Vladimir Voltchkov
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Belarusian tennis player
| Country (sports) | Belarus |
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| Residence | Minsk, Belarus |
| Born | (1978年04月07日) April 7, 1978 (age 46) Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | 1,315,133ドル |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 70–91 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (30 April 2001) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2002) |
| French Open | 2R (2004) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2000) |
| US Open | 2R (2001) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 41–43 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (9 June 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003) |
| French Open | 2R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (2001) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2004) |
| Last updated on: 31 December 2021. | |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Валчкоў, Uładzimir Mikałajevič Vałčkoŭ; Владимир Николаевич Волчков; born April 7, 1978) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semifinals at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where, as a qualifier, he lost to Pete Sampras in straight sets. He represented Belarus in both the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games in 2000, also won the Wimbledon juniors competition in 1996. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 25.
Tennis career
[edit ]Juniors
[edit ]Voltchkov had excellent results as a junior, capturing the Wimbledon juniors title by defeating Ivan Ljubičić in 1996. He compiled a singles win–loss record of 69–34, reaching as high as No. 7 in the world in 1996.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Pro tour
[edit ]His highest achievement came in 2000, inspired by the film Gladiator .[1] After watching the movie four times, he reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier, causing the British press to dub him "The Vladiator". En route to the semifinals, he beat Juan Ignacio Chela, Cédric Pioline, Younes El Aynaoui, Wayne Ferreira and Byron Black, then lost to eventual champion Pete Sampras. Voltchkov has a 30–16 career Davis Cup record (17–11 in singles).[2]
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (1 title)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Croatia Ivan Ljubičić | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | World Series | Hard | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2003 | San Jose, United States | World Series | Hard | South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee | United States Paul Goldstein United States Robert Kendrick |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit ]Singles: 15 (13–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1998 | Israel F2, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Israel Eyal Erlich | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 1998 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Belgium Christophe Rochus | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 1999 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Germany Axel Pretzsch | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 1999 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Romania Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Mar 2000 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Canada Sébastien Lareau | 6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2000 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Russia Igor Kunitsyn | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2002 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Slovakia Karol Beck | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2002 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Switzerland Marc Rosset | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Nov 2003 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | Netherlands Dennis Van Scheppingen | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 8–2 | Jan 2005 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Switzerland George Bastl | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–2 | Mar 2005 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | Slovakia Michal Mertiňák | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| Win | 10–2 | Mar 2006 | Korea F2, Andong | Futures | Hard | Serbia and Montenegro Aleksandar Vlaški | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–2 | Aug 2007 | Russia F4, Moscow | Futures | Clay | Russia Artem Sitak | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 12–2 | Sep 2007 | Germany F15, Kempten | Futures | Clay | Germany Marcel Zimmermann | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–2 | Nov 2007 | Great Britain F21, Redbridge | Futures | Hard | Denmark Frederik Nielsen | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 12 (11–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1998 | Uzbekistan F2, Andijan | Futures | Hard | Belarus Max Mirnyi | Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko Uzbekistan Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1998 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Belarus Max Mirnyi | Australia Wayne Arthurs Australia Ben Ellwood |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 1999 | Germany F2, Schwäbisch Hall | Futures | Clay | Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov | Brazil Ricardo Schlachter Argentina Andrés Schneiter |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 2002 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Romania Gabriel Trifu | Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello Argentina Leonardo Olguín |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Romania Gabriel Trifu | Argentina Sergio Roitman Argentina Andrés Schneiter |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–0 | Aug 2004 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Russia Igor Kunitsyn | Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Spain Iván Navarro |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–0 | Jul 2005 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky | France Nicolas Mahut Luxembourg Gilles Müller |
7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–0 | Apr 2007 | Russia F1, Moscow | Futures | Hard | Belarus Sergey Betov | Russia Konstantin Kravchuk Russia Evgeny Kirillov |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 9–0 | May 2007 | Belarus F1, Minsk | Futures | Hard | Belarus Sergey Betov | Croatia Ivan Cerović Russia Artem Sitak |
6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–1 | Sep 2007 | Germany F15, Kempten | Futures | Clay | Argentina Nicolás Todero | Jamaica Dustin Brown Belgium Jeroen Masson |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–1 | Nov 2007 | Great Britain F22, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | Belarus Andrei Karatchenia | United Kingdom Neil Bamford Denmark Martin Killemose |
2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 11–1 | Jun 2008 | Ukraine F1, Cherkassy | Futures | Clay | Belarus Aliaksandr Bury | Italy Marco Bella Italy Marco Simoni |
6–1, ret. |
Performance timeline
[edit ] W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
[edit ]| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | SF | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% | ||||||||||
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 10–15 | 40% | ||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||
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| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 0–8 | 0% | ||||||||||
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Vladimir Voltchkov at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata
- Vladimir Voltchkov at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Vladimir Voltchkov at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata
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