Emin Ağayev (tennis)

Emin Ağayev
Full name Emin Ağayev
Country (sports)  Azerbaijan
Born (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $97,733
Singles
Career record 0–1
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 247 (21 June 2004)
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 290 (20 October 2003)

Emin Ağayev (born 14 May 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Azerbaijan.

Biography

Ağayev was born in the Uzbek city of Tashkent, then part of the Soviet Union, but represented Azerbaijan in his tennis career. As a youngster on the juniors circuit, he was ranked in the world's top 50 and made the boys' doubles semi-finals of the 1997 French Open, with Israeli Andy Ram.[1][2] He turned professional in the 1999 season. In 2002, he qualified for the main draw of his only ATP Tour level tournament, the RCA Championships, held in Indianapolis. He came up against 13th seed Michel Kratochvil in the first round and lost in straight sets.[3] In 2003, he beat Richard Gasquet at a Challenger tournament in Istanbul, got to the final round of qualifying for the US Open and won a Challenger doubles title in Helsinki. As the most-capped player for the Azerbaijan Davis Cup team, he holds a number of records, including most singles wins (19) and most overall wins (30), from a total of 25 ties.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2003 Helsinki, Finland Clay United States Alex Bogomolov Jr. Finland Lassi Ketola
Finland Timo Nieminen		 7–6(13–11), 4–6, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Agaev, Emin (AZE)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Bricker, Charles (6 June 1997). "Hingis 1-ups 3-time Champ Seles In French Semifinal". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Scud goes out in first round". Dawn. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Davis Cup - Teams - Azerbaijan". Official Davis Cup website. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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