Alex Bogomolov Jr.

2004 IN REVIEW

This young American doubled his ATP win total from previous year, going 10-17… Split his time between ATP and Challenger events…Was 12-8 in Challengers…Broke an 0-4 start by reaching 2nd RD in Scottsdale in March…Notched his first career ATP Masters Series win at Indian Wells over Salzenstein before falling in 2nd RD to Mirnyi…Also reached 2nd RD in Houston…Reached first ATP QF in Newport, defeating Levy and Blake before falling to Dupuis…Reached 3rd RD at Indianapolis for second year in a row (l. to Srichaphan)…Won another AMS match in Toronto…Reached 2nd RD in Bangkok…In Challenger events, reached final in Calabasas (l. to Karlovic) and Beijing (l. to Gimelstob)…Also reached SF at Prague…In doubles, reached first ATP final in Beijing (w/Dent)…Earned a career-high $178,732.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2000-At age 16, earned first ATP points after competing in USTA Southern California Satellite…Reached QF of Futures tournament in Corpus Christi...2001-Advanced to SF at Mexico #9 Futures stop and made US Open debut as a wild card, losing to Nalbandian in four sets...Also reached 2nd RD at Tulsa Challenger... 2002-Qualified for first ATP tournament in Los Angeles and defeated top seed and No. 3 ranked Tommy Haas in 1st RD…In July, qualified at Granby (Canada) and advanced to his first Challenger final (l. to Luczak)… Winner of three Futures titles in Mexico in May-June, the first of his career...Closed season by winning first Challenger title in Puebla, Mexico (d. De Voest) …2003- Finished in Top 100 for first time and enjoyed successful year on Challenger circuit, compiling a 30-11 record with three titles…Also went 5-8 mark on ATP circuit…Made Australian Open debut against A. Martin, taking Spaniard to five sets before losing…Won first ATP match of year in Indianapolis where he reached 3rd RD with wins against A. Kim and Gimelstob before falling to eventual finalist Srichaphan… Also won 1st RD match in Los Angeles by defeating Mello but lost to tournament's eventual champion W. Ferreira…Won back-to-back Challenger titles in Leon (d. Bastl) and Forest Hills (d. Delfino)…Last Challenger title came in October at Tiburon (d. Morrison)…Advanced to 2nd RD in Bangkok and Tokyo.

PERSONAL

Nicknamed "Bogie"…Father, Alex, Sr., was a former Soviet national tennis coach who worked with Larisa Neiland, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Medvedev…Older sister, Katia, was a top player on University of Miami women's tennis team…Family moved to Miami in 1992 after living in Mexico for a few years…His father worked at the Montana Tennis Club in Miami for seven years before going back to Russia…The younger Bogomolov met his present coach Francisco Montana while his father was working at the club…Planned to play collegiately at Texas Christian Univ. until he won the USTA Boys' 18s Nationals in Kalamazoo, Mich. in August 2001...By winning title, he earned a wild card into the US Open and turned pro…Coached by former ATP pro Francisco Montana, who also works with Taylor Dent.