Youzhny at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships
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Country (sports) | Russia |
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Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Born |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
25 June 1982
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) | Boris Sobkin (2000–present) |
Prize money | $ 13,388,668 |
Singles | |
Career record | 484–379 (56.08% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (28 January 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 91 (30 January 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2008) |
French Open | QF (2010) |
Wimbledon | QF (2012) |
US Open | SF (2006, 2010) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | Alt (2010) |
Olympic Games | QF (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 153–187 |
Career titles | 9 |
Highest ranking | No. 38 (11 April 2011) |
Current ranking | No. - (16 January 2017) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2014) |
French Open | 3R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
US Open | QF (2006) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (2002, 2006) |
Last updated on: 16 January 2017. |
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Южный, tr. Michail Michajlovič Južnyj; IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪxɐˈjləvʲɪtɕ ˈjʉʐnɨj]; born 25 June 1982), nicknamed "Mischa" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the first time on 13 August 2007, and reached a career peak of World No. 8 in January 2008, and again in October 2010.
Youzhny is one of only 10 active players (alongside Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Murray, Berdych, Tsonga, Wawrinka, Ferrer, and del Potro) to have reached the quarterfinals of all grand slams; going beyond the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2006 and 2010. The closest he has come to a grand slam final was at the 2006 US Open semifinals when he took the first set from World No. 9 Andy Roddick, after upsetting World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. At the other semi-final he lost in straight sets to the eventual champion, Rafael Nadal. Youzhny has reached the finals of twenty-one ATP tour-level titles, winning ten of them. His first title win came at the Mercedes Cup held in Stuttgart, Germany, when he defeated Guillermo Cañas from Argentina. Youzhny has reached ATP finals on all surfaces, but has never won a singles title on grass. In 2010—his best season thus far—Youzhny reached five ATP finals, winning two and ending the year as a top-10 player. Youzhny was a member of the winning Russian national team at the Davis Cup in both 2002 and 2006.