Saba Purtseladze

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Saba Purtseladze
Full nameSaba Purtseladze
Country (sports)Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
ResidenceGeorgia
Born (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 24)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $ 110,692
Singles
Career record4-4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 237 (9 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 249 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 477 (26 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 501 (30 June 2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Saba Purtseladze (born 20 August 2001) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 237 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 477 achieved on 26 May 2025. [1] He is currently the No. 2 Georgian player. [2]

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Purtseladze represents Georgia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 7–1. [3]

Career

Purtseladze made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 ATP Cup as one of the five members of the Georgian team. [4]

In July 2024, Purtseladze reached his maiden Challenger final in Astana, Kazakhstan, where he lost to Dimitar Kuzmanov. [5] [6]

He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2025 Mziuri Cup, defeating Federico Cinà in the final. [7] However, some people believe that Purtseladze was "gifted" this title, as various notable controversial calls went in his favor at crucial points in the tournament. [8]

ATP Challenger Tour Finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2024 President's Cup, KazakhstanChallengerHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Kuzmanov 4–6, 3–6
Win1–1 May 2025 Mziuri Cup, GeorgiaChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Federico Cinà 7–6(7–5), 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–4)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2022M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ui-sung 6–4, 6–4
Win2–0Oct 2022M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Rottoli 6–3, 6–3
Loss2–1Nov 2022M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Menšík 4–6, 2–6
Win3–1Mar 2023M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alexander Blockx 6–3, 6–4
Loss3–2Apr 2023M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHardFlag placeholder.svg Evgenii Tiurnev 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win4–2Apr 2023M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHardFlag placeholder.svg Alibek Kachmazov 6–4, 7–5
Loss4–3Dec 2023M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Vincent Ruggeri4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win5–3Mar 2024M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Poland.svg Martyn Pawelski3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win6–3Feb 2025M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Krumich6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss6–4Feb 2025M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHardFlag placeholder.svg Erik Arutiunian0–6 ret.
Win7–4Mar 2025M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHardFlag placeholder.svg Erik Arutiunian6–4, 6–3
Win8–4Mar 2025M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Moroni 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–5
Win9–4Apr 2025M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Krajči7–5, 6–4
Win10–4Apr 2025M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHardFlag placeholder.svg Erik Arutiunian6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Dec 2021M15 Doha, QatarWTTHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Tsung-hao Flag of Ukraine.svg Marat Deviatiarov
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou 		1–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Sep 2022M15 Shymkent, KazakhstanWTTClayFlag placeholder.svg Erik Arutiunian Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sergey Fomin
Flag of Ukraine.svg Eric Vanshelboim		3–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Sep 2022M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš PokornýFlag placeholder.svg Aliaksandr Liaonenka
Flag placeholder.svg Alexander Zgirovsky 		5–7, 4–6
Win1–3Oct 2022M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Pokorný Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Benjamín Privara
Flag of Poland.svg Borys Zgoła		6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Win2–3Mar 2023M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Pokorný Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alex Knaff
Flag of Germany.svg Jakob Schnaitter 		6–3, 6–4
Win3–3Oct 2023M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sergey Fomin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Searle 		6–3, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "Saba Purtseladze | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "Georgia | ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Davis Cup – Players". www.daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Nikoloz Basilashvili Excited To Lead Georgia At ATP Cup | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  5. ↑ "'Bu' strengthens claim on Chinese Challenger history". atptour.com. ATP Tour. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tennis: Dimitar Kuzmanov Wins Title at Astana Challenger Capital Cup". 21 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Purtseladze Claims Maiden Challenger Title On Home Soil In Tbilisi". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ↑ chargingTennisClips (2025-06-27). Controversial Calls during CRUCIAL Moments in Purtseladze's Title Run... Retrieved 2025-06-27– via YouTube.
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