- Teimuraz Gabashvili
Infobox Tennis player
playername= Teimuraz Gabashvili
country=Russia
residence=Moscow , Russia
datebirth= birth date and age|1985|5|23
placebirth=Tbilisi ,Georgian SSR ,Soviet Union
height= height|m=1.87
weight= convert|84|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro= 2001
plays= Right
careerprizemoney= $804,602
singlesrecord= 29–56
singlestitles= 0
highestsinglesranking= 66 (October 6 ,2008 )
AustralianOpenresult= 1rd (2007)
FrenchOpenresult= 1rd (2007)
Wimbledonresult= 1rd (2007)
USOpenresult= 2nd ( 2006, 2007)
doublesrecord= 11–23
doublestitles= 0
highestdoublesranking= 118 (September 10 ,2007 )
updated=September 15 ,2008 Teimuraz Gabashvili (Russian: Теймураз Габашвили, Georgian თეიმურაზ გაბაშვილი; born
May 23 ,1985 inTbilisi , Georgia) is atennis player fromRussia . He was born in Georgia but moved toMoscow, Russia . He turned pro in 2001. He plays singles and doubles, won futures titles in singles and double in his early career.Personal info
He began his career at age 6. His brother plays professional basketball in Georgia. When Gabashvili played, he was always nervous so his friends began calling him "Tsunami". He enjoys playing soccer and basketball.
Interesting facts
On June 25, 2007, Gabashvili became the first person to ever challenge a call on Wimbledon Center Court with the new system. Gabashvili lost the call. The call was made during a match with Roger Federer, which he lost 3–6, 2–6, 4–6.
In the first round of the 2007 U.S. Open, Gabashvili beat 7th seed
Fernando Gonzalez in five sets: 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 5–7 and 6–4. In the fourth set Gabashivili served for the match at 5–4 but hit three consecutive double faults. He lost the game and the set, but came back in the fifth and final set to win the match. [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/schedule9.html]Grand Slam singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the
Australian Open , which ended onJanuary 27 ,2008 .External links
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* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Gabash&weeks=12 Gabashvili Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Gabash Gabashvili World Ranking History]
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