Dmitry Tursunov
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| Country (sports) |
 Russia
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|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born |
12 December 1982 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Vitaly Gorin (2000–present) |
| Prize money | $4,831,684 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 229–206 (52.64%) |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (2 October 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 254 (16 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
| French Open | 3R (2006, 2008, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2005, 2006) |
| US Open | 3R (2003, 2006, 2008, 2013) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2008, 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 111-125 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (16 June 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 265 (11 January 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2009) |
| French Open | SF (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2011, 2014) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2006) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2007) |
| Last updated on: 2 November 2015. | |
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (Russian: 
Дми́трий И́горевич Турсу́нов ; born 12 December 1982) is a professional Russian tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. Tursunov's career-high singles ranking is world No. 20, achieved in October 2006.
Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from both sides and prefers to play on faster surfaces; he jokes about his lack of ability and success on clay courts. He is sponsored by Fila and Wilson. He helped the Russian Davis Cup team win the 2006 Davis Cup and reach the finals of the 2007 Davis Cup.
Tursunov began playing tennis in Moscow at the age of five when his father made him play a few hours a day. He came to the United States to train with Vitaly Gorin.
I practiced a few hours a day. My dad realized fairly early that I had a lot of potential. A lot of people criticize him for basically choosing that career for me. He understood that I didn’t have many options to make money and since he really liked tennis, he decided that I was to be a tennis player. It just happened that I was naturally good at it.
Tursunov played his first match in June 1998 against Chris Groer in a Futures event in Los Angeles and won, but lost in the following round. In 1999, the Russian played in the Futures events in Philippines and United States and was able to reach two semifinals and a quarterfinal. In 2000, he broke a leg in January, which forced him to miss four months of the season. When he came back, he continued playing in Futures events in the United States. He reached his first Futures final in Haines City, Florida, but lost to Australian Jaymon Crabb. He then won his first Futures title the following week, defeating another Australian Peter Luczak. He reached another final in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, losing to Scott Barron and won two more Futures events in Malibu, California over José de Armas and in Scottsdale, Arizona over Stefan Wauters.
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