Vladimir Voltchkov

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Minsk

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Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...

ian tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....

 player.

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Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States . As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk...

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Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...

ian tennis

Tennis

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 player. Voltchkov reached the semi-final at the 2000 Wimbledon

2000 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. See also:-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* r. = retired-Finals:-Section 1:...

, where, as a qualifer, he lost to Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former World No. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles, and had a 203–38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....

 in straight sets. He has represented Belarus in both the Davis Cup and the Olympics games in 2000, also won the Wimbledon juniors competition in 1996.

Tennis career

Voltchkov had excellent results as a junior capturing the Wimbledon juniors title defeating Ivan Ljubičić

Ivan Ljubicic

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 in 1996. His highest achievement came in 2000, inspired by the film "The Gladiator." After watching the movie four times, he went on to reach the semi-finals as a qualifier. British press dubbed him "The Vladiator". Voltchkov has a 30-16 career Davis Cup record (17-11 in singles)

Singles titles (13)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (0)

Challengers (8)

Futures (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	March 23, 1998	ISR Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age...	Hard	ISR Eyal Ran Eyal Ran Eyal Ran is a professional Israeli tennis player and Captain of the Israeli Davis Cup team.His career high ATP ranking in singles was 138 , and in doubles it was 71 .-Tennis career:...	7–5, 6–4
2.	November 16, 1998	MEX Puebla Puebla Puebla is a Mexican state located in the south-central part of the country, to the east of Mexico City. The state borders Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south. The state's largest cities are Puebla and Tehuacan, it has...	Hard	BEL Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus is a professional male tennis player from Belgium. He is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player.-Career finals :-Singles wins :-Singles runner-ups :-Doubles wins :...	6–3, 6–3
3.	February 1, 1999	GER Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the sixth-largest city in the European Union...	Carpet	GER Axel Pretzsch	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
4.	May 3, 1999	SLO Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is located in the centre of the country, historically part of the Inner Carniola, and is a mid-sized city of some 280,000 inhabitants. Ljubljana is regarded as the cultural, scientific, economic, political and administrative centre of...	Clay	ROU Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of the...	7–5, 6–7, 6–4
5.	May 8, 2000	UZB Fergana Fergana Challenger The Fergana Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Istiklol Tennis Club in Fergana, Uzbekistan, since 2000....	Hard	RUS Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:...	4–6, 6–0, 6–4
6.	July 15, 2002	England Manchester Manchester Trophy The Manchester Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Manchester, United Kingdom, since 1995.-Singles:...	Grass	SVK Karol Beck Karol Beck Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...	6–4, 7–6
7.	October 28, 2002	GER Aachen Lambertz Open by STAWAG The Lambertz Open by STAWAG is a tennis tournament held in Aachen, Germany since 1991. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...	Carpet	SUI Marc Rosset Marc Rosset Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....	7–6, 6–4
8.	January 24, 2005	Wales Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located to the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...	Hard (i)	SUI George Bastl George Bastl George Bastl is a professional tennis player from Switzerland.He has reached one singles final in his career -- at Tashkent in 1999.-Tennis career:He was an All-American at the University of Southern California....	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
9.	March 14, 2005	BIH Sarajevo BH Telecom Indoors The BH Telecom Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2003.-Singles:...	Hard (i)	SVK Michal Mertinak Michal Mertinák Michal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished...	7–6, 6–3
10.	March 20, 2006	KOR Andong Andong Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of almost 185,000. Its geographical location is . The Nakdong River flows through the city...	Hard	SRB Aleksandar Vlaski	6–2, 7–5
11.	August 20, 2007	RUS Moscow	Clay	RUS Artem Sitak	7–6, 6–1
12.	September 3, 2007	GER Kempten Kempten Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allgäu, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland* Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city in South Africa which was named after Kempten in Bavaria...	Clay	GER Marcel Zimmermann	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
13.	November 5, 2007	England Redbridge Redbridge -Places:*London Borough of Redbridge**Redbridge, London, a place in that borough*Redbridge, Kansas City, a neighborhood in South Kansas City, Missouri*Redbridge, Hampshire*Hongqiao District , a district in Tianjin, China...	Hard (i)	DEN Frederik Nielsen	6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Singles runner-up (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	September 9, 2002	UZB Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union...	Hard	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a retired and former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...	6–7(6), 5–7

Doubles wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	February 10, 2003	USA San Jose SAP Open The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Hard (i)	KOR Lee Hyung-taik Lee Hyung-taik Hyung-Taik Lee is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea.Lee's career-high ranking in singles is World No. 36, which he achieved in August 2007.-Personal life:...	USA Paul Goldstein Paul Goldstein Paul Herbert Goldstein is a retired tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1998...   USA Robert Kendrick Robert Kendrick Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high was #69, achieved on July 20, 2009.-Early life:...	7–5, 4–6, 6–3