Denis Shapovalov
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| Denis Shapovalov | |
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| Birthdate | April 15, 1999 |
| Birthplace | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| From | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Height | 6’1” (1,85m) |
| Style of play | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Best ATP singles ranking | No. 10 (September 21, 2020) |
| Best ATP doubles ranking | No. 44 (February 24, 2020) |
| Profile on CdnTennis.ca | |
Biography
Denis Shapovalov (born April 15, 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 10 on September 21, 2020 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 44 on February 24, 2020.
Shapovalov won the 2016 Wimbledon junior singles title, and the 2015 US Open junior doubles title with compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime. In 2015, Shapovalov and fellow Canadians Auger-Aliassime and Benjamin Sigouin captured the first Junior Davis Cup title for Canada in its history. He was a semifinalist at the 2017 Rogers Cup, beating Juan Martín del Potro and Rafael Nadal during his run. In 2018, he became the youngest player to make it into the top 30 since Richard Gasquet in 2005. Also, he reached the semifinals of the 2018 Madrid Open and 2019 Miami Open. In 2017, he won the ATP Star of Tomorrow and ATP Most Improved Player awards. In 2019, he reached his first ATP doubles final at the 250 Series in Stuttgart. Also in 2019, Shapovalov won his first ATP title by defeating Filip Krajinović in straight sets at the 250 Series tournament in Stockholm. He became only the third Canadian to win an ATP singles title, joining Greg Rusedski and Milos Raonic. The next month, he advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 final by was defeated by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. In 2021, he reached the finals of the ATP 250 Series Geneva Open and Stockholm Open, losing respectively to Caspeer Ruud and Tommy Paul. In 2022, he finished runner-up at the ATP 250 in Seoul and the ATP 500 in Vienna. Shapovalov was named Male Player of the Year by Tennis Canada two times, in 2017 and 2019. In 2017, he also received the Lionel Conacher Award as the Canadian male athlete of the year.
Shapovalov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, the son of Tessa and Viktor Shapovalov. His parents were Russian-Israeli citizens. His mother is Jewish, and his father is a Russian Eastern Orthodox Christian. Shapovalov has one sibling, his older brother Evgeniy, who was also born in Israel. The family moved from Israel to Canada before Denis' first birthday. He then lived in Vaughan, Ontario. He started to play tennis at the club where his mother was coaching when he was five years old. His mother Tessa opened her own tennis club in Vaughan, named TessaTennis, to help give him a home base to train and to teach the game to other juniors. Shapovalov attended Stephen Lewis Secondary School in Vaughan. He plays for Canada, but holds both Israeli and Canadian citizenships.
Significant finals
ATP Masters 1000 finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2019 | Paris | Hard (i) | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 3–6, 4–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2019 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Filip Krajinović (SRB) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2019 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2021 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Casper Ruud (NOR) | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2021 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Tommy Paul (USA) | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea | 250 Series | Hard | Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2022 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Daniil Medvedev (RUS) | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2019 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Rohan Bopanna (IND) | John Peers (AUS) Bruno Soares (BRA) |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2022 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Rohan Bopanna (IND) | Wesley Koolhof (NED) Neal Skupski (GBR) |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Other finals
Team competitions: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Team | Partners | Opponent team | Opponent players | Score |
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| Loss | Sep 2017 | Laver Cup, Prague, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Team World | John Isner (USA) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Sam Querrey (USA) Jack Sock (USA) Frances Tiafoe (USA) |
Team Europe | Tomáš Berdych (CZE) Marin Čilić (CRO) Roger Federer (SUI) Rafael Nadal (ESP) Dominic Thiem (AUT) Alexander Zverev (GER) |
9–15 |
| Loss | Sep 2019 | Laver Cup, Geneva, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Team World | Taylor Fritz (USA) John Isner (USA) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Milos Raonic (CAN) Jack Sock (USA) |
Team Europe | Roger Federer (SUI) Fabio Fognini (ITA) Rafael Nadal (ESP) Dominic Thiem (AUT) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Alexander Zverev (GER) |
11–13 |
| Loss | Nov 2019 | Davis Cup, Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Canada | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Brayden Schnur (CAN) |
Spain | Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) Marcel Granollers (ESP) Feliciano López (ESP) Rafael Nadal (ESP) |
0–2 |
| Loss | Sep 2021 | Laver Cup, Boston, United States | Hard (i) | Team World | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) John Isner (USA) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Reilly Opelka (USA) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) |
Team Europe | Matteo Berrettini (ITA) Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Andrey Rublev (RUS) Casper Ruud (NOR) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Alexander Zverev (GER) |
1–14 |
| Win | Jan 2022 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Canada | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Steven Diez (CAN) Brayden Schnur (CAN) |
Spain | Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) Pedro Martínez (ESP) Albert Ramos Viñolas (ESP) |
2–0 |
| Win | Nov 2022 | Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain | Hard (i) | Canada | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Gabriel Diallo (CAN) Alexis Galarneau (CAN) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) |
Australia | Alex de Minaur (AUS) Matthew Ebden (AUS) Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) Max Purcell (AUS) Jordan Thompson (AUS) |
2–0 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2017 | Drummondville, Canada | $75,000 | Hard (i) | Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2017 | Guadalajara, Mexico | $50,000 | Hard | Mirza Bašić (BIH) | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2017 | Gatineau, Canada | $75,000 | Hard | Peter Polansky (CAN) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (4 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2016 | USA F5, Weston | $10,000 | Clay | Pedro Sakamoto (BRA) | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2016 | USA F12, Memphis | $25,000 | Hard | Tennys Sandgren (USA) | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2016 | USA F14, Orange Park | $10,000 | Clay | Miomir Kecmanović (SRB) | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2017 | Canada F1, Gatineau | $25,000 | Hard (i) | Gleb Sakharov (FRA) | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | USA F33, Pensacola | $10,000 | Clay | Péter Nagy (HUN) | Christopher Ephron (USA) Bruno Savi (BRA) |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | USA F4, Sunrise | $10,000 | Clay | Péter Nagy (HUN) | Isak Arvidsson (SWE) Kaichi Uchida (JPN) |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2016 | USA F14, Orange Park | $10,000 | Clay | Péter Nagy (HUN) | Ruben Gonzales (PHI) Dennis Nevolo (USA) |
