Evgeny Donskoy

Russian tennis player

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Evgenyevich and the family name is  Donskoy.

Evgeny Donskoy
Евгений Донской

Donskoy at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships

Country (sports)|  Russia
Residence| Moscow, Russia
Born|  (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 35)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height| 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro| 2007
Plays| Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money| US $3,426,092
Singles
Career record| 55–117
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 65 (8 July 2013)
Current ranking| No. 455 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| 3R (2013)
French Open| 2R (2013)
Wimbledon| 1R (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
US Open| 3R (2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games| 3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record| 16–34
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 161 (5 November 2012)
Current ranking| No. 1006 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open| 2R (2018)
Wimbledon| 1R (2013)
Team competitions
Davis Cup| W (2021)

Medal record

Summer Universiade
| 2009 Belgrade | Singles

Last updated on: 22 November 2024.

Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy (Russian: Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj dɐnˈskoj]; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013 and a doubles ranking of No. 161, achieved on 5 November 2012.

## Personal life

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He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin.[1] His favourite surface is hard courts.[citation needed]

## Career

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In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round.[2]

By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips.[3][4]

Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event.[5][6]

Consequently, Donskoy made his Davis Cup debut in Europe/Africa Zone Group I match against Great Britain in Coventry. Donskoy won the first rubber against James Ward, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–6, to help give Russia a 2–0 lead heading into the doubles rubber the following day. Great Britain won the doubles rubber, where Ward opened the day. Ward defeated Dmitry Tursunov, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, to level the tie. Dan Evans ranked No. 325 would eventually complete a turnaround, with a straight sets victory over world No. 80 Donskoy.[7]

Also for the first time, Donskoy entered the 2013 French Open's main draw, beating Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round.[citation needed] At the 2013 TOPSHELF Open held in 's-Hertogenbosch, he took out third seed John Isner in the first round and beat Robin Haase in the second to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinals.[citation needed]

In December 2014, Donskoy decided to join the team of Boris Sobkin, coach of Mikhail Youzhny.[8]

In 2016, Donskoy debuted at the Summer Olympics. He defeated 7th seed David Ferrer in the second round, but then lost to Steve Johnson in the third.[citation needed]

In 2017, Donskoy beat Australian Open champion Roger Federer in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, having saved three match points in the second set, trailing 5–2 in the final set and down 5–1 in the final set tie-breaker. This was Donskoy's first career win over a top-ten player.[9][10]

At the 2021 US Open he qualified for his ninth consecutive main draw appearance at this Major.[11][12] He lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.[13]

## Style of play

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Donskoy has very powerful, flat groundstrokes, especially his forehand, which can produce spectacular points but also a lot of unforced errors.[14]

## ATP Challenger Tour finals

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### Singles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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| Legend

ATP Challenger Tour (12–9)
| Finals by surface

Hard (10–7)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
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Win  | 1–0 | Feb 2011 | Casablanca, Morocco  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Alessio di Mauro | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss  | 1–1 | Jul 2011 | Braunschweig, Germany  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Lukáš Rosol | 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win  | 2–1 | Feb 2012 | Meknes, Morocco  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Adrian Ungur | 6–1, 6–3
Loss  | 2–2 | Jul 2012 | Penza, Russia  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Illya Marchenko | 5–7, 3–6
Win  | 3–2 | Jul 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Marsel İlhan | 6–3, 6–4
Win  | 4–2 | Aug 2012 | Segovia, Spain  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Albano Olivetti | 6–1, 7–6(13–11)
Win  | 5–2 | Nov 2012 | Loughborough, United Kingdom  | Challenger  | Hard (i)  |  Jan-Lennard Struff | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win  | 6–2 | Nov 2012 | Tyumen, Russia  | Challenger  | Hard (i)  |  Illya Marchenko  | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2
Loss  | 6–3 | Feb 2014 | Kolkata, India  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Ilija Bozoljac | 1–6, 1–6
Loss  | 6–4 | May 2015 | Karshi, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2–5 ret.
Loss  | 6–5 | Aug 2015 | Astana, Kazakhstan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Mikhail Kukushkin | 2–6, 2–6
Win  | 7–5 | Aug 2015 | Segovia, Spain (2) | Challenger  | Hard  |  Marco Chiudinelli | 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss  | 7–6 | Oct 2015 | Pune, India  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Yuki Bhambri | 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win  | 8–6 | Apr 2016 | Ra'anana, Israel  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Ričardas Berankis | 6–4, 6–4
Win  | 9–6 | Jul 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan (2) | Challenger  | Hard  |  Konstantin Kravchuk | 6–3, 6–3
Win  | 10–6 | Mar 2017 | Zhuhai, China  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Thomas Fabbiano | 6–3, 6–4
Loss  | 10–7 | Aug 2017 | Chengdu, China  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Lu Yen-hsun | 3–6, 4–6
Win  | 11–7 | Oct 2017 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Marius Copil | 7–6(7–0), 7–5
Loss  | 11–8 | Jun 2019 | Nottingham, United Kingdom  | Challenger  | Grass  |  Daniel Evans | 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win  | 12–8 | Jul 2019 | Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan (3) | Challenger  | Hard  |  Sebastian Korda | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
Loss  | 12–9 | Oct 2019 | Brest, France  | Challenger  | Hard (i)  |  Ugo Humbert | 2–6, 3–6

