Teymuraz Gabashvili

Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili (Russian: Теймураз Бесикович Габашвили, IPA: [tɛɪ̯mʊˈraz ɡəbɐˈʂvʲilʲɪ]; born 23 May 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 43 achieved on 1 February 2016. He has reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open. On 18 November 2021, Gabashvili was banned from competition for 20 months after testing positive for furosemide.[1][2]

Teymuraz Gabashvili
Теймураз Габашвили
Gabashvili at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGuillermo Cañas (2015–present)
Dominic Mahboubi
Prize money$4,228,299
Singles
Career record116–199 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 43 (1 February 2016)
Current rankingNo. 281 (20 December 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2014)
French Open4R (2010, 2015)
Wimbledon2R (2010)
US Open3R (2014)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record47–86 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 101 (13 April 2015)
Current rankingNo. 196 (27 December 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
French Open3R (2011)
Wimbledon2R (2014, 2015)
US Open2R (2007)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2009, 2010)
Last updated on: 30 December 2021.

Tennis career

2001–2002: Juniors

As a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win–loss record of 38–34 (47–29 in doubles) and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings (and no. 40 in doubles) in January 2002.

Junior Slam results:

Australian Open: 3R (2002)
French Open: 1R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon: 1R (2002)
US Open: 2R (2001)

2003–2006: ATP debut

Gabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France.

2007–2009

At Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in the first round and lost.

In the first round of the 2007 US Open, Gabashvili defeated World No. 7 Fernando González in five sets. In the fourth set, Gabashvili served for the match at 5–4, but hit three consecutive double faults. He lost the game and the set, but came back in the fifth and final set to win the match.[3]

2008 proved to be unimpressive for Gabashvili as he lost in the first round of his first four tournaments before breaking his right wrist, effectively ending his season.

In the first round of the 2009 US Open, he lost in straight sets to American Jesse Levine.

2010: French Open fourth round

In the third round of the 2010 French Open, he beat Andy Roddick in straight sets. However, he was beaten in the fourth round by Austria's Jürgen Melzer in four sets.

At the 2010 US Open, Gabashvili played World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the first round, and lost.

2011

Gabashvili represented his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen and won a silver medal. Despite being ranked below the top 100 in the ATP rankings, Gabashvili was still by far the highest-ranked player in the singles draw, and was thus a favorite to win Gold. He advanced all the way to the singles final without dropping a set before suffering a surprising defeat at the hands of Lim Yong-Kyu, a member of South Korea's Davis Cup team.

2012–2016: Second French Open fourth round, Top 50 debut and career-high ranking

At the 2015 French Open, Gabashvili repeated his 2010's result and advanced to the fourth round without losing a set, defeating in order, 10th seed Feliciano López, Juan Mónaco and Lukáš Rosol. In the fourth round, he lost in straight sets to 5th seed Kei Nishikori.[4]

At the 2015 Citi Open, Gabashvili upset two time Grand Slam champion and world No. 3 Andy Murray in the second round in three tight sets to claim only his fourth ever win against a Top 10 player,[5] however he lost to Ričardas Berankis in the next round in two sets.

He finished the year 2015 ranked World No. 50 for the first time in his career. On 1 February 2016, he achieved his highest career singles ranking of World No. 43.

2021: 20 months ban from competition

In November 2021, he was banned for 20 months from competing for doping. He was ranked No. 270 on 15 November 2021.[6]

Personal life

Gabashvili speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English. He has a daughter Nicole.[7]

In July 2010, Gabashvili changed the spelling of his given name with the ATP World Tour from Teimuraz to Teymuraz.[8]

On 18 November 2021, Gabashvili was banned from competition for 20 months after testing positive for furosemide.[9][10]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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 (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, US International Hard Croatia Ivo Karlović Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
United States Travis Parrott		 6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Apr 2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US 250 Series Clay Lithuania Ričardas Berankis Philippines Treat Huey
United States Scott Lipsky		 6–4, 6–4