6–2, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | Alex de Minaur (AUS) | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2015 | US Open | Hard | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) | Brandon Holt (USA) Riley Smith (USA) |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) | Kenneth Raisma (EST) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Singles performance timeline
This table is current as of July 17, 2023.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 0 / 6 | 11–6 | 65% |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | SF | 2R | 4R | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% |
| US Open | A | A | 4R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 6 | 15–6 | 71% |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 0 / 23 | 39–23 | 63% |
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Next Gen ATP Finals | Not Held | RR | A | A | NH | Ineligible | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| ATP Masters 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | NH | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 4R | SF | NH | 3R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | 64% |
| Monte-Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Madrid | A | A | A | SF | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | SF | 3R | QF | A | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | 71% |
| Canada | A | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | NH | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Shanghai | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Not Held | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
| Paris | A | A | 1R | 1R | F | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 14–9 | 14–9 | 5–2 | 5–6 | 8–7 | 1–3 | 0 / 40 | 52–40 | 57% |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Davis Cup | A | PO | 1R | 1R | F | NH | A | W | 1 / 4 | 11–7 | 61% | |
| ATP Cup | Not Held | QF | RR | W | NH | 1 / 3 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 137 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 11–12 | 25–18 | 34–19 | 12–13 | 15–14 | 29–18 | 6–7 | 1 / 92 | 134–103 | 57% |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–6 | 4–6 | 5–2 | 7–6 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 0 / 26 | 31–27 | 53% |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 8–3 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 0 / 19 | 16–19 | 46% |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 12–14 | 35–28 | 38–28 | 17–15 | 30–23 | 34–26 | 13–13 | 1 / 137 | 181–149 | 55% |
| Win % | – | 50% | 48% | 56% | 58% | 53% | 57% | 57% | 50% | 54.85% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 2066 | 240 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | – | |||
Notes
- NB The ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati was played in New York City, the French Open was played in September and after the US Open, and the Italian Open was also played in September and after the ATP Masters 1000 in New York City/Cincinnati, and the 2020 Olympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
- NB The ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells was played in October and after the tournament in Cincinnati due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Doubles performance timeline
This table is current as of May 8, 2023.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| ATP Masters 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | QF | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | QF | NH | A | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Monte-Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid | A | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | 1R | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Canada | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Shanghai | A | A | A | A | 2R | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 10–7 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 3–2 | 0 / 23 | 25–22 | 53% |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Davis Cup | A | PO | 1R | 1R | F | NH | A | W | 1 / 4 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| ATP Cup | Not Held | QF | RR | W | NH | 1 / 3 | 4–2 | 67% | ||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 52 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 15–13 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 12–8 | 2–1 | 0 / 38 | 44–38 | 54% |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0 / 9 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–9 | 19–16 | 9–7 | 8–7 | 16–11 | 4–2 | 0 / 52 | 59–53 | 53% |
| Win % | – | 0% | – | 25% | 54% | 56% | 53% | 59% | 67% | 52.68% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 1090 | 481 | 765 | 400 | 50 | 49 | 83 | 78 | – | |||
Notes
- NB The ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati was played in New York City, the French Open was played in September and after the US Open, and the Italian Open was also played in September and after the ATP Masters 1000 in New York City/Cincinnati, and the 2020 Olympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
- NB The ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells was played in October and after the tournament in Cincinnati due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Wins over top-10 opponents
Shapovalov has a 11–31 (26%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| No. | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Shapovalov Rank |
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| 1. | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 2 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | 3R | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 143 |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2. | Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) | 10 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | 23 |
| 3. | Alexander Zverev (GER) | 6 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | 28 |
| 4. | Matteo Berrettini (ITA) | 8 | Davis Cup, Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) | 15 |
| 2020 | |||||||
| 5. | Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) | 6 | ATP Cup, Brisbane, Australia | Hard | RR | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | 15 |
| 6. | Alexander Zverev (GER) | 7 | ATP Cup, Brisbane, Australia | Hard | RR | 6–2, 6–2 | 14 |
| 7. | David Goffin (BEL) | 10 | US Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–7(0–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | 17 |
| 2021 | |||||||
| 8. | Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) | 10 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 4R | 6–1, 6–3, 7–5 | 12 |
| 2022 | |||||||
| 9. | Alexander Zverev (GER) | 3 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 4R | 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 14 |
| 10. | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 4 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 3R | 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 | 16 |
| 11. | Taylor Fritz (USA) | 10 | Vienna Open, Austria | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | 19 |