Radu Albot
 Albot at the 2023 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Moldova |
|---|---|
| Residence | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Born | 11 November 1989 Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Chișinău, Moldova) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Burghard Riehemann, Vladimir Albot |
| Prize money | US$5,073,113 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 103–142 (42.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (5 August 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 152 (26 February 2024)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2021, 2022) |
| French Open | 2R (2018, 2019, 2020, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2018) |
| US Open | 3R (2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 50–72 (41.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (29 April 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 1377 (4 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2018, 2019) |
| French Open | QF (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2022) |
| US Open | SF (2018) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 43–18 |
| Last updated on: 4 March 2024. | |
Radu Albot (born 11 November 1989) is a Moldovan professional tennis player. He is the first player from Moldova to win ATP World Tour singles (2019 Delray Beach Open) and doubles (2015 Istanbul Open) titles.
Albot has won one ATP singles and one doubles title, 7 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 (28) and total wins (41).
His ATP singles ranking of No. 99 on 3 August 2015, made him the first Moldovan to break into the top 100. Albot achieved a career high ranking of No. 39 on 5 August 2019. 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 in 2019 when he finished at No. 46.
Personal life
Albot became a father on 19 April 2020, after his girlfriend Doina, gave birth to daughter Adeline.[2]
Tennis career
2013–16: Historic maiden ATP title
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 Tournament.
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 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 & first Grand Slam doubles semifinal, top 40
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. 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6][7] At the same tournament he reached the semifinals in doubles with Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka.[8] In March in Miami continuing his great form, he took a set off the eventual champion Roger Federer in his second round match.[9][10]
In May, Albot reached the 2019 Geneva Open semifinal losing in the penultimate round against Nicolás Jarry.[11] In August, seeded seventh, he reached his third semifinal of 2019 at the 2019 Los Cabos Open,[12] losing to fifth seed Taylor Fritz.[13] His three victories in the tournament put him at a total of 25 for the year, his most ATP tour wins in a season.
2020–21: Inaugural ATP Cup, Australian Open third round, struggles, out of top 100
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.[14]
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.[15] 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.[16][17] 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: Consecutive Major third round, back to Masters and top 100, 100th win
Albot reached the main draw at the 2022 Australian Open as a qualifier,[18] and defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic. He lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets in the third round.[19]
He won the title at the 2022 Istanbul Challenger defeating Lukáš Rosol.[20] 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.[21] In the semifinals, he lost against fourth seed Miomir Kecmanović.[22] 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 101th career win, having recorded his 100th match win earlier at the Banja Luka Open in April.[23] He also qualified for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
He finished the 2023 season ranked No. 131.
2024
Ranked No. 137, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Delray Beach Open[24][25] and won his first round match against #NextGenATP player Juncheng Shang.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2023 Canadian Open.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% | |
| 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 / 28 | 15–28 | 35% | |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | NH | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | NH | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | NH | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 3R | 2R | 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 / 16 | 11–16 | 41% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | Career total: 133 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career 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 | 102–140 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 726 | 503 | 281 | 225 | 169 | 168 | 121 | 97 | 87 | 98 | 46 | 93 | 125 | 106 | 131 | 42% | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 3R[a] | 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% |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2019 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Dan Evans
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay |  Dušan Lajović
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 Robert Lindstedt Jürgen Melzer
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2015 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  František Čermák
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 Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov
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6–2, 1–6, [6–10] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 35 (23–12)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2010 | Romania F3, Bacău | Futures | Clay |  Florian Reynet
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2010 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Sam Groth
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2010 | Turkey F11, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Denys Molchanov
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6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2011 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Clay |  Ruan Roelofse
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2011 | Turkey F11, Antalya | Futures | Clay |  Alejandro González
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2011 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Yannik Reuter
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6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2011 | Turkey F13, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Peter Gojowczyk
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2011 | Italy F11, Cesena | Futures | Clay |  Walter Trusendi
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2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Daniel Smethurst
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6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Aleksandr Lobkov
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2012 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Ádám Kellner
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Apr 2012 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | Apr 2012 | Turkey F15, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Tomislav Brkić
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6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–3 | Apr 2012 | Turkey F16, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tomislav Brkić
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 11–4 | May 2012 | Romania F1, Cluj | Futures | Clay |  Marcin Gawron
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–4 | Jun 2012 | Romania F3, Bacău | Futures | Clay | Roman Borvanov
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Feb 2013 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Yannik Reuter
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 13–5 | Mar 2013 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Reid Carleton
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–5 | Mar 2013 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Marsel İlhan
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 14–6 | May 2013 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Teymuraz Gabashvili
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–6 | Sep 2013 | Fergana, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Ilija Bozoljac
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7–6(11–9), 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Sep 2014 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Jason Kubler
