Radu Albot
Moldovan tennis player (born 1989)
Radu Albot Country (sports) Moldova Residence Chișinău , Moldova Born (1989-11-11 ) 11 November 1989 (age 34) Chișinău , Moldavian SSR , Soviet UnionHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 2008 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Burghard Riehemann, Vladimir Albot Prize money US $5,143,749 Career record 107–147 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 39 (5 August 2019) Current ranking No. 138 (19 August 2024)[ 1] Australian Open 3R (2021 , 2022 ) French Open 2R (2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2023 ) Wimbledon 3R (2018 ) US Open 3R (2017 ) Career record 50–72 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 56 (29 April 2019) Current ranking No. 837 (22 July 2024) Australian Open 3R (2018 , 2019 ) French Open QF (2015 ) Wimbledon 3R (2022 ) US Open SF (2018 ) Davis Cup 43–18 Last updated on: 25 August 2024.
Radu Albot (born 11 November 1989) is a Moldovan professional tennis player. He is the first player from Moldova to win ATP World Tour singles (2019 Delray Beach Open ) and doubles (2015 Istanbul Open ) titles. He achieved a career high ranking of No. 39 on 5 August 2019. He is also the first Moldovan to break into the top 100 in August 2015 and four years later in the top 40.
He finished in the top 100 in the year-end rankings for five years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). His year-end career high was in 2019 when he finished at No. 46.
Albot has won one ATP singles and one doubles title, 7 singles and 10 doubles Challenger titles in his career, as well as 14 singles and 7 doubles Futures titles. He has been a regular member of the Moldovan Davis Cup team since 2007 and holds his country's records for the most singles wins (28) and total wins (41).
Personal life
Albot became a father on 19 April 2020, after his girlfriend Doina, gave birth to daughter Adeline.[ 2]
Career
2013–16: Historic maiden ATP title
Radu Albot has achieved many firsts for a Moldovan professional tennis player. In September 2013 he won the ATP Challenger event in Fergana , Uzbekistan , becoming the first player from his country to win an ATP Challenger tournament. At the 2014 US Open , he won three straight matches in the men's qualifying tournament to gain a berth in the main draw, becoming the first Moldovan to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam Tournament .
In May 2015, Albot teamed up with Dušan Lajović to win the doubles title at the inaugural 2015 Istanbul Open , becoming the first Moldovan to win an ATP Tour level event. In October 2015, Albot together with his doubles partner František Čermák managed to reach the 2015 Kremlin Cup final, being defeated by Andrey Rublev and Dmitry Tursunov in the decisive set. In June 2016, he qualified for the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and won his first Grand Slam match in 4 attempts, defeating Gastão Elias in the first round.
2017–19: Historic ATP singles title & first Grand Slam doubles semifinal, top 40
In June 2017, Radu Albot reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 Antalya Open beating João Sousa and Paolo Lorenzi , before losing to Andreas Seppi in straight sets. In the same year, he played for the first time in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He was a direct entry into the Australian Open , French Open and Wimbledon tournaments. Albot qualified for the 2017 US Open tournament and won two main draw matches before being defeated by Sam Querrey in the third round, his best singles finish at a Grand Slam to date.
In February 2018, Radu Albot reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 New York Open , winning matches against Bjorn Fratangelo and John Isner, but being eliminated by Kei Nishikori in the decisive third set.
He equalled his Grand Slam third round achievement at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships , defeating 20th seed Pablo Carreño Busta and Aljaz Bedene before eventually losing in the third round to John Isner .
At the 2018 US Open , he and partner Malek Jaziri reached the doubles semifinals.
In September 2018, he reached his first ATP Tour level singles semifinals at the 2018 Moselle Open where he lost against the eventual tournament champion, Gilles Simon .[ 3]
In 2019, Albot reached the semifinals of the 2019 Open Sud de France tournament, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber , Ernests Gulbis and Marcos Baghdatis , before losing to the eventual tournament champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga .[ 4] [ 5]
In late February, he won the 2019 Delray Beach Open , making history as the first Moldovan to win an ATP singles title, knocking out Ivo Karlović , Nick Kyrgios , Steve Johnson and Mackenzie McDonald . In the final he defeated Dan Evans of Great Britain in a closely fought three-set match.[ 6] [ 7] At the same tournament he reached the semifinals in doubles with Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka .[ 8]
In March in Miami continuing his great form, he took a set off the eventual champion Roger Federer in his second round match.[ 9] [ 10]
In May, Albot reached the 2019 Geneva Open semifinal losing in the penultimate round against Nicolás Jarry .[ 11] In August, seeded seventh, he reached his third semifinal of 2019 at the 2019 Los Cabos Open ,[ 12] losing to fifth seed Taylor Fritz.[ 13] His three victories in the tournament put him at a total of 25 for the year, his most ATP tour wins in a season.
