Denis Kudla
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Born |
August 17, 1992 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 10-20 ATP World Tour |
| Career titles | 0 (ATP World Tour) |
| Highest ranking | No. 90 (July 8, 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 113 (January 6, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012, 2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4-9 ATP World Tour |
| Career titles | 0 (ATP World Tour) |
| Highest ranking | No. 229 (October 7, 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 258 (January 6, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | QF (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2011) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2009) |
| Last updated on: January 8, 2014. | |
Denis Kudla (born August 17, 1992 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a professional tennis player. Representing the United States, he is a former world no. 3 junior player who has, still early in his career, appeared in a handful of ATP World Tour main-draw matches.
Tour career overview
Kudla reached a career-high combined junior ranking of world no. 3. He believes the turning point in his junior tennis career was when he came from behind to beat junior tennis prodigy Trey Hatcher 7-5, 7-6 at the Boys 12s National Hard Court Championships in 2003.[1] His best result was reaching the final of the 2010 US Open for boys, where, despite taking the first set, he lost the final to Jack Sock.
Kudla reached the semifinals of his second professional tour event, U.S.A. F15 ITF Futures event, held in New York in June 2008. He first played an ATP Tour main-draw match six weeks later, in doubles at the 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, partnering fellow junior Junior A. Ore. The pair, a wild-card entry, lost their first-round match to Lucas Arnold Ker and Eduardo Schwank 1–6, 1–6. Two years later, he was given a wild card for the singles main draw of the 2010 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and reached the second round.
Kudla has won three Challenger singles titles and two doubles Futures titles thus far in his career. His career-high singles ranking is world no. 112, which he reached in June 2013. His high doubles ranking is world no. 291. His only tour-level doubles match win came in reaching the second round in doubles at the 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, partnering Donald Young. Kudla reached the quarterfinals in singles at the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, having knocked off big-serving Ivo Karlović in three sets, and then second seed Grigor Dimitrov handily 6–1, 6–4. Kudla lost to qualifier Michael Yani 3–6, 7–6, 5–7 in the quarterfinals.
Kudla played his first Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. in 2011, losing in the first round to Tobias Kamke 4–6, 2–6.
In 2012, Kudla qualified for the main draw of a grand slam for the first time at the Australian Open. He lost in the first round to Tommy Haas. He qualified for the 2012 SAP Open in San Jose, California and beat Jack Sock in the first round 6–4, 6–7, 6–3.
In March 2012, Denis Kudla lost to Roger Federer in the second round of Indian Wells Masters tournament 6–4, 6–1.
In 2013 at the Australian Open he lost in the first round of qualifying to Julian Reister. Then at the French Open he successfully qualified into the main draw before losing 2-6, 7-5, 0-6, 4-6 to Jan Hajek. At Wimbledon he again qualified for the main draw and won his first grand slam match against James Duckworth 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1. He could not repeat the victory, losing to Ivan Dodig while plagued with a back injury throughout the three sets.
Kudla is currently coached by Diego Moyano.
Career titles
Singles (3)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Challengers (3) |
| Futures (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | October 11, 2010 |  USA F26 |
Hard | Tyler Hochwalt |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 2. | July 29, 2012 | Lexington, United States |
Hard |  Érik Chvojka |
5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 3. | November 4, 2012 | Charlottesville, United States |
Hard | Alex Kuznetsov |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 4. | May 4, 2013 | Tallahassee, United States |
Clay |  Cedrik-Marcel Stebe |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles (2)
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 3, 2010 | USA F11 |
Clay | Andrea Collarini |
Mitchell Frank Junior A. Ore |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| 2. | May 10, 2010 | USA F12 |
Clay | Junior A. Ore |
 Clayton Almeida Blake Strode |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Singles performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Current till US Open .
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–5 | |||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 496 | 276 | 137 | |||||||||||
References
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