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Radu Albot

Moldovan tennis player (born 1989)

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Radu Albot (born 11 November 1989) is a Moldovan professional tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of No. 39 on 5 August 2019, making him the highest ranked player from Moldova. He is the first player from Moldova to win ATP Tour titles in singles (2019 Delray Beach Open) and in doubles (2015 Istanbul Open). He is also the first Moldovan to break into the top 100 on 27 July 2015 and four years later in the top 50. He is currently the No. 1 Moldovan player. He finished in the top 100 in the year-end rankings for five years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). His year-end career high was world No. 46 achieved in 2019.

Albot has won one ATP singles and one doubles title, 9 singles and 10 doubles Challenger titles in his career, as well as 14 singles and 7 doubles Futures titles. He has been a regular member of the Moldovan Davis Cup team since 2007 and holds his country's records for the most singles wins (34) and total wins (48).

01Personal life

Albot became a father on 19 April 2020, after his girlfriend Doina, gave birth to daughter Adeline.

02Career

2013-16: Historic maiden ATP title and top 100

Radu Albot has achieved many firsts for a Moldovan professional tennis player. In September 2013 he won the ATP Challenger event in Fergana, Uzbekistan, becoming the first player from his country to win an ATP Challenger tournament. At the 2014 US Open, he won three straight matches in the men's qualifying tournament to gain a berth in the main draw, becoming the first Moldovan to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam.

In May 2015, Albot teamed up with Dušan Lajović to win the doubles title at the inaugural 2015 Istanbul Open, becoming the first Moldovan to win an ATP Tour level event. In October 2015, Albot together with his doubles partner František Čermák managed to reach the 2015 Kremlin Cup final, being defeated by Andrey Rublev and Dmitry Tursunov in the decisive set. In June 2016, he won the Fergana Challenger for the second time. Next he qualified for the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and won his first Grand Slam match in 4 attempts, defeating Gastão Elias in the first round.

2017-19: Historic ATP singles title & top 40 & Major doubles semifinal

In June 2017, Radu Albot reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 Antalya Open beating João Sousa and Paolo Lorenzi, before losing to Andreas Seppi in straight sets. In the same year, he played for the first time in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He was a direct entry into the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon tournaments. Albot qualified for the 2017 US Open tournament and won two main draw matches before being defeated by Sam Querrey in the third round, his best singles finish at a Grand Slam to date.

In February 2018, Radu Albot reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 New York Open, winning matches against Bjorn Fratangelo and John Isner, but being eliminated by Kei Nishikori in the decisive third set. He equalled his Grand Slam third round achievement at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, defeating 20th seed Pablo Carreño Busta and Aljaz Bedene before eventually losing in the third round to John Isner. At the 2018 US Open, he and partner Malek Jaziri reached the doubles semifinals. Albot became the first Moldovan to reach the second week and also the semifinal at a Grand Slam.

In September 2018, he reached his first ATP Tour level singles semifinals at the 2018 Moselle Open where he lost against the eventual tournament champion, Gilles Simon.

Albot finished the 2018 season ranked in the top 100 at world No. 99.

In 2019, Albot reached the semifinals of the 2019 Open Sud de France tournament, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber, Ernests Gulbis and Marcos Baghdatis, before losing to the eventual tournament champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

In late February, he won the 2019 Delray Beach Open, making history as the first Moldovan to win an ATP singles title, knocking out Ivo Karlović, Nick Kyrgios, Steve Johnson and Mackenzie McDonald. In the final he defeated Dan Evans of Great Britain in a closely fought three-set match. At the same tournament he reached the semifinals in doubles with Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. In March in Miami he continued his great form. Albot was the only man to take a set off the eventual champion, Roger Federer, in the whole tournament during their second round match.

In May, Albot reached the 2019 Geneva Open semifinal losing in the penultimate round against Nicolás Jarry. In August, seeded seventh, he reached his third semifinal of 2019 at the 2019 Los Cabos Open, losing to fifth seed Taylor Fritz. His three victories in the tournament put him at a total of 25 for the year, his most ATP Tour wins in a season. As a result he reached his highest career ranking in the top 40 of world No. 39 on 5 August 2019.

2020-21: Inaugural ATP Cup, Australian Open third round, struggles with form

In January 2020, Albot participated in the Inaugural 2020 ATP Cup in the Group stage as a member of the Moldovan team. He snapped an eighth -match losing streak at the opening round of Roland Garros and reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 Sofia Open with a win over top seed Denis Shapovalov.

