Denis Shapovalov Biography
Denis Shapovalov is a Canadian professional tennis player. Since 2005, the athlete is currently ranked in the top 20 of the ATP rankings and was the youngest to crack the top. He is currently the fifth-youngest player ranked within the ATP top 100, behind Félix Auger-Aliassime, Serbian Miomir Kecmanović, Australian Alexei Popyrin, and Frenchman Corentin Moutet. At the age of 18, he rose to prominence by reaching a Masters semifinal at the 2017 Canadian Open beating grand slam champions Juan Martín del Potro and Rafael Nadal during his run.
Denis Shapovalov Early Life
Denis Shapovalov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and later his family relocated from Israel to Canada before Denis’s first birthday. He then lived in Vaughan, Ontario. Later, he began playing tennis at the Richmond Hill Country Club, where his mother got a job as a coach two weeks after arriving in Canada from Israel. At the age of 5 is when he started playing tennis and quickly became obsessed with the game.
During that time it became difficult for Denis to get enough time on the Richmond Hill club’s courts, his mother left her job there and eventually opened her own tennis academy in Vaughan, named TessaTennis, to help give him a home base to train and to teach the game to other juniors. Her mother is still his coach along with Martin Laurendeau who is a former professional tennis player.
Denis Shapovalov Education
He attended Stephen Lewis Secondary School in Vaughan.
Denis Shapovalov Tennis career
Juniors
At the age of 13, his training needs were too much for his mother to handle on her own. The family decided to hire a former manager of tennis development for Tennis Canada named Adriano Fuorivia, to be his personal coach and travel with Shapovalov while his parents stayed home to run the academy. The partnership between Shapovalov and Adriano lasted four years and included numerous junior and ITF futures titles, including the 2015 US Open Junior Doubles title and the 2016 Wimbledon Junior Singles title.
He won his first junior singles title at the ITF G5 in Burlington, Ontario in October 2013. He recorded his second singles title in April 2014 at the ITF G5 in Burlington. In July 2014, he won the singles and doubles titles at the ITF G4 in San José. In September 2015 at the US Open, he qualified in singles and made it to the third round for his second straight Grand Slam. In doubles, he won the title with partner Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Denis Shapovalov
In October 2015, Shapovalov and fellow Canadians, Benjamin Sigouin and Félix Auger-Aliassime recorded the first Junior Davis Cup title for Canada in its history. In May 2016 at the French Open, he advanced to the semifinals in singles and to the second round in doubles. At the starting of July 2016, he recorded his first G1 singles title after winning in Roehampton. A week later at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, he became the third Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory over Alex De Minaur. He also reached the double final with Félix Auger-Aliassime.
As a junior, Shapovalov compiled a singles win/loss record of 82-32.
2015-2016: Early years
At the ITF Futures in Pensacola, he won his first professional doubles title in late November 2015. He reached his doubles final at the ITF Futures in Sunrise in January 2016. He arrived at the semifinals of the Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, beating his first top 100 players in Austin Krajicek before losing to Daniel Evans in three sets in March 2016.
He won his second and third singles titles after defeating world No. 286 Tennys Sandgren at the ITF 25K in Memphis in April 2016. He was awarded a wildcard for the tournament in Washington, his first ATP main draw appearance in July 2016.
Masters 1000 semifinals and top 50 debuts (2017)
He was selected to play for the Canada Davis Cup team in the World Group 1st round tie against Great Britain and lost his opener to Dan Evans. Great Britain won the tie 3-2 after he accidentally hit the chair umpire, Arnaud Gabas, in the eye after launching a ball aimlessly towards the crowd in anger after dropping serve in the opening stages of the third set, leading to immediate disqualification for unsportsmanlike behavior.
He captured his fourth ITF Futures singles title after defeating Gleb Sakharov in straight sets in Gatineau in March. He won his first ATP Challenger title with a victory over Ruben Bemelmans at the 75K in Drummondville and was the youngest Canadian to win a Challenger until Félix Auger-Aliassime’s victory at the Open Sopra Steria de Lyon later in the year. In the final of the ATP Challenger 50K in Guadalajara he was defeated by Mirza Basic stopping his winning streak at 17 matches.
Denis Shapovalov Age
He was born on April 15, 1999, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He celebrates his birthday on April 15 every year.
Denis Shapovalov Family
Denis Shapovalov is the son of Russian-Israeli citizens Tessa and Viktor Shapovalov. His mother was on the Russian national tennis team and moved from Russia to Tel Aviv with Denis’ father when the Soviet Union was collapsing. His father is a Russian Eastern Orthodox Christian and his mother is Jewish.
Sibling
He has only one sibling, his old brother Evgeniy who was also born in Israel.
Denis Shapovalov Spouse
Shapovalov likes to keep his personal life private hence information about his dating life is not available. It is therefore not known whether he is married or has any children. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Denis Shapovalov Measurements
- Height: 6ft 1in’ (1.85 m)
- Weight: 86 Kg
- Hair Colour: Blonde
- Eyes Colour: Black
- Body Build: Athletic
Denis Shapovalov Salary
According to our reliable sources, Shapovalov’s annual salary is under review.
Denis Shapovalov Networth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars which has earned through his successful career as a professional tennis player.
Denis Shapovalov Davis Cup 2019
Canada beats the US for the first time in Davis Cup 2019
Denis Shapovalov made Canada become the first nation to reach the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup as they beat the United States for the first time at the 16th attempt.
Denis Shapovalov is going to the quarterfinals at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals after sweeping a pair of singles matches against the United States tennis player on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., clinched the victory in the best-of-three tie, beating the American (Taylor Fritz) 7-6 (6), 6-3.
The champions of each of the six groups and the next two best teams advance to the quarterfinals. Canada will face either Australia or Belgium in the next round.
Canada beats Australia 2-1 in a thrilling quarter-final tie
Canada has knocked out Australia out of the Davis Cup 2019. Locked at 1-1 after the singles rubbers, Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil teamed up to defeat John Peers and Jordan Thompson 6-4 6-4 in the doubles to advance to the semi-finals.
Canada Qualifies To Semi-Finals In The Davis Cup 2019
Matches Schedule
- Quarter-finals: Thursday, 21 November – Friday, 22 November
- Semi-finals: Saturday, 23 November
- Finals: Sunday, 24 November
Denis Shapovalov Awards
- 2017: ATP Star of Tomorrow
- 2017: ATP Most Improved Player
- 2017: Tennis Canada Male Player of the Year
- 2017: Lionel Conacher Award
Denis Shapovalov Coaching
He has been coached for many years by his mother. In the fall of 2018, he added Rob Streckley to his coaching team, replacing Martin Laurendeau who could no longer travel with them due to a back injury. Mikhail Youzhny, a former world No. 8 has been hired as Shapovalov’s new coach.
Frequently Asked Questions About Denis Shapovalov
Who is Denis Shapovalov?
He is a Canadian professional tennis player.
How old is Shapovalov?
He is 20 years old as of 2019.
How tall is Shapovalov?
He stands at a height of 6ft 1in’ tall.
How much is Shapovalov worth?
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars.
Where does Shapovalov live?
He now lives in Nassau Bahamas, but plays for Canada and holds Canadian citizenship.
Is Shapovalov dead or alive?
He is still alive and in good health.
Where is Shapovalov now?
He is currently in Madrid, Spain.
Shapovalov other languages?
He is fluent in Russian.
What happened to Shapovalov?
After beating the United States of America, he is waiting for his next match, which either he will face Australia or Belgium in the next round.