Aleksandr Nedovyesov

Summary

Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Недове́сов; Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr nʲɪdɐˈvʲesəf]; born 15 February 1987), formerly known as Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Alexander Nedovesov, is a Ukrainian-Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 39 on 8 April 2024 and a singles ranking of world No. 72 on 21 April 2014.[1] He has won three ATP doubles titles with Gonzalo Escobar. He has also reached six doubles ATP finals two in 2022, three in 2023, and one in 2024. He represented Ukraine until December 2013.

Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Native nameОлександр Сергійович Недовєсов
Country (sports) Ukraine (2004–2013)
 Kazakhstan (2014–present)
ResidenceAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Born (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37)
Alushta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeOklahoma State
CoachNumrid Muhatasov
Prize money$ 1,467,774
Singles
Career record6–26 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 72 (21 April 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open2R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2014, 2015)
US Open2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record85–80 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 39 (8 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 39 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022, 2023)
French Open3R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2014, 2022)
US Open2R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2014, 2015, 2021)
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team Event
Last updated on: 14 April 2024.

He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. Nedovyesov has reached 17 career singles finals, posting a record of 9 wins and 8 losses which includes 3 ATP Challenger Tour titles. Additionally, he has reached 61 doubles finals, posting a record of 38 wins and 23 losses which includes 25 ATP Challenger Tour titles.

Career edit

2004–2005: World No. 33 in Juniors edit

As a junior, Nedovyesov had a singles win–loss record of 29–16. His best showing at a junior grand slam tournament in singles was reaching the second round in both the 2004 French Open[citation needed] and 2004 Wimbledon Championships. His best showing in doubles was at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the quarterfinals alongside Nikita Kryvonos. He reached a career high of world No. 33 in the ITF Juniors rankings on 10 January 2005.

2013–2014: Grand Slam singles and doubles debut, Career high singles ranking edit

Aleksandr made his first appearance in the main draw of a Major at the 2014 Australian Open, where he lost to Tomáš Berdych in straight sets. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 72 in April 2014.

At the French Open, he recorded his first victory at a Grand Slam event with victory over Somdev Devvarman, he again met Berdych in the second round, this time winning a set before losing in four.[2]

Nedovyesov made his Grand Slam doubles debut at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships where he partnered up with Russian player Dmitry Tursunov. In the first round they defeated Benoît Paire and Tomasz Bednarek 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2), 6–2. In the second round, they faced sixth seeds Julian Knowle and Marcelo Melo and were defeated in straight sets 1–6, 6–7(9–11), 3–6.

2021–2023: Historic Maiden ATP title, Eight Challenger titles & five ATP finals, top 50 edit

During the 2021 season, he won seven Challenger doubles titles, four of them with Ukrainian Denys Molchanov.

He reached an ATP final at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 for the first time in his career partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.[3]

At the 2022 Australian Open he again partnered with Qureshi to win his first doubles match at this Major and only his second Grand Slam win in doubles in his career where they defeated seventh seeded pair of Nicolas Mahut and Fabrice Martin.[4][5] At the 2022 Delray Beach Open he reached his second ATP final with Qureshi.

He reached his fourth ATP final at the 2023 Libéma Open with Gonzalo Escobar. He won his maiden title at the 2023 Swedish Open in Bastad with Escobar, becoming the first Kazakhstani in the Open Era to lift a doubles ATP title.[6] He won his second title at the 2023 Sofia Open with Escobar.[7]

