Illya Marchenko
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Illya Marchenko (born September 8, 1987 in Dniprodzerzhynsk
, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
, Ukraine
) is a Ukrainian
male tennis
player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 (July 19, 2010) and he is inactive in doubles. Marchenko has not won a singles or doubles title on the ATP World Tour, to date. He has, however, won Futures titles and a Challenger title.
He is noted for his backhand, which he cites as his best shot. His favorite surface is hard courts.
. Growing up, he admired Lleyton Hewitt
and Roger Federer
. He has played doubles on the Futures level with fellow Ukrainian Artem Smirnov
. He has been coached by Orest Tereschuk
since July 2009.
Futures circuit.
In 2006, he reached his first Futures final (Nigeria
F5) and won his first futures title a week later (Nigeria F6). He then attempted to qualify for his first ATP World Tour
event in Marseille
, but lost in the first round of qualification to Jérémy Chardy
of France.
In 2007, Marchenko reached his third Futures final (Belarus
F2) before losing to Russian Michail Elgin
. Again, attempting to qualify for the main draw of an ATP World Tour event, Marchenko lost in the second round of the Kremlin Cup
qualifiers in Moscow, and the final round of the St. Petersburg Open
qualifier a week later.
In 2008, Marchenko reached his fourth Futures final (Russia F2) before bowing out to Pavel Chekhov of Russia in the final. In May, Marchenko reached the semi-final of the Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
Challenger in Turkey before losing to eventual champion Gilles Müller
of Luxembourg. This was his best Challenger performance to date.
In August 2008, however, Marchenko topped out his previous Challenger performances by reaching the final of the Bukhara Challenger
in Uzbekistan
before losing to hometown favorite Denis Istomin
in 3 sets. Marchenko then closed out his year with solid performances in two Ukrainian Challengers, reaching the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in each, respectively. Marchenko played his first Davis Cup
tie in 2008, winning his only rubber.
after being selected as second singles man for the Ukrainian team in the tie versus Great Britain. Marchenko defeated Josh Goodall, Britain's first singles man in the absence of Andy Murray in straight sets; 7–6 7–6 7–6. Ukraine went on to win the tie after claiming victory in the doubles rubber (contested by Sergiy Stakhovsky
and Sergei Bubka
for Ukraine and Ross Hutchins
and Colin Fleming
for Great Britain). Marchenko played the fifth dead rubber against Chris Eaton
, losing 3–6 6–4 6–7.
Marchenko played his first ATP World Tour match in Marseille after winning 3 rounds of qualification. However, he lost to Mischa Zverev
of Germany in 3 sets, despite winning the first set. In May, Marchenko reached the semifinal of the Fergana Challenger
in Uzbekistan, before reaching the final of the Penza Cup
Challenger in Russia (losing to Mikhail Kukushkin
of Kazakhstan
in the final).
In August, Marchenko won the Istanbul
Challenger in Turkey, beating 4 players ranked inside the Top 200 best of the world, including Karol Beck
of Slovakia
(ranked #100 at the time). Marchenko beat Florian Mayer
of Germany to win the title, the first Challenger title of his entire career (singles or doubles).
Marchenko attempted to qualify for the first time into the main draw of a Grand Slam
at the 2009 US Open, but lost to Marco Chiudinelli
of Switzerland in the final round of qualification.
In October, Marchenko won 6 matches in a row before losing to countryman Sergiy Stakhovsky
in the semi-final of the Mons
Challenger in Belgium. He followed his good form at the Kremlin Cup event in Moscow, Russia. After winning 3 rounds of Qualification matches, Marchenko reached his second ever ATP World Tour main draw. He then beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in his first match, Andrey Golubev
of Kazakhstan in his second match, and Evgeny Korolev
in his Quarterfinal Match to reach his first ATP World Tour Semifinal. This run in Moscow was Marchenko's best ever ATP results. However, he lost to Serbia
's Janko Tipsarević
1–6, 4–6. He then played at the St. Petersburg Open, where he won his first round match against 56th ranked Fabio Fognini
of Italy; 6–4, 6–1. He lost to second seeded Victor Hănescu
of Romania
in the Round of 16.
In November, Marchenko reached his fourth ATP Challenger Tour final. At the 2009 edition of the Presidents Cup
in Astana
, Kazakhstan
, after defeating Björn Phau
of Germany in the semifinals of the indoor hardcourt tournament, Marchenko bowed out to Andrey Golubev
of Kazakhstan 3–6, 3–6.
. In the first round he beat former world number 1 Carlos Moyá
, before falling to world number 6 Nikolay Davydenko
in the second round.
