: Juniors
editAs a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win–loss record of 38–34 (47–29 in doubles) and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings (and no. 40 in doubles) in January 2002.
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: 3R (2002)
French Open: 1R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon: 1R (2002)
US Open: 2R (2001)
2003–2006: ATP debut
editGabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France.
2007–2009
editAt Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in the first round and lost.
In the first round of the 2007 US Open, Gabashvili defeated World No. 7 Fernando González in five sets. In the fourth set, Gabashvili served for the match at 5–4, but hit three consecutive double faults. He lost the game and the set, but came back in the fifth and final set to win the match.[3]
2008 proved to be unimpressive for Gabashvili as he lost in the first round of his first four tournaments before breaking his right wrist, effectively ending his season.
In the first round of the 2009 US Open, he lost in straight sets to American Jesse Levine.
2010: French Open fourth round
editIn the third round of the 2010 French Open, he beat Andy Roddick in straight sets. However, he was beaten in the fourth round by Austria's Jürgen Melzer in four sets.
At the 2010 US Open, Gabashvili played World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the first round, and lost.
2011
editGabashvili represented his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen and won a silver medal. Despite being ranked below the top 100 in the ATP rankings, Gabashvili was still by far the highest-ranked player in the singles draw, and was thus a favorite to win Gold. He advanced all the way to the singles final without dropping a set before suffering a surprising defeat at the hands of Lim Yong-Kyu, a member of South Korea's Davis Cup team.
2012–2016: Second French Open fourth round, Top 50 debut and career-high ranking
editAt the 2015 French Open, Gabashvili repeated his 2010's result and advanced to the fourth round without losing a set, defeating in order, 10th seed Feliciano López, Juan Mónaco and Lukáš Rosol. In the fourth round, he lost in straight sets to 5th seed Kei Nishikori.[4]
At the 2015 Citi Open, Gabashvili upset two time Grand Slam champion and world No. 3 Andy Murray in the second round in three tight sets to claim only his fourth ever win against a Top 10 player,[5] however he lost to Ričardas Berankis in the next round in two sets.
He finished the year 2015 ranked World No. 50 for the first time in his career. On 1 February 2016, he achieved his highest career singles ranking of World No. 43.
2021-2023: 20 months ban from competition, comeback
editIn November 2021, he was banned for 20 months from competing for doping. He was ranked No. 270 on 15 November 2021.[6]
He returned to the tour in August 2023.
Personal life
editGabashvili speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English. He has a daughter Nicole.[7]
In July 2010, Gabashvili changed the spelling of his given name with the ATP World Tour from Teimuraz to Teymuraz.[8]
On 18 November 2021, Gabashvili was banned from competition for 20 months after testing positive for furosemide.[1][2]
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, US | International | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] | ||
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2015 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 |
Challenger and Futures finals
editSingles: 28 (15–13)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2003 | Spain F10, Tenerife | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2003 | Georgia F1, Tbilisi | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 2003 | Georgia F2, Tbilisi | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 4–0 | Aug 2003 | Russia F3, Zhukovsky | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 4–1 | Aug 2004 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 5–2 | Jul 2005 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2005 | Reunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 6–3 | May 2008 | Telde, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 7–3 | Jun 2008 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 8–3 | Jun 2008 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
Win | 9–3 | Oct 2008 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 9–4 | Jul 2009 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
Loss | 9–5 | Aug 2011 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6 | |
Loss | 9–6 | May 2012 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 10–6 | May 2013 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 11–6 | May 2013 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 11–7 | Sep 2013 | Kenitra, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 1–5 ret. | |
Loss | 11–8 | Oct 2013 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 12–8 | May 2015 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 5–2 ret. | |
Win | 13–8 | May 2015 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | 14–8 | Jun 2015 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 1–0 ret. | |
Loss | 14–9 | May 2017 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | |
Loss | 14–10 | Apr 2018 | Egypt F11, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 15–10 | Apr 2018 | Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Loss | 15–11 | Apr 2018 | Kazakhstan F5, Shymkent | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 15–12 | Jan 2019 | M25 Kazan, Russia | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Loss | 15–13 | Jan 2021 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 21 (14–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2002 | Russia F2, Saransk | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | ||
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2003 | Spain F9, La Palma | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2004 | Togliatti, Russia | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
Win | 4–0 | Nov 2005 | Reunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2006 | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Win | 6–0 | Sep 2009 | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
Loss | 6–1 | Oct 2009 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [9–11] | ||
