23 Facts About Denis Istomin

1. Denis Istomin has had a great deal of success on the Challenger Tour and at one stage he won four Challenger tournaments in the space of six weeks.

2. Denis Istomin is by far the most experienced Uzbek player and he leads his country for the 15th straight year, winning 34 Davis Cup ties for Uzbekistan so far.

3. Denis Istomin is one of the few top ATP Professional players, along with Janko Tipsarevic, to wear glasses while playing.

4. Denis Istomin made $200,000 USD in prize money in total from the 2017 AO.

5. Denis Istomin reached third round in Wimbledon where he lost to David Goffin in four sets.

6. Denis Istomin earned first tour-level win of 2016 against Borna Coric at the Miami Open.

7. Denis Istomin won his first ATP world tour title at the Nottingham Open, where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final.

8. Denis Istomin played Novak Djokovic in the third round of the 2014 Australian Open.

9. Denis Istomin beat his first round opponent Pablo Andujar and then pulled off a huge upset to down 7th seed Croatian player Marin Cilic in straight sets.

10. Denis Istomin would start the new year in the 2014 Apia International Sydney Tournament.

11. At the Olympics, representing Uzbekistan, Denis Istomin made the round of 16, losing to eventual silver medalist Roger Federer.

12. Denis Istomin lost in five sets to Mikhail Youzhny to end his bid for a quarterfinal appearance.

13. Denis Istomin made the fourth round of the tournament, beating No 32 seed Juan Ignacio Chela and then the No 5 player in the world, David Ferrer.

14. Denis Istomin travelled to his home country, Uzbekistan, to compete in two Challengers, both of which won.

15. At the 2010 Asian Games tennis finals, Denis Istomin lost to India's Somdev Devvarman in straight sets.

16. At the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis Denis Istomin advanced to his first ATP Final, but was defeated by Sergiy Stakhovsky in three sets.

17. Denis Istomin was defeated in the third round by No 3 seed Novak Djokovic.

18. Denis Istomin lost to Richard Gasquet in the second round.

19. Denis Istomin entered the 2008 Australian Open as the Asian wild card.

20. Denis Istomin received the Asian wildcard into the 2006 Australian Open, where he played world No 1 Roger Federer.

21. Denis Istomin broke into the top–200 late in 2005 and finished the year at No 196.

22. Denis Istomin was born in Orenburg to Russian parents Oleg and Klaudiya Istomin.

23. Denis Istomin has won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No 33 in August 2012.