Sergei Demekhine

Sergei Gennadyievich Demekhine (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Демехин; born 30 March 1984) is a Russian tennis coach and former player. Under his guidance, Vera Zvonareva reached two Grand Slam finals – at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 US Open — and World No. 2 ranking. Demekhin also occasionally works as a model.

Sergei Demekhine
Сергей Демехин
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1984-03-30) 30 March 1984
Kursk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight–handed
Prize money$25,848
Singles
Career record37–52
Career titles0 ATP, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 673 (30 July 2007)
Doubles
Career record106–69
Career titles0 ATP, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 438 (17 October 2005)
Last updated on: 8 March 2011.

Personal life

Demekhin was born on 30 March 1984 to father Gennadyi and mother Natalia, and has a sister, Elena. He was born in Kursk, but currently resides in Moscow.[1]

Since 2017 he is married with Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova, whom he also coaches.

Tennis career

As a professional tennis player, Demekhine won one ITF Futures title in singles, and eight in doubles. He played the qualifications for the Kremlin Cup in 2001,[2] 2002,[3] 2003[4] 2006[5] and 2008,[6] but never reached the main draw. Demekhin made two appearances in the ATP main draw in doubles, both at the Kremlin Cup. In 2005, he and Igor Kunitsyn lost to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Răzvan Sabău 5–3, 5–4(6) in the first round. In 2008, Demekhin partnered with Konstantin Kravchuk, but they were beaten by Sergiy Stakhovsky and Potito Starace 7–6(4), 1–6, [10–7] in the first round. He has been inactive since 2009.

Coaching career

Demekhine briefly coached Russian player Alla Kudryavtseva,[7] before he began coaching Vera Zvonareva. The two began working together in April 2010, after the 2010 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.[8] At first, he was her hitting partner and then became her coach.[9] Under his guidance, Zvonareva reached the finals of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships[10][11] and the 2010 US Open,[12] the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open,[13] and the World No. 2 ranking.[14] In April 2011 Vera Zvonareva split with Demekhine.[15]

Demekhine is currently coaching his wife Veronika Kudermetova.

Career statistics

IFT Futures singles finals (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 May 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay Sergei Krotiouk 5–7, 6–1, 6–4

ITF Futures doubles finals (8–12)
Outcome # Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner–up 1. 4 November 2001 Sardinia, Italy Hard Igor Kunitsyn Stefano Mocci
Ivan Stelko		 3–6, 4–6
Runner–up 2. 25 November 2001 Sardinia, Italy Hard Igor Kunitsyn Josh Goffi
Chris James		 3–6, 6(4)–7
Runner–up 3. 4 May 2002 Mumbai, India Hard Ivan Syrov Mustafa Ghouse
Vijay Kannan		 3–6, 6(3)–7
Runner–up 4. 30 June 2002 Sardinia, Italy Clay Stefano Tarallo Florian Allgauer
Federico Cardinali		 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Runner–up 5. 25 August 2002 Saransk, Russia Clay Ivan Syrov Teymuraz Gabashvili
Alexander Pavlioutchenkov		 4–6, 6(3)–7
Runner–up 6. 15 December 2002 Ourense, Spain Hard Ivan Syrov Oliver Freelove
Joan Jiménez Guerra		 4–6, 2–6
Runner–up 7. 13 April 2003 Frascati, Italy Clay Ivan Syrov Gergely Kisgyörgy
Giancarlo Petrazzuolo		 4–6, 2–1, retired
Winners 1. 29 August 2004 Krasnoarmeisk, Russia Hard Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Philipp Mukhometov
Evgueni Smirnov		 6–2, 6–4
Winners 2. 17 April 2005 Karshi, Uzbekistan Hard Igor Kunitsyn Murad Inoyatov
Denis Istomin		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner–up 8. 7 May 2005 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Andrei Stoliarov Raven Klaasen
Konstantin Kravchuk		 2–6, 7–6(5), 6(4)–7
Winners 3. 11 September 2005 Minsk, Belarus Clay Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Konstantin Kravchuk
Denis Matsukevitch		 7–6(8), 7–6(5)
Winners 4. 18 September 2005 Minks, Belarus Hard Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Konstantin Kravchuk
Denis Matsukevitch		 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Runner–up 9. 16 July 2006 Carpi, Italy Clay Luca Vanni Mattia Livraghi
Matteo Volante		 6–1, 6(8)–7, 4–6
Winners 5. 23 July 2006 Carpi, Italy Clay Luca Vanni Hermes Gamonal
Guillermo Hormazábal		 6–2, 6–3
Winners 6. 17 February 2008 La Habana, Cuba Hard Pavel Katliarov Luis Javier Cuellar Contreras
Roberto Maytin		 6(2)–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Runner–up 10. 24 February 2008 La Habana, Cuba Hard Pavel Katliarov Piero Luisi
Roberto Maytin		 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Winners 7. 12 April 2008 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Konstantin Kravchuk Chris Eaton
Alexander Slabinsky		 6–1, 6–2
Winners 8. 23 May 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay Pavel Katliarov Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol
Thomas Cazes Carrere		 2–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Runner–up 11. 21 June 2008 Minsk, Belarus Hard Pavel Katliarov Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Dmitri Sitak		 5–7, 4–6
Runner–up 12. 21 September 2008 Sochi, Russia Clay Valery Rudnev Mikhail Fufygin
Vitali Reshetnikov		 2–6, 1–6

References
  1. Sergei Demekhine at the International Tennis Federation
  2. 2001 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  3. 2002 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  4. 2003 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  5. 2006 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  6. 2008 Kremlin Cup: Men's Singles Qualifying Draw at the International Tennis Federation
  7. Communities Canada.com: May We Present: Sergei Demekhin (12 September 2010)
  8. Zvonareva.ru: Vera's Team (Retrieved 8 March 2010)
  9. GoTennis.com: Vera Zvonareva's Coach and Hitting Partner Sergey Demekhine (1 July 2010)
  10. 2010 Wimbledon Championships: Champion Serena still putting the SW into SW19 (3 July 2010)
  11. 2010 Wimbledon Championships: Zvonareva left reeling by Serena power (3 July 2010)
  12. 2010 US Open: New York Magic Continues For Kim Clijsters Archived 28 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (12 September 2010)
  13. WTA Tour: Clijsters Slam Streak Continues (27 January 2011) Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  14. WTA Tour: Zvonareva Ascends To No. 2 (25 October 2010)
  15. Zvonareva, coach split over team approach (29 April 2011)
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