Sergiy Stakhovsky

Sergiy Eduardovych Stakhovsky (Ukrainian: Сергій Едуардович Стаховський, pronounced [serˈɦij stɐˈxɔu̯sʲkɪj]; born January 6, 1986) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 31 (September 2010) and he has reached as high as No. 33 in doubles the same month.[2] He won his first career title in March 2008, as a lucky loser ranked no. 209, defeating top seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final, thus becoming the first lucky loser to win a title since Christian Miniussi in 1991. He is the elder brother of tennis player Leonard Stakhovsky. He is currently coached by Fabrice Santoro. He is well known for beating eight-time winner and defending champion Roger Federer in the 2nd round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships ending his record run of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals.

Sergiy Stakhovsky
Сергій Стаховський
Country (sports) Ukraine
ResidenceKharkiv, Ukraine
Born (1986-01-06) January 6, 1986
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachTibor Toth (2007–2014)
Fabrice Santoro (2014–?)
Prize moneyUS$5,394,340
Official websitewww.sergiy-stakhovsky.com
Singles
Career record175–211 (45.3% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 31 (27 September 2010)
Current rankingNo. 169 (16 March 2020)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2011)
French Open3R (2011)
Wimbledon3R (2013, 2014)
US Open3R (2010, 2015)
Doubles
Career record80–100 (44.4% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 33 (6 June 2011)
Current rankingNo. 177 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (2013)
French Open2R (2009, 2010, 2011)
Wimbledon3R (2010)
US Open3R (2010, 2011, 2013)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Junior career

Stakhovsky reached career-high world rankings of No. 28 in singles and No. 32 in doubles in 2003. In 2004, he had his best junior result, losing in the final of the U.S. Open to Andy Murray, beating Donald Young in the first round. In 2002, he beat Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of Luxembourg, before losing to Dudi Sela in the final.[3]

Professional career

2004

Stakhovsky played his first ATP-level singles match in October in Moscow's Kremlin Cup. After beating Alejandro Falla in qualifying to reach the main draw, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the first round. He then reached the quarterfinals of a couple Challengers to finish the year ranked No. 335 in singles.

2005

Stakhovsky began 2005 where he left off, qualifying into the ATP stop in Qatar in January and losing to Hyung-Taik Lee in the first round. In February, he won his first ATP-level singles match, qualifying into the main draw, where he beat #100 Christophe Rochus and #29 Mario Ančić before losing to #37 Robin Söderling in the quarterfinals. He spent most of the rest of the year having moderate success at the Challenger level, but did qualify once more into an ATP tournament in Russia in October, reaching the 2nd round. He finished the year ranked #173 in singles.

In doubles, he won two Challenger tournaments, in Spain in July and Prague in November.

2006

Stakhovsky had a rough start to the year, losing in the first round of qualifying at three straight ATP stops. By May, his ranking had slipped back to #260 before he began making progress again on the Challenger circuit. Semifinal results at major Challengers in Spain and Istanbul in July got his ranking back to #181.

In October, he qualified into ATP main draws two weeks in a row, losing in the first round to #26 Richard Gasquet in France and beating #21 Dmitry Tursunov in the first round in Moscow before losing to #54 Arnaud Clément. That brought his singles ranking to a career high of #158.

Although he did win his 4th career doubles Challenger title in Ukraine in November, he had no further singles success and finished the year ranked #198 in singles.

2007

Stakhovsky was not as successful in 2007 in singles. He qualified twice into ATP main draws in January and February, but lost in the first round. He had more success in doubles, winning two more Challenger titles to get to a career high doubles ranking of #128 in August. But by October, his singles ranking had slipped to #294 before he began making progress on the Challenger circuit again. He reached his first Challenger singles final in a major tournament in Malaysia in his final tournament of 2007 to finish the year ranked #199 in singles.

