For the second year in a row, he got a wildcard for the Kremlin Cup, but again lost in the first round. Two weeks later, he won another ITF title at the $15K event in Mulhouse. In August, he achieved his first significant result, winning his first ITF title at the $15K event in Kaohsiung. However, he then made his Masters debut, after receiving a wildcard entry to the 2014 Miami Open, but lost in the first round to Daniel Gimeno-Traver. He then continued with no success at one ITF event and Challenger events in Kazakhstan. He lost to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the first round of the 2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Īfter a slow start at the Chennai Open and two lower-ITF tournaments, Khachanov then played at the Davis Cup. He finished the season by playing at the two Challengers, reaching the quarterfinal in Geneva and then the first round in Helsinki. There, he defeated Dean O'Brien of South Africa to help Russia advance in the 2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The following week he made his debut for Russia at the Davis Cup, and at age 17 years and 157 days he became the youngest Russian tennis player in the pro series, surpassing Mikhail Youzhny. In the next round he lost to Ivo Karlovic. Things got even better there, as he defeated Albert Ramos Vinolas and top 30 Janko Tipsarevic. A month later he got another wildcard, for the Kremlin Cup. He then faced Lukas Rosol, but lost in straight sets. There he recorded his first win by defeating Victor Hanescu in the first round. In September of the following year, he got a wildcard for his first ATP Tour participation at the St. Still as under 18, Khachanov made his ITF Circuit debut at the $15K event in Russia, losing his first match against compatriot Alexey Vatutin. Professional career 2013–15: Davis Cup debut, first Future & Challenger titles They lost in the final to Brazilian players Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann. Together with Andrey Rublev he won a silver medal in doubles at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Khachanov won the Under-18 European Championship title in Switzerland in July 2013. Later, he moved to Barcelona and was coached by Galo Blanco. Īfter Khachanov turned 15, he moved to Split, Croatia, where he trained under Vedran Martić, Goran Ivanišević's former coach. He decided to become a professional player at 12. His idols growing up were Marat Safin and Juan Martín del Potro, and favourite sports teams are Real Madrid and the Miami Heat. Despite having been born in Russia, Khachanov tweeted: "I always say that I have Armenian roots." Khachanov's maternal grandfather was also half Armenian. His father Abgar, an Armenian from Yerevan, played volleyball before studying medicine, while his mother, Nataliya, a Russian, also studied medicine. Khachanov started playing tennis at the age of three in kindergarten when his parents put him into the tennis group. Khachanov at the 2022 Monte-Carlo MastersĢ30–171 (57.4% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)ĥ5–73 (43.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
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