Ilya Ivashka
Ilya Uladzimiravich Ivashka (Belarusian: Ілья Уладзіміравіч Івашка; Russian: Илья Владимирович Ивашко; born 24 February 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Ivashka has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 43, achieved on 18 October 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 340 achieved on 15 August 2016. He is currently the No. 1 Belarusian singles player.[1] Additionally, Ivashka has won 5 ITF singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles. In the Davis Cup, Ivashka has represented the Belarusian Davis Cup team and has a W/L record of 9–10.
| _(29235783714).jpg.webp) Ivashka at the 2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Belarus | 
|---|---|
| Residence | Minsk, Belarus | 
| Born | 24 February 1994 Minsk, Belarus | 
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 
| Turned pro | 2013 | 
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) | 
| Coach | José Checa Calvo | 
| Prize money | US$1,947,392 | 
| Singles | |
| Career record | 63–58 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup) | 
| Career titles | 1 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (7 March 2022) | 
| Current ranking | No. 41 (7 March 2022) | 
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2019) | 
| French Open | 1R (2018) | 
| Wimbledon | 4R (2021) | 
| US Open | 3R (2021) | 
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2020) | 
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup) | 
| Career titles | 0 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 340 (15 August 2016) | 
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2018) | 
| US Open | 1R (2021) | 
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2020) | 
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 9–10 | 
| Last updated on: 15 March 2022. | |
Personal life
    
Fellow tennis player Karen Khachanov is his brother-in-law, their wives being (twin) sisters.[2]
Professional career
    
    2018: Breakthrough, top 100 debut
    
He entered the top 150 when he hit a career high ranking of No. 147 on 26 February 2018 after reaching as a qualifier the semifinals of the 2018 Open 13 in Marseille, ranked World No. 193, defeating Laslo Djere, second seed Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 1-1 when the Swiss retired, home favourite Nicolas Mahut in three sets. He became the first Belarusian tour-level semi-finalist since Max Mirnyi at 2005 Rotterdam.[3] He entered the top 100 on 13 August 2018 after a third round run also as a qualifier, where he lost to fourth seed Kevin Anderson, for the first time in his career at a Masters 1000 level at the 2018 Canadian Open.[4]
2021: First top 10 win, Wimbledon fourth round, First ATP title, Top 50 debut
    
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Ivashka reached his first quarterfinal for 2021 at the 2021 Andalucia Open where he defeated two Spaniards en route Pedro Martínez and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina before falling to the eventual finalist third Spaniard Jaume Munar. He reached his second semifinal in his career at the 2021 BMW Open in Munich as a qualifier, more than three years after his run to the final four at the 2018 Open 13 in Marseille, in a stunning defeat against the top seed two-time champion and World No. 6 Alexander Zverev for the biggest win of his career.[5][6]
He also qualified and reached his third quarterfinal for 2021 at the 2021 Eastbourne International defeating Alexei Popyrin. At a career high of World No. 79 achieved on 28 June 2021, on his debut in the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Ivashka reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating Jaume Munar, Jeremy Chardy and Jordan Thompson, having never passed the second round of a major previously.[7] He lost to eventual finalist, seventh seed Matteo Berrettini. He reached a career-high of World No. 63 on 12 July 2021.
At the 2021 Winston-Salem Open Ivashka reached his fourth quarterfinal for 2021, defeating ninth seeded Jan-Lennard Struff, and his second semifinal defeating top seed and World No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta.[8][9] He then defeated Emil Ruusuvuori to reach his first ATP final and then defeated Mikael Ymer for the title in 56 minutes to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour singles title since Max Mirnyi in 2003 at Rotterdam.[10] He became the eighth First-Time ATP Tour Champion in 2021.[11] As a result of the victory, he entered the top 60 at World No. 53 on 30 August 2021 for the first time in his career.
At the 2021 US Open he reached the third round for the first time in his career defeating Tennys Sandgren and Vasek Pospisil before losing again to the sixth seed Matteo Berrettini.
A month later after reaching the semifinals at the 2021 Astana Open, he made his top 50 debut as World No. 45 on 27 September 2021.
Performance timelines
    