ATP career finals edit

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–6)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1,
Australia
250 Series Hard   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Wesley Koolhof
  Neal Skupski
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2022 Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 Series Hard   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Marcelo Arévalo
  Jean-Julien Rojer
2–6, 7–6 (7–5), [4–10]
Loss 0–3 Apr 2023 Banja Luka Open,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
250 Series Clay   Francisco Cabral   Jamie Murray
  Michael Venus
5–7, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2023 Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands
250 Series Grass   Gonzalo Escobar   Wesley Koolhof
  Neal Skupski
6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win 1–4 Jul 2023 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 Series Clay   Gonzalo Escobar   Francisco Cabral
  Rafael Matos
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Aug 2023 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
250 Series Clay   Gonzalo Escobar   Alexander Erler
  Lucas Miedler
4–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Nov 2023 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria
250 Series Hard (i)   Gonzalo Escobar   Julian Cash
  Nikola Mektić
6–3, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss 2–6 Feb 2024 Los Cabos Open,
Mexico
250 Series Hard   Gonzalo Escobar   Max Purcell
  Jordan Thompson
5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win 3–6 Apr 2024 Estoril Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay   Gonzalo Escobar   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
7–5, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 17 (9–8) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–5)
ITF Futures (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2005 Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard   Lazar Magdinchev 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 1–1 Aug 2006 Romania F15, Craiova Futures Clay   Jordane Doble 0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jun 2010 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay   Dušan Lajović 6–4, 6-2
Loss 2–2 Aug 2010 Belarus F2, Minsk Futures Clay   Guillermo Olaso 2–6, 2-6
Win 3–2 Mar 2012 Ukraine F3, Cherkassy Futures Hard   Viktor Galović 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–2 Apr 2012 Turkey F13, Antalya Futures Hard   Adrian Sikora 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6-3
Win 5–2 Jun 2012 Turkey F22, Konya Futures Hard   Ivan Sergeyev 6–2, 7-6(7–2)
Win 6–2 Jul 2012 Armenia F2, Yerevan Futures Clay   Stanislav Vovk 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 6–3 Mar 2013 Ukraine F3, Cherkassy Futures Hard   Artem Smirnov 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6-7(3–7)
Loss 6–4 May 2013 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay   Teymuraz Gabashvili 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Jun 2013 Prague, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay   Javier Martí 6–0, 6–1
Win 8–4 Sep 2013 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Pere Riba 6–2, 7–5
Win 9–4 Oct 2013 Kazan, Russia Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev 6–4, 6–1
Loss 9–5 Feb 2014 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard   Somdev Devvarman 3–6, 1–6
Loss 9–6 Oct 2014 New Indore, India Challenger Hard   Saketh Myneni 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Loss 9–7 Feb 2015 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard   Benoît Paire 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 9–8 Jul 2018 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Lukáš Rosol 6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 61 (38–23) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (25–12)
ITF Futures (13–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–8)
Clay (22–14)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2005 Romania F10, Foscani Futures Clay   Nikolai Dyachok   Jorge Aguilar
  Caio Zampieri
4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2005 Romania F13, Târgu Mureș Futures Clay   Nikolai Dyachok   Jorge Aguilar
  Felipe Parada
1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2005 Ukraine F3, Illyichovsk Futures Clay   Nikolai Dyachok   Sergey Bubka
  Mikhail Filima
1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Dec 2005 Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard   Deniss Pavlovs   Dudi Sela
  Victor Kolik
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 May 2006 Uzbekistan F3, Namangan Futures Hard   Mikhail Kukushkin   Jean-François Bachelot
  Nicolas Tourte
5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–6 Jun 2006 Ukraine F3, Cherkassy Futures Clay   Sergey Bubka   A. Krasnorutskiy
  A. Kudryavstev
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1–6 Jun 2006 Ukraine F4, Gorlovka Futures Clay   Mikhail Elgin   Ernest Zurabian
  Andrei Gorban
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 1–7 Jul 2006 Romania F13, Hunedoara Futures Clay   Vladislav Bondarenko   Cosmin Cotet
  Marcel-Ioan Miron
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 2–7 Aug 2006 Romania F15, Craiova Futures Clay   Denys Molchanov   Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd
  Marcel-Ioan Miron
6–4, 6–1
Win 3–7 Aug 2006 Romania F16, Arad Futures Clay   Denys Molchanov   Adrian Cruciat
  Marcel-Ioan Miron
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–7 Sep 2006 Donetsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard   Aleksandr Yarmola   Aleksandr Aksyonov
  Vladyslav Klymenko
6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–8 Oct 2006 USA F26, Mansfield Futures Hard   Armin Sandbichler   Jason Marshall
  Ryan Deheart
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–9 Oct 2006 USA F27, Baton Rouge Futures Hard   Armin Sandbichler   Fritz Wolmarans
  Aleksandar Vlaski
5–7, 2–6
Win 5–9 Jun 2007 Ukraine F3, Cherkassy Futures Clay   Deniss Pavlovs   Aleksandr Yarmola
  Aleksandr Agafonov
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–10 Jun 2007 Belarus F4, Minsk Futures Clay   Deniss Pavlovs   Mikhail Elgin
  A. Krasnorutskiy
3–6, 4–6
Win 6–10 Jun 2010 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay   Vadim Alekseenko   Predrag Rusevski
  Aleksander Slovic
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 7–10 Jun 2010 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay   Vadim Alekseenko   Vladimir Obradović
  Arsenije Zlatanovic
6–1, 6–3
