Profile
Sergiy’s story
Sergiy Stakhovsky’s foray into tennis was triggered by his grandfather. When he was six years old his grandfather would bring him to the Tennis Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. Tennis coaches started to notice Sergiy's great talent and big future at the age of nine. It was then he was removed from the group clinics and given one-to-one coaching. Sergiy competed in swimming until he was 14 but realized his dream was to become the best tennis player in the world. Sergiy believes the best is yet to come and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
Best Singles Ranking (27-Sep-10)
Best Doubles Ranking (6-Jun-11)
Career Timeline
2010
- In May, reaches Nice QFs (l. to Verdasco)
- Captures Halle doubles title with Youzhny
- In June, wins third career ATP crown at 's-Hertogenbosch (doesn't drop a set in five matches!)
- In late August, improves to 4-0 in ATP World Tour finals after beating Istomin in final (New Haven)
- Becomes first Ukrainian to win two titles in a season since Medvedev in 1994
- On 30 August, reaches career-high of No. 36
- At US Open, reaches third round (l. to Lopez, retired due to a right toe infection)
2009
- Opens season with QF in Doha (l. to eventual champion A. Murray)
- Reaches QF in Zagreb
- Captures his second career ATP World Tour title in St. Petersburg (where he saved a match point in final against Zeballos)
- In Challenger play, compiles a 15-12 record, finishes runner-up in Mons, Belgium (l. to Tipsarevic) and SF in Trnava
- Earns a career-high $380,583
2008
- First player from Ukraine to finish in Top 100 since Andrei Medvedev (ATP # 58) in 2000
- In March, captures his first ATP title as lucky loser (and becomes first lucky loser to win an ATP title since Christian Miniussi in November 1991) after posting wins over Karlovic, Troicki, Tipsarevic, Bolelli and Ljubicic
- After his first ATP trophy, jumps from ATP 209 to 123 in South African Airways ATP Rankings
- In a four-tournament stretch, he is a finalist in Penza (l. to Dorsch), winner at Segovia (d. Alves), and semifinalist at Stanbul and Cherkassy
- Reaches career-high ATP 74 on November 17
- Wins an ATP doubles title at Moscow (w/Starace)
- Wins Challenger doubles titles at Ostrava (w/Zib) and Orleans (w/Zovko) and is a runner-up at Zagreb (w/Zib) and Cherkassy (w/Bubka)
- Earns a career-high $252,563
2007
- Qualifies for Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Main Draw and the SAP Open in San Jose, California
- Reaches final at Kuala Lumpur Challenger, semifinal at Recanati and quarterfinal at Waikoloa and Cherbourg Challengers
2006
- Reaches semifinals in Cordoba and Istanbul Challengers
- Posts the best win of the year over Tursunov (ATP 21) in the 1st round of Moscow before losing to Clement in the 2nd round
- Ends the season ranked #180 in the world
2005
- In February, for the first time in his career, advances to ATP quarterfinals with wins over C. Rochus and Mario Ancic (ATP 29) before losing to Soderling
- Defeats Alexander Popp in the 1st round in St. Petersburg before losing to Carlsen in three tie-break sets in next round
- Reaches three semifinals in Challenger play
2004
- Advances to Futures final in Ukraine (l. to Bruthans)
- Loses to Davydenko in ATP Debut in Moscow
- Reaches two Challenger quarterfinals at Dnepropetrovsk and Milan
- Finishes runner-up at US Open juniors (l. to Andy Murray)
2003
- Reaches quarterfinals at Futures event in Uzbekistan
- Reaches quarterfinals at Samarkand Challenger
Fast Facts
Nickname
STAKO
Birthdate
6-Jan-86
Birthplace
Kiev, Ukraine
Residence
Bratislava, Slovakia
Nationality
Ukrainian
Height
193 cm
Weight
82 kg
Plays
Right-handed
Favorite Surface
Hard
Turned Pro
2003
travelling fitness coach
Karol Guman
Age Started Tennis
6
Trains at
National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tennis idols
Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Andrei Medvedev
Interests
basketball, football, swimming, movies
Likes
reading Russian classics, spending time with friends, music
Languages
Ukrainian, English, Russian, Slovak, Czech
Family
Mum Olga (university teacher of Economics),
Dad Eduard (professor of Urology),
brothers Aleksandr (physician) and
Leonard (tennis player)
Dad Eduard (professor of Urology),
brothers Aleksandr (physician) and
Leonard (tennis player)
Charities
Supports Ukrainian Institute of Cancer