2020–21: Inaugural ATP Cup, Australian Open third round, struggles, out of top 100
In January 2020, Albot participated in the Inaugural 2020 ATP Cup in the Group stage as a member of the Moldovan team. He snapped an eighth -match losing streak at the opening round of Roland Garros and reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 Sofia Open with a win over top seed Denis Shapovalov .[ 14]
Albot reached the third round at the 2021 Australian Open for the first time at this Major where he defeated World No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut en route before losing to 24th seed Casper Ruud .[ 15] In February, seeded sixth, he made his first semifinal in 19 months and of the year at the 2021 Singapore Tennis Open where he lost to Alexander Bublik .[ 16] [ 17]
After eight first rounds losses he dropped out of the top 100 on 2 August 2021.
He finished with a 6-15 ATP win–loss record for the 2021 season, ranked No. 125.
2022–23: Major third round, back to Masters & top 100, 100th win
Albot reached the main draw at the 2022 Australian Open as a qualifier,[ 18] and defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic . He lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets in the third round.[ 19]
He won the title at the 2022 Istanbul Challenger defeating Lukáš Rosol .[ 20] As a result, he moved back into the 100 to No. 92 on 19 September 2022.
He finished the 2022 season ranked No. 106.
He lost in the first round of the qualifications at the 2023 Australian Open to American Brandon Holt .
At the 2023 Delray Beach Open he reached his first ATP semifinal since February 2021 by defeating Fernando Verdasco , Aleksandar Vukic and second seed Tommy Paul , which was his seventh top-20 career win and 99th career win overall.[ 21] In the semifinals, he lost against fourth seed Miomir Kecmanović .[ 22] As a result, he returned to the top 100 at No. 99 on 20 February 2023.
In March, he entered the main draw of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open as a lucky loser directly into the second round, replacing 15th seed Pablo Carreño Busta who withdrew in the last minute.
In May, he qualified for the 2023 French Open and won his first round match against American wildcard Patrick Kypson . It was his 101th career win, having recorded his 100th match win earlier at the Banja Luka Open in April.[ 23] He also qualified for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships .
He finished the 2023 season ranked No. 131.
2024: Back to top 150, tenth US Open appearance
Ranked No. 137, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Delray Beach Open [ 24] [ 25] and won his first round match against #NextGenATP player Juncheng Shang .
He also qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open and defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic .[ 26] He lost to another #NextGenATP player, wildcard João Fonseca in the second round.
Ranked No. 144, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships .[ 27] Ranked No. 152, he also qualified for the Citi Open in Washington D.C., defeating Eliot Spizzirri and fourth qualifying seed Terence Atmane . He won his first round match over Facundo Díaz Acosta .[ 28]
Ranked No. 138, he qualified for the US Open , making his tenth appearance at this Major defeating Javier Barranco Cosano , No. 10 qualifying seed Luca Van Assche and Shintaro Mochizuki .[ 29] [ 30] He lost in the first round in straight against the defending champion Novak Djokovic .[ 31] With previous career wins over Marko Djokovic and Djordje Djokovic , Albot is the only player to have played a professional singles match against each of all three Djokovic brothers.[ 32] [ 33]
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.
Singles
Current through the 2024 Canadian Open .