Albot reached the third round at the 2021 Australian Open for the first time at this Major where he defeated World No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut en route before losing to 24th seed Casper Ruud. In February, seeded sixth, he made his first semifinal in 19 months and of the year at the 2021 Singapore Tennis Open where he lost to Alexander Bublik. After eight first rounds losses he dropped out of the top 100 on 2 August 2021.

He finished with a 6-15 ATP win-loss record for the 2021 season, ranked No. 125.

2022-23: Major third round, back to Masters & top 100, 100th win

Albot reached the main draw at the 2022 Australian Open as a qualifier, and defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic. He lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets in the third round.

He won the title at the 2022 Istanbul Challenger defeating Lukáš Rosol. As a result, he moved back into the 100 to No. 92 on 19 September 2022.

He finished the 2022 season ranked No. 106.

He lost in the first round of the qualifications at the 2023 Australian Open to American Brandon Holt. At the 2023 Delray Beach Open he reached his first ATP semifinal since February 2021 by defeating Fernando Verdasco, Aleksandar Vukic and second seed Tommy Paul, which was his seventh top-20 career win and 99th career win overall. In the semifinals, he lost against fourth seed Miomir Kecmanović. As a result, he returned to the top 100 at No. 99 on 20 February 2023. In March, he entered the main draw of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open as a lucky loser directly into the second round, replacing 15th seed Pablo Carreño Busta who withdrew in the last minute.

In May, he qualified for the 2023 French Open and won his first round match against American wildcard Patrick Kypson. It was his 101st career win, having recorded his 100th match win earlier at the Banja Luka Open in April. He also qualified for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

He finished the 2023 season ranked No. 131.

2024: Back to top 150, tenth US Open appearance

Ranked No. 137, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Delray Beach Open and won his first round match against #NextGenATP player Juncheng Shang. He also qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open and defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic. He lost to another #NextGenATP player, wildcard João Fonseca in the second round.

Ranked No. 144, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Ranked No. 152, he also qualified for the Citi Open in Washington D.C., defeating Eliot Spizzirri and fourth qualifying seed Terence Atmane. He won his first round match over Facundo Díaz Acosta.

Ranked No. 138, he qualified for the US Open, making his tenth appearance, and 30th at a Grand Slam overall, defeating Javier Barranco Cosano, No. 10 qualifying seed Luca Van Assche and Shintaro Mochizuki. He lost in the first round in straight sets against Novak Djokovic in his first meeting with the defending champion. With previous career wins over Marko Djokovic and Djordje Djokovic, Albot is the only player to have played a professional singles match against each of all three Djokovic brothers."Radu Albot VS Djordje Djokovic | Head 2 Head | H2H | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

2025-26: Challenger results, home semifinal, and Davis Cup wins

In April 2025, Albot lost to eighth seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the first round of the Țiriac Open in Bucharest."Wawrinka records first ATP Tour win of season in Bucharest". ATP Tour. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

At the Perugia Challenger, he defeated former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-6(3)."Watch Challenger TV: Wawrinka in action". ATP Tour. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

In May 2026, Albot entered the ATP Challenger Moldova Open in Chișinău as a wildcard."Moldova Open 2026 Draws". ATP Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2026. He defeated qualifier Maxime Janvier in the first round, 6-3, 0-0 ret. In the second round, he defeated eighth seed Timofey Skatov 1-6, 6-1, 6-4. He then beat Franco Agamenone 7-5, 7-6(2) in the quarterfinals, and lost in the semifinals to qualifier Cezar Crețu 2-6, 6-4, 2-6.

In June 2026, Albot represented Moldova at the Davis Cup Europe Group III event at the National Tennis Centre in Chișinău, helping Moldova earn promotion to the 2027 World Group II Play-offs with wins over North Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo and Latvia. Albot won singles rubbers against Saba Purtseladze, Jasin Jakupi and Robert Strombachs, including a 6-3, 6-2 win over Strombachs in Moldova's 2-0 win over Latvia.

03Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022 2023 20242025SRW-LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 2R A 3R 3R Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 5 5-5 50%
French Open A A A A A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R Q2 2R Q2 A 0 / 7 4-7 36%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 2R 2R 3R 1R NH 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 4-8 33%
US Open A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 1R A 0 / 10 2-10 17%
Win-loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-3 3-4 3-4 2-4 1-2 2-4 2-2 1-3 0-2 0 / 30 15-30 33%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 3R NH A Q1 2R A Q2 0 / 4 2-4 33%
Miami Open A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R NH 1R Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 4 2-4 33%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A Q1 A 2R NH A Q1 A A A 0 / 1 1-1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A A 1R NH Q1 A A Q2 A 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A 2R Q1 A A A Q2 A 0 / 1 1-1 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A 2R NH A A Q2 A A 0 / 1 1-1 50%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A Q1 A 2R Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 1-1 50%
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A A A Q2 Q2 1R NH A A A 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A A Q1 Q2 A A 3R 2R A A A A A 0 / 2 3-2 60%
Win-loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 9-9 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 / 16 11-16 41%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 11 17 23 27 10 15 10 12 6 1 total: 140
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 total: 1
Overall win-loss 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 5-1 7-4 2-5 4-11 9-17 12-23 31-26 7-13 6-15 9-10 7-12 5-7 0-1 1 / 140 107-148 42%
Year-end ranking 726 503 281 225 169 168 121 97 87 98 46 93 125 106 131 163 448 $5,496,614

Doubles

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021 2022SRW-LWin &
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 3R 3R A 2R A 0 / 4 5-3 63%
French Open QF A 1R A 1R 1R A A 0 / 4 3-4 43%
Wimbledon 1R A A 1R 1R NH 1R 3R 0 / 5 2-5 29%
US Open 1R A A SF 2R A A A 0 / 3 5-3 63%
Win-loss 3-3 0-1 0-1 6-2 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-1 0 / 16 15-15 50%
ATP Masters 1000
Miami Open A A A A 2R NH A A 0 / 1 1-1 43%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A QF NH A A 0 / 1 2-1 67%
Madrid Open A A A A 1R NH A A 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Italian Open A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Canadian Open A A A A 1R NH A 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Shanghai Masters A A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0-1 0%
Win-loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 / 7 3-7 30%

04ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
ATP Finals (0-0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0-0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0-0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1-0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1-0)
Clay (0-0)
Grass (0-0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1-0)
Indoor (0-0)
Result W-L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Feb 2019 Delray Beach Open, United States 250 Series Hard Dan Evans 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(9-7)

Doubles: 2 (1-1)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
ATP Finals (0-0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0-0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0-0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1-1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0-1)
Clay (1-0)
Grass (0-0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1-1)
Indoor (0-0)
Result W-L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1-0 May 2015 Istanbul Open, Turkey 250 Series Clay Dušan Lajović Robert Lindstedt
Jürgen Melzer
6-4, 7-6(7-2)
Loss 1-1 Oct 2015 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) František Čermák Andrey Rublev
Dmitry Tursunov
6-2, 1-6, [6-10]

05ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 36 (23-13)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9-8)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (14-5)
Finals by surface
Hard (17-6)
Clay (6-7)
Result W-L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Jun 2010 Romania F3, Bacău Futures Clay Florian Reynet 1-6, 3-6
Loss 0-2 Oct 2010 Turkey F9, Antalya Futures Hard Sam Groth 3-6, 1-6
Win 1-2 Oct 2010 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Hard Denys Molchanov 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Win 2-2 Mar 2011 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Clay Ruan Roelofse 7-5, 6-4
Win 3-2 Apr 2011 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Clay Alejandro González 7-5, 6-3
Win 4-2 Apr 2011 Turkey F12, Antalya Futures Hard Yannik Reuter 6-3, 7-6(7-1)
Win 5-2 Apr 2011 Turkey F13, Antalya Futures Hard Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 6-2
Win 6-2 May 2011 Italy F11, Cesena Futures Clay Walter Trusendi 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(7-1)
Loss 6-3 Feb 2012 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard Daniel Smethurst 6-3, 5-7, 0-6
Win 7-3 Feb 2012 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard Aleksandr Lobkov 7-6(7-5), 6-3
Win 8-3 Mar 2012 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard Ádám Kellner 7-6(7-5), 6-2
Win 9-3 Apr 2012 Turkey F12, Antalya Futures Hard Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 6-1, 6-3
Win 10-3 Apr 2012 Turkey F15, Antalya Futures Hard Tomislav Brkić 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Win 11-3 Apr 2012 Turkey F16, Antalya Futures Hard Tomislav Brkić 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)
Loss 11-4 May 2012 Romania F1, Cluj Futures Clay Marcin Gawron 1-6, 3-6
Win 12-4 Jun 2012 Romania F3, Bacău Futures Clay Roman Borvanov 7-5, 6-4
Loss 12-5 Feb 2013 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard Yannik Reuter 6-7(4-7), 6-3, 2-6
Win 13-5 Mar 2013 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard Reid Carleton 6-1, 6-4
Win 14-5 Mar 2013 Turkey F9, Antalya Futures Hard Marsel İlhan 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(9-7)
Loss 14-6 May 2013 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Teymuraz Gabashvili 4-6, 4-6
Win 15-6 Sep 2013 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Ilija Bozoljac 7-6(11-9), 6-7(3-7), 6-1
Loss 15-7 Sep 2014 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay Jason Kubler 4-6, 1-6
Win 16-7 Mar 2015 Kolkata, India Challenger Hard James Duckworth 7-6(7-0), 6-1
Loss 16-8 Jun 2015 Moscow, Russia Challenger Clay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 0-6, 1-6
Loss 16-9 Jul 2015 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6
Loss 16-10 Aug 2015 Prague, Czechia Challenger Clay Rogério Dutra Silva 2-6, 7-6(7-5), 4-6
Win 17-10 Jun 2016 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-4
Win 18-10 Jun 2016 Fergana (2), Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Konstantin Kravchuk 6-4, 6-2
Win 19-10 Jul 2016 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Clement Geens 6-2, 6-4
Loss 19-11 Oct 2017 Suzhou, China Challenger Hard Miomir Kecmanović 4-6, 4-6
Win 20-11 Nov 2017 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(8-6), 6-7(3-7), 6-4
Win 21-11 Oct 2018 Liuzhou, China Challenger Hard Miomir Kecmanović 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Win 22-11 Nov 2021 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i) Jiří Lehečka 6-2, 7-6(7-5)
Win 23-11 Sep 2022 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Lukáš Rosol 6-2, 6-0
Loss 23-12 Oct 2022 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard Kamil Majchrzak 4-6, 6-3, 2-6
Loss 23-13 Mar 2024 Girona, Spain Challenger Clay Pedro Martinez 5-7, 4-6

