Roman Safiullin
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Residence | Podolsk, Russia | |||||||||||||
Born | Podolsk, Russia | 7 August 1997|||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2015 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Coach | Rishat Safiullin | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US$599,985 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 5–9 (35.7%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 146 (10 January 2022) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 146 (7 February 2022) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (2021) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 3–4 (42.9%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 255 (10 January 2022) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 255 (10 January 2022) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 10 January 2022. |
Roman Rishatovich Safiullin[a] (born 7 August 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Safiullin became junior champion at the 2015 Australian Open,[2] defeating South Korean Hong Seong-chan. Safiullin has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 146 achieved on 10 January 2022 and doubles of No. 255 achieved on 10 January 2022.
Career[]
Safiulin was born in Podolsk, Russia, to a Tatar father[3][4] and Russian mother.
On the junior tour, Safiullin has a career high combined ranking of No. 2 achieved on 26 May 2014. His biggest junior title, after his Australian Open title, is the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final.
2020: Maiden Challenger title[]
Safiullin claimed his maiden challenger tour titles in singles and doubles with Pavel Kotov (tennis) in Cherbourg, France in February 2020.
2021: Grand Slam debut[]
He made his grand slam debut at the 2021 Australian Open where he reached the second round by defeating Ilya Ivashka.
He also qualified for the 2021 French Open reaching also the second round with a win over Carlos Taberner. As a result he reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 156 on 14 June 2021.
2022: ATP Cup debut and semifinalist, top 150 debut[]
On his debut, he reached the semifinals at the 2022 ATP Cup after winning 2 singles and 3 doubles matches with teammate Daniil Medvedev. [5] As a result he moved 21 positions up in the rankings to a new career-high in the top 150 in singles of World No. 146 on 10 January 2022.[6]
At the 2022 Australian Open, he qualified as lucky loser after the withdrawal of Casper Ruud.
Grand Slam singles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1–2 |
French Open | Q2 | 2R | 1–1 | |
Wimbledon | NH | Q2 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
Junior significant finals[]
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Singles: 1 title[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
Other finals[]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals[]
Singles: 26 (20 titles, 6 runners-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2014 | Uzbekistan F1, Qarshi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2014 | Russia F5, Kazan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2014 | Russia F6, Kazan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 3–1 | Nov 2014 | Greece F11, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Nov 2014 | Greece F12, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Win | 5–1 | Nov 2014 | Turkey F42, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Win | 6–1 | Dec 2014 | Turkey F43, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 1–2 ret. |
Loss | 6–2 | Feb 2016 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 7–2 | Feb 2016 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 8–2 | Aug 2016 | Egypt F21, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–3 | Sep 2016 | Egypt F23, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 9–3 | Oct 2016 | Israel F14, Meitar | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 10–3 | Oct 2016 | Egypt F30, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 10–4 | Nov 2016 | Egypt F32, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–0, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 11–4 | Nov 2017 | Egypt F34, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 12–4 | Mar 2018 | Russia F3, Kazan | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 13–4 | Mar 2018 | Egypt F10, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 13–5 | Jun 2018 | Uzbelistan F4, Namangan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–7(12–14) |
Win | 14–5 | Oct 2018 | Vietnam F4, Tây Ninh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Win | 15–5 | Nov 2018 | Vietnam F5, Tây Ninh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 16–5 | Nov 2018 | Thailand F8, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 17–5 | Mar 2019 | M25 Kazan, Russia | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Win | 18–5 | Apr 2019 | M25 Shymkent , Kazakhstan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Win | 19–5 | Apr 2019 | M25 Shymkent , Kazakhstan | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 19–6 | May 2019 | M25 Namangan , Uzbekistan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 20–6 | Feb 2020 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runners-up)[]
Legend |
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Challengers (1–0) |
Futures (3–7) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Mar 2016 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2016 | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [7–10] |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2018 | Kazan, Russia | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 2–4 | Apr 2018 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2018 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2018 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 2–7 | Nov 2018 | Tây Ninh, Vietnam | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 3–7 | May 2019 | Namangan M25, Uzbekistan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 4–7 | Feb 2020 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, [12–10] |
Awards[]
- The Russian Cup in the nominations:
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Татарский теннисист Роман Сафиуллин выступит в основной сетке «Ролан Гаррос»" [Tatar tennis player Roman Safiullin will compete in the main draw of Roland Garros]. tatarlar.info (in Russian). TatarLar. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Роман Рәшит Улы Сафиуллин
- "Romanizer (from Tatar)". baltoslav.eu. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Safiullin wins boys' title, Mihalikova wins girls' title at Australian Open". Tennis.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ «По впечатлению спортсменов в Татарстане построен один из лучших теннисных центров»
- ^ "Татарский теннисист Роман Сафиуллин выступит в основной сетке «Ролан Гаррос»" [Tatar tennis player Roman Safiullin will compete in the main draw of Roland Garros]. tatarlar.info (in Russian). TatarLar. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Роман Рәшит Улы Сафиуллин
- ^ "Roman Safiullin: Russia's NEW Secret Weapon | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "How Roman Safiullin Became an Unlikely Hero for Russia at the ATP Cup". 5 January 2022.
- ^ ""Русский Кубок" – почётные призы обрели своих хозяев" [The "Russian Cup" – Honorary Prizes Found Their Owners] (in Russian). GoTennis. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ «Русский Кубок». Триумф командного тенниса [The "Russian Cup". Triumph in Team Tennis] (in Russian). Championat.com. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links[]
- Roman Safiullin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Roman Safiullin at the International Tennis Federation
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Russian male tennis players
- People from Podolsk
- Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
- Universiade medalists in tennis
- Universiade bronze medalists for Russia
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Russian tennis biography stubs