Alibek Kachmazov

Alibek Kachmazov
Алибек Качмазов
Alibek Kachmazov at the 2023 Bengaluru Open
Full nameAlibek Muratovich Kachmazov
Country (sports) Russia
Born (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS $ 359,891
Singles
Career record4–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 161 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 182 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2025)
French OpenQ1 (2025)
WimbledonQ1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 250 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1421 (30 June 2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Alibek Muratovich Kachmazov (Russian: Алибек Муратович Качмазов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈbʲek kɐˈt͡ɕmazəf]; born 17 August 2002) is a Russian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieved on 5 May 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 250 achieved on 8 May 2023.[1]

Career

2019-2023: ATP debut and first win

Kachmazov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Kremlin Cup after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]

He entered the main draw at the 2023 Chengdu Open as a qualifier but lost in the first round to Christopher O'Connell.

He entered the qualifying draw at the 2023 Astana Open as an alternate and won in the first round against third seed Fabian Marozsan and seventh seed Damir Dzumhur to qualify for his third main draw. He won his first ATP Tour level match against Corentin Moutet.[3]

2024: First ATP semifinal, top 200 debut

Ranked No. 252, he again entered the main draw at the 2024 Chengdu Open as a qualifier and recorded his second and third ATP wins over two top 100 players Aleksandar Kovacevic,[4] Taro Daniel,[5][6] and top-30 player Nicolás Jarry[7] to reach his first ATP semifinal, becoming the lowest-ranked semifinalist in tournament history. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking in the top 180 on 23 September 2024, raising more than 70 positions up.[8][9]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2025 Gwangju Open, South Korea Challenger Hard Jason Kubler 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand Challenger Hard Evgeny Donskoy Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu
6–3, 1–6, [10–7]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2019 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Boris Pokotilov 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Feb 2021 M15 Saint Petersburg, Russia WTT Hard (i) Alexey Zakharov 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Oct 2021 M15 Kazan, Russia WTT Hard (i) Bogdan Bobrov 5–7, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2021 M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan WTT Hard (i) Bogdan Bobrov 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 3–2 Nov 2021 M15 Kazan, Russia WTT Hard (i) Martin Borisiouk 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jan 2022 M15 Kazan, Russia WTT Hard (i) Marat Sharipov 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–2 Mar 2022 M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan WTT Hard (i) Beibit Zhukayev 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 6–2 Apr 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–3 May 2022 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan WTT Clay Sean Cuenin 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 6–4 Apr 2023 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Saba Purtseladze 4–6, 5–7
Win 7–4 Apr 2023 M25 Tbilisi, Georgia WTT Hard Egor Agafonov 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–4 Jun 2023 M25 La Nucia, Spain WTT Clay Carlos Sánchez Jover 6–3, 6–1
Loss 8–5 Mar 2024 M25 Saint-Dizier, France WTT Hard (i) Gauthier Onclin 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Vladimir Ivanov Laurynas Grigelis
Lukas Mugevičius
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Feb 2022 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Beibit Zhukayev Hsu Yu-hsiou
Neil Oberleitner
1–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–5]
Win 3–0 Apr 2022 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan WTT Clay Marat Sharipov Yan Bondarevskiy
Aleksandre Bakshi
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–0 Apr 2023 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Sergey Fomin Alexandr Cozbinov
August Holmgren
6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–1 Apr 2023 M25 Tbilisi, Georgia WTT Hard Egor Agafonov Aliaksandr Liaonenka
Alexander Zgirovsky
0–6, 6–3, [5–10]

References

  1. ^ "Alibek Kachmazov | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Wildcards announced for Kremlin Cup in Moscow". Tennis World USA.
  3. ^ "ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. ^ "#NextGenATP Shang sinks Nishikori on home soil in Chengdu". ATPTour. 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ @TennisTV (20 September 2024). "A rampant victory🤯 Alibek Kachmazov takes down Taro Daniel before apologising for playing insane tennis 😂 @ChengduOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @TennisTV (20 September 2024). "Alibek Kachmazov records biggest career win over Taro Daniel to make his first ATP Tour quarterfinal. 🎥: @tennistv @ATPTour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @ATPTour (22 September 2024). "Breakout week getting BETTER and BETTER 😲 Qualifier Alibek Kachmazov takes out (3)Jarry 6-3 6-4 to blaze into a maiden semi-final! @ChengduOpen #ChengduOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Musetti battles past Mannarino, advances to Chengdu SFs; Kachmazov continues breakthrough week". ATPTour. 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "ATP Rankings Report – As of Sept. 23, 2024".