Illya then travelled to Zagreb in February 2010 and made it to the quarter finals after defeating Simone Bolelli
and Ivan Dodig
before losing to Jürgen Melzer
. The same month he also travelled to Marseille
and qualified. After beating Ruben Bemelmans
and Olivier Rochus
he faced top ten seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Quarter Finals. He subsequently lost the match 3–6 4–6.
In March 2010 he qualified for the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Miami. He beat Paul-Henri Mathieu
in the first round but was beaten 3–6 6–4 4–6 by Tommy Robredo
in the second round.
Much of the year was pretty much the same for Illya, just missing out in qualifying or bowing out in the first or second rounds of tournaments. He earned 90 ATP ranking points in St Petersburg after reaching the Semi Final, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin
in October.
. He beat Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
in the first round, but was beaten in straight sets by World Number 5 Andy Murray in the second round.
.
Dniprodzerzhynsk
Dniprodzerzhynsk is an industrial city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper River.-History:The first written evidence of settlement in the territory of Dniprodzerzhynsk appeared in 1750. At that time the villages of Romankovo and Kamianske, which make the modern city,...
, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
male tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 (July 19, 2010) and he is inactive in doubles. Marchenko has not won a singles or doubles title on the ATP World Tour, to date. He has, however, won Futures titles and a Challenger title.
He is noted for his backhand, which he cites as his best shot. His favorite surface is hard courts.
Personal
Illya began playing tennis at age seven. His father Vassili and mother Anna are both engineers. Has one older brother, Igor, a manager and former ice skater who took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
. Growing up, he admired Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
and Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
. He has played doubles on the Futures level with fellow Ukrainian Artem Smirnov
Ukraine Davis Cup team
The Ukraine Davis Cup team represents Ukraine in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Ukrainian Tennis Federation.-History:Ukraine competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993. Ukraine currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group I quarter-finals...
. He has been coached by Orest Tereschuk
Ukraine Davis Cup team
The Ukraine Davis Cup team represents Ukraine in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Ukrainian Tennis Federation.-History:Ukraine competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993. Ukraine currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group I quarter-finals...
since July 2009.
2005–2008
After turning pro in 2005, Marchenko mostly played on the ITFInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
Futures circuit.
In 2006, he reached his first Futures final (Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
F5) and won his first futures title a week later (Nigeria F6). He then attempted to qualify for his first ATP World Tour
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
event in Marseille
Open 13
The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February...
, but lost in the first round of qualification to Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
of France.
In 2007, Marchenko reached his third Futures final (Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
F2) before losing to Russian Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...
. Again, attempting to qualify for the main draw of an ATP World Tour event, Marchenko lost in the second round of the Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup
The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour...
qualifiers in Moscow, and the final round of the St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open
The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,...
qualifier a week later.
In 2008, Marchenko reached his fourth Futures final (Russia F2) before bowing out to Pavel Chekhov of Russia in the final. In May, Marchenko reached the semi-final of the Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The Türk Telecom İzmir Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the UTEM Tennis Club in İzmir, Turkey, since 2008....
Challenger in Turkey before losing to eventual champion Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
of Luxembourg. This was his best Challenger performance to date.
In August 2008, however, Marchenko topped out his previous Challenger performances by reaching the final of the Bukhara Challenger
Bukhara Challenger
The Bukhara Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Bukhara, Uzbekistan since 2000. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :*...
in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
before losing to hometown favorite Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
in 3 sets. Marchenko then closed out his year with solid performances in two Ukrainian Challengers, reaching the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in each, respectively. Marchenko played his first Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
tie in 2008, winning his only rubber.
2009
In March, Marchenko played his first live rubber in Davis CupDavis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
after being selected as second singles man for the Ukrainian team in the tie versus Great Britain. Marchenko defeated Josh Goodall, Britain's first singles man in the absence of Andy Murray in straight sets; 7–6 7–6 7–6. Ukraine went on to win the tie after claiming victory in the doubles rubber (contested by Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
and Sergei Bubka
Sergei Bubka (tennis)
Sergei Bubka is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and is coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky...
for Ukraine and Ross Hutchins
Ross Hutchins
Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007...
and Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team....
for Great Britain). Marchenko played the fifth dead rubber against Chris Eaton
Chris Eaton (tennis)
Christopher Philip Eaton is an English tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #319 in June, 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #365 in February, 2009 and is the current British #9...
, losing 3–6 6–4 6–7.
Marchenko played his first ATP World Tour match in Marseille after winning 3 rounds of qualification. However, he lost to Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
of Germany in 3 sets, despite winning the first set. In May, Marchenko reached the semifinal of the Fergana Challenger
Fergana Challenger
The Fergana Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Istiklol Tennis Club in Fergana, Uzbekistan, since 2000....
in Uzbekistan, before reaching the final of the Penza Cup
Penza Cup
The Penza Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Penza, Russia, since 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
Challenger in Russia (losing to Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
in the final).
