Alibek Kachmazov
Full name | Alibek Muratovich Kachmazov |
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Country (sports) | Russia |
Born | Vladikavkaz, Russia | 17 August 2002
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US $268,360 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 179 (23 September 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 196 (25 November 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 250 (8 May 2023) |
Last updated on: 26 November 2024. |
Alibek Muratovich Kachmazov (Russian: Алибек Муратович Качмазов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈbʲek kɐˈt͡ɕmazəf]; born 17 August 2002) is a Russian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 179 achieved on 23 September 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 250 achieved on 8 May 2023.[1]
Career
[edit]2019-2023: ATP debut and first win
[edit]Kachmazov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Kremlin Cup after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]
He entered the main draw at the 2023 Chengdu Open as a qualifier but lost in the first round to Christopher O'Connell.
He entered the qualifying draw at the 2023 Astana Open as an alternate and won in the first round against third seed Fabian Marozsan and seventh seed Damir Dzumhur to qualify for his third main draw. He won his first ATP Tour level match against Corentin Moutet.[3]
2024: First ATP semifinal, top 200 debut
[edit]Ranked No. 252, he again entered the main draw at the 2024 Chengdu Open as a qualifier and recorded his second and third ATP wins over two top 100 players Aleksandar Kovacevic,[4] Taro Daniel,[5][6] and top-30 player Nicolás Jarry[7] to reach his first ATP semifinal, becoming the lowest-ranked semifinalist in tournament history. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking in the top 180 on 23 September 2024, raising more than 70 positions up.[8][9]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]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 | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Evgeny Donskoy | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
6–3, 1–6, [10–7] |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Boris Pokotilov | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2021 | M15 Saint Petersburg, Russia | WTT | Hard (i) | Alexey Zakharov | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Kazan, Russia | WTT | Hard (i) | Bogdan Bobrov | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | WTT | Hard (i) | Bogdan Bobrov | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Nov 2021 | M15 Kazan, Russia | WTT | Hard (i) | Martin Borisiouk | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2022 | M15 Kazan, Russia | WTT | Hard (i) | Marat Sharipov | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5–2 | Mar 2022 | M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | WTT | Hard (i) | Beibit Zhukayev | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | May 2022 | M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan | WTT | Clay | Sean Cuenin | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2023 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Saba Purtseladze | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 7–4 | Apr 2023 | M25 Tbilisi, Georgia | WTT | Hard | Egor Agafonov | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2023 | M25 La Nucia, Spain | WTT | Clay | Carlos Sánchez Jover | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2024 | M25 Saint-Dizier, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Gauthier Onclin | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Vladimir Ivanov | Laurynas Grigelis Lukas Mugevičius |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2022 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Beibit Zhukayev | Hsu Yu-hsiou Neil Oberleitner |
1–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–5] |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2022 | M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan | WTT | Clay | Marat Sharipov | Yan Bondarevskiy Aleksandre Bakshi |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2023 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Sergey Fomin | Alexandr Cozbinov August Holmgren |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | M25 Tbilisi, Georgia | WTT | Hard | Egor Agafonov | Aliaksandr Liaonenka Alexander Zgirovsky |
0–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alibek Kachmazov | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Wildcards announced for Kremlin Cup in Moscow". Tennis World USA.
- ^ "ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Shang sinks Nishikori on home soil in Chengdu". ATPTour. 19 September 2024.
- ^ @TennisTV (20 September 2024). "A rampant victory🤯 Alibek Kachmazov takes down Taro Daniel before apologising for playing insane tennis 😂 @ChengduOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @TennisTV (20 September 2024). "Alibek Kachmazov records biggest career win over Taro Daniel to make his first ATP Tour quarterfinal. 🎥: @tennistv @ATPTour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @ATPTour (22 September 2024). "Breakout week getting BETTER and BETTER 😲 Qualifier Alibek Kachmazov takes out (3)Jarry 6-3 6-4 to blaze into a maiden semi-final! @ChengduOpen #ChengduOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Musetti battles past Mannarino, advances to Chengdu SFs; Kachmazov continues breakthrough week". ATPTour. 22 September 2024.
- ^ "ATP Rankings Report – As of Sept. 23, 2024".
External links
[edit]- Alibek Kachmazov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alibek Kachmazov at the International Tennis Federation