Doubles: 37 (17-20)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10-8)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7-12)
Finals by surface
Hard (6-4)
Clay (11-16)
Result W-L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0-1 Aug 2007 Germany F13, Munchen Futures Clay Torsten Wietoska David Klier
Philipp Piyamongkol
walkover
Loss 0-2 Jun 2008 Romania F6, Bacău Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
Victor Ioniță
2-6, 6-3, [7-10]
Loss 0-3 Jul 2008 Romania F11, Bucharest Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Vladislav Bondarenko
Robert Varga
2-6, 6-7(2-7)
Loss 0-4 Jul 2008 Romania F13, Târgu Mureș Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Andrea Arnaboldi
Vladislav Bondarenko
7-5, 0-6, [1-10]
Win 1-4 Aug 2008 Romania F14, Oradea Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Steven Goh
Zakary van Min
7-6(7-5), 6-7(5-7), [10-3]
Loss 1-5 Apr 2009 Egypt F5, Suiz Futures Clay Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Andrey Kuznetsov
Robert Varga
2-6, 4-6
Loss 1-6 May 2009 Romania F1, Cralova Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Marius Copil
5-7, 1-6
Win 2-6 May 2009 Romania F2, Bucharest Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Florin Mergea
Costin Pavăl
6-1, 6-2
Loss 2-7 Jun 2009 Romania F5, Bacău Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Tobias Klein
Alexander Sadecky
4-6, 3-6
Win 3-7 Sep 2009 Germany F17, Kempten Futures Clay Jiří Školoudík James Lemke
Richard Waite
6-1, 6-2
Win 4-7 May 2010 Romania F2, Pitești Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Ivan Anikanov
Artem Smirnov
2-6, 6-3, [10-7]
Loss 4-8 Aug 2010 Romania F9, Arad Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
Alexandru Catalin Marasin
4-6, 5-7
Loss 4-9 Sep 2010 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay Andrei Ciumac Daniele Giorgini
Flavio Cipolla
3-6, 4-6
Win 5-9 Mar 2011 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard Denys Molchanov Roman Jebavý
Adrian Sikora
6-7(3-7), 6-3, [12-10]
Loss 5-10 Mar 2011 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Toni Androić
Dino Marcan
1-6, 2-6
Win 6-10 May 2011 Italy F10, Aosta Futures Clay Yasutaka Uchiyama Hiroki Moriya
Shuichi Sekiguchi
4-6, 7-5, [10-7]
Loss 6-11 Aug 2011 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Andrey Kuznetsov Alexander Kudryavtsev
Mikhail Elgin
6-7(4-7), 6-2, [7-10]
Loss 6-12 Aug 2011 Romania F9, Brașov Futures Clay Andrei Ciumac Adrian Cruciat
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
0-6, 6-3, [7-10]
Loss 6-13 Feb 2012 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard Andrei Ciumac Germain Gigounon
Yannik Reuter
6-7(6-8), 4-6
Loss 6-14 Feb 2012 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard Andrei Ciumac Jorisde Loore
Yannik Reuter
3-6, 6-7(6-8)
Win 7-14 Apr 2012 Mersin, Turkey Challenger Clay Denys Molchanov Alessandro Motti
Simone Vagnozzi
6-0, 6-2
Win 8-14 May 2012 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Teymuraz Gabashvili Adam Pavlásek
Jiří Veselý
7-5, 5-7, [10-8]
Loss 8-15 Apr 2013 Mersin, Turkey Challenger Clay Oleksandr Nedovyesov Andreas Beck
Dominik Meffert
7-5, 3-6, [8-10]
Loss 8-16 May 2013 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Jordan Kerr Farrukh Dustov
Oleksandr Nedovyesov
1-6, 6-7(7-9)
Win 9-16 Oct 2013 Kazan, Russia Challenger Hard Farrukh Dustov Egor Gerasimov
Dzmitry Zhyrmont
6-2, 6-7(3-7), [10-7]
Win 10-16 Mar 2014 China F1, Guangzhou Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Claudio Grassi
Ricadro Ghedin
1-6, 7-5, [10-7]
Win 11-16 Apr 2014 Mersin, Turkey Challenger Clay Jaroslav Pospíšil Thomas Fabbiano
Matteo Viola
7-6(9-7), 6-1
Win 12-16 May 2014 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Artem Sitak Andrea Arnaboldi
Flavio Cipolla
4-6, 6-2, [11-9]
Loss 12-17 Jun 2014 Arad, Romania Challenger Clay Artem Sitak Franko Škugor
Antonio Velc
4-6, 6-7(3-7)
Win 13-17 Jul 2014 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Adam Pavlásek Tomasz Bednarek
Henri Kontinen
7-5, 2-6, [10-8]
Loss 13-18 Jul 2014 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay Mateusz Kowalczyk Wesley Koolhof
Alessandro Motti
6-7(7-9), 3-6
Win 14-18 Aug 2014 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Enrique López Pérez Franko Škugor
Adrian Ungur
6-4, 6-1
Loss 14-19 Feb 2015 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard Matthew Ebden Carsten Ball
Matt Reid
5-7, 4-6
Win 15-19 Feb 2015 Launceston, Australia Challenger Hard Mitchell Krueger Adam Hubble
Rubin Statham
3-6, 7-5, [11-9]
Win 16-19 Oct 2017 Ningbo, China Challenger Hard Rubin Statham Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Christopher Rungkat
7-5, 6-3
Loss 16-20 Mar 2018 Irving, United States Challenger Hard Matthew Ebden Alexander Peya
Philipp Petzschner
2-6, 4-6
Win 17-20 Sep 2021 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Alexander Cozbinov Antonio Šančić
Artem Sitak
4-6, 7-5, [11-9]

