Teymuraz Gabashvili
Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili is a Russian professional tennis player. He reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open. His biggest weapons are his very powerful groundstrokes and his strong serve, the latter of which can reach speeds of up to 220 km/h. He is nicknamed "Tsunami" because of his energy.
Biography
Gabashvili began playing tennis at the age of six in Tbilisi, Georgia. His mother Anna, who is a doctor, took him to play tennis and began coaching him until the age of ten. Gabashvili's family moved to Moscow, because of better opportunities there. Andrey Kesarev began coaching him when he was ten years old and at the age of 18 he turned pro.Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win/loss record of 38–34 and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings in January 2002.Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: 3R
French Open: 1R
Wimbledon: 1R
US Open: 2R
2002–2006
Gabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France.2007
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.
2008
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.2009
In the first round of the 2009 US Open, he lost in straight sets to American Jesse Levine.2010
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, an established member of South Korea's Davis Cup team.2012–2015
At the 2015 French Open, Gabashvili reapeated 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.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, however he lost to Ričardas Berankis in the next round in two sets.
Personal life
Gabashvili speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English. He has a daughter named Nicole. His younger sister Ekaterina graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California. His younger brother, Levan played professional basketball for Dinamo Tbilisi, until he started to attend college at Seward County Community College. Outside of tennis, Gabashvili enjoys spending time with his daughter, and also likes reading, playing football, and basketball. He is coached by Guillermo Cañas.ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, US | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, |
Win | 1–1 | 2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles| | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 26 (15–11)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Spain F10, Tenerife | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | 2–0 | Georgia F1, Tbilisi | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 3–0 | Georgia F2, Tbilisi | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 4–0 | Russia F3, Zhukovsky | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 4–1 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 4–2 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 5–2 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–3 | Reunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 6–3 | Telde, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 7–3 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 8–3 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
Win | 9–3 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 9–4 | 2009 Nord LB Open – Singles| | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–5 | 2011 Astana Cup – Singles| | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–6 | 2012 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles| | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 10–6 | 2013 Karshi Challenger – Singles| | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 11–6 | 2013 Samarkand Challenger – Singles| | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 11–7 | 2013 Morocco Tennis Tour – Kenitra – Singles| | Kenitra, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 1–5 ret. |
Loss | 11–8 | 2013 Tashkent Challenger – Singles| | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12–8 | 2015 Karshi Challenger – Singles| | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 5–2 ret. |
Win | 13–8 | 2015 Samarkand Challenger – Singles| | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 14–8 | 2015 Fergana Challenger – Men's Singles| | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 1–0 ret. |
Loss | 14–9 | 2017 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger – Singles| | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 14–10 | Egypt F11, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 15–10 | Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Loss | 15–11 | Kazakhstan F5, Shymkent | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 19 (12–7)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Russia F2, Saransk | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Win | 2–0 | Spain F9, La Palma | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 3–0 | Togliatti, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | |
Win | 4–0 | Reunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 5–0 | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Win | 6–0 | 2009 ATP Challenger Trophy – Doubles| | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, |
Loss | 6–1 | 2009 Ethias Trophy – Doubles| | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–7, |
Loss | 6–2 | 2011 Internationaler Apano Cup – Doubles| | Dortmund, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–2 | 2012 Prosperita Open| | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, |
Loss | 7–3 | 2012 Internazionali di Monza e Brianza – Doubles| | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–5, |
Win | 8–3 | 2013 Savannah Challenger – Doubles| | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 9–3 | 2013 Tashkent Challenger – Doubles| | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 10–3 | 2017 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–4 | Russia F3, Kazan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 11–4 | Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Loss | 11–5 | 2019 Samarkand Challenger – Doubles| | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, |
Win | 12–5 | 2019 Tilia Slovenia Open – Doubles| | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–6 | 2019 International Challenger Baotou – Doubles| | Baotou, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 12–7 | 2020 Open de Rennes – Doubles| | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5-7, 7-6, |
Career performance timeline
Singles
Doubles
Wins over top 10 players
National participation
Davis Cup (6–6)
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