Aslan Karatsev

Russian tennis player

Aslan Karatsev
Аслан Карацев
Karatsev at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 30)
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachYahor Yatsyk
Prize moneyUS $4,872,201
Singles
Career record76–79 (49.0% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 14 (7 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 39 (15 January 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2021)
French Open2R (2021, 2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open3R (2021, 2023)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsAlt (2021)
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record24–32 (42.9% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main-draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 76 (16 May 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (2021)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games (2020)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2021)
Last updated on: 30 January 2024.

Aslan Kazbekovich Karatsev (Russian: Аслан Казбекович Карацев, Ossetian: Хъарацаты Хъазыбеджы фырт Аслан; born 4 September 1993) is a Russian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP ranking of world No. 14 on 7 February 2022, and peaked at No. 76 in the doubles rankings on 16 May 2022.

In February 2021, Karatsev went through qualifiers for the Australian Open. In his first main draw of a major, ranked 114th, he defeated 8th seed Diego Schwartzman, 20th seed Félix Auger-Aliassime and 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the semifinals. Karatsev is the first man in the Open Era to reach the semifinals in his Grand Slam debut.[2]

In March 2021, he won his first ATP title at the Qatar Open with Andrey Rublev in doubles.[3] A week later, as a wildcard, Karatsev won his first ATP singles title at the 2021 Dubai Open, beating South African Lloyd Harris in the final. Karatsev, who was unseeded and beat four seeded players to reach the final, joined Wayne Ferreira (1995) and Thomas Muster (1997) in this achievement.[4] As a result, he entered the top 30 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time in his career.[5] On 24 April 2021, Karatsev defeated the world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on his home court at the Serbia Open to reach the final.[6] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal with Elena Vesnina in mixed doubles.[7][8]

Early life

Karatsev was born in Vladikavkaz. His father Kazbek Karatsev is an ethnic Ossetian and former footballer, and his mother Svetlana Karatseva is a medical doctor. Aslan has an older sister named Zarina.[9][10] Karatsev's grandfather on his mother's side is Jewish.[11][12]

When Karatsev was three years old he and his parents moved to Israel, making aliyah, and they lived in Israel for the next nine years.[13] [14] He started playing tennis there, in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.[15] His first coach was Vladimir Rabinovich.[14] His mother and sister live in Holon, Israel.[13] Karatsev speaks fluent Hebrew, and says that Israel still feels like home.[16][13]

When he was 12, he moved back to Russia, with his father, because of funding limitations in Israel. He moved to Taganrog where his new coaches were Alexandr Kuprin and Ivan Potapov. From 2011 to 2013 he was coached by Andrey Kesarev.[17]

Karatsev fluently speaks Russian, Hebrew, and English, and holds dual Russian-Israeli citizenship.[18][19]

Career

Junior career

Karatsev played his first junior match in September 2007 at the age of 14 at a grade 5 tournament in Russia. Although being his junior debut, it would be his only junior tournament until May 2009 where he started to play consistently in junior tennis. He made his junior grand slam debut at the 2011 Junior French Open after qualifying for the main draw but lost in the first round. He then participated in 2011 Junior Wimbledon with resulted in him again losing in the first round and then the 2011 Junior US Open where he won his first round match but lost in the second round. In doubles, he was known for partnering good friend Evgeny Karlovskiy in most tournaments and the pair made the quarterfinals of the 2011 Junior French Open. He ended his junior career after the 2011 US Open with a career-high ranking of No. 47 (attained on August 8, 2011) and a win–loss record of 76–48 in singles and 26–16 in doubles.[20]

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: 1R (2011)
Wimbledon: 1R (2011)
US Open: 2R (2011)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: QF (2011)
Wimbledon: 1R (2011)
US Open: 2R (2011)

2013–20

Karatsev made his ATP Tour main-draw debut at the 2013 St. Petersburg Open, where he received entry to the main draw due to a wildcard. In the first round, he lost to compatriot and second seed Mikhail Youzhny. In the doubles event, he partnered Dmitry Tursunov and they reached the semifinals, losing to Dominic Inglot and Denis Istomin in a narrow deciding tiebreaker. In 2015, he won his first main-draw match on the ATP Tour at the Kremlin Cup, defeating Youzhny.[21]

