From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Karen Khachanov made an impact.
Karen Khachanov is a Russian professional tennis player known for his powerful game. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in 2019. Khachanov's accomplishments include seven ATP Tour singles titles, highlighted by a Masters 1000 victory at the 2018 Paris Masters. He secured an Olympic silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has advanced to two Grand Slam semifinals: the 2022 US Open and the 2023 Australian Open. Additionally, he won a doubles title at the 2023 Madrid Open with Andrey Rublev, attaining a career-high doubles ranking of No. 53 in January 2024.
In 2009, Nikolay Davydenko won the inaugural Shanghai Masters.
In 2010, Ivan Ljubičić won the Indian Wells Masters.
In July 2013, Khachanov won the Under-18 European Championship title in Switzerland.
In 2013, Khachanov received a wildcard for his first ATP Tour participation at the St. Petersburg Open, recording his first win against Victor Hănescu. He also debuted for Russia at the Davis Cup, becoming the youngest Russian tennis player in the pro series at age 17 years and 157 days, surpassing Mikhail Youzhny. He defeated Dean O'Brien of South Africa in the 2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
In 2013, at the Kremlin Cup, Khachanov reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal.
In July 2013, at the Kitzbühel Open, Khachanov defeated Filippo Volandri and Philipp Kohlscreiber to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinal since the 2013 Kremlin Cup, before losing to Dušan Lajović.
In 2014, Karen Khachanov joined the 4Slam Tennis Academy led by Galo Blanco to further develop his tennis career.
In 2014, Khachanov and Andrey Rublev won a silver medal in doubles at the Summer Youth Olympics, losing to Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann in the final.
In 2014, Khachanov made his Masters debut after receiving a wildcard entry to the Miami Open, losing in the first round to Daniel Gimeno Traver. He later won his first ITF title at a $15K event in Kaohsiung and another at a $15K event in Mulhouse.
In 2016, Khachanov made his main draw debut at the US Open, recording his first Grand Slam win over Thomas Fabbiano. He later won his first ATP tournament at the Chengdu Open, defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final.
In 2016, Khachanov qualified for the Barcelona Open, beating Roberto Bautista Agut before losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov. He also played at the Istanbul Open as a wildcard player.
In November 2017, Karen Khachanov ended his association with coach Galo Blanco.
In 2018, Khachanov won a Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters.
In 2018, Khachanov won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Paris Masters, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. He became the first Russian tennis player to win a Masters 1000 final since Nikolay Davydenko in 2009.
In July 2019, Karen Khachanov achieved his career-high ranking of world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
In 2020, at the US Open, Khachanov lost to Alex de Minaur in the third round. At the French Open, he reached the fourth round for a fourth consecutive year, losing to Novak Djokovic.
In 2021, Khachanov progressed to the third round of the Australian Open. He reached two semifinals, at the Great Ocean Road Open and at the Lyon Open.
In 2021, Khachanov reached the fourth round and then the quarterfinals at the Wimbledon Championships, losing to Denis Shapovalov in five sets.
In 2022, Khachanov reached a major semifinal at the US Open.
In 2022, Khachanov reached the final of Adelaide International 1, losing to Gaël Monfils, and the quarterfinals of Adelaide International 2. At the Australian Open, he reached the third round.
On 30 January 2023, Ranked No. 18 at the Australian Open Khachanov defeated three seeds in a row to reach the semifinals and He moved back to the Top 15 to No. 13 in the rankings.
In 2023, Khachanov reached a major semifinal at the Australian Open.
In 2023, Khachanov reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, securing his first top-5 win of the season against Stefanos Tsitsipas. He then defeated Francisco Cerundolo to reach his first Masters semifinal since 2019.
In 2023, Khachanov reached the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open and partnered with Andrey Rublev to win the doubles title. Following a quarterfinal showing at the 2023 French Open he returned to the top 10 in the singles rankings.
In 2023, Khachanov won the Zhuhai Championships, defeating Yoshihito Nishioka in the final and claiming his first title in five years.
In January 2024, Khachanov achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 53.
In March 2024, Karen Khachanov participated in a charity exhibition match for Artsakh refugees at the Los Angeles Tennis Center with Andrey Rublev, raising $100,000. He also attended a gala with Andre Agassi.
In 2024, Karen Khachanov reached the final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, after wins over Thiago Seyboth Wild, Brandon Nakashima, Matteo Berrettini and Alex de Minaur but lost to Jack Draper.
In 2024, Khachanov won his sixth title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in February, defeating Jakub Menšík in the final.
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