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Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili (Russian: Теймураз Бесикович Габашвили; born 23 May 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open. His strongest weapon is very powerful groundstrokes along with strong serve up to 220 km/h (137 mph).
Biography
Gabashvili began playing tennis at the age of six in Tbilisi, Georgia. His mother Anna, who is a doctor, took him to play tennis and began coaching him until the age of ten. Gabashvili's family moved to Moscow, because of better opportunitites there. Andrey Kesarev began coaching him when he was ten years old and at the age of 18 he turned pro. He's nicknamed "Tsunami" because of his energy.
Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win/loss record of 38–34 (47–29 in doubles) and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings (and no. 40 in doubles) in January 2002.
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: 3R (2002)
French Open: 1R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon: 1R (2002)
US Open: 2R (2001)
2002–2006
Gabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France.
2007
At Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in the first round and lost.
In the first round of the 2007 US Open, Gabashvili defeated World No. 7 Fernando González in five sets. In the fourth set, Gabashvili served for the match at 5–4, but hit three consecutive double faults. He lost the game and the set, but came back in the fifth and final set to win the match.
2008
2008 proved to be unimpressive for Gabashvili as he lost in the first round of his first four tournaments before breaking his right wrist, effectively ending his season.
2009
In the first round of the 2009 US Open, he lost in straight sets to American Jesse Levine.
2010
In the third round of the 2010 French Open, he beat Andy Roddick in straight sets. However, he was beaten in the fourth round by Austria's Jürgen Melzer in four sets.
At the 2010 US Open, Gabashvili played World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the first round, and lost.
2011
Gabashvili represented his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen and won a silver medal. Despite being ranked below the top 100 in the ATP rankings, Gabashvili was still by far the highest-ranked player in the singles draw, and was thus a favorite to win Gold. He advanced all the way to the singles final without dropping a set before suffering a surprising defeat at the hands of Lim Yong-Kyu, an established member of South Korea's Davis Cup team.
2012–2015
At the 2015 French Open, Gabashvili reapeated his 2010's result and advanced to the fourth round without losing a set, defeating in order, 10th seed Feliciano López, Juan Mónaco and Lukáš Rosol. In the fourth round, he lost in straight sets to 5th seed Kei Nishikori.
At the 2015 Citi Open, Gabashvili upset two time Grand Slam champion and world No. 3 Andy Murray in the second round in three tight sets to claim only his fourth ever win against a Top 10 player, however he lost to Ričardas Berankis in the next round in two sets.
Personal life
Gabashvili speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English. He has a daughter named Nicole. His younger sister Ekaterina graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California. His younger brother, Levan played professional basketball for Dinamo Tbilisi, until he started to attend college at Seward County Community College. Outside of tennis, Gabashvili enjoys spending time with his daughter, and also likes reading, playing football, and basketball. He is coached by Guillermo Cañas.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 23 July 2007 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Indianapolis, United States | Hard |  Ivo Karlović |  Juan Martín del Potro Travis Parrott | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Winner | 1. | 12 April 2015 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States | Clay |  Ričardas Berankis |  Treat Huey Scott Lipsky | 6–4, 6–4 |
Career performance timeline
Singles
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2–7 | 22.22 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 4R | 3R | 10–7 | 58.82 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–8 | 11.11 |
| US Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 1R | 5–9 | 35.71 |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 18–31 | 36.73 |
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| Indian Wells Masters | A | 3R | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4–6 | 40.00 |
| Miami Masters | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 5–6 | 45.45 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1–4 | 20.00 |
| Rome Masters | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–3 | 00.00 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | Q2 | A | Not Masters Series | 0–0 | 00.00 | |||||||
| Madrid Masters | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0–3 | 00.00 |
| Canada Masters | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0–1 | 00.00 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 0–1 | 00.00 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0–1 | 00.00 | ||||
| Paris Masters | 3R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2–3 | 40.00 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 12–28 | 30.00 |
| Year-end Ranking | 112 | 125 | 65 | 106 | 80 | 138 | 182 | 76 | 67 | 50 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | Win % | |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0–2 | 00.00 | |
| French Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 4–4 | 50.00 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1–2 | 33.33 | |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1–5 | 16.67 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–12 | ||
| Year-end Ranking | 172 | 279 | 184 | 237 | 130 | 307 | 191 | 164 | |||
Wins over top 10 players
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 1. |  Fernando González | 7 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
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| 2. | Andy Roddick | 8 | Roland Garros, Paris, France | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
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| 3. |  David Ferrer | 5 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| 4. |  Andy Murray | 3 | Washington D.C., United States | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Davis Cup
Participations: (6–6)
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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 4–1; 6–8 March 2009; Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania; World Group; Carpet(i) surface | ||||||
| Victory | 1 | V | Singles (dead rubber) |  Romania | Victor Crivoi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 3–2; 5–7 March 2010; Small Sports Arena "Luzhniki", Moscow, Russia; World Group; Hard(i) surface | ||||||
| Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Igor Kunitsyn) |  India | Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Defeat | 3 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Rohan Bopanna | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |
 2–3; 4–6 March 2011; Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden; World Group; Hard(i) surface | ||||||
| Defeat | 4 | II | Singles |  Sweden | Joachim Johansson | 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| 0–5; 14–16 September 2012; Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil; World Group play-offs; Clay surface | ||||||
| Defeat | 5 | II | Singles |  Brazil | Thomaz Bellucci | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Defeat | 6 | III | Doubles (with Alex Bogomolov, Jr.) | Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares | 5–7, 2–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
| 2–3; 31 January – 2 February 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa First round play-off; Hard(i) surface | ||||||
| Victory | 7 | V | Singles (dead rubber) |  Poland | Michal Przysiezny | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1–4; 18–20 September 2015; Baikal-Arena, Irkutsk, Russia; World Group play-offs; Hard(i) surface | ||||||
| Victory | 8 | I | Singles |  Italy | Simone Bolelli | 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–3 |
| Defeat | 9 | IV | Singles | Fabio Fognini | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| 5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia; Europe/Africa First round play-off; Hard(i) surface | ||||||
| Victory | 10 | II | Singles | Sweden | Daniel Windahl | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Victory | 11 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Isak Arvidsson | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 4–1; 15–17 July 2016; National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia; World Group Second round; Hard surface | ||||||
| Victory | 12 | II | Singles |  Netherlands | Thiemo de Bakker | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4 |