According to his father, Karatsev at 19 was mentored by Dmitry Tursunov who traveled with him to Halle, Germany to train there for a couple of months but returned due to a lack of money to continue. Then, the German academy itself invited Aslan to return to Halle. He trained there for two years, then got injured and could not really play for two years because of the trauma. He moved to Barcelona where he played at the Bruguera Tennis Academy for less than two years.[22]

After searching for better coaching opportunities in Spain and Germany, Karatsev in 2019 hired his new coach, Yahor Yatsyk from Minsk. Yatsyk, a former professional tennis player one year his senior,[23] used to help Nikoloz Basilashvili as a coach.[24] During the COVID-19 lockdown Karatsev played exhibition matches in the United States.

At St. Petersburg, Karatsev earned his first top-50 win against Tennys Sandgren.

2021: Australian Open semifinalist, Olympic silver medal, top 15

Karatsev made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, after coming through qualifying by beating Brandon Nakashima, Max Purcell and Alexandre Müller. It was here that he also notched his first top-10 victory, after upsetting 8th seed and world No. 9, Diego Schwartzman. He also upset 20th seed Félix Auger-Aliassime after dropping the first two sets and coming back to win in five to become the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Bernard Tomic at Wimbledon 2011, and the first man to reach a quarterfinal in his Grand Slam debut since Alex Rădulescu in 1996 Wimbledon.[25][26] He then defeated the former No. 3 player Grigor Dimitrov in four sets to reach the semifinals.[27] By doing this, Karatsev became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam since Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000 Wimbledon and the first to do so at the Australian Open since Bob Giltinan in 1977, the lowest-ranked player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Goran Ivanišević in 2001 Wimbledon, and the first player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal on debut in the Open Era history.[2][28] There, he lost to world No. 1 and eventual champion, Novak Djokovic, in straight sets.[29][30] His run at the tournament raised his ranking from 114 to a career-high of world No. 42.

Karatsev's next tournament was Doha, where he beat Mubarak Shannan Zayid in straight sets in the first round, but lost to top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round after taking the first set in a tiebreak. He entered the doubles draw with compatriot Andrey Rublev and reached the semifinals, where they defeated Jérémy Chardy and Fabrice Martin. In the final, they defeated Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald in straight sets. Winning the tournament raised his doubles ranking from No. 447 to a career-high of No. 222. In Dubai, he beat Egor Gerasimov, Dan Evans and Lorenzo Sonego to reach his first ATP 500 quarterfinal, where he beat Jannik Sinner in three sets to advance to his first ATP 500 semifinal. In the semifinal, Karatsev ended the 23-match winning streak of second seed Andrey Rublev at ATP 500 events to reach his first singles final. In the final, he defeated Lloyd Harris to win his first title. The win allowed Karatsev to break into the top 30 for the first time in his career. He has become the second Russian tennis player to win his maiden title at 27, a record shared with Igor Kunitsyn.[31]

Seeded 19th in Indian Wells he reached the fourth round on his Masters 1000 career debut defeating qualifier Salvatore Caruso and ninth seed Denis Shapovalov. At the 2021 Miami Open on his debut at this tournament he reached also the third round.

At the Serbia Open, Karatsev avenged his loss at the Australian Open by defeating world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, to advance to the final in the longest match of 2021 thus far.[32] He was then defeated by Matteo Berrettini in three sets.[33]

Karatsev notched two more top-ten wins, beating Schwartzman again in Madrid, and compatriot Daniil Medvedev in Rome. At the French Open, Karatsev lost in men's singles to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round. However, he partnered with Elena Vesnina in mixed doubles, and on his debut advanced to the final, but the pair lost to Joe Salisbury and Desirae Krawczyk.[34]

At the Tokyo Olympics, he won the silver medal in mixed doubles with Elena Vesnina losing to compatriots Andrey Rublev and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final.[35] He also participated in the singles and doubles events where he reached the second and lost in the first round, respectively.

In his debut at a Masters-1000 level in doubles, Karatsev reached the quarterfinals at the National Bank Open in Toronto partnering with Dušan Lajović. As a result, he entered the top 200 in doubles at world No. 172, on 16 August 2021. In singles seeded 15th and having a first round bye, he lost in the second round to Karen Khachanov.