In August, Marchenko won the Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
Challenger in Turkey, beating 4 players ranked inside the Top 200 best of the world, including Karol Beck
Karol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...
of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
(ranked #100 at the time). Marchenko beat Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
of Germany to win the title, the first Challenger title of his entire career (singles or doubles).
Marchenko attempted to qualify for the first time into the main draw of a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
at the 2009 US Open, but lost to Marco Chiudinelli
Marco Chiudinelli
Marco Chiudinelli is a tennis player from Switzerland.-Biography:Marco is the only child of father Lorenzo Chiudinelli and mother Reni, . Marco grew up in Münchenstein in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. He visited schools in Münchenstein and Basel...
of Switzerland in the final round of qualification.
In October, Marchenko won 6 matches in a row before losing to countryman Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
in the semi-final of the Mons
Mons
Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
Challenger in Belgium. He followed his good form at the Kremlin Cup event in Moscow, Russia. After winning 3 rounds of Qualification matches, Marchenko reached his second ever ATP World Tour main draw. He then beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in his first match, Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International...
of Kazakhstan in his second match, and Evgeny Korolev
Evgeny Korolev
Evgeny Korolev is a Kazakhstani tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father, and picked up his first ATP points at age 15 in three German challenger events...
in his Quarterfinal Match to reach his first ATP World Tour Semifinal. This run in Moscow was Marchenko's best ever ATP results. However, he lost to Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
's Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
1–6, 4–6. He then played at the St. Petersburg Open, where he won his first round match against 56th ranked Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open...
of Italy; 6–4, 6–1. He lost to second seeded Victor Hănescu
Victor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in the Round of 16.
In November, Marchenko reached his fourth ATP Challenger Tour final. At the 2009 edition of the Presidents Cup
Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe. Europe competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. The Presidents Cup is held biennially...
in Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, after defeating Björn Phau
Bjorn Phau
Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis...
of Germany in the semifinals of the indoor hardcourt tournament, Marchenko bowed out to Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International...
of Kazakhstan 3–6, 3–6.
2010
Marchenko started 2010 by qualifying for the 2010 Australian Open2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
. In the first round he beat former world number 1 Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
, before falling to world number 6 Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
in the second round.
Illya then travelled to Zagreb in February 2010 and made it to the quarter finals after defeating Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...
and Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
before losing to Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
. The same month he also travelled to Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
and qualified. After beating Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245....
and Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
he faced top ten seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Quarter Finals. He subsequently lost the match 3–6 4–6.
In March 2010 he qualified for the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Miami. He beat Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
in the first round but was beaten 3–6 6–4 4–6 by Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
in the second round.
Much of the year was pretty much the same for Illya, just missing out in qualifying or bowing out in the first or second rounds of tournaments. He earned 90 ATP ranking points in St Petersburg after reaching the Semi Final, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....
in October.
2011
Marchenko started the year 2011 ranked at 81. He qualified for the 2011 Australian Open2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
. He beat Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...
in the first round, but was beaten in straight sets by World Number 5 Andy Murray in the second round.
Singles: 4 (1–3)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
| ATP Challenger Series ATP Challenger Series The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments... / ATP Challenger Tour (1–3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date (Final) | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 August 2008 |  BukharaBukhara Challenger The Bukhara Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Bukhara, Uzbekistan since 2000. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :*... , Uzbekistan |
Hard | Denis Istomin Denis Istomin Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :... |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 July 2009 2009 Penza Cup The 2009 Penza Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard court. This was be the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour... |
 PenzaPenza Cup The Penza Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Penza, Russia, since 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , Russia |
Hard |  Mikhail KukushkinMikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010.... |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 August 2009 2009 American Express – TED Open The 2009 American Express – TED Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour... |
 Istanbul, Turkey |
Hard |  Florian MayerFlorian Mayer Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings.... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 8 November 2009 2009 President's Cup (tennis) The 2009 President's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour... |
Astana President's Cup (tennis) The President's Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Astana, Kazakhstan, since 2007.-Singles:-Doubles:... , Kazakhstan |
Hard (i) | Andrey Golubev Andrey Golubev Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International... |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| ATP Challenger Series ATP Challenger Series The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments... / ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
Grand Slam performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 Wimbledon Championships2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
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| Tournament | 2009 2009 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | |W–L |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | 2R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
2R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
2–2 |
| French Open | A | 1R 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth... |
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| Wimbledon | A | 2R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
1–2 |
| US Open | A | 1R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–6 |