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | P | NH | 
Singles
    
Current through the 2022 Dubai.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | 
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 
| French Open | A | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| US Open | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 3R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | Q1 | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | NH | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 
| National representation | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | Z2 | PO | Z1 | Z1 | QR[lower-alpha 1] | 0 / 0 | 9–7 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | ||
| Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 55 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Overall win–loss | 5–1 | 2–2 | 9–14 | 8–12 | 3–5 | 30–16 | 3–4 | 60–54 | |
| Year-end ranking | 179 | 230 | 91 | 131 | 108 | 48 | 53% | ||
Doubles
    
Current through the 2021 St. Petersburg Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| National representation | |||||||
| Davis Cup | Z1 | Z1 | QR[lower-alpha 1] | 0 / 0 | 0–3 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 3–10 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 426 | 0 | 1018 | 528 | 23% | ||
ATP career finals
    
    Singles: 1 (1 title)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Mikael Ymer | 6–0, 6–2 | 
Davis Cup
    
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| Rubber outcome | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score | 
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|  3–1; 4–6 March 2016; El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt; Group II Europe/Africa First round; Clay surface | |||||
| Victory | II | Singles |  Egypt | Mohamed Safwat | 5–7, 6–0, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 
|  4–1; 15–17 July 2016; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group II Europe/Africa Second round; Hard surface | |||||
| Victory | I | Singles |  Latvia | Mārtiņš Podžus | 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 | 
| Victory | IV | Singles | Jānis Podžus | 6–2, 7–5, 6–0 | |
|  4–1; 16–18 September 2016; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group II Europe/Africa Third round; Hard surface | |||||
| Victory | II | Singles |  Denmark | Andreas Bjerrehus | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 | 
| Victory | IV | Singles | Frederik Nielsen | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 | |
|  3–2; 3–5 February 2017; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa First round; Hard surface | |||||
| Defeat | I | Singles |  Romania | Adrian Ungur | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 | 
| Defeat | IV | Singles | Marius Copil | 5–7, 4–6, 1–6 | |
|  3–1; 7–9 April 2017; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa Second round; Hard surface | |||||
| Victory | II | Singles |  Austria | Jürgen Melzer | 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1) | 
| Victory | IV | Singles | Gerald Melzer | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
|  0–5; 2–3 February 2018; VAZ St. Polten, Sankt Pölten, Austria; Group I Europe/Africa First round; Clay surface | |||||
| Defeat | I | Singles |  Austria | Gerald Melzer | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 | 
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Andrei Vasilevski) | Oliver Marach | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Defeat | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Dominic Thiem | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
|  2–3; 14–15 September 2018; Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia; Group I Europe/Africa First round play-offs; Hard surface | |||||
| Victory | II | Singles |  Russia | Daniil Medvedev | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 
| Defeat | IV | Singles | Karen Khachanov | 2–6, 4–6 | |
|  3–2; 13–14 September 2019; National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa; Hard surface | |||||
| Defeat | I | Singles |  Portugal | João Sousa | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Victory | III | Doubles (with Andrei Vasilevski) | João Sousa | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Victory | V | Singles | Pedro Sousa | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
|  1–4; 6–7 March 2020; Castello Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; Davis Cup Qualifying Round; Hard surface | |||||
| Defeat | I | Singles |  Germany | Jan-Lennard Struff | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Andrei Vasilevski) | Kevin Krawietz | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
Challenger and Futures finals
    
    Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2013 | Kazakhstan F6, Shymkent | Futures | Hard |  Ivan Anikanov | 6–3, 7–5 | 
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2015 | Germany F1, Schwieberdingen | Futures | Carpet (i) |  Mick Lescure | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2015 | Korea F1, Daegu | Futures | Hard |  Daniel Nguyen | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2016 | Uzbekistan F1, Karshi | Futures | Hard |  Jurabek Karimov | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | 
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2016 | Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara | Futures | Hard |  Temur Ismailov | 6–1, 6–1 | 
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2016 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard |  Illya Marchenko | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2017 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard |  Nikola Milojević | 6–4, 6–3 | 
| Win | 5–3 | Mar 2018 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard |  Zhang Ze | 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 5–4 | Jan 2019 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  Hubert Hurkacz | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 | 
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2020 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Martin Kližan | 6–1, 6–4 | 
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2020 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Antoine Hoang | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) | 
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2014 | China F5, Chengdu | Futures | Hard |  Victor Baluda |  Gong Maoxin  Li Zhe | 1–0 ret. | 
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2015 | Spain F18, Palma del Rio | Futures | Hard |  Tom Jomby |  Jorge Hernando Ruano  Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | 
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2015 | Belarus F1, Minsk | Futures | Hard |  Egor Gerasimov |  Artur Dubinski  Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2015 | Belarus F2, Minsk | Futures | Hard |  Egor Gerasimov |  Daniil Medvedev  Zhang Zhizhen | 6–1, 6–3 | 
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2016 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard |  Sergey Betov |  Tomislav Draganja  Nino Serdarušić | 1–6, 6–3, [10–4] | 
Record against other players
    