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 16–7 | Mar 2015 | Kolkata, India | Challenger | Hard | James Duckworth
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7–6(7–0), 6–1 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Jun 2015 | Moscow, Russia | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
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0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 16–9 | Jul 2015 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16–10 | Aug 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Rogério Dutra Silva
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2–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
| Win | 17–10 | Jun 2016 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan-Lennard Struff
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–10 | Jun 2016 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Konstantin Kravchuk
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–10 | Jul 2016 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Clement Geens
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–11 | Oct 2017 | Suzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Miomir Kecmanović
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 20–11 | Nov 2017 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Hubert Hurkacz
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7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 21–11 | Oct 2018 | Liuzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Miomir Kecmanović
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–11 | Nov 2021 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jiří Lehečka
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6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 23–11 | Sep 2022 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Rosol
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 23–12 | Oct 2022 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Kamil Majchrzak
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4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 37 (17 titles, 20 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | Germany F13, Munchen | Futures | Clay | Torsten Wietoska
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David Klier Philipp Piyamongkol
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walkover |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2008 | Romania F6, Bacău | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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 Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Victor Ioniță
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2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2008 | Romania F11, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Vladislav Bondarenko Robert Varga
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2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2008 | Romania F13, Târgu Mureș | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Andrea Arnaboldi Vladislav Bondarenko
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7–5, 0–6, [1–10] |
| Win | 1–4 | Aug 2008 | Romania F14, Oradea | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Steven Goh Zakary van Min
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–3] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2009 | Egypt F5, Suiz | Futures | Clay | Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
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Andrey Kuznetsov Robert Varga
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | May 2009 | Romania F1, Cralova | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Marius Copil
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | May 2009 | Romania F2, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Florin Mergea Costin Pavăl
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Jun 2009 | Romania F5, Bacău | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Tobias Klein  Alexander Sadecky
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Sep 2009 | Germany F17, Kempten | Futures | Clay | Jiří Školoudík
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James Lemke Richard Waite
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–7 | May 2010 | Romania F2, Pitești | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Ivan Anikanov Artem Smirnov
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2–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–8 | Aug 2010 | Romania F9, Arad | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Alexandru Catalin Marasin
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Sep 2010 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Daniele Giorgini Flavio Cipolla
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–9 | Mar 2011 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Denys Molchanov
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Roman Jebavý  Adrian Sikora
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6–7(3–7), 6–3, [12–10] |
| Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2011 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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 Toni Androić Dino Marcan
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | May 2011 | Italy F10, Aosta | Futures | Clay |  Yasutaka Uchiyama
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Hiroki Moriya Shuichi Sekiguchi
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4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–11 | Aug 2011 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Kuznetsov
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Alexander Kudryavtsev Mikhail Elgin
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6–7(4–7), 6–2, [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–12 | Aug 2011 | Romania F9, Brașov | Futures | Clay | Andrei Ciumac
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Adrian Cruciat Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
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0–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–13 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Andrei Ciumac
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Germain Gigounon Yannik Reuter
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6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–14 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Andrei Ciumac
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Jorisde Loore Yannik Reuter
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3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 7–14 | Apr 2012 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Denys Molchanov
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Alessandro Motti Simone Vagnozzi
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6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–14 | May 2012 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Teymuraz Gabashvili
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Adam Pavlásek Jiří Veselý
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7–5, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Loss | 8–15 | Apr 2013 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Oleksandr Nedovyesov
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Andreas Beck Dominik Meffert
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7–5, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–16 | May 2013 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Jordan Kerr
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 Farrukh Dustov Oleksandr Nedovyesov
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1–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 9–16 | Oct 2013 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Farrukh Dustov
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 Egor Gerasimov Dzmitry Zhyrmont
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
| Win | 10–16 | Mar 2014 | China F1, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard |  Christopher Rungkat
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Claudio Grassi Ricadro Ghedin
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1–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Win | 11–16 | Apr 2014 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil
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Thomas Fabbiano Matteo Viola
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7–6(9–7), 6–1 |
| Win | 12–16 | May 2014 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Artem Sitak
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Andrea Arnaboldi Flavio Cipolla
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4–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 12–17 | Jun 2014 | Arad, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Artem Sitak
