Vaja Uzakov

Vaja Uzakov
Country (sports)	Uzbekistan
Born	4 June 1988 (age 34); Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$56,241
Singles
Career record	0–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level)
Career titles	0; 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 698 (7 June 2010)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level)
Career titles	0; 0 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 316 (11 August 2008)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	0–6
Medal record
Representing Uzbekistan
Men's tennis
Asian Games
	Last updated on: 13 November 2017.

Last updated May 26, 2023

Vaja Uzakov (born 4 June 1988) is an Uzbek tennis player.

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Challengers 0 (0–0)
Futures 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	13 September 2009	Volgograd, Russia F8	Hard	Evgeny Kirillov	0–6, 0–6

Doubles 9 (3–6)

Legend
Challengers 4 (0–4)
Futures 5 (3–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	18 August 2007	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Hard	Danila Arsenov	Evgeny Kirillov Alexander Kudryavtsev	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	25 May 2008	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Hard	Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy	Konstantin Kravchuk Łukasz Kubot	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	9 August 2008	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Clay	Danila Arsenov	Irakli Labadze Denis Matsukevich	6–7^(1–7), 6–4, [3–10]
Runner-up	4.	26 September 2009	Shymkent, Kazakhstan F3	Clay	Victor Kozin	Mikhail Fufygin Vitali Reshetnikov	4–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	6 May 2011	Taraz, Kazakhstan F2	Hard	Mikhail Fufygin	Denis Matsukevich Stanislav Vovk	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Winner	6.	29 October 2011	Lagos, Nigeria F4	Hard	Paterne Mamata	Abdul-Mumin Babalola Daouda Ndiaye	7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Runner-up	7.	12 November 2011	Antalya, Turkey F31	Hard	Alexander Lobkov	Andrei Ciumac Maxim Dubarenco	5–7, 4–6
Winner	8.	14 July 2012	Almaty, Kazakhstan F6	Hard	Vitaly Kachanovskiy	Rifat Biktyakov Denis Yevseyev	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	17 May 2014	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Clay	Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev	Sergey Betov Aliaksandr Bury	4–6, 3–6

Davis Cup

Participations: (0–6)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–1)
Group I (0–5)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)

Matches by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Matches by type
Singles (0–6)
Doubles (0–0)

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
0–5; 6–8 April 2007; Olympic Tennis Court, Seoul, South Korea; Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard surface
Defeat	1	V	Singles	South Korea	An Jae-sung	1–6, 2–6
3–2; 11–13 April 2008; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Asia/Oceania Relegation Play off first round; Clay (indoor) surface
Defeat	2	V	Singles	Philippines	Eric Taino	4–6, 4–6
3–2; 8–10 May 2009; Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, Uzbekistan; Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay (indoor) surface
Defeat	3	V	Singles	Japan	Takao Suzuki	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
0–5; 18–20 September 2009; Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia; World Group Play off; Hard (indoor) surface
Defeat	4	V	Singles	Serbia	Ilija Bozoljac	1–6, 4–6
3–2; 9–11 July 2010; Gimcheon Total Sports Town Tennis Courts, Gimcheon, South Korea; Asia/Oceania Relegation Play off first round; Hard (indoor) surface
Defeat	5	V	Singles	South Korea	Lim Yong-kyu	3–6, 1–6
3–2; 4–6 March 2011; Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, Uzbekistan; Asia/Oceania First round; Clay (indoor) surface
Defeat	6	V	Singles	New Zealand	Michael Venus	3–6, 0–6

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References

↑ "Vaja Uzakov". ATP. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
↑ "Vaja Uzakov". Davis Cup. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
↑ "Somdev reaches quarters". thehindu.com. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

External links

Vaja Uzakov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Vaja Uzakov at the International Tennis Federation
Vaja Uzakov at the Davis Cup
Vaja Uzakov at ESPN.com

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[1] "Vaja Uzakov". ATP. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[2] "Vaja Uzakov". Davis Cup. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[3] "Somdev reaches quarters". thehindu.com. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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