Denis Shapovalov
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. 29 on May 14, 2018, and a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 2 on July 11, 2016. He was the youngest to crack the top 30 since 2005. Shapovalov won the 2016 Wimbledon junior singles title, and the 2015 US Open junior doubles title with compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime. Shapovalov was a semifinalist at the 2017 Canadian Open, beating Juan Martín del Potro and Rafael Nadal during his run. Also, he reached the semifinals of the 2018 Madrid Open.
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. She is still his coach, along with Martin Laurendeau. Shapovalov attended Stephen Lewis Secondary School in Vaughan. He plays for Canada, but holds both Israeli and Canadian citizenships.
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) |
| ITF Futures (4–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2016 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay | Pedro Sakamoto (BRA) | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2016 | USA F12, Memphis | Futures | Hard | Tennys Sandgren (USA) | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2016 | USA F14, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Miomir Kecmanović (SRB) | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2017 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Gleb Sakharov (FRA) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 2017 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Mar 2017 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Mirza Bašić (BIH) | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2017 | Gatineau, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Peter Polansky (CAN) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (2–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | USA F33, Pensacola | Futures | Clay | Péter Nagy (HUN) | Christopher Ephron (USA) Bruno Savi (BRA) |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | USA F4, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Péter Nagy (HUN) | Isak Arvidsson (SWE) Kaichi Uchida (JPN) |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2016 | USA F14, Orange Park | Futures | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 June 25, 2018.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| US Open | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| National Representation | |||||||
| Davis Cup | A | PO | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 4–3 | 57% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Monte-Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Canada | A | 2R | SF | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Paris | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 10–5 | 0 / 9 | 15–9 | 63% |
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 11–11 | 10–7 | 0 / 17 | 23–20 | 53% |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–6 | 0 / 5 | 8–6 | 57% |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 12–13 | 18–15 | 0 / 26 | 32–30 | 52% |
| Win % | – | 50% | 48% | 55% | 51.61% | ||
| Year-End Ranking | 1162 | 250 | 51 | – | |||
Wins over top-10 opponents
Shapovalov has a 1–4 (20%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Shapovalov Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||||||
| 1. | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 2 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 3R | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 143 |