Radu Albot

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Radu Albot
Radu Albot (2023 DC Open) 38 (cropped).jpg
Albot at the 2023 Washington Open
Country (sports)Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Residence Chișinău, Moldova
Born (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34)
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
CoachBurghard Riehemann, Vladimir Albot
Prize moneyUS $5,143,749
Singles
Career record107–147
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 39 (5 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 138 (19 August 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 record50–72
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 56 (29 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 837 (22 July 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: 25 August 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. He achieved a career high ranking of No. 39 on 5 August 2019. He is also the first Moldovan to break into the top 100 in August 2015 and four years later in the top 40.

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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.

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).

Personal life

Albot became a father on 19 April 2020, after his girlfriend Doina, gave birth to daughter Adeline. [2]

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: Major third round, back to Masters & 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: Back to top 150, tenth US Open appearance

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. He also qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open and defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic. [26] He lost to another #NextGenATP player, wildcard João Fonseca in the second round.

Ranked No. 144, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. [27] Ranked No. 152, he also qualified for the Citi Open in Washington D.C., defeating Eliot Spizzirri and fourth qualifying seed Terence Atmane. He won his first round match over Facundo Díaz Acosta. [28]

Ranked No. 138, he qualified for the US Open, making his tenth appearance at this Major defeating Javier Barranco Cosano, No. 10 qualifying seed Luca Van Assche and Shintaro Mochizuki. [29] [30] He lost in the first round in straight against the defending champion Novak Djokovic. [31] With previous career wins over Marko Djokovic and Djordje Djokovic, Albot is probably the only player to have played a professional match against all three Djokovic brothers in singles. [32] [33]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 2024 Canadian Open.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 2R A 3R 3R Q1 Q1 0 / 55–550%
French Open AAAAA Q1 Q2 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R Q2 2R Q2 0 / 74–736%
Wimbledon AAA Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 2R 2R 3R 1R NH 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 84–833%
US Open AAA Q2 Q1 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 1R 0 / 102–1017%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–10–11–33–43–42–41–22–42–21–30–20 / 3015–3033%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAAAAAA 1R 1R 3R NHA Q1 2R 0 / 42–433%
Miami Open AAAAAAAA 1R 2R 2R NH 1R Q1 Q2 0 / 42–433%
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAAAAAA Q1 A 2R NHA Q1 A0 / 11–150%
Madrid Open AAAAAAAAAA 1R NH Q1 AA Q2 0 / 10–10%
Italian Open AAAAAAAAAA 2R Q1 AAA Q2 0 / 11–150%
Canadian Open AAAAAAAAAA 2R NHAA Q2 0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati Masters AAAAAAAA Q1 A 2R Q1 A0 / 11–150%
Shanghai Masters AAAAAAAA Q2 Q2 1R NH0 / 10–10%
Paris Masters AAAAAA Q1 Q2 AA 3R 2R A0 / 23–260%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–21–29–91–10–10–00–10–00 / 1611–1641%
Career statistics
Tournaments000004411172327101510126Career total: 139
Titles00000000001000Career total: 1
Finals00000000001000Career total: 1
Overall win–loss1–20–00–02–25–17–42–54–119–1712–2331–267–136–159–107–125–7107–147
Year-end ranking726503281225169168121978798469312510613142%

Doubles

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SRW–LWin &
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 3R [lower-alpha 1] 3R A 2R A0 / 45–363%
French Open QF A 1R A 1R 1R AA0 / 43–443%
Wimbledon 1R AA 1R 1R NH 1R 3R 0 / 52–529%
US Open 1R AA SF 2R AAA0 / 35–363%
Win–loss3–30–10–16–23–40–11–22–10 / 1615–1550%
ATP Masters 1000
Miami Open AAAA 2R NHAA0 / 11–143%
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAA QF NHAA0 / 12–167%
Madrid Open AAAA 1R NHAA0 / 10–10%
Italian Open AAAA 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open AAAA 1R NHA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Masters AAAA 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Shanghai Masters AAAA 1R NH0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–03–70–00–00–00 / 73–730%

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2019 Delray Beach Open, United States250 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