06Davis Cup

Singles performances (28-8)

Doubles performances (13-9)

07Best Grand Slam results details

Australian Open
2021 Australian Open
Round Opponent Score
1R Roberto Bautista Agut (12) 6-7(1-7), 6-0, 6-4, 7-6(7-5)
2R Christopher O'Connell (WC) 6-2, 7-5, 7-6(10-8)
3R Casper Ruud (24) 1-6, 7-5, 4-6, 4-6
2022 Australian Open (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Score
Q1 Filippo Baldi (PR) 7-6(8-6), 6-2
Q2 Yosuke Watanuki 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Q3 João Sousa (17) 6-4, 6-4
1R Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2R Aleksandar Vukic (WC) 6-4, 7-6(7-4), 6-4
3R Alexander Zverev (3) 3-6, 4-6, 4-6
French Open
2018 French Open
Round Opponent Score
1R Grégoire Barrère (WC) 4-6, 0-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
2R Damir Džumhur (26) 3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1, 5-7
2019 French Open
Round Opponent Score
1R Tennys Sandgren (Q) 7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-1), 3-6, 6-1
2R Jan-Lennard Struff 6-7(2-7), 6-7(3-7), 7-6(7-4), 2-6
2020 French Open
Round Opponent Score
1R Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
2R Taylor Fritz (27) 3-6, 2-6, 4-6
Wimbledon Championships
2018 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Score
1R Pablo Carreño Busta (20) 3-6, 6-0, 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 6-1
2R Aljaž Bedene 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(7-3), 5-7, 6-3
3R John Isner (9) 3-6, 3-6, 4-6
US Open
2017 US Open (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Score
Q1 João Domingues 6-0, 6-1
Q2 Cristian Garín 6-4, 6-4
Q3 Frank Dancevic (PR) 6-2, 6-4
1R Ernesto Escobedo 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
2R Lu Yen-hsun 6-2, 7-6(9-7), 5-7, 0-6, 7-6(7-2)
3R Sam Querrey (17) 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 4-6

08Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Albot's record against players that have been in the ATP top 10, with active players in bold.

Opponent Highest
ranking
Matches Won Lost Win % Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Daniil Medvedev 11 0 1 0% Lost (3-6, 1-6) at 2019 Monte Carlo Masters 2R
Roger Federer 12 0 2 0% Lost (0-6, 3-6) at 2019 Swiss Indoors 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić 32 1 1 50% Won (6-4, 7-6(8-6)) at 2019 Cincinnati 1R
Grigor Dimitrov 31 0 1 0% Lost (2-6, 3-6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR
David Ferrer 31 0 1 0% Lost (6-4, 5-7, 1-6, 0-6) at 2015 US Open 1R
Stefanos Tsitsipas 31 0 1 0% Lost (6-7(2-7), 2-6) at 2018 Indian Wells Masters 1R
Alexander Zverev 32 0 2 0% Lost (3-6, 4-6, 4-6) at 2022 Australian Open 3R
Number 4 ranked players
Kei Nishikori 41 0 1 0% Lost (6-4, 3-6, 1-6) at 2018 New York Open QF
Number 5 ranked players
Kevin Anderson 51 0 1 0% Lost (4-6, 3-6) at 2018 Acapulco 1R
Andrey Rublev 51 0 1 0% Lost (1-6, 2-6) at 2020 Paris Masters 2R
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 51 0 1 0% Lost (1-6, 3-6) at 2019 Montpellier SF
Number 6 ranked players
Gilles Simon 63 1 2 33% Won (6-4, 6-2) at 2019 Montreal 1R
Gaël Monfils 61 0 1 0% Lost (6-4, 4-6, 1-6) at 2019 Paris Masters 3R
Matteo Berrettini 62 0 2 0% Lost (3-6, 7-6(7-3), 1-6) at 2018 Kitzbühel 2R
Number 7 ranked players
Casper Ruud 72 0 2 0% Lost (1-6, 7-5, 4-6, 4-6) at 2021 Australian Open 3R
Fernando Verdasco 73 0 3 0% Lost (2-6, 6-3, 1-6) at 2019 Mutua Madrid Open 1R
David Goffin 74 0 4 0% Lost (4-6, 1-6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR
Number 8 ranked players
Marcos Baghdatis 81 1 0 100% Won (6-2, 7-6(7-2)) at 2019 Montpellier QF
Janko Tipsarević 81 1 0 100% Won (7-5, 2-6, 6-0) at 2019 Los Cabos 1R
Mikhail Youzhny 81 1 0 100% Won (4-6, 7-6(8-6), 7-5) at 2017 Gstaad 1R
John Isner 84 1 3 25% Lost (3-6, 3-6, 4-6) at 2018 Wimbledon 3R
Diego Schwartzman 81 0 1 0% Lost (4-6, 2-6) at 2019 Cincinnati Masters 3R
Jack Sock 82 0 2 0% Lost (6-3, 3-6, 6-7(2-7)) at 2020 Delray Beach 1R
Number 9 ranked players
Roberto Bautista Agut 91 1 0 100% Won (6-7(1-7), 6-0, 6-4, 7-6(7-5)) at 2021 Australian Open 2R
Nicolás Almagro 92 1 1 50% Won (7-6(8-6), 6-3) at 2017 Marrakesh 1R
Fabio Fognini 93 1 2 33% Lost (6-7(6-8), 3-6) at 2019 Rome Masters 2R
Number 10 ranked players
Ernests Gulbis 101 1 0 100% Won (7-6(7-5), 4-6, 6-4) at 2019 Montpellier 2R
Denis Shapovalov 101 1 0 100% Won (6-2, 6-4) at 2020 Sofia 2R
Pablo Carreño Busta 102 1 1 50% Lost (3-6, 4-6) at 2019 Chengdu 1R
Total 49 12 37 24% * Statistics correct as of 5 May 2022
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