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Residence | Minsk, Belarus |
Born | Minsk, Soviet Union | April 7, 1978
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,315,133 |
Singles | |
Career record | 70–91 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 25 (30 April 2001) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2002) |
French Open | 2R (2004) |
Wimbledon | SF (2000) |
US Open | 2R (2001) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 41–43 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (9 June 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2003) |
French Open | 2R (2003) |
Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
US Open | 2R (2001) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (2004) |
Last updated on: 31 December 2021. |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Валчкоў, Uładzimir Mikałajevič Vałčkoŭ; 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.
Tennis career
Juniors
Voltchkov had excellent results as a junior, capturing the Wimbledon juniors title by 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:
Pro tour
His highest achievement came in 2000, inspired by the film Gladiator.[1] After watching the movie four times, he reached 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, then lost to eventual champion Pete Sampras. Voltchkov has a 30–16 career Davis Cup record (17–11 in singles).[2]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2003 | San Jose, United States | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 15 (13–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 1998 | Israel F2, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 1998 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Feb 1999 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 4–0 | May 1999 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–1 | Mar 2000 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
Win | 5–1 | May 2000 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 6–1 | Jul 2002 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 7–1 | Nov 2002 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Loss | 7–2 | Nov 2003 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 8–2 | Jan 2005 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9–2 | Mar 2005 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Win | 10–2 | Mar 2006 | Korea F2, Andong | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 11–2 | Aug 2007 | Russia F4, Moscow | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Win | 12–2 | Sep 2007 | Germany F15, Kempten | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 13–2 | Nov 2007 | Great Britain F21, Redbridge | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 12 (11–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1998 | Uzbekistan F2, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 1998 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 3–0 | May 1999 | Germany F2, Schwäbisch Hall | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2002 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 5–0 | May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–0 | Aug 2004 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7–0 | Jul 2005 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 8–0 | Apr 2007 | Russia F1, Moscow | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 9–0 | May 2007 | Belarus F1, Minsk | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–1 | Sep 2007 | Germany F15, Kempten | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–1 | Nov 2007 | Great Britain F22, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 11–1 | Jun 2008 | Ukraine F1, Cherkassy | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, ret. |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | SF | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% | ||||||||||
US Open | Q3 | Q1 | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 10–15 | 40% | ||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
References
External links
- Vladimir Voltchkov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Vladimir Voltchkov at the International Tennis Federation
- Vladimir Voltchkov at the Davis Cup
