Denis Istomin | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is Deni.
Began playing at age 5.
Father, Oleg, is a businessman; mother, Klaudiya, travels with and coaches him; brother, Anton.
Likes football and playing pool.
Supports Real Madrid (football).
Graduated from University of Physical Culture and Sport in Uzbekistan with degree in physical culture in June 2011.
Fitness trainer is Jose Felix Gonzalez.
Suffered car accident in early-2002 that left him unable to walk for 3 months and required 18 stitches in leg.

(UPDATED 2 JULY 2019)

Top Uzbek in ATP Rankings history. Achieved career-high No. 33 on 13 August 2012 soon after reaching London Olympics 3R. Finished 8 of last 9 seasons in Top 100 (2010-15, 2017-18).
Captured titles at 2015 Nottingham and 2017 Chengdu. Finalist at 2010 New Haven, 2012 San Jose and 2018 Kitzbuhel, where he lost to Klizan in 2nd final between qualifiers since ATP Tour was established in 1990. Won gold medal at 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, INA and lost 2 days later in US Open 1R. Earned career-high 32 wins in both 2010 and 2013.
Reached 2017 Australian Open 4R as 117th-ranked WC, rallying from 2-sets-to-1 down to upset 2-time defending champion Djokovic in 2R after 4h48m. Snapped 20-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents with biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic.
Also advanced to Grand Slam 4R at 2012 Wimbledon and 2013 US Open, as well as ATP Masters 1000 R16 at 2012 Indian Wells and 2013 Montreal.
Owns 182-106record on ATP Challenger Tour (12-5 in finals), winning most recent titles at Chicago, USA and Almaty, KAZ in 2018. Boasts Challenger wins over past or present Top 20 players Dimitrov, Gulbis, Kohlschreiber, Malisse and Medvedev.