Alexander Shevchenko (tennis)

Aleksandr Shevchenko
Aleksandr Shevchenko at the 2026 Swiss Open Gstaad
Country (sports) Kazakhstan (2024–)[1][2]
 Russia (2018–2024)[3]
Born (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachGünter Bresnik (−2023),[4] Timur Maulenov
Prize moneyUS $ 2,962,223 [5]
Singles
Career record59–77
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 45 (19 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 96 (15 June 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2026)
French Open2R (2023, 2024, 2025)
Wimbledon1R (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
US Open2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record5–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 406 (20 February 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2025, 2026)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 15 June 2026.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Shevchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Шевче́нко; Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ʂɨfˈtɕenkə]; born 29 November 2000) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved on 19 February 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 406, achieved on 20 February 2023.[6][7] He is currently the No. 2 Kazakhstani player.[8]

Career

2022: Challenger title, ATP Tour & top 150 debuts

Ranked No. 234 he reached a back to back quarterfinal at the 2022 Poznań Open in June.[9] 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.[6]

2023–2024: Major & Masters debuts, ATP final & 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[10] before losing to Nuno Borges in the final.[11] 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.[4][12]

Ranked No. 96, he qualified for his first Masters 1000 at the 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.[13] He entered the next Masters 1000, the 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 ate Wimbledon, at the Cincinnati Open as a qualifier, and at the 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 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.[14][15] He lost to defending champion Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets with two tiebreaks.[16] As a result he moved 20 positions up into the top 65 in the rankings on 30 October 2023.[6] 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.[17][18] He reached his first final defeating wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert and became the youngest Metz finalist since Lucas Pouille aged 22, in 2016. As a result, he moved into the top 50.[19] He lost in the final to Ugo Humbert.[20]

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.[2] Shevchenko has lived in Vienna since age nine.[4][21]

Personal life

From the end of 2022, he was in a relationship with fellow tennis player Anastasia Potapova of Russia. On 24 September 2023 they announced their engagement.[22][23] They got married on 1 December 2023.[24] It was reported that as of 20 September 2024, following the US Open, the couple had divorced after less than a year of marriage.[25]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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 2026 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
US Open Q1 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 2–4 1–4 1–3 0 / 14 5–14 26%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q1 2R 1R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Miami Open A Q1 2R Q2 3R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A 3R 2R Q1 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Italian Open A 3R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Canadian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A 1R Q1 Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH 1R 3R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Paris Masters A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 3-4 6–5 0–3 4–5 0 / 17 13–17 43%
Career statistics
202220232024 2025 Career
Tournaments 3 17 28 18 Career total: 66
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–3 16–17 21–28 14–19 0 / 66 51–67 43%
Win (%) 0% 48% 43% 42% Career total: 43%
Year-end ranking 154 48 78 97 $2,962,223

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (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 ATP 250 Hard (i) France Ugo Humbert 3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Italy Riccardo Bonadio 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jan 2023 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Austria Sebastian Ofner 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Mar 2023 Phoenix, US Challenger 175 Hard Portugal Nuno Borges 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–1 Apr 2023 Madrid, Spain Challenger Clay Argentina Pedro Cachín 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Aug 2025 Sumter, US Challenger 125 Hard Italy Mattia Bellucci 6–7(5–7), 1–3 ret.
Loss 3–3 Jun 2026 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Japan Taro Daniel 6–3, 0–6, 6–7(2–7)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Romania Alexandru Jecan 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Clay Austria David Pichler 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Clay Italy Luca Potenza 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Bulgaria Adrian Andreev 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–3 May 2021 M15 Tbilisi, Georgia WTT Hard Italy Alessandro Bega 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–4 May 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan WTT Clay Italy Edoardo Lavagno 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2021 M25 Velenje, Slovenia WTT Clay Czech Republic Patrik Rikl 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–4 Feb 2022 M25 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Uruguay Martín Cuevas 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Russia Maxim Ratniuk Germany Luca Gelhardt
United States Neel Rajesh		 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 2019 M15 Moscow, Russia WTT Clay Russia Maxim Ratniuk Russia Timur Kiyamov
Russia Anton Chekhov		 0–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6]
Loss 2–1 Oct 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Russia Alexander Ovcharov Sweden Jonathan Mridha
Sweden Gustav Hansson		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jan 2020 M15 Cairo, Egypt WTT Clay Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim Argentina Fermín Tenti
Argentina Juan Pablo Paz		 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2021 M25 Kottingbrunn, Austria WTT Clay Czech Republic David Poljak Latvia Mārtiņš Podžus
Greece Petros Tsitsipas		 3–6, 3–6

Wins over top 10 players

  • Shevchenko has a 3–11 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season2023202420252026Total
Wins11013
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score ASR
2023
1. United States Taylor Fritz 9 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland Hard (i) 2R 6–7(7–9), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) 83
2024
2. Denmark Holger Rune 7 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands Hard (i) 2R 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 57
2026
3. United States Ben Shelton 9 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 84

References

  1. ↑ "Following Elena Rybakina and Alexander Bublik, ATP World No. 48 Alexander Shevchenko forgoes Russian nationality to play for Kazakhstan instead". 27 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Russian Alexander Shevchenko announces nationality change to Kazakhstan". 28 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "JT Rating". juniortennis.ru (in Russian). Junior Tennis. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Shevchenko's Surge: Plenty of Game on & off Court | ATP Tour | Tennis". 1 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Shevchenko".
  6. 1 2 3 "Alexander Shevchenko Rankings". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  7. ↑ "Alexander Shevchenko". International Tennis Federation.
  8. ↑ "Kazakhstan | ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour.
  9. ↑ Kust, Damian (1 June 2022). "Alexander Shevchenko Eyeing A Second Deep Run in Poznań". Last Word On Tennis. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Shevchenko, Borges Continue Hot Streaks to Meet in Phoenix Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. ↑ "Borges Wins Biggest Career Title at Phoenix Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. ↑ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Shevchenko Breaks the Top 100". 18 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Medvedev Beats Shevchenko in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  14. ↑ "Taylor Fritz's chances for ATP Finals in danger after tough defeat to Alexander Shevchenko at 2023 Swiss Indoors Basel". Tennisuptodate.com. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dominic Stricker Stuns Casper Ruud In Basel, Dents Norwegian's Turin Hopes | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  16. ↑ "Holger Rune Rides Lucky Break Into Basel SFs; Earns Chance To Avenge Final Loss To Felix Auger-Aliassime | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  17. ↑ "Alexander Shevchenko Beats Karen Khachanov In Metz | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  18. ↑ "ATP roundup: Alexander Shevchenko advances to Metz semifinals". Reuters. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Alexander Shevchenko Reaches First ATP Final In Metz | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  20. ↑ "Ugo Humbert Wins Hometown Title In Metz, Earns Top 20 Debut | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  21. ↑ "The ski trip that changed Shevchenko's life". ATPTour. 25 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "Anastasia Potapova and Alexander Shevchenko announce engagement". Tennis.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "Anastasia Potapova gets engaged to fellow Russian tennis player Alexander Shevchenko". Sportskeeda.com. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Tennis power couple Anastasia Potapova, Alexander Shevchenko get married". Tennis.com. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Anastasia Potapova talks tennis, divorce from Alexander Shevchenko". tennis.com. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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