Evgeny Donskoy

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Evgenyevich and the family name is Donskoy.
Evgeny Donskoy
Евгений Донской
Donskoy at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $3,426,092
Singles
Career record55–117
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (8 July 2013)
Current rankingNo. 455 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2013)
French Open2R (2013)
Wimbledon1R (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
US Open3R (2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record16–34
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 161 (5 November 2012)
Current rankingNo. 1006 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2018)
Wimbledon1R (2013)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2021)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade Singles
Last updated on: 22 November 2024.

Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy (Russian: Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj dɐnˈskoj]; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013 and a doubles ranking of No. 161, achieved on 5 November 2012.

Personal life

He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin.[1] His favourite surface is hard courts.

Career

In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round.[2]

By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips.[3][4]

Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event.[5][6]

Consequently, Donskoy made his Davis Cup debut in Europe/Africa Zone Group I match against Great Britain in Coventry. Donskoy won the first rubber against James Ward, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–6, to help give Russia a 2–0 lead heading into the doubles rubber the following day. Great Britain won the doubles rubber, where Ward opened the day. Ward defeated Dmitry Tursunov, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, to level the tie. Dan Evans ranked No. 325 would eventually complete a turnaround, with a straight sets victory over world No. 80 Donskoy.[7]

Also for the first time, Donskoy entered the 2013 French Open's main draw, beating Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round. At the 2013 TOPSHELF Open held in 's-Hertogenbosch, he took out third seed John Isner in the first round and beat Robin Haase in the second to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinals.

In December 2014, Donskoy decided to join the team of Boris Sobkin, coach of Mikhail Youzhny.[8]

In 2016, Donskoy debuted at the Summer Olympics. He defeated 7th seed David Ferrer in the second round, but then lost to Steve Johnson in the third.

In 2017, Donskoy beat Australian Open champion Roger Federer in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, having saved three match points in the second set, trailing 5–2 in the final set and down 5–1 in the final set tie-breaker. This was Donskoy's first career win over a top-ten player.[9][10]

At the 2021 US Open he qualified for his ninth consecutive main draw appearance at this Major.[11][12] He lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.[13]

Style of play

Donskoy has very powerful, flat groundstrokes, especially his forehand, which can produce spectacular points but also a lot of unforced errors.[14]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (12–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–7)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2011 Casablanca, Morocco Challenger Clay Alessio di Mauro 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jul 2011 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Lukáš Rosol 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win 2–1 Feb 2012 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Adrian Ungur 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jul 2012 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard Illya Marchenko 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Marsel İlhan 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–2 Aug 2012 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Albano Olivetti 6–1, 7–6(13–11)
Win 5–2 Nov 2012 Loughborough, United Kingdom Challenger Hard (i) Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win 6–2 Nov 2012 Tyumen, Russia Challenger Hard (i) Illya Marchenko 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Feb 2014 Kolkata, India Challenger Hard Ilija Bozoljac 1–6, 1–6
Loss 6–4 May 2015 Karshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Teymuraz Gabashvili 2–5 ret.
Loss 6–5 Aug 2015 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Mikhail Kukushkin 2–6, 2–6
Win 7–5 Aug 2015 Segovia, Spain (2) Challenger Hard Marco Chiudinelli 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 7–6 Oct 2015 Pune, India Challenger Hard Yuki Bhambri 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 8–6 Apr 2016 Ra'anana, Israel Challenger Hard Ričardas Berankis 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–6 Jul 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan (2) Challenger Hard Konstantin Kravchuk 6–3, 6–3
Win 10–6 Mar 2017 Zhuhai, China Challenger Hard Thomas Fabbiano 6–3, 6–4
Loss 10–7 Aug 2017 Chengdu, China Challenger Hard Lu Yen-hsun 3–6, 4–6
Win 11–7 Oct 2017 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) Challenger Hard Marius Copil 7–6(7–0), 7–5
Loss 11–8 Jun 2019 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Daniel Evans 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 12–8 Jul 2019 Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan (3) Challenger Hard Sebastian Korda 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
Loss 12–9 Oct 2019 Brest, France Challenger Hard (i) Ugo Humbert 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2011 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) Igor Andreev James Cerretani
Adil Shamasdin 		7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–1 Mar 2012 Casablanca, Morocco Challenger Clay Andrey Kuznetsov Walter Trusendi
Matteo Viola 		6–1, 6–7(5–7), [3–10]
Loss 1–2 Jun 2012 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Andrey Kuznetsov Martin Fischer
Olivier Charroin 		4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 2–2 Jan 2017 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i) Mikhail Elgin Julian Knowle
Jonathan Marray 		6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 3–2 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Alibek Kachmazov Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu 		6–3, 1–6, [10–7]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2008 Ukraine F3, Chornomorsk-Illichevsk Futures Clay Denys Molchanov 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2010 Kazakhstan F1, Astana Futures Hard (i) Alexander Kudryavtsev 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2011 Spain F7, Sabadell Futures Clay Simone Vagnozzi 7–5, 7–5
Win 3–1 Mar 2023 M25 New Delhi, India WTT Hard Yusuke Takahashi 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–1 Mar 2023 M25 Lucknow, India WTT Hard Eric Vanshelboim 6–2, 7–5
Loss 4–2 Nov 2023 M25 Hua Hin, Thailand WTT Hard Gonçalo Oliveira 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Jul 2024 M15 Tianjin, China WTT Hard Yi Zhou 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2007 Russia F3, Moscow Futures Clay Vladimir Karusevich Alexey Kedryuk
Mikhail Elgin 		3–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2008 Russia F2, Tyumen Futures Carpet (i) Danila Arsenov Vladyslav Klymenko
Aleksandr Yarmola 		7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–2 Jun 2008 Ukraine F3, Chornomorsk-Illichevsk Futures Clay Victor Kozin Denys Molchanov
Artem Smirnov 		4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–12]
Loss 1–3 Apr 2009 Russia F2, Tyumen Futures Carpet (i) Konstantin Kravchuk Alexey Kedryuk
Denis Matsukevich 		3–6, 7–6(9–7), [13–15]
Win 2–3 Aug 2009 Russia F3, Moscow Futures Clay Ilya Belyaev David Savić
Artem Sitak 		1–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Loss 2–4 Apr 2010 France F7, Grasse Futures Clay Ilya Belyaev Vincent Stouff
Olivier Charroin 		6–4, 2–6, [3–10]

