Lado Chikhladze

Lado Chikhladze (born 15 June 1985) is a Georgian former professional tennis player.

Lado Chikhladze
Country (sports) Georgia
Born (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$34,363
Singles
Career record10–12 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 350 (15 October 2007)
Doubles
Career record9–6 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 549 (19 October 2009)

Chikhladze, a junior doubles finalist at the 2003 French Open, was a member of the Georgia Davis Cup team from 2004 to 2010. He appeared in a total of 16 ties, winning ten singles and nine doubles rubbers. All nine of his doubles wins came partnering Irakli Labadze, which is a Georgian record for a doubles pair.[1]

While competing on the professional tour he had a best singles ranking of 350 in the world and won seven ITF Futures titles. His career was interrupted by a life-threatening neck injury he received in December 2007, when he jumped into a pond and hit his head on the bottom, causing a broken neck. A year later, following several months of bed rest, he was able to make a comeback to professional tennis.[2] In 2012 he played in the qualifying draw for the BMW Open, an ATP Tour tournament in Munich.[3]

References

  1. "Davis Cup - Teams (Georgia)". www.daviscup.com.
  2. "Die unglaubliche Geschichte des Lado Chikhladze". tennisnet.com (in German). 19 August 2010.
  3. "Chikhladze Returned to Court". World Sport. 29 April 2012.
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