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 28 (15–13)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–10)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–8)
Clay (9–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2003 Spain F10, Tenerife Futures Hard Switzerland Roman Valent 6–2, 6–0
Win 2–0 Jul 2003 Georgia F1, Tbilisi Futures Clay Czech Republic Jan Minář 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–0 Jul 2003 Georgia F2, Tbilisi Futures Clay Austria Martin Slanar 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–0 Aug 2003 Russia F3, Zhukovsky Futures Clay Russia Alexander Sikanov 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 4–1 Aug 2004 Bukhara, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Slovakia Michal Mertiňák 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–2 Jun 2005 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Argentina Sergio Roitman 2–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 Jul 2005 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Chile Adrián García 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Nov 2005 Reunion Island, Réunion Challenger Hard Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–6, 3–6
Win 6–3 May 2008 Telde, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Pablo Andújar 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 7–3 Jun 2008 Karlsruhe, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Tobias Kamke 6–1, 6–4
Win 8–3 Jun 2008 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Diego Hartfield 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 9–3 Oct 2008 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard (i) France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–4 Jul 2009 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Spain Óscar Hernández Pérez 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 9–5 Aug 2011 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Germany Rainer Schüttler 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6
Loss 9–6 May 2012 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan 5–7, 3–6
Win 10–6 May 2013 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Moldova Radu Albot 6–4, 6–4
Win 11–6 May 2013 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Ukraine Oleksandr Nedovyesov 6–3, 6–4
Loss 11–7 Sep 2013 Kenitra, Morocco Challenger Clay Austria Dominic Thiem 6–7(4–7), 1–5 ret.
Loss 11–8 Oct 2013 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Israel Dudi Sela 1–6, 2–6
Win 12–8 May 2015 Karshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Russia Evgeny Donskoy 5–2 ret.
Win 13–8 May 2015 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay India Yuki Bhambri 6–3, 6–1
Win 14–8 Jun 2015 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–2, 1–0 ret.
Loss 14–9 May 2017 Gimcheon, South Korea Challenger Hard Italy Thomas Fabbiano 5–7, 1–6
Loss 14–10 Apr 2018 Egypt F11, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Austria Lucas Miedler 3–6, 5–7
Win 15–10 Apr 2018 Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Austria Lucas Miedler 6–2, 6–3
Loss 15–11 Apr 2018 Kazakhstan F5, Shymkent Futures Clay Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev 2–6, 3–6
Loss 15–12 Jan 2019 M25 Kazan, Russia World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev 3–6, 5–7
Loss 15–13 Jan 2021 Potchefstroom, South Africa Challenger Hard United States Jenson Brooksby 6–2, 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 20 (13–7)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–6)
ITF Futures Tour (3–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–4)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2002 Russia F2, Saransk Futures Clay Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Russia Sergei Demekhine
Russia Ivan Syrov		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Jun 2003 Spain F9, La Palma Futures Hard Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Spain Rafael Moreno-Negrín
Spain Ferran Ventura-Martell		 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Aug 2004 Togliatti, Russia Challenger Hard Russia Dmitri Vlasov United Kingdom James Auckland
Slovakia Ladislav Švarc		 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 4–0 Nov 2005 Reunion Island, Réunion Challenger Hard France Stéphane Robert Croatia Ivan Cerović
Serbia and Montenegro Petar Popović		 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–0 Oct 2006 Grenoble, France Challenger Hard (i) Russia Evgeny Korolev France Thomas Oger
France Nicolas Tourte		 7–5, 6–4
Win 6–0 Sep 2009 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov Czech Republic Jan Minář
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol		 6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 6–1 Oct 2009 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard (i) Colombia Alejandro Falla Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
Russia Evgeny Korolev		 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [9–11]
Loss 6–2 Jul 2011 Dortmund, Germany Challenger Clay Russia Andrey Kuznetsov Germany Dominik Meffert
Germany Björn Phau		 4–6, 3–6
Win 7–2 May 2012 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Moldova Radu Albot Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek
Czech Republic Jiří Veselý		 7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 7–3 Jun 2012 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Ianni Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
Kazakhstan Yuriy Schukin		 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [7–10]
Win 8–3 Apr 2013 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay Ukraine Denys Molchanov United States Michael Russell
United States Tim Smyczek		 6–2, 7–5
Win 9–3 Oct 2013 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Russia Mikhail Elgin India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan		 6–4, 6–4
Win 10–3 May 2017 Gimcheon, South Korea Challenger Hard Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli South Africa Ruan Roelofse
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 10–4 Mar 2018 Russia F3, Kazan Futures Hard (i) Russia Roman Safiullin Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
Russia Evgenii Tiurnev		 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 11–4 Apr 2018 Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Austria Lucas Miedler Ukraine Marat Deviatiarov
Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov		 6–4, 6–0
Loss 11–5 May 2019 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Uzbekistan Sergey Fomin Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski		 6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 12–5 Aug 2019 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera Austria Lucas Miedler
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 12–6 Sep 2019 Baotou, China Challenger Hard India Sasikumar Mukund South Korea Nam Ji-sung
South Korea Song Min-kyu		 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 12–7 Jan 2020 Rennes, France Challenger Hard Slovakia Lukáš Lacko Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Croatia Antonio Šančić		 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Win 13-7 Nov 2020 Cary, United States Challenger Hard United States Dennis Novikov United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United States Nathaniel Lammons		 7–5, 4–6, [10–8]

