Vladimir Ignatic
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Uladzimir Ignatik is a Belarus
ian tennis player, who is currently ranked 201st in the world (ATP official rating from Jan 2011), and is the top ranked Belarussian tennis player in singles.
. Then as the Top Seed, Ignatik lost in the Quarter-finals of the 2007 US Open. It is been said by many coaches and players who used to know Uladzimir in an early age that his mother (Snegana) was putting a lot of physical and mental pressure on young player. Sometimes Ignatik was slapped right on the court for, in Snegana's opinion, underperforming. Also there were those, including Uladzimir's former coach Eduard Dubrou, that Belarussian changed his age of birth (from 1988 to 1990) in order to compete in lower age categories at the tournaments till he would turn 18 and become a pro. That partly explains his success at Roland Garros and Wimbledon Championships in 2007.
, as well as losing a dead rubber to Yves Allegro
in two sets. Ignatik got his first two wins in his next fixture against Georgia, beating Lado Chikhladze in three sets, and beating Nodar Itonishvili in one set, in a dead rubber.
level tournaments. In November Ignatik got back-to-back quarter-finals in Jersey and Yokohama, before winning the Tokyo Challenger at the end of the month. He finished the year ranked 192 in the world.
, Ignatik lost both of his singles rubbers in a fixture against Italy.
event, beating Alexandre Kudryavtsev
6-4, 6-4 in the final.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian tennis player, who is currently ranked 201st in the world (ATP official rating from Jan 2011), and is the top ranked Belarussian tennis player in singles.
Junior career
Igantik was ranked the number one junior in the world in June 2007, after winning the Boy's Singles Title at 2007 Roland Garros, and then later finished runner up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships2007 Wimbledon Championships
The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....
. Then as the Top Seed, Ignatik lost in the Quarter-finals of the 2007 US Open. It is been said by many coaches and players who used to know Uladzimir in an early age that his mother (Snegana) was putting a lot of physical and mental pressure on young player. Sometimes Ignatik was slapped right on the court for, in Snegana's opinion, underperforming. Also there were those, including Uladzimir's former coach Eduard Dubrou, that Belarussian changed his age of birth (from 1988 to 1990) in order to compete in lower age categories at the tournaments till he would turn 18 and become a pro. That partly explains his success at Roland Garros and Wimbledon Championships in 2007.
Early career
Ignatik gained ATP points mainly by playing in Futures tournaments. He finished 2007 ranked 864 in the world, and 2008 ranked 431 in the world. Ignatik played his first two rubbers for Belarus in Davis Cup in 2008, at the age of 17, against Switzerland, losing in four sets to top 20 player Stanislas WawrinkaStanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
, as well as losing a dead rubber to Yves Allegro
Yves Allegro
Yves Allegro is a professional male tennis player from Switzerland. He is a doubles specialist and is well known as Roger Federer's doubles partner and good friend.-Doubles: 9 :-External links:...
in two sets. Ignatik got his first two wins in his next fixture against Georgia, beating Lado Chikhladze in three sets, and beating Nodar Itonishvili in one set, in a dead rubber.
2009
Ignatik continued to play Futures in 2009. In May 2009, Ignatik retired in his first rubber against South Africa, which Belarus would go on to lose 5-0. In June Ignatik won his first Futures tournament in Poland. In August Ignatik hit a rich vein of form, reaching the final in a Futures in Serbia, followed by a win two weeks later in Poland. Two weeks later he won another Futures in Turkey, and the following week he won another in Spain. After this win Ignatik was ranked within the top 300, and began to participate in some ChallengerATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...
level tournaments. In November Ignatik got back-to-back quarter-finals in Jersey and Yokohama, before winning the Tokyo Challenger at the end of the month. He finished the year ranked 192 in the world.
2010
Ignatik began the year playing in the Futures circuit again, making it to the finals in one of a Futures tournament in Britain. After this he went back to playing in the Challenger tour, but as of May, hadn't made it to the quarter-finals of any of these tournaments. In the Davis CupDavis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
, Ignatik lost both of his singles rubbers in a fixture against Italy.
2011
Ignatik won his first challenger in 2011 at the Guangzhou2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou
The 2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
event, beating Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
6-4, 6-4 in the final.