Dmitry Vlasov

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Dmitry Vlasov
Full nameDmitry Vlasov
Country (sports)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Born (1982-07-11) 11 July 1982 (age 40)
Tula, Soviet Union
Prize money$99,524
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 240 (5 May 2003)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 146 (8 September 2003)

Dmitry Vlasov (born 11 July 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.

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Biography

Vlasov, who is originally from Tula, was ranked as high as 11 in the world for singles during his junior career and had wins over future top players including David Nalbandian and Robin Söderling. [1] He made the semi-finals of the boys' singles at the 1999 US Open. [2]

His only appearance in the main draw of an ATP Tour tournament came at the 2001 Swedish Open. After defeating Radek Štěpánek to make it through qualifying, Vlasov lost to Spaniard Albert Portas in the first round. [3]

A regular on the Challenger circuit, Vlasov won a total of four titles, all in doubles. He was runner-up in singles at the Togliatti Challenger in 2002 and had a win over Philipp Kohlschreiber at a Challenger tournament in the Indian city of Belgaum in 2003. [4] [5]

In 2005, he received a one year suspension after testing positive to Pemoline, reduced from two years after an appeal, from a sample given during qualifying for the 2004 Kremlin Cup. [6] [7]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2002 Togliatti, RussiaHard Flag of Russia.svg Philipp Mukhometov Flag of Russia.svg Artem Derepasko
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
6–4, 6–4
2.2003 New Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Radoslav Lukaev Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
7–6(6), 4–6, 6–2
3.2003 Tampere, FinlandClay Flag of Russia.svg Igor Andreev Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Hirigoyen
Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Todero
7–6(4), 6–1
4.2004 Togliatti, RussiaHard Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Auckland
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ladislav Švarc
6–3, 5–7, 6–4

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