Radu Albot (born 11 November 1989) is a Moldovan professional tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of No. 39 on 5 August 2019, making him the highest ranked player from Moldova. He is the first player from Moldova to win ATP Tour titles in singles (2019 Delray Beach Open) and in doubles (2015 Istanbul Open).[2] He is also the first Moldovan to break into the top 100 on 27 July 2015 and four years later in the top 50.[3] He is currently the No. 1 Moldovan player.[4] 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 world No. 46 achieved in 2019.
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 (30) and total wins (43).
Personal life
Albot became a father on 19 April 2020, after his girlfriend Doina, gave birth to daughter Adeline.[5]
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.
2017–19: Historic ATP singles title & top 40 debut, Major doubles semifinal
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.
In May, Albot reached the 2019 Geneva Open semifinal losing in the penultimate round against Nicolás Jarry.[15] In August, seeded seventh, he reached his third semifinal of 2019 at the 2019 Los Cabos Open,[16] losing to fifth seed Taylor Fritz.[17] His three victories in the tournament put him at a total of 25 for the year, his most ATP Tour wins in a season. As a result he reached his highest career ranking in the top 40 of world No. 39 on 5 August 2019.
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.[18]
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.[19] 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.[20][21] 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
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.[25] In the semifinals, he lost against fourth seed Miomir Kecmanović.[26] 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.
Ranked No. 138, he qualified for the US Open, making his tenth appearance, and 30th at a Grand Slam overall,[33] defeating Javier Barranco Cosano, No. 10 qualifying seed Luca Van Assche and Shintaro Mochizuki.[34][35] He lost in the first round in straight sets against Novak Djokovic in his first meeting with the defending champion. With previous career wins over Marko Djokovic and Djordje Djokovic, Albot is the only player to have played a professional singles match against each of all three Djokovic brothers.[36]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
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