Radu Albot was born on 11 November 1989 and is a Moldovan professional tennis player.
20 Facts About Radu Albot
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Radu Albot is the first player from Moldova to win ATP singles and doubles titles.
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Radu Albot has been a regular member of the Moldovan Davis Cup team since 2007 and holds his country's records for the most singles wins and total wins.
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Radu Albot achieved a career high ranking of No 39 on August 5,2019.
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Radu Albot finished in the top 100 in the year-end rankings for five years.
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Radu Albot became a father on 19 April 2020, after his girlfriend Doina, gave birth to daughter Adeline.
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Radu Albot has achieved many firsts for a Moldovan professional tennis player.
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In May 2015, Radu Albot teamed up with Dusan Lajovic to win the doubles title at the inaugural 2015 Istanbul Open, becoming the first Moldovan to win an ATP Tour level event.
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In June 2017, Radu Albot reached the quarter-finals of the 2017 Antalya Open beating Joao Sousa and Paolo Lorenzi, before losing to Andreas Seppi in straight sets.
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Radu Albot received direct entry into the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon tournaments.
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Radu Albot equalled this achievement at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Pablo Carreno Busta in the first round before eventually losing in the third round to John Isner.
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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.
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In early February 2019, Radu 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.
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In May 2019, Radu Albot reached the 2019 Geneva Open semifinal losing in the penultimate round against Nicolas Jarry.
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In January 2020, Radu Albot participated in the Inaugural 2020 ATP Cup in the Group stage as a member of the Moldovan team.
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Radu 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.
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Radu Albot reached the third round at the 2022 Australian Open as a qualifier, defeating Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic.
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Radu Albot won the title at the 2022 Istanbul Challenger defeating Lukas Rosol.
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Radu Albot lost in the first round of the qualifications at the 2023 Australian Open to fellow qualifier Brandon Holt.
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Radu Albot entered the main draw of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open as a lucky loser into the second round replacing 15th seed Pablo Carreno Busta who withdrew in the last minute.