Doubles
ATP Tour career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend (singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 2 (1-1)
Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 36 (23–13)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–8)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (14–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (17–6)
Clay (6–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2010
Romania F3, Bacău
Futures
Clay
Florian Reynet
1–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Oct 2010
Turkey F9, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Sam Groth
3–6, 1–6
Win
1–2
Oct 2010
Turkey F11, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Denys Molchanov
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win
2–2
Mar 2011
Turkey F7, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Ruan Roelofse
7–5, 6–4
Win
3–2
Apr 2011
Turkey F11, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Alejandro González
7–5, 6–3
Win
4–2
Apr 2011
Turkey F12, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Yannik Reuter
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win
5–2
Apr 2011
Turkey F13, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Peter Gojowczyk
6–3, 6–2
Win
6–2
May 2011
Italy F11, Cesena
Futures
Clay
Walter Trusendi
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Loss
6–3
Feb 2012
Turkey F6, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Daniel Smethurst
6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Win
7–3
Feb 2012
Turkey F7, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Aleksandr Lobkov
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Win
8–3
Mar 2012
Turkey F8, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Ádám Kellner
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Win
9–3
Apr 2012
Turkey F12, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
6–1, 6–3
Win
10–3
Apr 2012
Turkey F15, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Tomislav Brkić
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win
11–3
Apr 2012
Turkey F16, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Tomislav Brkić
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
11–4
May 2012
Romania F1, Cluj
Futures
Clay
Marcin Gawron
1–6, 3–6
Win
12–4
Jun 2012
Romania F3, Bacău
Futures
Clay
Roman Borvanov
7–5, 6–4
Loss
12–5
Feb 2013
Turkey F7, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Yannik Reuter
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 2–6
Win
13–5
Mar 2013
Turkey F8, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Reid Carleton
6–1, 6–4
Win
14–5
Mar 2013
Turkey F9, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Marsel İlhan
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
Loss
14–6
May 2013
Qarshi , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Teymuraz Gabashvili
4–6, 4–6
Win
15–6
Sep 2013
Fergana , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Ilija Bozoljac
7–6(11–9) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–1
Loss
15–7
Sep 2014
Sibiu , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Jason Kubler
4–6, 1–6
Win
16–7
Mar 2015
Kolkata , India
Challenger
Hard
James Duckworth
7–6(7–0) , 6–1
Loss
16–8
Jun 2015
Moscow , Russia
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
0–6, 1–6
Loss
16–9
Jul 2015
Poznań , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Pablo Carreño Busta
4–6, 4–6
Loss
16–10
Aug 2015
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Rogério Dutra Silva
2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 4–6
Win
17–10
Jun 2016
Furth , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Jan-Lennard Struff
6–3, 6–4
Win
18–10
Jun 2016
Fergana , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Konstantin Kravchuk
6–4, 6–2
Win
19–10
Jul 2016
Poznań , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Clement Geens
6–2, 6–4
Loss
19–11
Oct 2017
Suzhou , China
Challenger
Hard
Miomir Kecmanović
4–6, 4–6
Win
20–11
Nov 2017
Shenzhen , China
Challenger
Hard
Hubert Hurkacz
7–6(8–6) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–4
Win
21–11
Oct 2018
Liuzhou , China
Challenger
Hard
Miomir Kecmanović
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win
22–11
Nov 2021
Pau , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jiří Lehečka
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win
23–11
Sep 2022
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Lukáš Rosol
6–2, 6–0
Loss
23–12
Oct 2022
Busan , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Kamil Majchrzak
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
23–13
Mar 2024
Girona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Pedro Martinez
5–7, 4–6
Doubles: 37 (17-20)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–8)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (11–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2007
Germany F13, Munchen
Futures
Clay
Torsten Wietoska
David Klier Philipp Piyamongkol
walkover
Loss
0–2
Jun 2008
Romania F6, Bacău
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Victor Ioniță
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
0–3
Jul 2008
Romania F11, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Vladislav Bondarenko Robert Varga
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
0–4
Jul 2008
Romania F13, Târgu Mureș
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Andrea Arnaboldi Vladislav Bondarenko
7–5, 0–6, [1–10]
Win
1–4
Aug 2008
Romania F14, Oradea
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Steven Goh Zakary van Min
7–6(7–5) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–3]
Loss
1–5
Apr 2009
Egypt F5, Suiz
Futures
Clay
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
Andrey Kuznetsov Robert Varga
2–6, 4–6
Loss
1–6
May 2009
Romania F1, Cralova
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Marius Copil
5–7, 1–6
Win
2–6
May 2009
Romania F2, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Florin Mergea Costin Pavăl
6–1, 6–2
Loss
2–7
Jun 2009
Romania F5, Bacău
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Tobias Klein Alexander Sadecky
4–6, 3–6
Win
3–7
Sep 2009
Germany F17, Kempten
Futures
Clay
Jiří Školoudík
James Lemke Richard Waite
