Andrey Kuznetsov

Speaks Russian, English and is learning Spanish...Began playing at age six with father, Alexander, who is a tennis coach; mother is a physical trainer; brother, Alexey, is also a tennis coach...Nickname is "Andreeek"...Hobbies include playing soccer, watching movies, playing guitar and reading books...Future ambition is to rank inside Top 3...Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Andre Agassi...Favourite surfaces are clay and grass and his favourite shot is between the legs...Says if he wasn't a tennis player he would like to be a singer, "but I cannot sing"... Studies at Russian state University of Physical Education Sports and Tourism...Captured Wimbledon junior title in 2009...Coached by his father, Alexander (since 1997).

2012 -- The young Russian finished in Top 100 for 1st time with successful Challenger campaign. Compiled a 34-11 match record and won 4 titles. In opening month of season won back-to-back Futures titles in Egypt...Then played 4 week Challenger circuit in Morocco and reached SF in Casablanca and Rabat. In April, won title at Napoli (d. Dasnieres de Veigy). Qualified at Roland Garros debut, losing to No. 5 Tsonga in 4 sets. Then qualified at Wimbledon and lost to another Frenchman, Serra, in 5 sets...Returned to clay in July and advanced to maiden ATP World Tour QF in Umag (l. to Verdasco). 2 months later won 3 straight Challenger titles in as many countries, in Todi (d. Lorenzi), Trnava (d. Ungur) and on home soil in Lermontov (d. Dustov). Afterwards, jumped from No. 126 to No. 72 during 3-week stretch...

2011 -- Broke through to reach his 1st ATP World Tour QF in Casablanca as a qualifier, posting best career win over No. 26 Baghdatis en route (l. to Hanescu). Won Futures title in Spain and runner-up in Croatia Futures. SF in 2 other Futures...

2010 -- Made Grand Slam tournament debut at Wimbledon and lost to Hanescu in 5 sets in 1R. Runner-up at Poznan Challenger (l. to Gremelmayr) and Germany Futures. Also won Kazakhstan Futures title. Reached 2R in Eastbourne (d. Nishikori by ret., l. to Simon in final set TB)...

2009 -- Won Futures titles in Italy, Russia and Kazakhstan. Runner-up in Egypt Futures. Won 1st ATP World Tour main draw match in St. Petersburg (d. Granollers, l. to Stakhovsky)...

In final junior tournament at Wimbledon, won title (d. Tomic in SF, d. Cox in F). Only played 5 junior tournaments during year and finished No. 10 after reaching a career-high No. 3. Had 80-24 career record in juniors...

2013

As World No. 79 beat No. 11 seed Monaco in straight sets in Australian Open 1R…Had not won a match coming into first major of 2013, but broke serve nine times…On 20 March, retired due to hip injury in third set versus Hanescu at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami 1R…