History of Alexander Bublik in Timeline

Alexander Bublik is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player. Born in Russia, he represents Kazakhstan. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 17 in May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 47 in November 2021. Bublik is currently the top-ranked player from Kazakhstan.

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June 1997: Alexander Bublik Born

On June 17, 1997, Alexander Stanislavovich Bublik was born in Gatchina, Russia, and he started playing tennis at the age of four, coached by his father, Stanislav.

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2010: Comparison to Andrey Golubev

In June 2023, Alexander Bublik became the first Kazakhstani to win an ATP 500 singles title since Andrey Golubev's ATP World Tour 500 series title in 2010, in Hamburg.

April 2016: First Futures Title

In April 2016, Alexander Bublik won his first Futures title in Doha.

November 2016: Represents Kazakhstan

In November 2016, Alexander Bublik announced that he would represent Kazakhstan in tennis.

November 2016: Changed Allegiance to Kazakhstan

In November 2016, Alexander Bublik changed his allegiance from Russia to Kazakhstan's tennis federation in search of better financial support from the national tennis federation.

2020: Bublik laments tennis

In a 2020 interview with L'Équipe, Alexander Bublik stated that he lamented the sport and that financial incentives were the reason he kept playing. He said that if there were no money, he would stop playing tennis instantly.

2021: French Open Doubles Final 'Accident'

In 2021, Alexander Bublik described his unexpected run to the French Open doubles final as a "pure accident". He explained that he did not treat doubles as professional tennis, but as a way to "make some extra money, hang around, make some jokes."

2021: Led ATP Tour in Aces

In 2021, Alexander Bublik led the ATP Tour in the number of aces served throughout the season. His unpredictable playing style often caught opponents off-guard, with his use of underarm serves and trick shots. His style has drawn comparisons to that of Nick Kyrgios.

2022: Previous Montpellier Win

Bublik competed at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier in 2024, which he had previously won in 2022.

2022: Birth of son

In 2022, Alexander Bublik and his wife Tatiyana Bublik had their first child, a son named Vasily.

2022: Bublik contradicts statements about tennis

In 2022, Alexander Bublik contradicted his previous statements about tennis, saying for Good Morning Tennis that "over time, things have changed a lot and [I] love playing tennis now because [I] realized that's what [I] wanted to do as a kid".

June 2023: Biggest Title of Career

In June 2023, Bublik won the biggest title of his career in Halle, defeating Andrey Rublev in the final, becoming the first Kazakhstani to win an ATP 500 singles title since 2010. Consequently, he soared to No. 26 in the rankings, his career highest singles ranking on June 26, 2023.

July 2023: Career-High Ranking

In July 2023, Alexander Bublik reached a new career-high ranking in the top 25.

2023: Criticism at the US Open

During the 2023 US Open, Alexander Bublik was defeated in the first round by Dominic Thiem and was heavily criticized for his lack of sportsmanship. He was recorded making disparaging remarks about Thiem's recovery from injuries and also received a code violation for smashing his racket. He expressed his frustration with losing and his desire to avoid traveling to the US Open.

2023: Joins Levitov Chess Wizards

In 2023, Alexander Bublik was named as a reserve member of the Levitov Chess Wizards team in the Professional Rapid Online Chess League.

2024: Fourth ATP Singles Title

In 2024, Bublik won his fourth ATP singles title at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, defeating Borna Coric in the final. He lost the opening set in all four of his matches, making him the only player to win an ATP singles tournament having lost the opening set of each match.