Andrey Rublev

Height: 6ft 2in / 1.88m

Age: 24 (Oct 20 1997)

Career High: 5

Titles: 11

Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand

Rublev broke into the Top 20 in January 2020, Top 10 in October 2020, and Top 5 in September 2021
In 2021, defeated No.3 Rafael Nadal in Monte Carlo and No.2 Daniil Medvedev in Cincinnati on route to ATP
Masters 1000 finals, then beat No.1 Novak Djokovic in Belgrade this year for an 11th ATP Tour title
Rublev helped his country win the 2021 ATP Cup and earned a gold medal in the mixed doubles final at the
2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
He advanced to Grand Slam quarterfinals at the 2017, 2020 and 2022 US Open, the 2020 and 2022 French Open, and the 2021 Australian Open
He was named ATP’s Most Improved Player of the Year in 2020 after jumping from No.23 to No.8 in the world
Rublev achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 53 in August 2022

Rublev is the reigning champion in Abu Dhabi after beating Andy Murray in straight sets in the 2021 final
In 2019, Rublev lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the men’s quarterfinal
Rublev made his Mubadala World Tennis Championship debut in 2017

His nickname is Rubl
He began playing tennis at age three and would often sleep with his racquet
He speaks Russian, English, and Spanish
His idols growing up were Marat Safin and Rafael Nadal, whom he first met in 2014 at Guillermo Vilas Academy in Mallorca
His favourite shot is forehand
His hobbies include boxing, basketball, and music
He supports NBA team the Golden State Warriors
Father Andrey is a former boxer; mother Marina is a tennis coach. His sister Arina is also a tennis coach