2008: First ATP title

Stakhovsky began 2008 by failing to qualify into several ATP and Challenger tournaments, before qualifying and reaching the quarterfinals of a major Challenger in Poland in February, losing to #68 Simone Bolelli. He then entered the qualifications of the Zagreb tournament, losing in the final round to Slovenian Blaž Kavčič, but due to Michaël Llodra's withdrawal, he entered the main draw as a lucky loser. He went on to win the tournament, defeating top players along the way, including #2 seed Ivo Karlović in the first round, #8 seed Janko Tipsarević in the quarterfinals, Simone Bolelli in the semifinals, and #1 seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final.

2009: Second ATP title
Sergiy Stakhovsky at the 2009 French Open

This year has seen Stakhovsky match it with the best in a number of ATP World Tour events. In the season opener in Doha, Stakhovsky lost in the quarter-finals to #3 seed Andy Murray. In Zagreb, as defending champion, he once again made the quarter-finals, losing to Viktor Troicki. Stakhovsky played Andy Murray once more in the first round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and after being one set up and with a break in the second, he twisted his ankle whilst trying to volley. Unable to finish the match, Stakhovsky retired hurt.

As the leading player in the Ukrainian Davis Cup team, Stakhovsky defeated Chris Eaton on the opening day of the Europe/Africa Zone Playoff versus Great Britain in Scotland and partnered Sergei Bubka Jr. in closing out the tie by winning the doubles in five sets.

Stakhovsky won his maiden Grand Slam Singles and Doubles matches at Roland Garros. Stakhovsky qualified for the main draw with impressive performances in his three qualifying matches, coming from 1–4 down in the third set versus Rik de Voest to record an 8–6 victory. Playing Brian Dabul of Argentina in the first round of the Main Draw, Stakhovsky recorded a four set victory and set up a meeting with Novak Djoković, the 4th seed. In a match lasting two days due to poor light, Stakhovsky was comprehensively defeated by the 2007 and 2008 semi-finalist in three sets. Partnering James Cerretani in the doubles, the pair won their first round match before eventually losing to the eventual champions; Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes.

Stakhovsky won his second ATP title in St. Petersburg after winning epic matches against former world number 1, two time Grand Slam champion and twice former St. Petersburg Open champion, Marat Safin (who was playing his last St. Petersburg Open) and he narrowly defeated Horacio Zeballos in the final.

2010: Top 40

Stakhovsky continued his good form in Davis Cup play with two victories in Ukraine's tie against Latvia in the 1st round Europe/Africa Zone 1 tie.[4] He also won his third career title, beating Janko Tipsarević in the final of the UNICEF Open – a tournament Stakhovsky did not receive a seeding for. At New Haven, he won his fourth career title with highlight wins over Tommy Robredo and Marcos Baghdatis, becoming the first Ukrainian to win two titles in a season since Andrei Medvedev in 1994.

At the 2010 US Open, after knocking out Australian Peter Luczak in the first round, Stakhovsky battled into the third round with a five-set win over American qualifier Ryan Harrison, coming back from triple match point down in a fifth-set tiebreaker to win a match marked by dramatic serve-and-volleying, rallies at net, and leaping overheads from both players. In the 3rd Round, Sergiy retired in the second set trailing Feliciano López with an infected toe.

Sergiy reached a career high ranking of 31 on 27 September 2010.[5] He ended the 2010 season ranked #46 and will begin 2011 at the Qatar Open in Doha.

2011

He was the 31st seed (only time he has been seeded in a grand slam) in the 2011 French Open, he faced David Guez who he beat in 4 sets he then beat future US Open finalist Kei Nishikori however his run was stopped when he faced David Ferrer where he lost in straight sets.

2012: First Olympics

Stakhovsky represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round of the men's singles to Lleyton Hewitt.[6]

2013

He got his first top-10 win when he defeated seven-time winner and defending champion Roger Federer at Wimbledon in four sets in the second round, 6–7 (5), 7–6 (5), 7–5, 7–6 (5) to give Federer his earliest Grand Slam defeat since the 2003 French Open.[7] This ended Federer's run of 36 consecutive Grand Slams where he had reached at least the quarterfinals. Stakhovsky was ranked 116 at the time, and Federer was ranked 3. Stakhovsky subsequently lost to Jürgen Melzer in the third round, going down in four sets.