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

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| Legend

ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
| Finals by surface

Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
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Win  | 1–0 | Nov 2011 | Geneva, Switzerland  | Challenger  | Hard (i)  |  Igor Andreev |  James Cerretani
Adil Shamasdin | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)
Loss  | 1–1 | Mar 2012 | Casablanca, Morocco  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Andrey Kuznetsov |  Walter Trusendi
Matteo Viola | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [3–10]
Loss  | 1–2 | Jun 2012 | Nottingham, United Kingdom  | Challenger  | Grass  |  Andrey Kuznetsov  |  Martin Fischer
Olivier Charroin | 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win  | 2–2 | Jan 2017 | Rennes, France  | Challenger  | Hard (i)  |  Mikhail Elgin |  Julian Knowle
Jonathan Marray | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win  | 3–2 | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi, Thailand  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Alibek Kachmazov |  Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu | 6–3, 1–6, [10–7]

## ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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### Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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ITF Futures/WTT (4–3)
| Finals by surface

Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Win  | 1–0 | Jun 2008 | Ukraine F3, Chornomorsk-Illichevsk  | Futures  | Clay  |  Denys Molchanov | 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss  | 1–1 | Mar 2010 | Kazakhstan F1, Astana  | Futures  | Hard (i)  |  Alexander Kudryavtsev | 4–6, 3–6
Win  | 2–1 | Mar 2011 | Spain F7, Sabadell  | Futures  | Clay  |  Simone Vagnozzi | 7–5, 7–5
Win  | 3–1 | Mar 2023 | M25 New Delhi, India  | WTT  | Hard  |  Yusuke Takahashi | 6–1, 6–3
Win  | 4–1 | Mar 2023 | M25 Lucknow, India  | WTT  | Hard  |  Eric Vanshelboim  | 6–2, 7–5
Loss  | 4–2 | Nov 2023 | M25 Hua Hin, Thailand  | WTT  | Hard  |  Gonçalo Oliveira | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss  | 4–3 | Jul 2024 | M15 Tianjin, China  | WTT  | Hard  |  Yi Zhou | 3–6, 4–6

### Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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| Legend

ITF Futures (2–4)
| Finals by surface

Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Loss  | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | Russia F3, Moscow  | Futures  | Clay  |  Vladimir Karusevich  |  Alexey Kedryuk
Mikhail Elgin | 3–6, 0–6
Win  | 1–1 | Apr 2008 | Russia F2, Tyumen  | Futures  | Carpet (i)  |  Danila Arsenov  |  Vladyslav Klymenko
Aleksandr Yarmola | 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss  | 1–2 | Jun 2008 | Ukraine F3, Chornomorsk-Illichevsk  | Futures  | Clay  |  Victor Kozin  |  Denys Molchanov
Artem Smirnov | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–12]
Loss  | 1–3 | Apr 2009 | Russia F2, Tyumen  | Futures  | Carpet (i)  |  Konstantin Kravchuk |  Alexey Kedryuk
Denis Matsukevich | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), [13–15]
Win  | 2–3 | Aug 2009 | Russia F3, Moscow  | Futures  | Clay  |  Ilya Belyaev |  David Savić
Artem Sitak | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Loss  | 2–4 | Apr 2010 | France F7, Grasse  | Futures  | Clay  |  Ilya Belyaev  |  Vincent Stouff
Olivier Charroin | 6–4, 2–6, [3–10]

## Performance timeline

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Key  W |  F | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | DNQ  | A  | NH

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(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.

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

### Singles

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Tournament  | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open | A  | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | A  | Q1 | 2R | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 5  | 5–5
French Open | A  | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4  | 1–4
Wimbledon | A  | A  | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | NH  | Q1 | A  | 0 / 5  | 0–5
US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A  | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A  | 0 / 9  | 4–9
Win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 5–4  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 1–4  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0 / 23  | 10–23

### Doubles

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Tournament  | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019–2022 | SR | W–L

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 0 / 0  | 0–0
French Open | 1R | A  | A  | 1R | A  | 2R | A  | 0 / 3  | 1–3
Wimbledon | 1R | Q1 | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 0 / 1  | 0–1
US Open | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 0 / 0  | 0–0
Win–loss  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0 / 4  | 1–4

## National representation

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### Davis Cup (5–6)

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| Group membership

World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–3)
Group I (5–3)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
| Matches by surface

Hard (5–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
| Matches by Type

Singles (3–4)
Doubles (2–2)

* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcome  | No.  | Rubber  | Match type (partner if any)  | Opponent nation  | Opponent player(s)  | Score

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2–3; 5–7 April 2013; Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Great Britain; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Victory  | 1  | II  | Singles  |  Great Britain | James Ward | 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
Defeat  | 2  | V  | Singles  | Daniel Evans | 4–6, 4–6, 1–6
4–1; 12–14 September 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa second round play-off; hard(i) surface
Victory  | 3  | II  | Singles  |  Portugal | João Sousa | 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
4–1; 6–8 March 2015; Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, Russia; Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Defeat  | 4  | I  | Singles  |  Denmark | Frederik Nielsen | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
3–2; 17–19 July 2015; Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Victory  | 5  | III  | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk)  |  Spain | Marc López / David Marrero | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Victory  | 6  | IV  | Singles  | Tommy Robredo | 6–3, 5–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
1–4; 18–20 September 2015; Baikal-Arena, Irkutsk, Russia; World Group play-offs; hard(i) surface
Defeat  | 7  | III  | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk)  |  Italy | Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia; Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Victory  | 8  | III  | Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk)  |  Sweden | Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt | 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
3–1; 17–18 September 2016; National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Defeat  | 9  | II  | Singles  |  Kazakhstan | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
1–3; 6–7 April 2018; Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Defeat  | 10  | IV  | Singles  |  Austria | Jürgen Melzer | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
3–1; 1–2 February 2019; Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; qualifying round; hard(i) surface
Defeat  | 11  | III  | Doubles (with Andrey Rublev)  |  Switzerland | Jérôme Kym / Henri Laaksonen | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)

### ATP Cup (0–2)

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Matches by surface

Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type

Singles (0–0)
Doubles (0–2)
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4–2; 2–3 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; group stage; hard surface
Defeat  | 1  | III  | Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev)  |  | Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
2–1; 6–7 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; Knockout stage; hard surface
Defeat  | 2  | III  | Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev)  |  | Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff | 3–6, 6–7(2–7)

## Wins over top 10 players

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1\.  |  Roger Federer | 10  | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates  | Hard  | 2R  | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5) | 116

## Record against top 10 players

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Donskoy's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.

As of 21 July 2021

* Mikhail Youzhny 2–1
* Marcos Baghdatis 1–0
* Roger Federer 1–0
* Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0
* Jürgen Melzer 1–1
* Lucas Pouille 1–1
* Tommy Robredo 1–1
* David Ferrer 1–2
* John Isner 1–2
* James Blake 0–1
* Mardy Fish 0–1
* Richard Gasquet 0–1
* David Goffin 0–1
* Tommy Haas 0–1
* Lleyton Hewitt 0–1
* Andy Murray 0–1
* Milos Raonic 0–1
* Gilles Simon 0–1
* Dominic Thiem 0–1
* Pablo Carreño Busta 0–2
* Kei Nishikori 0–2
* Alexander Zverev 0–2
* Marin Čilić 0–3
* Kevin Anderson 0–5

## Team titles

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2021

* Davis Cup winner with Russia
* ATP Cup winner with Russia

## Awards

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2019

* The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year[15]

## References

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1. ^ Djokovic looms as Hewitt closes in on quarter-finals, www.smh.com.au, 3 September 2013
2. ^ "Evgeny Donskoy/Morgan Phillips". Tennis Live. September 6, 2010.
3. ^ "Britons lack the finishing touch". Express. Northern and Shell Media Publications. April 5, 2013.
4. ^ "Evgeny Donskoy – player profile". Tennis Alternative. January 16, 2013.
5. ^ "Murray survives Indian Wells test". BBC Sport.
6. ^ "Evgeny Donskoy at ITF". Retrieved July 24, 2010.
7. ^ "GB's James Ward and Dan Evans see off Russia and make Davis Cup history". Guardian. April 7, 2013.
8. ^ "Собкин постарается вывести Донского из карьерного застоя". Sport-Express (in Russian). December 11, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
9. ^ Qualifier Donskoy Stuns Federer In Dubai
10. ^ Тушите свет. Донской обыграл Федерера в Дубае
11. ^ "US Open: Meet the 16 Men's Singles Qualifiers". Tennis Now.
12. ^ "US Open Qualifying Oscar Otte Leads Germans into Main Draw". ATP Tour.
13. ^ "Felix Auger-Aliassime Fires into R3 at US Open, to Play Roberto Bautista Agut".
14. ^ "Andy Murray overcomes sluggish start to defeat Evgeny Donskoy at Indian Wells", The Telegraph, 10th March 2013.
15. ^ «Русский Кубок»-2019 [2019 Russian Cup] (in Russian). RTF. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

## External links

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* Evgeny Donskoy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Evgeny Donskoy at the International Tennis Federation
* Evgeny Donskoy at the Davis Cup
* Evgeny Donskoy at ESPN.com
* Evgeny Donskoy at Olympedia