Loss 7–11 Feb 2012 Ukraine F1, Cherkassy Futures Hard   Stanislav Poplavskyy   Andriej Kapaś
  Adam Chadaj
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [2–10]
Win 8–11 May 2012 Bulgaria F1, Varna Futures Clay   Ivan Sergeyev   Dimitar Kuzmanov
  Valentin Dimov
6–1, 6–1
Win 9–11 Jun 2012 Turkey F21, Mersin Futures Clay   Ivan Sergeyev   Maverick Banes
  Brydan Klein
3–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 10–11 Jun 2012 Turkey F22, Konya Futures Hard   Ivan Sergeyev   Daniel Glancy
  W. Boe-Wiegaard
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 11–11 Jun 2012 Russia F8, Kazan Futures Clay   Ivan Sergeyev   A. Rumyantsev
  Aleksandr Lobkov
6–2, 6–4
Win 12–11 Jul 2012 Armenia F1, Yerevan Futures Clay   Andrei Ciumac   Patrick Elias
  Vladyslav Manafov
6–3, 6–1
Win 13–11 Jul 2012 Armenia F2, Yerevan Futures Clay   Andrei Ciumac   Patrick Elias
  Vladyslav Manafov
6–4, 6–2
Win 14–11 Aug 2012 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay   Ivan Sergeyev   Divij Sharan
  Vishnu Vardhan
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 14–12 Sep 2012 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay   Andrei Ciumac   Marius Copil
  Victor Crivoi
7–6(10–8), 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 14–13 Apr 2013 Mersin, Turkey Challenger Clay   Radu Albot   Andreas Beck
  Dominik Meffert
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 15–13 May 2013 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay   Farrukh Dustov   Radu Albot
  Jordan Kerr
6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Win 16–13 Sep 2013 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay   Jaroslav Pospíšil   T-D Craciun
  P-A Luncanu
6–3, 6–1
Loss 16–14 Sep 2013 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay   Dominik Meffert   Marin Draganja
  Nikola Mektić
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 17–14 Oct 2014 Indore, India Challenger Hard   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras   Yuki Bhambri
  Divij Sharan
2–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win 18–14 Jan 2015 Happy Valley, Australia Challenger Hard   Andrey Kuznetsov   Alex Bolt
  Andrew Whittington
7–5, 6–4
Loss 18–15 Feb 2015 Glasgow, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Sergey Bubka   Wesley Koolhof
  Matwé Middelkoop
1–6, 4–6
Win 19–15 Mar 2015 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Daniel Muñoz de la Nava   Fabrice Martin
  Purav Raja
6–2, 7–5
Win 20–15 Sep 2015 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Andrey Kuznetsov   Aleksandre Metreveli
  Anton Zaitcev
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 20–16 Jan 2016 Happy Valley, Australia Challenger Hard   Denys Molchanov   Matteo Donati
  Andrey Golubev
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [1–10]
Loss 20–17 Apr 2016 Nanjing, China Challenger Clay   Denys Molchanov   Saketh Myneni
  Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 20–18 May 2016 Anning, China Challenger Clay   Denys Molchanov   Bai Yan
  Riccardo Ghedin
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 21–18 Nov 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Mikhail Elgin
  Denis Istomin
7–6(9–7), 6–2
Win 22–18 Oct 2017 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Timur Khabibulin   Ivan Gakhov
  Nino Serdarušić
1–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win 23–18 Feb 2018 Kazakhstan F1, Aktobe Futures Hard   Timur Khabibulin   A. Pavlioutchenkov
  Vladimir Polyakov
6–2, ret.
Win 24–18 Jul 2019 Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev   Chung Yun-seong
  Nam Ji-sung
6–4, 6–4
Loss 24–19 Jul 2019 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Andrey Golubev   Ariel Behar
  Gonzalo Escobar
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [8–10]
Win 25–19 Sep 2019 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev   Marek Gengel
  Lukáš Rosol
walkover
Win 26–19 Jan 2020 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev   Sanchai Ratiwatana
  Christopher Rungkat
3–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–5]
Win 27–19 Feb 2020 Quimper, France Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev   Ivan Sabanov
  Matej Sabanov
6-4, 6-2
Win 28–19 Nov 2020 Orlando, United States Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev   Mitchell Krueger
  Jackson Withrow
7-5, 6-4
Win 29–19 Jan 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay   Denys Molchanov   Luis David Martínez
  D. Vega Hernández
3–6, 6–4, [18–16]
Win 30–19 Feb 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay   Denys Molchanov   Alex Lawson
 Robert Galloway
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 31–19 Feb 2021 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard   Denys Molchanov   Max Schnur
  Nathan Pasha
6-4, 6-4
Win 32–19 Apr 2021 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay   Andrey Golubev   Szymon Walków
  Jan Zieliński
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss 32–20 May 2021 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Andrey Golubev   Evan King
  Hunter Reese
2-6, 6-7(4–7)
Win 33–20 June 2021 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Denys Molchanov   Sander Arends
  Luis David Martínez
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 34–20 June 2021 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Gonçalo Oliveira   Roman Jebavý
  Zdeněk Kolář
1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss 34-21 Aug 2021 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay   Denys Molchanov   Ivan Sabanov
  Matej Sabanov
4–6, 6–2, [10–12]
Win 35–21 Sep 2021 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay   Orlando Luz   Denys Molchanov
  Sergiy Stakhovsky
6-4, 6-4
Loss 35-22 Nov 2021 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i)   Denys Molchanov   Filip Horanský
  Sergiy Stakhovsky
4-6, 4-6
Loss 35-23 May 2022 Surbiton, UK Challenger Grass   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Julian Cash
  Henry Patten
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 36-23 Nov 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i)   Denys Molchanov   Petr Nouza
  Andrew Paulson
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 37-23 June 2023 Ilkley, UK Challenger Grass   Gonzalo Escobar   Robert Galloway
  John-Patrick Smith
2–6, 7-5, [11–9]
Win 38-23 Mar 2024 Girona, Spain Challenger Clay   Gonzalo Escobar   Jonathan Eysseric
  Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–1), 6–4
 
Aleksandr Nedovyesov 2, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying

References edit

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