At the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, he reached the fourth round at a Master 1000 for the first time in his career defeating 9th seed Denis Shapovalov[36] before he lost to 8th seed Hubert Hurkacz. In doubles he reached the final with compatriot Rublev where they lost to Polasek/Peers.[37] As a result, he reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at World No. 92 on 18 October 2021.

At the 2021 Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Karatsev defeated compatriot Karen Khachanov in the semifinals to reach his third final of the season and in his career.[38] He then defeated 6th seed Marin Čilić in the final to win his 2nd career title.[39] With his successful run in Moscow, he made his debut in the top 20 in the rankings, rising to a ranking of World No. 19 on 25 October 2021.

On 8 November 2021, Karatsev peaked at world no. 15 and was named as the third alternate for the ATP Finals.[40]

2022: Sydney title, Loss of form, match fixing allegations

Karatsev started his 2022 season at the Sydney Classic. As the top seed, he beat fifth seed and world No. 27, Lorenzo Sonego, in the quarterfinals.[41] He then defeated third seed and world No. 26, Dan Evans, in the semifinals in a tight three-set match, to reach his fourth ATP singles final.[42] He won his third ATP singles title by defeating Andy Murray in the final.[43] Seeded 18th and last year semifinalist at the Australian Open, he lost in the third round to Adrian Mannarino in four sets.[44][45]

After the Australian Open, Karatsev competed at the Maharashtra Open in Pune, India. As the top seed, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by qualifier Elias Ymer.[46] Seeded seventh at the Rotterdam Open, he was beaten in the first round by Dutch wildcard Tallon Griekspoor, despite having two match points during the match.[47] Seeded fourth at the Open 13, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to ninth seed Benjamin Bonzi.[48] Seeded seventh and the defending champion at the Dubai Championships, he was defeated in the first round by Mackenzie McDonald.[49]

According to German TV ZDF, Karatsev, his coach Yahor Yatsyk and fellow tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili were under investigation for possible involvement in match fixing. Karatsev made a statement saying he was 'unaware' of the allegations.[50]

2023: Maiden Masters semifinal, Second ATP 500 final, back to top 35

At the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open he reached as a qualifier the fourth round for the first time at this tournament and only for the second time overall at a Masters level, defeating Laslo Djere, 23rd seed Botic van de Zandschulp and 16th seed Alex de Minaur. He then defeated second seed Daniil Medvedev to reach his maiden Masters quarterfinal.[51] Next he reached the semifinals defeating Zhang Zhizhen. He became only the second qualifier to advance to the last four in the tournament history. As a result he jumped back up close to 70 positions in the rankings to world No. 52.[52]

At the 2023 Japan Open Tennis Championships he won his first round match with upset over previous year’s finalist sixth seed Frances Tiafoe. [53] Next he reached the semifinals defeating again Zhang Zhizhen and fourth seed Alex de Minaur.[54] As a result he returned to the top 40 on 23 October and the top 35 on 30 October 2023.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Shanghai.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q2 A A A A SF 3R 1R A 0 / 3 7–3
French Open A A Q1 Q3 A A A Q3 2R 1R 2R 0 / 3 2–3
Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 A A A A NH 1R A[a] 2R 0 / 2 1–2
US Open A A Q3 Q1 A A A A 3R 1R 3R 0 / 3 4–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 8–4 2–3 4–4 0 / 11 14–11
National representation
Davis Cup A A A Z1 A A A W[b] A 1 / 2 0–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A NH 4R 2R A 0 / 2 2–2
Miami Open A A A A A A A NH 3R 3R A 0 / 2 2–2
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A NH 2R 1R A 0 / 2 1–2
Madrid Open A A A A A A A NH 3R 1R SF 0 / 3 7–3
Italian Open A A A A A A A A 3R 2R A 0 / 2 3–2
Canadian Open A A A A A A A NH 2R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A 1R 2R Q1 0 / 2 1–2
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A Q1 NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 8–8 3–8 5–3 0 / 19 16–19
Career statistics
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career
Tournaments 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 22 15 19 64
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4
Overall win–loss 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 34–20 17–29 22–19 76–79
Win % 0% 0% 50% 0%  –   –   –  33% 63% 37% 54% 49.03%
Year-end ranking 292 218 195 235 621 485 289 112 18 59 35 $4,872,201

