Vladimir Voltchkov

Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Валчкоў, Uładzimir Mikałajevič Vałčkoŭ; Russian: 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.

Vladimir Voltchkov
Uładzimir Vałčkoŭ
Уладзімір Валчкоў
Владимир Волчков
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1978-04-07) April 7, 1978
Minsk, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,309,401
Singles
Career record67–87
Career titles0
8 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 25 (April 30, 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2002)
French Open2R (2004)
WimbledonSF (2000)
US Open2R (2001)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record36–43
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 71 (Jun 9, 2003)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2004)

Tennis career

Juniors

Voltchkov had excellent results as a junior capturing the Wimbledon juniors title 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:

Australian Open: –
French Open: 3R (1996)
Wimbledon: W (1996)
US Open: 3R (1995, 1996)

Pro tour

His highest achievement came in 2000, inspired by the film Gladiator.[1] After watching the movie four times, he went on to reach 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 before losing to eventual champion Pete Sampras. Voltchkov has a 30–16 career Davis Cup record (17–11 in singles).[2]

Career finals

Singles (13 titles)
Legend
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (8)
Futures (5)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. March 23, 1998 Ashkelon Hard Eyal Ran 7–5, 6–4
2. November 16, 1998 Puebla Hard Christophe Rochus 6–3, 6–3
3. February 1, 1999 Hamburg Carpet (i) Axel Pretzsch 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
4. May 3, 1999 Ljubljana Clay Dinu Pescariu 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
5. May 8, 2000 Fergana Hard Igor Kunitsyn 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
6. July 15, 2002 Manchester Grass Karol Beck 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
7. October 28, 2002 Aachen Carpet (i) Marc Rosset 7–6(7–4), 6–4
8. January 24, 2005 Wrexham Hard (i) George Bastl 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
9. March 14, 2005 Sarajevo Hard (i) Michal Mertiňák 7–6(7–1), 6–3
10. March 20, 2006 Andong Hard Alex Vlaški 6–2, 7–5
11. August 20, 2007 Moscow Clay Artem Sitak 7–6(7–4), 6–1
12. September 3, 2007 Kempten Clay Marcel Zimmermann 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
13. November 5, 2007 Redbridge Hard (i) Frederik Nielsen 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Singles (1 runner-up)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. September 9, 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(6–8), 5–7

Doubles wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent Score
1. February 10, 2003 San Jose, United States Hard (i) Lee Hyung-taik Paul Goldstein
Robert Kendrick		 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

References
  1. Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Vladimir Voltchkov
  2. Davis Cup – Players
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.