121 Facts About Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev has been ranked as the world No 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals.

Daniil Medvedev made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2015 Kremlin Cup, and in 2017, he participated in a singles major for the first time at Wimbledon.

In 2018, Daniil Medvedev won his first ATP Tour singles titles, and achieved a breakthrough in 2019, making his top 10 debut and reaching six consecutive tournament finals, including at the US Open.

Daniil Medvedev won the ATP Finals in 2020, becoming the only player to defeat the top three ranked players in the world en route to the year-end championship title.

In 2021, Daniil Medvedev contested two major finals against Novak Djokovic, winning at the US Open to claim his first major title and deny Djokovic the Grand Slam.

Shortly after reaching another Australian Open final in 2022, Daniil Medvedev became the first man outside of the Big Four to attain the world No 1 ranking since Andy Roddick in 2004, the third Russian man to do so after Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin, and the 27th man overall.

Daniil Medvedev then struggled with form and eventually dropped out of the top 10 in rankings, but returned to form in early 2023 and has since reached two more major finals and returned to the top 5.

Daniil Medvedev was born in Moscow to Sergey Medvedev and Olga Medvedeva.

Daniil Medvedev has two older sisters named Julia and Elena, 12 and 8 years his senior, respectively.

When Daniil Medvedev was six years old, his mother noticed an advertisement for group tennis lessons at the pool where he was taking swimming lessons.

Daniil Medvedev studied physics and maths at a specialized school before graduating early and enrolling in economics and commerce at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Daniil Medvedev then switched to the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth, and Tourism, where he received his diploma as coach.

Daniil Medvedev's parents have been living in France since then, as retirees.

Daniil Medvedev married his girlfriend Daria Chernyshkova, a Moscow State University graduate and former juniors tennis player, in Moscow on 12 September 2018.

Daniil Medvedev played his first junior match in July 2009 at the age of 13 at a grade 4 tournament in Estonia.

Daniil Medvedev made his junior Grand Slam debut at 2013 Junior Wimbledon where he won his first round match against Hong Seong-chan but lost in the second round to 2nd seed Nikola Milojevic.

Daniil Medvedev reached his career-high junior ranking of world No 13 at the beginning of 2014 and went into the 2014 Junior Australian Open seeded 8th.

Daniil Medvedev ended his junior career after a first round loss at 2014 Junior Wimbledon.

Daniil Medvedev made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Kremlin Cup, partnering Aslan Karatsev in the doubles event.

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from the second round of the Savannah Challenger event for comments he made after the umpire ruled in favor of his opponent.

Daniil Medvedev thought he had won a break point against his opponent Donald Young's serve, but chair umpire Sandy French ruled that his returning shot had gone out.

In January 2017, Daniil Medvedev reached his first ATP singles final.

Daniil Medvedev registered his maiden Grand Slam match win at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, defeating fifth seed and world No 3, Stan Wawrinka, in the first round in four sets.

Daniil Medvedev lost in the next round to Ruben Bemelmans.

Daniil Medvedev was handed three fines totaling $14,500 for his conduct during the match with Bemelmans: $7,000 for insulting the umpire on two occasions and $7,500 for throwing coins under the umpire's chair.

Daniil Medvedev started the 2018 season by qualifying for the Sydney International.

Daniil Medvedev reached the final which he won against Australian Alex de Minaur.

The victory marked the third consecutive final that Daniil Medvedev had beaten the home favorite in to win the title.

Daniil Medvedev reached the Kremlin Cup semifinal, losing to his countryman and eventual champion Karen Khachanov.

Daniil Medvedev finished 2018 with the most hard court match wins of any player on the ATP Tour.

Daniil Medvedev had the most titles on hard court tournaments, tying with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov.

Daniil Medvedev started the season strongly by reaching the final of the Brisbane International, defeating Andy Murray, Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga en route, but then lost to Kei Nishikori.

Daniil Medvedev reached the round of 16 for the first time in his career, where he was defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

Daniil Medvedev entered the Monte Carlo Masters having only won two of his 13 career matches on clay courts.

Daniil Medvedev's run ended in the semifinals against Dusan Lajovic.

At the Barcelona Open, Daniil Medvedev earned his third successive top 10 victory to reach his first clay-court final.

Daniil Medvedev returned to form on the grass courts of Queen's Club, reaching his sixth semifinal of the season where he lost to Gilles Simon.

Daniil Medvedev made his top 10 debut after reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

Daniil Medvedev followed this up with a strong performance at the Rogers Cup, reaching his first Masters final after beating top 10 players Dominic Thiem and Karen Khachanov.

Daniil Medvedev would reach a second consecutive Masters final at Cincinnati after beating defending champion Djokovic for the second time, where he defeated David Goffin in straight sets for his first Masters title.