Career performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R A A 3R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 2–7 22.22
French Open A 1R A 2R 4R 1R Q1 Q3 2R 4R 3R 1R A 10–8 55.56
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R 2R 1R Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R Q3 A 1–8 11.11
US Open 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 1R Q1 3R 2R 1R Q1 A 5–9 35.71
Win–loss 1–1 1–4 0–1 1–4 4–4 0–3 0–1 0–1 5–4 4–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 18–31 36.73
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 3R Q1 2R A 1R A A 2R 1R 1R Q1 A 4–6 40.00
Miami Masters A 2R Q1 2R A 2R A A 2R 2R 1R Q1 A 5–6 45.45
Monte Carlo Masters 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 A A A 2R A 1R A A 1–4 20.00
Rome Masters 1R 1R A Q2 A Q1 A A A A 1R A A 0–3 00.00
Hamburg Masters A Q2 A Not Masters Series 0–0 00.00
Madrid Masters A Q2 A 1R A Q1 A A 1R A 1R A A 0–3 00.00
Canada Masters 1R Q2 A Q1 A A Q2 Q1 A A A A A 0–1 00.00
Cincinnati Masters A Q2 A Q1 A A A Q1 1R A A A A 0–1 00.00
Shanghai Masters Not Masters Series Q1 Q2 A A 1R Q1 A A A 0–1 00.00
Paris Masters 3R 1R A Q1 Q1 Q1 A A Q1 1R A A A 2–3 40.00
Win–loss 1–4 3–5 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–6 1–3 0–5 0–0 0–0 12–28 30.00
Year-end ranking 112 125 65 106 80 138 182 76 67 50 138 237 368

Doubles
Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R A A 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0–4 0%
French Open 1R A 2R A 3R A A 2R A 1R A A A A 4–5 45%
Wimbledon 1R A A A A A Q1 2R 2R A A A A A 2–3 40%
US Open 2R 1R 1R 1R A A A 1R 1R A A A A A 1–6 14%
Win–loss 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–4 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 7–18 38.88%
Year-end ranking 172 279 184 237 130 307 191 165 130 326 281 448 185 152

Wins over top 10 players
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2007
1. Chile Fernando González 7 US Open, New York, United States Hard 1R 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4
2010
2. United States Andy Roddick 8 Roland Garros, Paris, France Clay 3R 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
2014
3. Spain David Ferrer 5 Barcelona, Spain Clay 2R 6–4, 6–2
2015
4. United Kingdom Andy Murray 3 Washington, D.C., United States Hard 2R 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)

National participation

Davis Cup (6–6)
Group membership
World Group (1–3)
WG Play-off (1–3)
Group I (4–0)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Matches by Type
Singles (6–4)
Doubles (0–2)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase4–1; 6–8 March 2009; Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania; World Group; Carpet(i) surface
Victory 1 V Singles (dead rubber) Romania Romania Victor Crivoi 6–4, 6–2
Increase3–2; 5–7 March 2010; Small Sports Arena "Luzhniki", Moscow, Russia; World Group; Hard(i) surface
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Igor Kunitsyn) India India Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Defeat 3 V Singles (dead rubber) Rohan Bopanna 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Decrease2–3; 4–6 March 2011; Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden; World Group; Hard(i) surface
Defeat 4 II Singles Sweden Sweden Joachim Johansson 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Decrease0–5; 14–16 September 2012; Harmonia Tenis Clube, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; World Group play-offs; Clay surface
Defeat 5 II Singles Brazil Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 3–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Defeat 6 III Doubles (with Alex Bogomolov Jr.) Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 5–7, 2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Decrease2–3; 31 January – 2 February 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa First round play-off; Hard(i) surface
Victory 7 V Singles (dead rubber) Poland Poland Michał Przysiężny 7–5, 7–5
Decrease1–4; 18–20 September 2015; Baikal-Arena, Irkutsk, Russia; World Group play-offs; Hard(i) surface
Victory 8 I Singles Italy Italy Simone Bolelli 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–3
Defeat 9 IV Singles Fabio Fognini 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Increase5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia; Europe/Africa First round play-off; Hard(i) surface
Victory 10 II Singles Sweden Sweden Daniel Windahl 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Victory 11 IV Singles (dead rubber) Isak Arvidsson 6–4, 6–0
Increase4–1; 15–17 July 2016; National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia; World Group Second round; Hard surface
Victory 12 II Singles Netherlands Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4

ATP Cup (2–1)
Matches by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (2–1)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase8–1; 3–7 January 2020; Perth Arena, Perth, Australia; Group stage; Hard surface
Victory 1 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Norway Norway Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Steady3–3; 10–11 January 2020; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Knockout stage; Hard surface
Victory 2 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Argentina Argentina Máximo González / Andrés Molteni 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Defeat 3 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Serbia Serbia Nikola Ćaćić / Viktor Troicki 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

Notes

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