Doubles: 2 (1-1)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 May 2015 Istanbul Open, Turkey250 SeriesClay Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer 		6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss1–1 Oct 2015 Kremlin Cup, Russia250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov 		6–2, 1–6, [6–10]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 36 (23–13)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–8)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (14–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (17–6)
Clay (6–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2010Romania F3, Bacău FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Florian Reynet1–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 2010Turkey F9, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Groth 3–6, 1–6
Win1–2Oct 2010Turkey F11, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win2–2Mar 2011Turkey F7, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse 7–5, 6–4
Win3–2Apr 2011Turkey F11, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro González 7–5, 6–3
Win4–2Apr 2011Turkey F12, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannik Reuter 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win5–2Apr 2011Turkey F13, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 6–3, 6–2
Win6–2May 2011Italy F11, Cesena FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Walter Trusendi 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Loss6–3Feb 2012Turkey F6, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Win7–3Feb 2012Turkey F7, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Lobkov7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win8–3Mar 2012Turkey F8, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Hungary.svg Ádám Kellner 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win9–3Apr 2012Turkey F12, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 6–1, 6–3
Win10–3Apr 2012Turkey F15, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Tomislav Brkić 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win11–3Apr 2012Turkey F16, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Tomislav Brkić 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss11–4May 2012Romania F1, Cluj FuturesClay Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Gawron 1–6, 3–6
Win12–4Jun 2012Romania F3, Bacău FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Roman Borvanov 7–5, 6–4
Loss12–5Feb 2013Turkey F7, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannik Reuter6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6
Win13–5Mar 2013Turkey F8, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Reid Carleton6–1, 6–4
Win14–5Mar 2013Turkey F9, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Turkey.svg Marsel İlhan 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
Loss14–6 May 2013 Qarshi, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili 4–6, 4–6
Win15–6 Sep 2013 Fergana, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 7–6(11–9), 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Loss15–7 Sep 2014 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Kubler 4–6, 1–6
Win16–7 Mar 2015 Kolkata, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 7–6(7–0), 6–1
Loss16–8 Jun 2015 Moscow, RussiaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 0–6, 1–6
Loss16–9 Jul 2015 Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 4–6, 4–6
Loss16–10 Aug 2015 Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Dutra Silva 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win17–10 Jun 2016 Furth, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 6–3, 6–4
Win18–10 Jun 2016 Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk 6–4, 6–2
Win19–10 Jul 2016 Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clement Geens6–2, 6–4
Loss19–11 Oct 2017 Suzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Serbia.svg Miomir Kecmanović 4–6, 4–6
Win20–11 Nov 2017 Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Win21–11 Oct 2018 Liuzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Serbia.svg Miomir Kecmanović 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win22–11 Nov 2021 Pau, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win23–11 Sep 2022 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 6–2, 6–0
Loss23–12 Oct 2022 Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss23–13 Mar 2024 Girona, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martinez 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 37 (17-20)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–8)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (11–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2007Germany F13, Munchen FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Wietoska Flag of Germany.svg David Klier
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Piyamongkol		walkover
Loss0–2Jun 2008Romania F6, Bacău FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Romania.svg Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
Flag of Romania.svg Victor Ioniță 		2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss0–3Jul 2008Romania F11, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Bondarenko
Flag of Hungary.svg Robert Varga 		2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss0–4Jul 2008Romania F13, Târgu Mureș FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Bondarenko		7–5, 0–6, [1–10]
Win1–4Aug 2008Romania F14, Oradea FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Goh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zakary van Min		7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–3]
Loss1–5Apr 2009Egypt F5, SuizFuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov
Flag of Hungary.svg Robert Varga 		2–6, 4–6
Loss1–6May 2009Romania F1, CralovaFuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Romania.svg Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil 		5–7, 1–6
Win2–6May 2009Romania F2, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Flag of Romania.svg Costin Pavăl		6–1, 6–2
Loss2–7Jun 2009Romania F5, Bacău FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Klein
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Sadecky 		4–6, 3–6
Win3–7Sep 2009Germany F17, Kempten FuturesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Školoudík Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Lemke
Flag of Germany.svg Richard Waite		6–1, 6–2
Win4–7May 2010Romania F2, Pitești FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Ukraine.svg Ivan Anikanov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Smirnov 		2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss4–8Aug 2010Romania F9, Arad FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Catalin Marasin		4–6, 5–7
Loss4–9Sep 2010 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Giorgini
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla 		3–6, 4–6
Win5–9Mar 2011Turkey F8, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
Flag of Slovakia.svg Adrian Sikora		6–7(3–7), 6–3, [12–10]
Loss5–10Mar 2011Turkey F10, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Androić
Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Marcan		1–6, 2–6
Win6–10May 2011Italy F10, Aosta FuturesClay Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Moriya
Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Sekiguchi		4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss6–11Aug 2011 Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss6–12Aug 2011Romania F9, Brașov FuturesClay Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Cruciat
Flag of Romania.svg Teodor-Dacian Crăciun 		0–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss6–13Feb 2012Turkey F6, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Germain Gigounon
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannik Reuter 		6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss6–14Feb 2012Turkey F7, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jorisde Loore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannik Reuter		3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win7–14Apr 2012 Mersin, TurkeyChallengerClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi 		6–0, 6–2
Win8–14May 2012 Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý 		7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss8–15Apr 2013 Mersin, TurkeyChallengerClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Nedovyesov Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Meffert 		7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss8–16May 2013 Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Farrukh Dustov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Nedovyesov 		1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win9–16Oct 2013 Kazan, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Farrukh Dustov Flag of Belarus.svg Egor Gerasimov
Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Zhyrmont 		6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Win10–16Mar 2014China F1, Guangzhou FuturesHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Grassi
Flag of Italy.svg Ricadro Ghedin		1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win11–16Apr 2014 Mersin, TurkeyChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Fabbiano
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Viola 		7–6(9–7), 6–1
Win12–16May 2014 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla 		4–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss12–17Jun 2014 Arad, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Artem Sitak Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Velc		4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win13–17Jul 2014 Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen 		7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss13–18Jul 2014 Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti		6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win14–18Aug 2014 San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Enrique López Pérez Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur 		6–4, 6–1
Loss14–19Feb 2015 Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid 		5–7, 4–6
Win15–19Feb 2015 Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Hubble
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rubin Statham 		3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win16–19Oct 2017 Ningbo, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Rubin Statham Flag of India.svg Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat		7–5, 6–3
Loss16–20Mar 2018 Irving, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Petzschner 		2–6, 4–6
Win17–20 Sep 2021 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak		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.