Loss | 6–2 | Jul 2011 | Dortmund, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 7–2 | May 2012 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2012 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [7–10] | ||
Win | 8–3 | Apr 2013 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
Win | 9–3 | Oct 2013 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 10–3 | May 2017 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 10–4 | Mar 2018 | Russia F3, Kazan | Futures | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
Win | 11–4 | Apr 2018 | Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
Loss | 11–5 | May 2019 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] | ||
Win | 12–5 | Aug 2019 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 12–6 | Sep 2019 | Baotou, China | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | ||
Loss | 12–7 | Jan 2020 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] | ||
Win | 13-7 | Nov 2020 | Cary, United States | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
Win | 14–7 | Oct 2023 | Telavi, Georgia | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 |
Career performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
editTournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 2–7 | 22.22 | |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | A | 10–8 | 55.56 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | A | 1–8 | 11.11 | |
US Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 5–9 | 35.71 | |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 18–31 | 36.73 | |
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Indian Wells Masters | A | 3R | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 4–6 | 40.00 | |
Miami Masters | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 5–6 | 45.45 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 1–4 | 20.00 | |
Rome Masters | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0–3 | 00.00 | |
Hamburg Masters | A | Q2 | A | Not Masters Series | 0–0 | 00.00 | ||||||||||
Madrid Masters | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0–3 | 00.00 | |
Canada Masters | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0–1 | 00.00 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0–1 | 00.00 | |
Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0–1 | 00.00 | ||||
Paris Masters | 3R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 2–3 | 40.00 | |
Win–loss | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 12–28 | 30.00 | |
Year-end ranking | 112 | 125 | 65 | 106 | 80 | 138 | 182 | 76 | 67 | 50 | 138 | 237 | 368 |
Doubles
editTournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0–4 | 0% |
French Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 4–5 | 45% |
Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 2–3 | 40% |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1–6 | 14% |
Win–loss | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–18 | 38.88% |
Year-end ranking | 172 | 279 | 184 | 237 | 130 | 307 | 191 | 165 | 130 | 326 | 281 | 448 | 185 | 152 |
Wins over top 10 players
edit# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1. | 7 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4 | |
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2. | 8 | Roland Garros, Paris, France | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
2014 | ||||||
3. | 5 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 | |
2015 | ||||||
4. | 3 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
National participation
editDavis Cup (6–6)
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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 outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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Victory | 1 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Victor Crivoi | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Igor Kunitsyn) | Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 | |
Defeat | 3 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Rohan Bopanna | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |
Defeat | 4 | II | Singles | Joachim Johansson | 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | |
Defeat | 5 | II | Singles | Thomaz Bellucci | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Defeat | 6 | III | Doubles (with Alex Bogomolov Jr.) | Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares | 5–7, 2–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
Victory | 7 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Michał Przysiężny | 7–5, 7–5 | |
Victory | 8 | I | Singles | Simone Bolelli | 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–3 | |
Defeat | 9 | IV | Singles | Fabio Fognini | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
Victory | 10 | II | Singles | Daniel Windahl | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | |
Victory | 11 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Isak Arvidsson | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Victory | 12 | II | Singles | Thiemo de Bakker | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Cup (2–1)
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Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
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Singles (0–0) |
Doubles (2–1) |
Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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Victory | 1 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
Victory | 2 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | Máximo González / Andrés Molteni | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
Defeat | 3 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | Nikola Ćaćić / Viktor Troicki | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ "Schedule". usopen.org. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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- ^ "Andy Murray stunned by Teymuraz Gabashvili at Citi Open in Washington". TheGuardian.com. 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Russian tennis player Teymuraz Gabashvili accepts 20-month doping ban". 19 November 2021.
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- ^ "Gabashvili changes his name". tennisconnected.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.