Evgeny Donskoy

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Evgenyevich and the family name is Donskoy.

Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy (Russian: Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj dɐnˈskoj]; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013 and a doubles ranking of No. 161, achieved on 5 November 2012.

Evgeny Donskoy
Евгений Донской

Donskoy at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 35) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2007
Retired	2024
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US $3,426,092
Singles
Career record	55–117
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 65 (8 July 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2013)
French Open	2R (2013)
Wimbledon	1R (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
US Open	3R (2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	16–34
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 161 (5 November 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2013)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2021)
Medal record Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade Singles
Last updated on: 22 September 2025.

Personal life

He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin.^[1] His favourite surface is hard courts.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round.^[2]

By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips.^[3][4]

Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event.^[5][6]

Consequently, Donskoy made his Davis Cup debut in Europe/Africa Zone Group I match against Great Britain in Coventry. Donskoy won the first rubber against James Ward, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–6, to help give Russia a 2–0 lead heading into the doubles rubber the following day. Great Britain won the doubles rubber, where Ward opened the day. Ward defeated Dmitry Tursunov, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, to level the tie. Dan Evans ranked No. 325 would eventually complete a turnaround, with a straight sets victory over world No. 80 Donskoy.^[7]

Also for the first time, Donskoy entered the 2013 French Open's main draw, beating Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round.^{[citation needed]} At the 2013 TOPSHELF Open held in 's-Hertogenbosch, he took out third seed John Isner in the first round and beat Robin Haase in the second to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinals.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2014, Donskoy decided to join the team of Boris Sobkin, coach of Mikhail Youzhny.^[8]

In 2016, Donskoy debuted at the Summer Olympics. He defeated 7th seed David Ferrer in the second round, but then lost to Steve Johnson in the third.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, Donskoy beat Australian Open champion Roger Federer in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, having saved three match points in the second set, trailing 5–2 in the final set and down 5–1 in the final set tie-breaker. This was Donskoy's first career win over a top-ten player.^[9][10]

At the 2021 US Open he qualified for his ninth consecutive main draw appearance at this Major.^[11][12] He lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.^[13]

Donskoy retired from professional tennis after the 2024 season and started coaching Karen Khachanov.^[14]

Style of play

Donskoy has very powerful, flat groundstrokes, especially his forehand, which can produce spectacular points but also a lot of unforced errors.^[15]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (12–9)

Finals by surface Hard (10–7) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2011	Casablanca, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Alessio di Mauro	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Jul 2011	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Lukáš Rosol	5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win	2–1	Feb 2012	Meknes, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Adrian Ungur	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Jul 2012	Penza, Russia	Challenger	Hard	Illya Marchenko	5–7, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jul 2012	Astana, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Hard	Marsel İlhan	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–2	Aug 2012	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Albano Olivetti	6–1, 7–6(13–11)
Win	5–2	Nov 2012	Loughborough, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard (i)	Jan-Lennard Struff	6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win	6–2	Nov 2012	Tyumen, Russia	Challenger	Hard (i)	Illya Marchenko	6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2
Loss	6–3	Feb 2014	Kolkata, India	Challenger	Hard	Ilija Bozoljac	1–6, 1–6
Loss	6–4	May 2015	Karshi, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Teymuraz Gabashvili	2–5 ret.
Loss	6–5	Aug 2015	Astana, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Hard	Mikhail Kukushkin	2–6, 2–6
Win	7–5	Aug 2015	Segovia, Spain (2)	Challenger	Hard	Marco Chiudinelli	7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss	7–6	Oct 2015	Pune, India	Challenger	Hard	Yuki Bhambri	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	8–6	Apr 2016	Ra'anana, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Ričardas Berankis	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–6	Jul 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan (2)	Challenger	Hard	Konstantin Kravchuk	6–3, 6–3
Win	10–6	Mar 2017	Zhuhai, China	Challenger	Hard	Thomas Fabbiano	6–3, 6–4
Loss	10–7	Aug 2017	Chengdu, China	Challenger	Hard	Lu Yen-hsun	3–6, 4–6
Win	11–7	Oct 2017	Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)	Challenger	Hard	Marius Copil	7–6(7–0), 7–5
Loss	11–8	Jun 2019	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Daniel Evans	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win	12–8	Jul 2019	Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan (3)	Challenger	Hard	Sebastian Korda	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
Loss	12–9	Oct 2019	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ugo Humbert	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)

Finals by surface Hard (3–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Hard (i)	Igor Andreev	James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin	7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)
Loss	1–1	Mar 2012	Casablanca, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Andrey Kuznetsov	Walter Trusendi Matteo Viola	6–1, 6–7(5–7), [3–10]
Loss	1–2	Jun 2012	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Andrey Kuznetsov	Martin Fischer Olivier Charroin	4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	2–2	Jan 2017	Rennes, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Mikhail Elgin	Julian Knowle Jonathan Marray	6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win	3–2	Aug 2022	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Alibek Kachmazov	Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu	6–3, 1–6, [10–7]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend ITF Futures/WTT (4–3)

Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2008	Ukraine F3, Chornomorsk-Illichevsk	Futures	Clay	Denys Molchanov	6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	1–1	Mar 2010	Kazakhstan F1, Astana	Futures	Hard (i)	Alexander Kudryavtsev	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	Mar 2011	Spain F7, Sabadell	Futures	Clay	Simone Vagnozzi	7–5, 7–5
Win	3–1	Mar 2023	M25 New Delhi, India	WTT	Hard	Yusuke Takahashi	6–1, 6–3
Win	4–1	Mar 2023	M25 Lucknow, India	WTT	Hard	Eric Vanshelboim	6–2, 7–5
Loss	4–2	Nov 2023	M25 Hua Hin, Thailand	WTT	Hard	Gonçalo Oliveira	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	4–3	Jul 2024	M15 Tianjin, China	WTT	Hard	Yi Zhou	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend ITF Futures (2–4)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2007	Russia F3, Moscow	Futures	Clay	Vladimir Karusevich	Alexey Kedryuk Mikhail Elgin	3–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	Apr 2008	Russia F2, Tyumen	Futures	Carpet (i)	Danila Arsenov	Vladyslav Klymenko Aleksandr Yarmola	7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	1–2	Jun 2008	Ukraine F3, Chornomorsk-Illichevsk	Futures	Clay	Victor Kozin	Denys Molchanov Artem Smirnov	4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–12]
Loss	1–3	Apr 2009	Russia F2, Tyumen	Futures	Carpet (i)	Konstantin Kravchuk	Alexey Kedryuk Denis Matsukevich	3–6, 7–6(9–7), [13–15]
Win	2–3	Aug 2009	Russia F3, Moscow	Futures	Clay	Ilya Belyaev	David Savić Artem Sitak	1–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Loss	2–4	Apr 2010	France F7, Grasse	Futures	Clay	Ilya Belyaev	Vincent Stouff Olivier Charroin	6–4, 2–6, [3–10]

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Singles

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	Q1	3R	A	Q1	2R	Q3	2R	2R	1R	Q1	Q1	0 / 5	5–5
French Open	A	Q2	Q1	2R	Q2	Q3	1R	1R	1R	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	0 / 4	1–4
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	1R	1R	Q2	1R	1R	1R	Q2	NH	Q1	A	0 / 5	0–5
US Open	Q1	Q2	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 9	4–9
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–4	0–2	1–1	1–4	1–3	1–4	1–2	0–2	0–1	0–0	0 / 23	10–23

Doubles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019–2022	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	1R	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	0 / 3	1–3
Wimbledon	1R	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0 / 4	1–4

National representation

Davis Cup (5–6)

Group membership World Group (0–0) WG Play-off (0–3) Group I (5–3) Group II (0–0) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0)

Matches by surface Hard (5–6) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Matches by Type Singles (3–4) Doubles (2–2)

• indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
2–3; 5–7 April 2013; Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Great Britain; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Victory	1	II	Singles	Great Britain	James Ward	4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
Defeat	2	V	Singles		Daniel Evans	4–6, 4–6, 1–6
4–1; 12–14 September 2014; Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa second round play-off; hard(i) surface
Victory	3	II	Singles	Portugal	João Sousa	7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
4–1; 6–8 March 2015; Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, Russia; Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Defeat	4	I	Singles	Denmark	Frederik Nielsen	6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
3–2; 17–19 July 2015; Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Victory	5	III	Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk)	Spain	Marc López / David Marrero	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Victory	6	IV	Singles		Tommy Robredo	6–3, 5–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
1–4; 18–20 September 2015; Baikal-Arena, Irkutsk, Russia; World Group play-offs; hard(i) surface
Defeat	7	III	Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk)	Italy	Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini	5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia; Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Victory	8	III	Doubles (with Konstantin Kravchuk)	Sweden	Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt	6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
3–1; 17–18 September 2016; National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Defeat	9	II	Singles	Kazakhstan	Mikhail Kukushkin	7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
1–3; 6–7 April 2018; Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia; Europe/Africa second round; hard(i) surface
Defeat	10	IV	Singles	Austria	Jürgen Melzer	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
3–1; 1–2 February 2019; Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; qualifying round; hard(i) surface
Defeat	11	III	Doubles (with Andrey Rublev)	Switzerland	Jérôme Kym / Henri Laaksonen	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)

ATP Cup (0–2)

Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (0–2)

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
4–2; 2–3 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; group stage; hard surface
Defeat	1	III	Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev)		Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka	6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
2–1; 6–7 February 2021; Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; Knockout stage; hard surface
Defeat	2	III	Doubles (with Aslan Karatsev)		Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff	3–6, 6–7(2–7)

Wins over top 10 players

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	EDR
2017
1.	Roger Federer	10	Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates	Hard	2R	3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5)	116

Record against top 10 players

Donskoy's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.

As of 21 July 2021

• Mikhail Youzhny 2–1
• Marcos Baghdatis 1–0
• Roger Federer 1–0
• Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0
• Jürgen Melzer 1–1
• Lucas Pouille 1–1
• Tommy Robredo 1–1
• David Ferrer 1–2
• John Isner 1–2
• James Blake 0–1
• Mardy Fish 0–1
• Richard Gasquet 0–1
• David Goffin 0–1
• Tommy Haas 0–1
• Lleyton Hewitt 0–1
• Andy Murray 0–1
• Milos Raonic 0–1
• Gilles Simon 0–1
• Dominic Thiem 0–1
• Pablo Carreño Busta 0–2
• Kei Nishikori 0–2
• Alexander Zverev 0–2
• Marin Čilić 0–3
• Kevin Anderson 0–5

Team titles

2021

• Davis Cup winner with Russia
• ATP Cup winner with Russia

Awards

2019

• The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year^[16]