6–1, 6–2
Win
4–7
May 2010
Romania F2, Pitești
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Ivan Anikanov Artem Smirnov
2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss
4–8
Aug 2010
Romania F9, Arad
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Alexandru Catalin Marasin
4–6, 5–7
Loss
4–9
Sep 2010
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Daniele Giorgini Flavio Cipolla
3–6, 4–6
Win
5–9
Mar 2011
Turkey F8, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Denys Molchanov
Roman Jebavý Adrian Sikora
6–7(3–7) , 6–3, [12–10]
Loss
5–10
Mar 2011
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Toni Androić Dino Marcan
1–6, 2–6
Win
6–10
May 2011
Italy F10, Aosta
Futures
Clay
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Hiroki Moriya Shuichi Sekiguchi
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss
6–11
Aug 2011
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Kuznetsov
Alexander Kudryavtsev Mikhail Elgin
6–7(4–7) , 6–2, [7–10]
Loss
6–12
Aug 2011
Romania F9, Brașov
Futures
Clay
Andrei Ciumac
Adrian Cruciat Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
0–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
6–13
Feb 2012
Turkey F6, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Andrei Ciumac
Germain Gigounon Yannik Reuter
6–7(6–8) , 4–6
Loss
6–14
Feb 2012
Turkey F7, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Andrei Ciumac
Jorisde Loore Yannik Reuter
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win
7–14
Apr 2012
Mersin , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Denys Molchanov
Alessandro Motti Simone Vagnozzi
6–0, 6–2
Win
8–14
May 2012
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Adam Pavlásek Jiří Veselý
7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss
8–15
Apr 2013
Mersin , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Oleksandr Nedovyesov
Andreas Beck Dominik Meffert
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss
8–16
May 2013
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Jordan Kerr
Farrukh Dustov Oleksandr Nedovyesov
1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win
9–16
Oct 2013
Kazan , Russia
Challenger
Hard
Farrukh Dustov
Egor Gerasimov Dzmitry Zhyrmont
6–2, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
Win
10–16
Mar 2014
China F1, Guangzhou
Futures
Hard
Christopher Rungkat
Claudio Grassi Ricadro Ghedin
1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win
11–16
Apr 2014
Mersin , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Thomas Fabbiano Matteo Viola
7–6(9–7) , 6–1
Win
12–16
May 2014
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Artem Sitak
Andrea Arnaboldi Flavio Cipolla
4–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss
12–17
Jun 2014
Arad , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Artem Sitak
Franko Škugor Antonio Velc
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
13–17
Jul 2014
Poznań , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
Tomasz Bednarek Henri Kontinen
7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss
13–18
Jul 2014
Oberstaufen , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Mateusz Kowalczyk
Wesley Koolhof Alessandro Motti
6–7(7–9) , 3–6
Win
14–18
Aug 2014
San Marino , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Enrique López Pérez
Franko Škugor Adrian Ungur
6–4, 6–1
Loss
14–19
Feb 2015
Burnie , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Matthew Ebden
Carsten Ball Matt Reid
5–7, 4–6
Win
15–19
Feb 2015
Launceston , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Mitchell Krueger
Adam Hubble Rubin Statham
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win
16–19
Oct 2017
Ningbo , China
Challenger
Hard
Rubin Statham
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat
7–5, 6–3
Loss
16–20
Mar 2018
Irving , United States
Challenger
Hard
Matthew Ebden
Alexander Peya Philipp Petzschner
2–6, 4–6
Win
17–20
Sep 2021
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Alexander Cozbinov
Antonio Šančić Artem Sitak
4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Davis Cup
Best Grand Slam results details
Australian Open
2021 Australian Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Roberto Bautista Agut (12)
6–7(1–7) , 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2R
Christopher O'Connell (WC)
6–2, 7–5, 7–6(10–8)
3R
Casper Ruud (24)
1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
2022 Australian Open (Qualifier)
Round
Opponent
Score
Q1
Filippo Baldi (PR)
7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Q2
Yosuke Watanuki
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Q3
João Sousa (17)
6–4, 6–4
1R
Yoshihito Nishioka
6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2R
Aleksandar Vukic (WC)
6–4, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
3R
Alexander Zverev (3)
3–6, 4–6, 4–6
French Open
2018 French Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Grégoire Barrère (WC)
4–6, 0–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–2
2R
Damir Džumhur (26)
3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 5–7
2019 French Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Tennys Sandgren (Q)
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–1) , 3–6, 6–1
2R
Jan-Lennard Struff
6–7(2–7) , 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–4) , 2–6
2020 French Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Jordan Thompson
6–2, 6–4, 6–1
2R
Taylor Fritz (27)
3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Wimbledon Championships
2018 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Pablo Carreño Busta (20)
3–6, 6–0, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2, 6–1
2R
Aljaž Bedene
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–3
3R
John Isner (9)
3–6, 3–6, 4–6
US Open
2017 US Open (Qualifier)
Round
Opponent
Score
Q1
João Domingues
6–0, 6–1
Q2
Cristian Garín
6–4, 6–4
Q3
Frank Dancevic (PR)
6–2, 6–4
1R
Ernesto Escobedo
7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2R
Lu Yen-hsun
6–2, 7–6(9–7) , 5–7, 0–6, 7–6(7–2)
3R
Sam Querrey (17)
6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
Albot's record against players that have been in the ATP top 10, with active players in bold .