Performance timeline

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.

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Singles

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 3R A Q1 2R Q3 2R 2R 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 5 5–5
French Open A Q2 Q1 2R Q2 Q3 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 4 1–4
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R 1R Q2 NH Q1 A 0 / 5 0–5
US Open Q1 Q2 A 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 9 4–9
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 0 / 23 10–23

Doubles

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019–2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open 1R A A 1R A 2R A 0 / 3 1–3
Wimbledon 1R Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 4 1–4

National representation

Davis Cup (5–6)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–3)
Group I (5–3)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by Type
Singles (3–4)
Doubles (2–2)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
2–3; 5–7 April 2013; Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Great Britain; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Victory 1 II Singles Great Britain James Ward 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
Defeat 2 V Singles Daniel Evans 4–6, 4–6, 1–6
4–1; 12–14 September 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa second round play-off; hard(i) surface
Victory 3 II Singles Portugal João Sousa 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
4–1; 6–8 March 2015; Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, Russia; Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Defeat 4 I Singles Denmark Frederik Nielsen 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
3–2; 17–19 July 2015; Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Victory 5 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Spain Marc López / David Marrero 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Victory 6 IV Singles Tommy Robredo 6–3, 5–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
1–4; 18–20 September 2015; Baikal-Arena, Irkutsk, Russia; World Group play-offs; hard(i) surface
Defeat 7 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Italy Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia; Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Victory 8 III Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk) Sweden Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
3–1; 17–18 September 2016; National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Defeat 9 II Singles Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
1–3; 6–7 April 2018; Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Defeat 10 IV Singles Austria Jürgen Melzer 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
3–1; 1–2 February 2019; Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; qualifying round; hard(i) surface
Defeat 11 III Doubles (with Andrey Rublev) Switzerland Jérôme Kym / Henri Laaksonen 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)

ATP Cup (0–2)

Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (0–2)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
4–2; 2–3 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; group stage; hard surface
Defeat 1 III Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev) Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka 6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
2–1; 6–7 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; Knockout stage; hard surface
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev) Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff 3–6, 6–7(2–7)

Wins over top 10 players

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score EDR
2017
1. Roger Federer 10 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard 2R 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5) 116

Record against top 10 players

Donskoy's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.

As of 21 July 2021


Team titles

2021

Awards

2019

References

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  2. ^ "Evgeny Donskoy/Morgan Phillips". Tennis Live. September 6, 2010.
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  7. ^ "GB's James Ward and Dan Evans see off Russia and make Davis Cup history". Guardian. April 7, 2013.
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  10. ^ Тушите свет. Донской обыграл Федерера в Дубае
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  13. ^ "Felix Auger-Aliassime Fires into R3 at US Open, to Play Roberto Bautista Agut".
  14. ^ "Andy Murray overcomes sluggish start to defeat Evgeny Donskoy at Indian Wells", The Telegraph, 10th March 2013.
  15. ^ «Русский Кубок»-2019 [2019 Russian Cup] (in Russian). RTF. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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