Doubles

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
French Open A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 0 / 6 1–6
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 13 4 30
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Overall win–loss 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 14–12 6–12 0–4 24–32
Year-end ranking 402 441 248 618 728 – 408 422 90 180 585 45%

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 French Open Clay Russia Elena Vesnina United States Desirae Krawczyk
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury		 6–2, 4–6, [5–10]

Olympic finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (silver medal)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 2021 2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Hard Russia Elena Vesnina Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Russia Andrey Rublev 		3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–13]

ATP Masters 1000

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 Indian Wells Masters Hard Russia Andrey Rublev Australia John Peers
Slovakia Filip Polášek 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)

ATP career finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–2)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 Dubai Championships, UAE 500 Series Hard South Africa Lloyd Harris 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Apr 2021 Serbia Open, Serbia 250 Series Clay Italy Matteo Berrettini 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7)
Win 2–1 Oct 2021 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jan 2022 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Oct 2023 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard United States Ben Shelton 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Russia Andrey Rublev New Zealand Marcus Daniell
Austria Philipp Oswald 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2021 Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Russia Andrey Rublev Australia John Peers
Slovakia Filip Polášek 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Other finals

Universiade medal matches

Singles: 1 (silver medal)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2015 Gwangju Universiade Hard (i) South Korea Chung Hyeon 6–1, 2–6, 0–6

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challengers (3–5)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (10–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 Russia F7, Kazan Futures Clay Ukraine Artem Smirnov 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2013 Russia F8, Moscow Futures Clay Russia Victor Baluda 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2013 Egypt F12, Sharm el-Sheikh Futures Clay Egypt Karim Hossam 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3–1 May 2014 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Uzbekistan Farrukh Dustov 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 3–2 Jul 2014 France F15, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Futures Clay France Martin Vaïsse 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Mar 2015 Kazan, Russia Challenger Hard (i) Russia Konstantin Kravchuk 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Mar 2016 Kazan, Russia Challenger Hard (i) Germany Tobias Kamke 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–4 Jul 2016 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 5–4 Dec 2017 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Germany Benjamin Hassan 6–4, 6–0
Win 6–4 Jan 2018 Egypt F1, Sharm el-Sheikh Futures Hard Belgium Yannick Mertens 6–1, 6–2
Win 7–4 Jan 2018 Egypt F2,Sharm el-Sheikh Futures Hard Ukraine Artem Smirnov 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–4 Jul 2018 France F13, Ajaccio Futures Hard France Rémi Boutillier 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
Win 9–4 Nov 2018 Tunisia F41, Monastir, Futures Hard Russia Ivan Gakhov 6–4, 6–3
Win 10–4 Dec 2018 Tunisia F42, Monastir Futures Hard France Alexandre Müller 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 10–5 Dec 2018 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira 3–6, 5–7
Loss 10–6 Dec 2018 Qatar F6, Doha Futures Hard Italy Lorenzo Frigerio 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Win 11–6 Dec 2019 M15, Doha, Qatar Futures Hard Georgia (country) Aleksandre Bakshi 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 11–7 Jan 2020 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Hungary Attila Balázs 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 11–8 Aug 2020 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 12–8 Aug 2020 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 13–8 Sep 2020 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Germany Oscar Otte 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Challengers (1–2)
Futures (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2012 Vsevolozhsk, Russia Futures Clay Russia Vitali Reshetnikov Russia Vitaliy Kachanovskiy
Russia Richard Muzaev 		2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2013 Taganrog, Russia Futures Clay Russia Mikhail Vaks Ukraine Ivan Anikanov
Belarus Vladzimir Kruk 		3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 Moscow, Russia Futures Clay Russia Richard Muzaev Russia Evgeny Elistratov
Russia Vladimir Polyakov 		6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Sep 2014 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay Russia Valery Rudnev Italy Daniele Giorgini
Romania Adrian Ungur 		6–4, 6–7(4–7), [1–10]
Win 3–2 Apr 2015 Batman, Turkey Challenger Hard Belarus Yaraslav Shyla Croatia Mate Pavić
Australia Michael Venus 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 3–3 Jul 2015 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Russia Andrey Kuznetsov Uruguay Ariel Behar
Brazil Eduardo Dischinger 		0–0 ret.
Loss 3–4 Dec 2017 Doha, Qatar Futures Hard Croatia Fran Zvonimir Zgombić Turkey Tuna Altuna
Sweden Markus Eriksson 		1–6, 2–6
Win 4–4 May 2018 Antalya, Turkey Futures Clay Russia Alexander Boborykin Romania Răzvan Marius Codescu
Romania Dan Alexandru Tomescu 		6–4, 6–3

