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Vladimir Voltchkov
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| Country |
 Belarus |
| Residence |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Date of birth |
April 7, 1978 (1978-04-07) (age 30) |
| Place of birth |
Minsk, Soviet Union  |
| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight |
167 lb (76 kg/11.9 st) |
| Turned pro |
1995 |
| Plays |
Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
$1,309,401 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
67 - 87 |
| Career titles: |
0 |
| Highest ranking: |
No. 25 (April 30, 2001} |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2nd (2002) |
| French Open |
2nd (2004) |
| Wimbledon |
SF (2000) |
| US Open |
2nd (2001) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
36 - 43 |
| Career titles: |
1 |
| Highest ranking: |
No. 71 (Jun 09, 2003) |
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Infobox last updated on: September 23, 2007.
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Валчкоў, Uladzimir Mikalayevich Valchkov; born April 7, 1978, in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semifinal at the 2000 Wimbledon, where, as a qualifer, he lost to Pete Sampras 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.
[edit] Tennis career
Voltchkov had excellent results as a junior capturing the Wimbledon juniors title defeating Ivan Ljubičić in 1996. His highest achievement came in 2000, inspired by the film "The Gladiator."[1] 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)[2]
[edit] ATP Tour finals
[edit] Singles runner-up (1)
[edit] Doubles wins (1)
[edit] References
- ^ ATPtennis.com - Players - Profiles - Career Highlights & Biography
- ^ Davis Cup - Players
[edit] External links
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