Ivan Andreevich Gakhov[2] (Russian: Ива́н Андре́евич Га́хов, IPA: [ɪˈvan ˈɡaxəf]; born 4 November 1996) is a Russian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 142 achieved on 19 June 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 170 achieved on 17 September 2018.

Ivan Gakhov
Иван Гахов
Gakhov at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 28)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMiguel Sánchez, Salvador Navarro, Igor Muguruza[1]
Prize money$430,597
Singles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 142 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 293 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 170 (17 September 2018)
Current rankingNo. 927 (9 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples Team Classification
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Singles
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Gakhov has won one ATP Challenger title in singles at the 2023 Girona Challenger[3] and one in doubles at the 2018 Fergana Challenger.

Career

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2022: ATP debut

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Ranked No. 315, he made his ATP singles main draw debut at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a lucky loser where he lost to Yannick Hanfmann.

2023: Maiden Challenger title, Masters debut and first ATP win, top 150

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He won his maiden ATP Challenger title in singles at the 2023 Girona Challenger.[3][4]

Ranked No. 198, he made his Masters debut at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters after entering the qualifying competition as the fourth alternate, defeating second seed Adrian Mannarino and twelfth seed Luca Van Assche.[5] In the first round of the main draw, he defeated Mackenzie McDonald to record his first ATP match win and first at the Masters 1000 tour-level, having played only one ATP match ever. As a result, he moved more than 35 spots in the rankings into the top 165.[1] In the second round, he lost to top seed Novak Djokovic. He reached the top 150 at No. 147 on 12 June 2023.

2024

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In mid-April, ranked No. 223, he qualified for the main draw of the 2024 BMW Open in Munich.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

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Singles: 33 (16–17)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14–16)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (14–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2014 Kazakhstan F12, Shymkent Futures Clay   Enrique Lopez Perez 6–4, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Oct 2014 Kazakhstan F14, Shymkent Futures Clay   Enrique Lopez Perez 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2015 India F4, Chennai Futures Clay   Vijay Sundar Prashanth 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 1–3 May 2015 Russia F1, Moscow Futures Clay   Daniil Medvedev 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2015 Kazakhstan F5, Shymkent Futures Clay   Aleksandre Metreveli 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Nov 2015 Turkey F46, Antalya Futures Clay   Javier Martí 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Jul 2016 Spain F21, Gandia Futures Clay   Jaume Munar 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–6 Aug 2016 Russia F6, Moscow Futures Clay   Denis Matsukevich 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–6 Oct 2016 Kazakhstan F7, Shymkent Futures Clay   Sanjar Fayziev 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Win 4–6 Oct 2016 Spain F35, La Vall d'Uixo Futures Clay   Carlos Taberner 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–7 Mar 2017 Spain F8, Reus Futures Clay   Javier Martí 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–8 Apr 2017 Spain F10, Madrid Futures Clay   Pedro Cachin 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 Apr 2017 Kazakhstan F5, Shymkent Futures Clay   Mario Vilella Martínez 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–8 Aug 2017 Russia F6, Moscow Futures Clay   Artur Shakhnubaryan 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–8 Nov 2017 Morocco F6, Agadir Futures Clay   Pol Toledo Bagué 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss 7–9 Apr 2018 Kazakhstan F3, Shymkent Futures Clay   Denis Yevseyev 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 8–9 Aug 2018 Germany F12, Karlsruhe Futures Clay   Paul Woerner 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 8–10 Aug 2018 Spain F24, Santander Futures Clay   Javier Barranco Cosano 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 9–10 Nov 2018 Tunisia F39, Monastir Futures Hard   Steven Diez 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 10–10 Nov 2018 Tunisia F40, Monastir Futures Hard   Ronan Joncour 7–6(9–7), 7–5
Loss 10–11 Nov 2018 Tunisia F41, Monastir Futures Hard   Aslan Karatsev 4–6, 3–6
Loss 10–12 Jan 2019 M15 Manacor, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Francisco Cerúndolo 3–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Nov 2020 M15 Benicarló, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6–7(13–15), 4–6
Win 11–13 Apr 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay   Eric Vanshelboim 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 11–14 Apr 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay   Eric Vanshelboim 1–6, 1–6
Win 12–14 Oct 2021 M15 Platja d'Aro, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Josè Vidal Azorin 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 12–15 Oct 2021 M15 Benicarló, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Pablo Llamas Ruiz 4–6, 4–6
Win 13–15 Apr 2022 M15 Symkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay   Eric Vanshelboim 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–15 Oct 2022 M25 Zaragoza, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Javier Barranco Cosano 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Win 15–15 Apr 2023 Girona, Spain Challenger Clay   Gastão Elias 5–7, 6–4, 0–0 ret.
Win 16–15 Jun 2023 Troisdorf, Germany Challenger Clay   Frederico Ferreira Silva 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 16–16 Jul 2024 M25 Getxo, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Miguel Damas 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 0–6
Loss 16–17 Aug 2024 Dobrich, Bulgaria Challenger Clay   Juan Bautista Torres 7–5, 0–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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Legend
Challengers (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay   David Vega Hernández   Pedro Cachin
  Íñigo Cervantes
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 0–2 Oct 2017 Almaty, Kazakhastan Challenger Clay   Nino Serdarušić   Timur Khabibulin
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–1, 3–6, [3–10]
Win 1–2 Jun 2018 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Alexander Pavlioutchenkov   Saketh Myneni
  Vijay Sundar Prashanth
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Jul 2018 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Alexander Pavlioutchenkov   Markus Eriksson
  André Göransson
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]

Awards

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2019
  • The Russian Cup in the nomination Student Tennis Players of the Year[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ivan Gakhov Excited to Play 'Greatest of All Time' Djokovic in Monte-Carlo". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Automatic transliteration of Russian [ALA-LC]". russki-mat.net. Charles Boutler. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "18-Year-Old van Assche Claims Sanremo Challenger, Cracks Top 100". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Van Assche Breaks the Top 100 in Sanremo". 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hubert Hurkacz Saves M.P., Survives 3:19 Thriller in Monte-Carlo". ATP Tour.
  6. ^ «Русский Кубок»-2019 [2019 Russian Cup] (in Russian). RTF. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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