Aslan Karatsev
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.
Karatsev at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1993 Vladikavkaz, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Yahor Yatsyk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $4,872,201 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 76–79 (49.0% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (7 February 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 39 (15 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | Alt (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 24–32 (42.9% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main-draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 76 (16 May 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Davis Cup | W (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 30 January 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
In March 2021, he won his first ATP title at the Qatar Open with Andrey Rublev in doubles. 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. As a result, he entered the top 30 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time in his career. On 24 April 2021, Karatsev defeated the world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on his home court at the Serbia Open to reach the final. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal with Elena Vesnina in mixed doubles.