Sergei Bubka (tennis) explained

Sergei Bubka
Сергей Бубка
Residence:Monte Carlo, Monaco
Birth Date:10 February 1987
Birth Place:Donetsk, Ukraine, USSR[1]
Turnedpro:2005
Retired:2016
Plays:Right-handed
Coach:Tibor Toth
Careerprizemoney:US$ 465,186
Singlesrecord:15–16
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 145 (November 14, 2011)
Australianopenresult:Q3 (2012)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2012, 2014)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2012)
Usopenresult:2R (2011)
Doublesrecord:7–12
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 134 (May 26, 2008)

Sergei Sergeevich Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Бубка|Serhiy Serhiyovych Bubka; born 10 February 1987)[1] is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. He was a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and was coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the former coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky. Bubka is the son of pole vaulter Sergey Bubka.

On 1 November 2012, Sergei Bubka was seriously injured in a fall from the third floor of an apartment building in Paris.[2] He returned to play tennis in February 2014.[3]

Career summary

Sergei's biggest success in his career was beating the 5th-seeded Ivan Ljubičić in the first round of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships.[4] He also hit a 157 MPH serve during qualifying for the 2011 US Open, which would have been the record had the serve not been out.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles

Singles: 2

Legend
ATP Challenger (1)
ITF Futures (1)
No.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet Takao Suzuki7–6(8–6), 6–4
2.Germany F3, KaarstFuturesCarpet Jesse Huta Galung6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 7

Legend
ATP Challenger (4)
ITF Futures (3)
No.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Ukraine F3, IllyichovskFuturesClay Mikhail Filima Nikolai Dyachok
Oleksandr Nedovyesov
6–1, 6–3
2.Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard John-Paul Fruttero Nathan Healy
Jan Mertl
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
3.Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Evgeny Kirillov Jaroslav Pospíšil
Adam Vejmělka
6–3, 6–2
4.Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Adrián Menéndez Maceiras David Marrero
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
7–5, 6–2
5.Turkey F2, Antalya-Kaya BelekFuturesHard Sami Reinwein Sean Berman
Tucker Vorster
1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]
6.Ukraine F9, PetrovskeFuturesHard Denys Molchanov Olexiy Kolisnyk
Alexander Lebedyn
6–3, 6–2
7.Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Marco Chiudinelli Chen Ti
Huang Liang-chi
6–3, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Bu/S/Sergei-Bubka.aspx Sergei Bubka - ATP Profile
  2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/9649383/Sergei-Bubka-Jnr-son-of-pole-vaulting-great-seriously-injured-in-fall-from-third-floor-of-Paris-apartment.html Sergei Bubka Jnr, son of pole vaulting great, seriously injured in fall from third floor of Paris apartment
  3. https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/10516924/tennis-sergei-bubka-jr-lucky-back-court Win or lose, Bubka a success story
  4. Web site: Ljubicic has change in perspective. 2020-11-01. gulfnews.com. en.
  5. Web site: Victoria Azarenka with her boyfriend Sergei Bubka Jr. (Photo) - playersGF.com. 2020-11-01. www.playersgf.com.