Opponent
Highest ranking
Matches
Won
Lost
Win %
Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Daniil Medvedev
1
1
0
1
0%
Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Monte Carlo Masters 2R
Roger Federer
1
2
0
2
0%
Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2019 Swiss Indoors 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić
3
2
1
1
50%
Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6) ) at 2019 Cincinnati 1R
Grigor Dimitrov
3
1
0
1
0%
Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR
David Ferrer
3
1
0
1
0%
Lost (6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 0–6) at 2015 US Open 1R
Stefanos Tsitsipas
3
1
0
1
0%
Lost (6–7(2–7) , 2–6) at 2018 Indian Wells Masters 1R
Alexander Zverev
3
2
0
2
0%
Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open 3R
Number 4 ranked players
Kei Nishikori
4
1
0
1
0%
Lost (6–4, 3–6, 1–6) at 2018 New York Open QF
Number 5 ranked players
Kevin Anderson
5
1
0
1
0%
Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2018 Acapulco 1R
Andrey Rublev
5
1
0
1
0%
Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2020 Paris Masters 2R
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
5
1
0
1
0%
Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2019 Montpellier SF
Number 6 ranked players
Gilles Simon
6
3
1
2
33%
Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2019 Montreal 1R
Gaël Monfils
6
1
0
1
0%
Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2019 Paris Masters 3R
Matteo Berrettini
6
2
0
2
0%
Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 1–6) at 2018 Kitzbühel 2R
Number 7 ranked players
Casper Ruud
7
2
0
2
0%
Lost (1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Australian Open 3R
Fernando Verdasco
7
3
0
3
0%
Lost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2019 Mutua Madrid Open 1R
David Goffin
7
4
0
4
0%
Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2020 ATP Cup RR
Number 8 ranked players
Marcos Baghdatis
8
1
1
0
100%
Won (6–2, 7–6(7–2) ) at 2019 Montpellier QF
Janko Tipsarević
8
1
1
0
100%
Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–0) at 2019 Los Cabos 1R
Mikhail Youzhny
8
1
1
0
100%
Won (4–6, 7–6(8–6) , 7–5) at 2017 Gstaad 1R
John Isner
8
4
1
3
25%
Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon 3R
Diego Schwartzman
8
1
0
1
0%
Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Cincinnati Masters 3R
Jack Sock
8
2
0
2
0%
Lost (6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2–7) ) at 2020 Delray Beach 1R
Number 9 ranked players
Roberto Bautista Agut
9
1
1
0
100%
Won (6–7(1–7) , 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) ) at 2021 Australian Open 2R
Nicolás Almagro
9
2
1
1
50%
Won (7–6(8–6) , 6–3) at 2017 Marrakesh 1R
Fabio Fognini
9
3
1
2
33%
Lost (6–7(6–8) , 3–6) at 2019 Rome Masters 2R
Number 10 ranked players
Ernests Gulbis
10
1
1
0
100%
Won (7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–4) at 2019 Montpellier 2R
Denis Shapovalov
10
1
1
0
100%
Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2020 Sofia 2R
Pablo Carreño Busta
10
2
1
1
50%
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Chengdu 1R
Total
49
12
37
24%
* Statistics correct as of 5 May 2022
Notes
^ Retired of tournament, doesn't count as a lost match.
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^ "2024 US Open qualifying, Day 3: Arconada, Pareja stun; Schwartzman stays alive" .
^ "Spizzirri recovers from missed match points, qualifies for US Open main draw; Veterans Schwartzman, Albot also advance to main draw " . ATPTour . 22 August 2024.
^ "Radu Albot VS Novak Djokovic | Head 2 Head | H2H | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour . Retrieved 5 September 2024 .
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