Daniil Medvedev then defeated Feliciano Lopez in a contentious match for which he was fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $4,000 for flipping off the crowd.

Daniil Medvedev next recovered from a set and a break deficit to beat Dominik Kopfer and reach his first Major quarterfinal.

Daniil Medvedev then beat former champion Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals and Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals to reach his first Grand Slam final.

Daniil Medvedev followed up his success in North America with his maiden title on Russian soil at the St Petersburg Open, to become the first Russian to win the tournament in 15 years.

Daniil Medvedev then won a second consecutive title at the Shanghai Masters, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final.

Daniil Medvedev ended the season losing his last four matches, including all three round robin matches in his ATP Finals debut.

Daniil Medvedev opened his season at the inaugural edition of the ATP Cup as Russia's top ranked singles player.

Daniil Medvedev led Russia to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by the Serbian team after Medvedev lost to world No 2 Novak Djokovic.

At the Australian Open, Daniil Medvedev was eliminated in the fourth round by former champion Stan Wawrinka in five sets.

At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev exited the tournament in the first round for the fourth consecutive year, losing to Marton Fucsovics.

Daniil Medvedev then resurged, winning his first title in a year at the Paris Masters.

At the ATP Finals, Daniil Medvedev won all his round-robin matches in straight sets, over Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Diego Schwartzman.

Daniil Medvedev recovered from a set- and break-deficit to defeat Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, before beating Dominic Thiem in the final, coming from a set down.

Daniil Medvedev then reached his second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open after straight sets victories over Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, extending his win streak against top 10 opponents to twelve wins, and his overall win streak to twenty wins.

Daniil Medvedev won his first title of the season at the Open 13 in Marseille, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final.

At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to eventual runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Daniil Medvedev entered both the men's singles and the men's doubles events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

At the US Open, Daniil Medvedev dropped just one set en route to his first major title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.

Team Europe comfortably won the title, with Daniil Medvedev winning his match against Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.

At the Indian Wells Masters, Daniil Medvedev was upset in the fourth round by Grigor Dimitrov.

At the Paris Masters, Daniil Medvedev reached the final for the second consecutive year, but lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets.

Daniil Medvedev defeated Casper Ruud before losing to Alexander Zverev in straight sets in the final.

Daniil Medvedev ended his 2021 season by leading Russia to the Davis Cup title, not dropping a set through his five singles matches.

Daniil Medvedev represented Russia in the third edition of the ATP Cup.

Daniil Medvedev entered the Mexican Open with the opportunity to gain the world No 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic.

Daniil Medvedev reached the semifinals where he was defeated by Nadal in a rematch of the Australian Open final.

However, as Djokovic was defeated in the Dubai quarterfinals being played simultaneously, Daniil Medvedev ascended to world No 1 for the first time.

Daniil Medvedev thus became the first man outside of the Big Four to hold the top ranking since Andy Roddick in February 2004, and the third Russian man to achieve the ranking, following Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 1999 and Marat Safin in 2000.

At the Indian Wells Masters, Daniil Medvedev lost to Gael Monfils in the third round.

Daniil Medvedev had a chance to reclaim the No 1 ranking the following fortnight if he reached the semifinals at the Miami Masters, but fell one match short, losing to defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals.

On 20 April, the All England Club announced a ban on all Russian and Belarusian players, including Daniil Medvedev, from competing at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev was eliminated in the fourth round by Marin Cilic.

However, as Novak Djokovic failed to defend his title, Daniil Medvedev reclaimed the No 1 ranking.

Daniil Medvedev entered three tournaments in the grass court season, Rosmalen, Halle, and Mallorca.

Daniil Medvedev then reached the final at Halle, without dropping a set, where he lost to Hubert Hurkacz.

In Mallorca, Daniil Medvedev was defeated in the quarterfinals by Roberto Bautista Agut.

Daniil Medvedev started his North American summer hardcourt season by winning the title at the Los Cabos Open defeating Cameron Norrie in the final.

At the Canadian Open, Daniil Medvedev, who was the defending champion, lost his opening match to Nick Kyrgios.

At the Cincinnati Masters, Daniil Medvedev was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals.

Daniil Medvedev was yet again defeated by Kyrgios at the US Open, resulting in Daniil Medvedev losing the No 1 ranking.

Daniil Medvedev began the fall indoor hardcourt season by competing at the Moselle Open, where he lost his opening match to Stan Wawrinka in three sets.

Daniil Medvedev next competed at the Astana Open where he reached the semifinals.

Daniil Medvedev returned to play at the Vienna Open where he defeated Denis Shapovalov in the final to win his second title of the year, and second ATP 500 title of his career.