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Franko Škugor Antonio Velc
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 13–17 | Jul 2014 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek
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Tomasz Bednarek Henri Kontinen
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7–5, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 13–18 | Jul 2014 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk
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 Wesley Koolhof Alessandro Motti
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6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Win | 14–18 | Aug 2014 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Enrique López Pérez
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Franko Škugor Adrian Ungur
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14–19 | Feb 2015 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Matthew Ebden
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Carsten Ball Matt Reid
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–19 | Feb 2015 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger
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Adam Hubble Rubin Statham
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3–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
| Win | 16–19 | Oct 2017 | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | Rubin Statham
|
 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–20 | Mar 2018 | Irving, United States | Challenger | Hard | Matthew Ebden
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Alexander Peya Philipp Petzschner
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–20 | Sep 2021 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Cozbinov
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Antonio Šančić Artem Sitak
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4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
Davis Cup
Singles performances (28–8)
Doubles performances (13-9)
Best Grand Slam results details
Record 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
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Monte Carlo Masters 2R | |||
| Roger Federer
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2019 Swiss Indoors 2R | |||
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||||
| Marin Čilić
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6)) at 2019 Cincinnati 1R | |||
 Grigor Dimitrov
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR | |||
| David Ferrer
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 0–6) at 2015 US Open 1R | |||
 Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(2–7), 2–6) at 2018 Indian Wells Masters 1R | |||
| Alexander Zverev
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open 3R | |||
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||||
| Kei Nishikori
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 1–6) at 2018 New York Open QF | |||
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||||
| Kevin Anderson
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2018 Acapulco 1R | |||
| Andrey Rublev
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2020 Paris Masters 2R | |||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2019 Montpellier SF | |||
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||||
| Gilles Simon
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2019 Montreal 1R | |||
| Gaël Monfils
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2019 Paris Masters 3R | |||
| Matteo Berrettini
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6) at 2018 Kitzbühel 2R | |||
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||||
 Casper Ruud
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Australian Open 3R | |||
| Fernando Verdasco
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2019 Mutua Madrid Open 1R | |||
| David Goffin
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR | |||
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||||
 Marcos Baghdatis
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 7–6(7–2)) at 2019 Montpellier QF | |||
| Janko Tipsarević
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–0) at 2019 Los Cabos 1R | |||
| Mikhail Youzhny
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5) at 2017 Gstaad 1R | |||
| John Isner
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon 3R | |||
 Diego Schwartzman
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Cincinnati Masters 3R | |||
| Jack Sock
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2020 Delray Beach 1R | |||
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||||
| Roberto Bautista Agut
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Australian Open 2R | |||
| Nicolás Almagro
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (7–6(8–6), 6–3) at 2017 Marrakesh 1R | |||
| Fabio Fognini
|
9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Lost (6–7(6–8), 3–6) at 2019 Rome Masters 2R | |||
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||||
 Ernests Gulbis
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4) at 2019 Montpellier 2R | |||
 Denis Shapovalov
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2020 Sofia 2R | |||
| Pablo Carreño Busta
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Chengdu 1R | |||
| Total | 49 | 12 | 37 | 24% | * Statistics correct as of 5 May 2022 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Retired of tournament, doesn't count as a lost match.
References
- ^ "Radu Albot | Overview". ATP Tour.
- ^ ATP Staff (5 June 2020). "Becoming A Father: The New Role in Radu Albot's Life". ATP Tour. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Radu Albot nu a trecut de semifinală la Moselle Open 2018" (in Romanian).
- ^ "Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in all-French final". BBC Sport. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Tennis: Herbert beats Berdych to set up Montpellier final with Tsonga". Reuters.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Radu Albot becomes first Moldovan to win ATP title".
- ^ Shmerler, Cindy (25 February 2019). "Radu Albot, Trained on Wooden Courts of Moldova, Earns His Country's First Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "After winning his first ATP title, Albot is putting Moldova on the map". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "On a drama-filled day, Federer survives scare to advance at Miami Open". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ MOORMAN, GALE (25 March 2019). "Who is Radu Albot and why is he intimidating his opponents?". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Alexander Zverev, Nicolas Jarry through to Geneva Open final". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Fritz eliminates Fabio Fognini to advance to the Los Cabos semifinals – Abierto de Tenis Los Cabos". 2 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman to battle for Los Cabos title". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Albot Stuns Top-Seeded Shapovalov in Sofia – Tennis Now". tennisnow.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "After losing his game in 2020, Radu Albot is finding "me" again". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Radu Albot reaches his first semifinal since 2019". 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Radu Albot Moves into Singapore Semi-finals – Singapore Tennis Open 2021 Match Report | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Radu Albot Reaches Final Qualifying Round in Melbourne". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Men's wrap: Zverev blasts, Shapovalov battles into final 16 | AO". ausopen.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Tennis player Radu Albot won the Challenger tournament in Istanbul". TRM. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Miomir Kecmanovic and Radu Albot Reach Delray Beach SFS". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Kecmanovic notches 100th career win and reaches Delray Beach final". 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Lajovic Ousts Fellow Serbian Krajinovic in Banja Luka; 19-year-old Shelbayh earns first tour-level win, Albot his 100th". 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Moldovan Albot reflects on 'best week of his career' in Delray". 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Moldovan Albot reflects on 'best week of his career' in Delray". 12 February 2024.
External links
- Radu Albot at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Radu Albot at the International Tennis Federation
- Radu Albot at the Davis Cup
- Radu Albot at ESPN.com
- Radu Albot at Olympedia
- Radu Albot at Olympics.com
- Radu Albot on Facebook
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