Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov (born February 5, 1987) is a retired professional tennis player. He is a former hitting partner of Maria Sharapova.
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| Алекс Кузнєцов |
| United States |
| (1987-02-05) February 5, 1987Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) |
| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| 2004 |
| 2016 |
| Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| $909,591 |
| 9–30 |
| 0 |
| No. 120 (September 30, 2013) |
| 2R (2007) |
| 1R (2013) |
| 1R (2013, 2014) |
| 1R (2006, 2007) |
| 9–14 |
| 0 |
| No. 78 (September 24, 2007) |
| Last updated on: July 17, 2016. |
Alex Kuznetsov (born February 5, 1987) is a retired professional tennis player. He is a former hitting partner of Maria Sharapova.
Kuznetsov was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine). His family moved to the United States when he was three years old, settling just outside Philadelphia.
Kuznetsov was coached by Jason Katzer during his youth. As a junior, Kuznetsov compiled a singles win–loss record of 67–27 (50-21 in doubles), reaching a combined junior world ranking of number 4 in July 2004.
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: -
French Open: F (2004)
Wimbledon: 2R (2004)
US Open: 3R (2005)
Nike offered Kuznetsov a one-million dollar sponsorship contract as soon as he turned pro, which he accepted.
In July 2006, Kuznetsov played in the Comerica Challenger in Aptos, defeating Go Soeda for the 2006 singles title. At the 2006 US Open, he lost to fourteenth seed Tommy Haas.
That same year, Kuznetsov appeared in the video game Top Spin 2 as an up-and-coming star.
Kuznetsov reached the second round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Australian Peter Luczak before losing to fellow American James Blake, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2. Kuznetsov gave Blake an early scare by breaking Blake's first two service games.
In April 2007, he reached his career-high singles ranking of World number 158.
In the 2007 US Open he played doubles with American Jesse Levine. They won their first round match over Dominik Hrbatý of Slovakia and Harel Levy of Israel, 6–1, 6–4, and their second round match, upsetting seventh-seeded Frenchmen Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra 7–6(5), 6–4, before losing in the third round to ninth-seeded Czechs Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner, 6–4, 7–5.
In December, Kuznetsov, Levine, and Wayne Odesnik were invited by the USTA to play off in a round-robin for the wild-card berth in the Australian Open. Levine won the wild card.
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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Current through 2015 Australian Open.
Current till US Open.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2013 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | 0-0 | |||||||
| French Open | 0–0 | |||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3-7 |
| Career statistics |
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- Alex Kuznetsov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alex Kuznetsov at the International Tennis Federation
- Alex Kuznetsov at ESPN.com
- The official website of Alex Kuznetsov