| Name |
Teymuraz Gabashvili |
| Height |
6 ft 2 in |
| Naionality |
Russian |
| Date of Birth |
23-May-1985 |
| Place of Birth |
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Famous for |
Tennis Player |
Teymuraz Gabashvili is a tennis player from Russia. He was born in Georgia but moved to Moscow, Russia. Gabashvili reached the fourth round of the 2010 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in February 2009. He began playing tennis at the age of six. He was nicknamed "Tsunami" because of his energy.
At Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in the first round, losing 3–6, 2–6, 4–6. In the first round of the 2007 U.S. Open, Gabashvili defeated World No. 7 Fernando González in five sets, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 5–7 and 6–4. In the fourth set, Gabashvili served for the match at 5–4, but hit three consecutive double faults. He lost the game and the set, but came back in the fifth and final set to win the match. In the first round of the 2009 U.S. Open, he lost in straight sets to American Jesse Levine, 7–5, 6–1, 6–2. In the third round of the 2010 French Open, he beat Andy Roddick in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. However, he was beaten in the fourth round by Austria's Jurgen Melzer in four sets, 6–7 6–4 1–6 4–6. At the 2010 U.S. Open, Gabashvili played World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the first round, losing 6–7(4), 6–7(4), 3–6. Gabashvili represented his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen and won a Silver medal. Despite being ranked below the top 100 in the ATP rankings, Gabashvili was still by far the highest-ranked player in the singles draw, and was thus a favorite to win Gold. He advanced all the way to the singles final without dropping a set before suffering a surprising defeat at the hands of Lim Yong-Kyu, an established member of South Korea's Davis Cup team.
Gabashvili speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English. His brother, Levan played basketball for Dinamo Tbilisi, until he started to attend college at Seward County Community College in the USA in Fall 2009. Outside tennis, Gabashvili enjoys playing football and basketball. He is coached by Andrei Kesarev.