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles)
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 (4–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 March 2008 Zagreb Indoors, Croatia International Hard (i) Ivan Ljubičić 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 November 2009 St. Petersburg Open, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Horacio Zeballos 2–6, 7–6(10–8), 7–6(9–7)
Win 3–0 June 2010 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands 250 Series Grass Janko Tipsarević 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–0 August 2010 Connecticut Open, US 250 Series Hard Denis Istomin 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 October 2008 Kremlin Cup, Russia International Hard (i) Potito Starace Stephen Huss
Ross Hutchins		 7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]
Win 2–0 June 2010 Halle Open, Germany 250 Series Grass Mikhail Youzhny Martin Damm
Filip Polášek		 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 3–0 February 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE 500 Series Hard Mikhail Youzhny Jérémy Chardy
Feliciano López		 4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win 4–0 July 2019 Hall of Fame Open, USA 250 Series Grass Marcel Granollers Marcelo Arévalo
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela		 6–7(10–12), 6–4, [13–11]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 16 (7–9)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–8)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2004 Ukraine F1, Dnipropetrovsk Futures Clay Viktor Bruthans 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard Rainer Schüttler 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2008 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard Benedikt Dorsch 6–1, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–3 Aug 2008 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Thiago Alves 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–4 Oct 2009 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard (i) Janko Tipsarević 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 1–5 Jun 2012 Fürth, Germany Challenger Clay Blaž Kavčič 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Mar 2013 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger Hard Benoît Paire 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 2–6 Aug 2013 Kazan, Russia Challenger Hard Valery Rudnev 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–6 Jul 2014 Binghamton, USA Challenger Hard Wayne Odesnik 6–4, 7–6(11–9)
Win 4–6 Sep 2014 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) Thomaz Bellucci 6–2, 7–5
Loss 4–7 Oct 2014 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Lukáš Lacko 2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–8 Sep 2015 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Karen Khachanov 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 May 2016 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win 6–8 Aug 2017 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard Matteo Berrettini 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 7–8 Jun 2018 Ilkley, Great Britain Challenger Grass Oscar Otte 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–9 Apr 2019 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Challenger Hard (i) Dennis Novak 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 28 (16–12)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (16–11)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (11–6)
Clay (4–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2003 Uzbekistan F2, Gulistan Futures Hard Jiří Vencl Petr Dezort
Jaroslav Levinský		 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2003 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Viktor Bruthans Pavel Ivanov
Darko Madjarovski		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Sep 2003 Donetsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Andrei Stoliarov Harsh Mankad
Jason Marshall		 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Mar 2005 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Hard (i) Michal Mertiňák Lukáš Dlouhý
Jan Vacek		 6–7(8–10), 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–2 Jul 2005 Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard Vladimir Voltchkov Nicolas Mahut
Gilles Müller		 7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Win 4–2 Nov 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Carpet (i) Filip Polášek James Auckland
Jasper Smit		 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–2 Nov 2006 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard (i) Orest Tereshchuk Marco Chiudinelli
Lovro Zovko		 6–4, 6–0
Win 6–2 Mar 2007 Fes, Morocco Challenger Clay Orest Tereshchuk Rabie Chaki
Mounir El Aarej		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–3 Apr 2007 Bermuda, Bermuda Challenger Clay Benedikt Dorsch Marcelo Melo
André Sá		 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–3 Jul 2007 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard Fabio Colangelo Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan		 1–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Win 8–3 May 2008 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Tomáš Zíb Jan Hernych
Igor Zelenay		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [14–12]
Loss 8–4 May 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Tomáš Zíb Ivan Dodig
Júlio Silva		 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 8–5 Sep 2008 Cherkassy, Ukraine Challenger Clay Sergei Bubka Mikhail Elgin
Alexander Krasnorutskiy		 4–6, 5–7
Win 9–5 Sep 2008 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) Lovro Zovko Jean-Claude Scherrer
Igor Zelenay		 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Loss 9–6 Aug 2009 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Lovro Zovko Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 9–7 Sep 2009 Alphen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Sergei Bubka Jonathan Marray
Jamie Murray		 1–6, 4–6
Win 10–7 Sep 2013 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) Illya Marchenko Ričardas Berankis
Franko Škugor		 7–5, 6–3
Win 11–7 May 2014 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Marc Gicquel Ryan Harrison
Alex Kuznetsov		 w/o
Loss 11–8 Jul 2014 Binghamton, USA Challenger Hard Marius Copil Daniel Cox
Daniel Smethurst		 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [6–10]
Win 12–8 Mar 2015 Irving, USA Challenger Hard Robert Lindstedt Benjamin Becker
Philipp Petzschner		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–9 May 2015 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Lucas Pouille Thiemo de Bakker
Robin Haase		 3–6, 5–7
Win 13–9 Oct 2016 Ningbo, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Jonathan Eysseric Stefan Kozlov
Akira Santillan		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 14–9 May 2017 Karshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Denys Molchanov Kevin Krawietz
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras		 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win 15–9 Aug 2017 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Roberto Ortega Olmedo
David Vega Hernández		 4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 15–10 Sep 2017 İzmir, Turkey Challenger Hard Denys Molchanov Scott Clayton
Jonny O'Mara		 w/o
Loss 15–11 May 2018 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Lukáš Rosol Attila Balázs
Gonçalo Oliveira		 0–6, 5–7
Win 16–11 Sep 2018 Cassis, France Challenger Hard Matt Reid Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Gonçalo Oliveira		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 16–12 May 2019 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Ruben Bemelmans Max Purcell
Luke Saville		 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2019 Hungarian Open.

Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q2 Q3 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R A Q1 Q2 0 / 8 4–8 33%
French Open A A Q1 A Q3 Q2 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R Q2 2R 2R 1R 0 / 9 7–9 44%
Wimbledon A A Q3 A Q3 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R Q2 0 / 10 8–10 44%
US Open A A Q2 A Q1 Q3 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R Q3 Q1 Q1 0 / 8 5–8 39%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–4 5–4 2–4 2–4 2–4 4–4 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–0 0 / 35 24–35 41%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 2R 2R A 2R Q2 2R 2R A Q1 Q2 A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Miami Masters A A A A A A 1R 3R 2R 1R Q1 1R 1R 2R Q2 Q2 A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A 1R Q1 Q2 Q1 2R A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid Masters A A A A A A A A 3R 1R Q2 Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Rome Masters A A A A A A A A 2R Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canada Masters A A A A A A A 2R 2R 1R A A 2R A A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A A 1R A A A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Shanghai Masters Not Masters Series A 1R A Q2 A A A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A A Q2 2R 2R A A Q2 Q1 A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 5–6 6–7 1–5 0–0 1–2 3–5 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 28 18–28 39%
Career Statistics
20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019Career
Tournaments 0 1 3 2 2 5 14 26 26 27 15 19 25 13 8 5 3 194
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4 / 4
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–6 2–3 9–4 16–14 27–25 25–27 16–28 11–17 20–20 20–27 8–14 6–8 5–6 2–3 4 / 194 171–206 45%
Year-end ranking 533 335 184 195 199 92 60 46 62 103 98 58 62 109 122 134 45.36%

Doubles
Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R A 1R 1R A A A 0 / 7 3–7 30%
French Open A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 3R 2R 1R A 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
US Open A 1R 3R 3R 2R 3R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Win–Loss 0–0 1–3 5–4 5–4 1–4 4–3 0–1 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 26 17–26 40%

Top 10 wins per season
  • He has a 3–34 (8.1%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season2003-20122013201420152016201720182019Total
Wins011100003
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2013
1. Roger Federer 3 Wimbledon, London, UK Grass 2R 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2014
2. Ernests Gulbis 10 Wimbledon, London, UK Grass 2R 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2015
3. Stan Wawrinka 7 Marseille, France Hard (i) QF 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
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References
  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/sergiy-stakhovsky/sc77/overview
  2. Stakhovsky ATP Profile
  3. Stakhovsky ITF Juniors Page
  4. "Official Result: Ukraine vs Latvia 4–1". Davis Cup. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  5. "ATP Profile". ATP World Tour. 19 October 2010.
  6. "Serhiy Stakhovskiy Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  7. BBC Sports
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