Daniil Medvedev finished the year on a four-match losing streak, losing in the opening round of the Paris Masters, and losing all three of his round-robin matches in the ATP Finals in third-set tiebreakers.

Daniil Medvedev started the season at the Adelaide International where he reached the semifinals, losing to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

At the next Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, Daniil Medvedev reached back-to-back quarterfinals after defeating 12th seed Alexander Zverev in the fourth round.

Daniil Medvedev moved to world No 4 in the rankings on 3 April 2023.

Daniil Medvedev began his clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he reached his sixth consecutive quarterfinal with wins over Lorenzo Sonego and 13th seed Alexander Zverev but he lost to sixth seed Holger Rune in the quarterfinals, ending his streak of five consecutive finals.

Daniil Medvedev lost to qualifier, another compatriot Aslan Karatsev in the fourth round.

Daniil Medvedev won his first clay title defeating Holger Rune, having won 20 titles in 20 different cities.

Daniil Medvedev entered the French Open as the second seed but lost in his first round match against Thiago Seyboth Wild.

Daniil Medvedev then competed at Wimbledon as the No 3 seed and reached the semifinals for the first time at this Major.

Daniil Medvedev finished his year with 67 wins, surpassing his previous best of 63 wins in 2021.

Daniil Medvedev then won back-to-back 5-set matches against Hubert Hurkacz and Alexander Zverev, coming back from two sets down to defeat the latter, to reach his third Australian Open final.

Daniil Medvedev lost the final to Jannik Sinner in five sets, having led by two sets to love.

At Indian Wells, Daniil Medvedev reached the final and lost to Carlos Alcaraz in a rematch of the previous year's final.

At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev defeated Dominik Koepfer in the first round, Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round, and Tomas Machac in the third round.

Daniil Medvedev started his season at the 2025 Australian Open where he overcame wildcard Kasidit Samrej in five sets despite being two sets-to-one down.

Daniil Medvedev was then defeated by 19-year-old Learner Tien in five sets, losing two of three tiebreak sets.

Daniil Medvedev next participated in Rotterdam, beating Stan Wawrinka in three sets but losing in the second round to qualifier Mattia Bellucci.

At the 2025 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Daniil Medvedev reached the quarterfinals, recording his 300th hardcourt win over Zizou Bergs, the second man born in 1990 or later to reach that milestone, after Grigor Dimitrov.

Daniil Medvedev then played in the first two Masters events of the year, the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open, losing to Holger Rune and Jaume Munar in the semifinals and second round, respectively.

Daniil Medvedev won his first five matches against Tsitsipas, but Tsitsipas has won four of their last seven.

Zverev won the first four matches of their rivalry, but Daniil Medvedev won eleven of the last thirteen of their encounters.

Daniil Medvedev won their first 6 matches including the 2023 Miami Open final but Sinner turned around the lopsided head to head in Beijing beating Daniil Medvedev for the first time.

Daniil Medvedev lost the final after leading 2 sets to love for the second time at the Australian Open, after the 2022 final against Rafael Nadal.

Daniil Medvedev has not thrived on power and spin but has been able to land the ball between the lines over and over again.

Daniil Medvedev tends to adopt a very deep position at the back of the court which allows him to hit full-swing groundstrokes rather than blocking the serve back into play.

Daniil Medvedev possesses one of the best backhands on tour.

Daniil Medvedev's forehand is generally the weaker shot of the two.

Daniil Medvedev is a moderately strong competitor mentally, evident in his attitude on the court, playing style, and demeanor in big matches.

Daniil Medvedev has at times been "unable to channel his outbursts", but Dauzet describes him as a quick learner who is "fast at catching things".

Daniil Medvedev's preferred surface is hardcourt and he has been one of the best and most consistent players on the surface since he first broke through to the top 10 in 2019.

Daniil Medvedev has shown to be highly antagonistic towards clay, where he struggles the most.

Daniil Medvedev suffers on clay due to his style of playing flat strokes and the fact that his movement, one of his biggest strengths on a hardcourt, is hampered.

Daniil Medvedev himself claimed that he dislikes clay because it makes surrounding areas dirty.

Daniil Medvedev has since achieved solid results on the surface including a Masters title at the 2023 Italian Open.

At the 2021 US Open and 2022 Australian Open, Daniil Medvedev was frequently booed and antagonized by the home crowd.

Daniil Medvedev endorses Lacoste for apparel and shoes, Tecnifibre for racquets, and Bovet for watches.

Daniil Medvedev has been employed as an ambassador by BMW, Tinkoff Bank, and HyperX for gaming accessories, mostly for the Russian-speaking world.

Daniil Medvedev previously endorsed Lotto for apparel and shoes until 2019.