    Record against top 10 players
    
Ilya Ivashka'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 | ||||||
|  Roger Federer | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(4–7), 5–7) at 2021 Halle | 
|  Rafael Nadal | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 2–6, 4–6) at 2021 Barcelona | 
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
|  Daniil Medvedev | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2021 Paris | 
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
|  Stan Wawrinka | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 1–1 RET) at 2018 Marseilles | 
|  Alexander Zverev | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3) at 2021 Munich | 
|  Marin Čilić | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (4–6, 7–5, 6–4) at 2021 Winston-Salem | 
|  Grigor Dimitrov | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–2, 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Washington | 
|  Dominic Thiem | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6, 1–6) at 2018 French Open | 
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
|  Tomáš Berdych | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)) at 2019 Dubai | 
|  Kei Nishikori | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(7–9), 0–6) at 2021 Tokyo Olympics | 
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
|  Andrey Rublev | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 St. Petersburg | 
|  Kevin Anderson | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(8–10)) at 2020 Australian Open | 
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
|  Gaël Monfils | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (4–6, 6–4, 7–5) at 2021 Tokyo Olympics | 
|  Gilles Simon | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–6(7–3), 2–6, 1–6) at 2019 Pune | 
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
|  Fernando Verdasco | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2021 Geneva | 
|  Matteo Berrettini | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6) at 2021 US Open | 
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
|  Jürgen Melzer | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(10–8), 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)) at 2017 Davis Cup | 
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
|  Fabio Fognini | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters | 
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
|  Hubert Hurkacz | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (6–7(9–11), 6–2, 6–3) at 2019 Pune | 
|  Pablo Carreño Busta | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–2), 6–3) at 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters | 
|  Lucas Pouille | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2018 Marseilles | 
| .svg.png.webp) Denis Shapovalov | 0–3 | 0% | 0–3 | – | – | Lost (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Miami Masters | 
| Total | 10–26 | 28% | 8–18 (31%) | 2–6 (25%) | 0–2 (0%) | * Statistics correct as of 3 November 2021 | 
Record against players ranked No. 11–20
    
Active players are in boldface.
 Andreas Seppi 1–0 Andreas Seppi 1–0
.svg.png.webp) Bernard Tomic 1–0 Bernard Tomic 1–0
 Kyle Edmund 0–1 Kyle Edmund 0–1
 Guido Pella 0–1 Guido Pella 0–1
- *As of 29 October 2021
Wins over top 10 players
    
- He has a 1–9 (10.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2021 | Total | 
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | IIR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||||||
| 1. |  Alexander Zverev | 6 | Munich Open, Germany | Clay | QF | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3 | 111 | 
- * as of 3 November 2021.
Notes
    
- Edition is splited into the two years due to COVID-19.
References
    
- "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Khachanov recupera su raqueta en Indian Wells" [Khachanov recovers his racquet in Indian Wells] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Getting to Know Ilya Ivashka | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Belarus' Ilya Ivashka into Rogers Cup Toronto third round". 9 August 2018.
- "Ilya Ivashka Stuns Two-Time Champ Alexander Zverev in Munich | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Qualifier Ilya Ivashka ousts two-time Munich champ Alexander Zverev".
- "Ilya Ivashka through to Wimbledon fourth round". 3 July 2021.
- "Ruusuvuori Takes Down Gasquet to Reach Winston-Salem Semi-Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Ivashka, Ruusuvuori, Ymer advance in Winston-Salem Open". 27 August 2021.
- "Mikael Ymer Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Reach Winston-Salem Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Ilya Ivashka Clinches First Title in Winston-Salem | ATP Tour | Tennis".