OpponentHighest
ranking		MatchesWonLostWin %Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 11010%Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Monte Carlo Masters 2R
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 12020%Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2019 Swiss Indoors 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 321150%Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6)) at 2019 Cincinnati 1R
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 31010%Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR
Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 31010%Lost (6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 0–6) at 2015 US Open 1R
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 31010%Lost (6–7(2–7), 2–6) at 2018 Indian Wells Masters 1R
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 32020%Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open 3R
Number 4 ranked players
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 41010%Lost (6–4, 3–6, 1–6) at 2018 New York Open QF
Number 5 ranked players
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 51010%Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2018 Acapulco 1R
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 51010%Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2020 Paris Masters 2R
Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 51010%Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2019 Montpellier SF
Number 6 ranked players
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 631233%Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2019 Montreal 1R
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 61010%Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2019 Paris Masters 3R
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 62020%Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6) at 2018 Kitzbühel 2R
Number 7 ranked players
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 72020%Lost (1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Australian Open 3R
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 73030%Lost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2019 Mutua Madrid Open 1R
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 74040%Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR
Number 8 ranked players
Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 8110100%Won (6–2, 7–6(7–2)) at 2019 Montpellier QF
Flag of Serbia.svg Janko Tipsarević 8110100%Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–0) at 2019 Los Cabos 1R
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 8110100%Won (4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5) at 2017 Gstaad 1R
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 841325%Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon 3R
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 81010%Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Cincinnati Masters 3R
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 82020%Lost (6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2020 Delray Beach 1R
Number 9 ranked players
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 9110100%Won (6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Australian Open 2R
Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro 921150%Won (7–6(8–6), 6–3) at 2017 Marrakesh 1R
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 931233%Lost (6–7(6–8), 3–6) at 2019 Rome Masters 2R
Number 10 ranked players
Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis 10110100%Won (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4) at 2019 Montpellier 2R
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 10110100%Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2020 Sofia 2R
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 1021150%Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Chengdu 1R
Total49123724%* Statistics correct as of 5 May 2022

Notes

  1. ↑ Retired of tournament, doesn't count as a lost match.

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