Nikoloz Basilashvili | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is Basil.
Speaks English, Georgian and Russian.
Began playing tennis at age 5 with his father.
Son, Lukas; father, Nodar, was a dancer in Georgian national ballet; mother, Natalia, was a doctor; brother, Tengiz.
Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Dream opponent is Marat Safin.
Favourite surface is hard, shot is forehand and tournament is Wimbledon.
Out of superstition, never goes on court without a headband.
Hobbies include aviation, movies and cooking.
If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a pilot or a psychologist.
Admires countrymen Zaza Pachulia (basketball) and Kahka Kaladze (football).
Trained from 2007 to 2011 in Sacramento, CA, USA.

(UPDATED 24 MAY 2025)

Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 16 in 2019 after advancing to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at 2018 US Open.
Earned personal-best 33 victories in 2021, highlighted by biggest win of career over No. 3 Tsitsipas en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells.
Captured 5 ATP Tour titles despite 148-175 career record (.458) and 6 ATP Challenger Tour titles despite 82-80 career record (.506).
En route to titles, defeated No. 4 Del Potro at 2018 Beijing, No. 5 A. Zverev at 2019 Hamburg (saved 2 MPs) and No. 6 Federer at 2021 Doha (saved 1 MP).