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Residence | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 9 May 1990||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||
Prize money | US$ 3,355,738 | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 55–117 (32.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 65 (8 July 2013) | ||||||||
Current ranking | No. 262 (30 October 2023) | ||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2013) | ||||||||
French Open | 2R (2013) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) | ||||||||
US Open | 3R (2013) | ||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||
Olympic Games | 3R (2016) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 16–34 (32.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 161 (5 November 2012) | ||||||||
Current ranking | No. 1053 (25 September 2023) | ||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
French Open | 2R (2018) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2013) | ||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||
Davis Cup | W (2021) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 31 October 2023. |
Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy (Russian: Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj dɐnˈskoj]; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013, after winning five Challenger events throughout the previous year.
Personal life
He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin.[1] His favourite surface is hard courts.
Career
In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round.[2]
By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips.[3][4]
Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event.[5][6]
Consequently, Donskoy made his Davis Cup debut in Europe/Africa Zone Group I match against Great Britain in Coventry. Donskoy won the first rubber against James Ward, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–6, to help give Russia a 2–0 lead heading into the doubles rubber the following day. Great Britain won the doubles rubber, where Ward opened the day. Ward defeated Dmitry Tursunov, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, to level the tie. Dan Evans ranked No. 325 would eventually complete a turnaround, with a straight sets victory over world No. 80 Donskoy.[7]
Also for the first time, Donskoy entered the 2013 French Open's main draw, beating Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round. At the 2013 TOPSHELF Open held in 's-Hertogenbosch, he took out third seed John Isner in the first round and beat Robin Haase in the second to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinals.
In December 2014, Donskoy decided to join the team of Boris Sobkin, coach of Mikhail Youzhny.[8]
In 2016, Donskoy debuted at the Summer Olympics. He defeated 7th seed David Ferrer in the second round, but then lost to Steve Johnson in the third.
In 2017, Donskoy beat Australian Open champion Roger Federer in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, having saved three match points in the second set, trailing 5–2 in the final set and down 5–1 in the final set tie-breaker. This was Donskoy's first career win over a top-ten player.[9][10]
At the 2021 US Open he qualified for his ninth consecutive main draw appearance at this Major.[11][12] He lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.[13]
Style of play
Donskoy has very powerful, flat groundstrokes, especially his forehand, which can produce spectacular points but also a lot of unforced errors.[14]
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 26 (16–10)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2008 | Ukraine F3, Illichevsk | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2010 | Kazakhstan F1, Astana | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2011 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Mar 2011 | Spain F7, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2011 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 4–2 | Feb 2012 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2012 | Penza, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–3 | Aug 2012 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(13–11) |
Win | 7–3 | Nov 2012 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 8–3 | Nov 2012 | Tyumen, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–4 | Feb 2014 | Kolkata, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8–5 | May 2015 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–5 ret. |
Loss | 8–6 | Aug 2015 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Aug 2015 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2015 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 10–7 | Apr 2016 | Ra'anana, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 11–7 | Jul 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 12–7 | Mar 2017 | Zhuhai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 12–8 | Aug 2017 | Chengdu, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13–8 | Oct 2017 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
Loss | 13–9 | Jun 2019 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 14–9 | Jul 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 14–10 | Oct 2019 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 15–10 | Mar 2023 | M25 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 16–10 | Mar 2023 | M25 Lucknow, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | Russia F3, Moscow | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2008 | Russia F2, Tyumen | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2008 | Ukraine F3, Illichevsk | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–12] |
Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2009 | Russia F2, Tyumen | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(9–7), [13–15] |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2009 | Russia F3, Moscow | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2010 | France F7, Grasse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [3–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2011 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2012 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(5–7), [3–10] |
Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2012 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 4–6 | Jan 2017 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
Win | 5–6 | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [10–7] |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
Singles
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | A | Q1 | 2R | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 10–23 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019–2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
National representation
Davis Cup (5–6)
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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Victory | 1 | II | Singles | ![]() |
James Ward | 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6 |
Defeat | 2 | V | Singles | Daniel Evans | 4–6, 4–6, 1–6 | |
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Victory | 3 | II | Singles | ![]() |
João Sousa | 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
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Defeat | 4 | I | Singles | ![]() |
Frederik Nielsen | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
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Victory | 5 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | ![]() |
Marc López / David Marrero | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Victory | 6 | IV | Singles | Tommy Robredo | 6–3, 5–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | |
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Defeat | 7 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | ![]() |
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7) |
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Victory | 8 | III | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) | ![]() |
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt | 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
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Defeat | 9 | II | Singles | ![]() |
Mikhail Kukushkin | 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
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Defeat | 10 | IV | Singles | ![]() |
Jürgen Melzer | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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Defeat | 11 | III | Doubles (with Andrey Rublev) | ![]() |
Jérôme Kym / Henri Laaksonen | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
ATP Cup (0–2)
Matches by surface |
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Hard (0–2) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Matches by type |
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Singles (0–0) |
Doubles (0–2) |
Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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Defeat | 1 | III | Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev) | ![]() |
Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12] |
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Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev) | ![]() |
Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Wins over top 10 players
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | EDR |
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1. | ![]() |
10 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5) | 116 |
Record against top 10 players
Donskoy's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.
As of 21 July 2021
Mikhail Youzhny 2–1
Marcos Baghdatis 1–0
Roger Federer 1–0
Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0
Jürgen Melzer 1–1
Lucas Pouille 1–1
Tommy Robredo 1–1
David Ferrer 1–2
John Isner 1–2
James Blake 0–1
Mardy Fish 0–1
Richard Gasquet 0–1
David Goffin 0–1
Tommy Haas 0–1
Lleyton Hewitt 0–1
Andy Murray 0–1
Milos Raonic 0–1
Gilles Simon 0–1
Dominic Thiem 0–1
Pablo Carreño Busta 0–2
Kei Nishikori 0–2
Alexander Zverev 0–2
Marin Čilić 0–3
Kevin Anderson 0–5
Team titles
- 2021
Awards
- 2019
- The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year[15]
References
- ↑ Djokovic looms as Hewitt closes in on quarter-finals, www.smh.com.au, 3 September 2013
- ↑ "Evgeny Donskoy/Morgan Phillips". Tennis Live. September 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Britons lack the finishing touch". Express. Northern and Shell Media Publications. April 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Evgeny Donskoy – player profile". Tennis Alternative. January 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Murray survives Indian Wells test". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Evgeny Donskoy at ITF". Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ "GB's James Ward and Dan Evans see off Russia and make Davis Cup history". Guardian. April 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Собкин постарается вывести Донского из карьерного застоя". Sport-Express (in Russian). December 11, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ Qualifier Donskoy Stuns Federer In Dubai
- ↑ Тушите свет. Донской обыграл Федерера в Дубае
- ↑ "US Open: Meet the 16 Men's Singles Qualifiers". Tennis Now.
- ↑ "US Open Qualifying Oscar Otte Leads Germans into Main Draw". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "Felix Auger-Aliassime Fires into R3 at US Open, to Play Roberto Bautista Agut".
- ↑ "Andy Murray overcomes sluggish start to defeat Evgeny Donskoy at Indian Wells", The Telegraph, 10th March 2013.
- ↑ «Русский Кубок»-2019 [2019 Russian Cup] (in Russian). RTF. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.