Denis Kudla (born 17 August 1992 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a professional tennis player. Representing the United States, he is a former world no. 3 junior player who has, still early in his career, appeared in a handful of ATP World Tour main-draw matches.
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| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Born | August 17, 1992 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $200,459 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5-9 ATP World Tour |
| Career titles | 0 ATP World Tour, 3 ATP Challengers, 1 ITF Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (May 6, 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 142 (March 18, 2013) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q2 (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2012) |
| US Open | 1R |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2010) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2010) |
| US Open Junior | F (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2-6 ATP World Tour |
| Career titles | 0 ATP World Tour, 0 ATP Challengers, 2 ITF Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 291 (February 27, 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 343 (December 31, 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | QF (2009) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2009) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2009) |
| Last updated on: 14 May 2013. | |
Tour career overview
Kudla reached a career-high combined junior ranking of world no. 3. He believes the turning point in his junior tennis career was when he came from behind to beat junior tennis prodigy Trey Hatcher 7-5, 7-6 at the Boys 12s National Hard Court Championships in 2003.[1] His best result was reaching the final of the 2010 US Open for boys, where, despite taking the first set, he lost the final to Jack Sock.
Kudla reached the semifinals of his second professional tour event, U.S.A. F15 ITF Futures event, held in New York in June 2008. He first played an ATP Tour main-draw match six weeks later, in doubles at the 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, partnering fellow junior Junior A. Ore. The pair, a wild-card entry, lost their first-round match to Lucas Arnold Ker and Eduardo Schwank 1–6, 1–6. Two years later, he was given a wild card for the singles main draw of the 2010 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and reached the second round.
Kudla has won three Challenger singles titles and two doubles Futures titles thus far in his career. His career-high singles ranking is world no. 116, which he reached in May 2013. His high doubles ranking is world no. 291. His only tour-level doubles match win came in reaching the second round in doubles at the 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, partnering Donald Young. Kudla reached the quarterfinals in singles at the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, having knocked off big-serving Ivo Karlovic in three sets, and then second seed Grigor Dimitrov handily 6–1, 6–4. Kudla lost to qualifier Michael Yani 3–6, 7–6, 5–7 in the quarterfinals.
Kudla played his first Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. in 2011, losing in the first round to Tobias Kamke 4–6, 2–6.
In 2012, Kudla qualified for the Australian Open, but lost in the first round to Tommy Haas. He qualified for the 2012 SAP Open in San Jose, California and beat Jack Sock in the first round 6–4, 6–7, 6–3.
In March 2012, Denis Kudla lost to Roger Federer in the second round of Indian Wells Masters tournament 6–4, 6–1.
Kudla is currently coached by Diego Moyano.
Career titles
Singles (3)
| Legend (Singles) |
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| Challengers (3) |
| Futures (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | October 11, 2010 | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 2. | July 29, 2012 | Hard | 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 3. | November 4, 2012 | Hard | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| 4. | May 4, 2013 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles (2)
| Legend (Doubles) |
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| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 3, 2010 | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | |||
| 2. | May 10, 2010 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current till 2012 US Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q3 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| US Open | A | Q3 | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 496 | 276 | 137 | |||||||||||