National representation

Davis Cup (0–1)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–1)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–0)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase4–1; 15–17 July 2016; National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia; World Group Second round; Hard surface
Defeat 1 V Singles (dead rubber) Netherlands Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 6–4, 1–6, 4–6

ATP Cup (0–3)

Matches by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (0–3)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase4–2; 2–3 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; Group stage; Hard surface
Defeat 1 III Doubles (with Andrey Rublev) Argentina Argentina Máximo González / Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Evgeny Donskoy) Japan Japan Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka 6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Increase2–1; 6–7 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; Knockout stage; Hard surface
Defeat 3 III Doubles (with Evgeny Donskoy) Germany Germany Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff 3–6, 6–7(2–7)

Record against top 10 players

Karatsev's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2–0 100% 2–0 – – Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2023 Zhuhai
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2–1 67% 0–1 2–0 – Won (7–6(7–1), 6–4) at 2023 Madrid
Serbia Novak Djokovic 1–2 33% 0–1 1–1 – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Rome
Number 3 ranked players
Croatia Marin Čilić 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2021 Moscow
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1–3 25% 1–3 – – Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2023 Rotterdam
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Monte-Carlo
Austria Dominic Thiem 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 Doha
Number 4 ranked players
Denmark Holger Rune 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Lost (6–7(1–7), 6–4, 3–6) at 2022 Monte-Carlo
Italy Jannik Sinner 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Lost (6–0, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Lyon
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–2, 4–6, 6–4) at 2021 Dubai
United States Taylor Fritz 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (6–7(4–7), 3–6) at 2023 Stuttgart
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Australian Open
France Gilles Simon 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2021 Moscow
Italy Matteo Berrettini 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7)) at 2021 Belgrade
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2022 Madrid
Number 8 ranked players
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 – Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6) at 2022 Cincinnati
Russia Mikhail Youzhny 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2015 Moscow
Russia Karen Khachanov 1–3 25% 1–2 – 0–1 Lost (7–6(7–4), 1–6, 2–6) at 2022 Halle
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 Lost (7–6(10–8), 3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Stockholm
Number 9 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 1–2 33% 1–2 – – Lost (5–7, 6–4, 3–6) at 2022 Miami
Italy Fabio Fognini 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–1, 7–5, 4–6, 1–6, 4–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 10 ranked players
Canada Denis Shapovalov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2021 Indian Wells
United States Frances Tiafoe 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 – Won (6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at 2023 Tokyo
Total 19–26 42.22% 15–17
(46.88%) 		4–6
(40%) 		0–3
(0%) 		* Statistics correct as of 17 October 2023[update].

Wins over top 10 players

Karatsev has a 6–7 (46.2%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins 5 0 1 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score AKR
2021
1. Argentina Diego Schwartzman 9 Australian Open Hard 3R 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 114
2. Russia Andrey Rublev 8 Dubai Championships, UAE Hard SF 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 42
3. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Serbia Open Clay SF 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 28
4. Argentina Diego Schwartzman 9 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 2R 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 27
5. Russia Daniil Medvedev 2 Italian Open Clay 2R 6–4, 6–2 27
2023
6. Daniil Medvedev 3 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 4R 7–6(7–1), 6–4 121
* As of 2 May 2023[update].

Awards and honours

External image
image icon Aslan Karatsev in 2011, prepares to receive the Russian Cup from Marat Safin[57][58]
International
National
Regional
  • Medal "For the Glory of Ossetia" (10 September 2021).[63]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Russian athletes were banned from competing following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[55][56]
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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