Alexander Shevchenko (tennis)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Shevchenko.
Alexander Shevchenko
Alex Shevchenko in 2023
Country (sports)Kazakhstan (2024–)
Russia (2018–2024)
ResidenceVienna, Austria
Born29 November 2000
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachGünter Bresnik (-2023), Timur Maulenov
Prize money$1,016,420
Singles
Career record21-24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 59 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record1-4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 406 (20 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 627 (29 January 2024)
Last updated on: 30 January 2024.

Alexander Alexandrovich Shevchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Шевче́нко; Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ʂɨfˈtɕenkə]; born 29 November 2000) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player.

Shevchenko has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 48 achieved on 4 December 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 406 achieved on 20 February 2023.

Career

2022: Maiden Challenger title, ATP and top 150 debuts

Ranked No. 234 he reached a back to back quarterfinal at the 2022 Poznań Open in June. Next he won his maiden Challenger at the 2022 Bratislava Open.

Shevchenko made his ATP debut at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a lucky loser where he lost to Dominic Thiem. He qualified into the main draw at the ATP 500 2022 Astana Open. He made his top 150 debut on 26 September 2022.

2023: Major and Masters debuts, first ATP final and top-10 win, top 50

In February, he qualified at the ATP 500 in Dubai as a lucky loser. As a result he reached a new career high of No. 113 on 6 February 2023. In March, he reached his second Challenger final of the season as a qualifier in Phoenix, Arizona defeating Gaël Monfils, sixth seed Marc-Andrea Hüsler, top seed Matteo Berrettini and Quentin Halys before losing to Nuno Borges in the final. As a result he moved to a new career high, one position shy of the top 100 on 20 March 2023. Following another final showing and a title at the Madrid Challenger he reached the top 100 at No. 98 on 17 April 2023.

Ranked No. 96, he qualified for his first Masters 1000 at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open and defeated J. J. Wolf in the first round. Next he defeated 31st seed Jiří Lehečka to reach the third round for the first time in his career. He then lost to second seed and compatriot Daniil Medvedev in the third round. He entered the next Masters 1000, the 2023 Italian Open on his debut, as a lucky loser directly into the second round of the main draw replacing 29th seed Tallon Griekspoor after his late withdrawal. He won his second round match defeating Sebastián Báez.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 French Open and defeated Oscar Otte for the first Major win in his career. He also made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, at the 2023 Western & Southern Open as a qualifier and at the 2023 US Open.

He received a wildcard for the 2023 Astana Open where he defeated Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets but lost to eventual semifinalist wildcard Hamad Medjedovic. At the 2023 Swiss Indoors he reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier, defeating home favorite Stan Wawrinka, and then fifth seed Taylor Fritz, his biggest and first top 10 win, saving 15 break and two match points in a close to 3 hours match with three tiebreaks. He lost to defending champion Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets with two tiebreaks. As a result he moved 20 positions up into the top 65 in the rankings on 30 October 2023. At the next indoors tournament in Metz he reached his first ATP semifinal, defeating top 15 player, third seed and compatriot Karen Khachanov, his second top-20 career win and of the season. He reached his first final defeating wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert and became the youngest Metz finalist since Lucas Pouille, 22, in 2016. As a result he moved into the top 50. He lost in the final to Ugo Humbert.

Nationality change

In January 2024, Shevchenko changed his citizenship from that of his home country of Russia to Kazakhstan effective starting at the tournament in Montpellier. Shevchenko has lived in Vienna since age nine.

Personal life

Since the end of 2022, he has been in a relationship with fellow Russian female player Anastasia Potapova. On September 24, 2023 they announced their engagement. They got married on December 1, 2023.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 0–1 0 / 4 1–4 20%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Italian Open A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 3–4 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Career statistics
2022 2023 2024 Career
Tournaments 3 17 3 Career total: 23
Titles 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–3 16–17 2–3 0 / 23 18–23 44%
Win (%) 0% 48% 40% Career total: 44%
Year-end ranking 154 48 $1,016,420

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
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 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2023 Moselle Open, France 250 Series Hard (i) Ugo Humbert 3–6, 3–6

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 12 (7–5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures Tour / World Tennis Tour (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Alexandru Jecan 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay David Pichler 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Luca Potenza 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Adrian Andreev 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–3 May 2021 M15 Tbilisi, Georgia World Tennis Tour Hard Alessandro Bega 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–4 May 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay Edoardo Lavagno 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2021 M25 Velenje, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay Patrik Rikl 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–4 Feb 2022 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Martin Cuevas 6–2, 6-1
Win 5–4 Jun 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Riccardo Bonadio 6–3, 7–5
Win 6–4 Jan 2023 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–2
Loss 6–5 Mar 2023 Phoenix, USA Challenger Hard Nuno Borges 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win 7–5 Apr 2023 Madrid, Spain Challenger Clay Pedro Cachin 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour / World Tennis Tour (2–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2019 M15 Antalya World Tennis Tour Clay Maxim Ratniuk Luca Gelhardt
Neel Rajesh 		6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 2019 M15 Moscow World Tennis Tour Clay Maxim Ratniuk Timur Kiyamov
Anton Chekhov 		0–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–6
Loss 2–1 Oct 2019 M15 Antalya World Tennis Tour Clay Alexander Ovcharov Jonathan Mridha
Gustav Hansson 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jan 2020 M15 Cairo World Tennis Tour Clay Eric Vanshelboim Fermin Tenti
Juan Pablo Paz 		0–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2021 M25 Kottingbrunn World Tennis Tour Clay David Poljak Mārtiņš Podžus
Petros Tsitsipas 		3–6, 3–6

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Shevchenko's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–4, 1–6, 5–7) at 2023 Madrid
Number 2 ranked players
Casper Ruud 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2023 Båstad
Number 3 ranked players
Stan Wawrinka 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 7–6(10–8)) at 2023 Basel
Dominic Thiem 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Kitzbühel
Number 4 ranked players
Holger Rune 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 7–5, 2–6) at 2024 Brisbane
Jannik Sinner 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6) at 2023 Rome
Number 5 ranked players
Taylor Fritz 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–7(7–9), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)) at 2023 Basel
Number 6 ranked players
Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–7(1–7)) at 2023 Basel
Number 8 ranked players
Karen Khachanov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Metz
Cameron Norrie 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2023 US Open
Number 9 ranked players
Hubert Hurkacz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–3, 3–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2023 Dubai
Total 3–8 27% 3–4
(43%) 		0–4
(0%) 		0–0
( – ) 		* Statistics correct as of 3 January 2024.

Wins over top 10 players

Shevchenko has a 1–4 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2023 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ASR
2023
1. Taylor Fritz 9 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland Hard (i) 2R 6–7(7–9), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) 83