Uładzimir Iharavich Ihnatsik (Belarusian: Уладзімір Ігаравіч Ігнацік); or Vladimir Igorevich Ignatik (Russian: Владимир Игоревич Игнатик); born 14 July 1990 in Belarus, is a Belarusian professional tennis player.

Uładzimir Ihnatsik
Уладзімір Ігнацік
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJan Stancik, Erik Csarnakovics
Prize money$699,949
Singles
Career record13–16 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 129 (19 June 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)
WimbledonQ2 (2011, 2014, 2016)
US OpenQ3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record3-1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117 (19 November 2012)
Team competitions
Davis Cup17–16
Last updated on: 4 April 2023.

Professional career

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Junior career

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Igantik was ranked the No. 1 junior in the world in June 2007 after winning the boys' singles title at 2007 Roland Garros, and later finished runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. Then as the top seed, Ignatik lost in the quarterfinals of the 2007 US Open.

Early career

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Ignatik gained ATP points mainly by playing in Futures tournaments. He finished 2007 ranked 864 in the world, and 2008 ranked 431 in the world. Ignatik played his first two rubbers for Belarus in Davis Cup in 2008, at the age of 17, against Switzerland, losing in four sets to the top 20 player Stanislas Wawrinka, as well as losing a dead rubber to Yves Allegro in two sets. Ignatik got his first two wins in his next fixture against Georgia, defeating Lado Chikhladze in three sets, and Nodar Itonishvili in a dead rubber.

2009

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Ignatik continued to play Futures in 2009. In May 2009, Ignatik retired in his first rubber against South Africa, which Belarus would go on to lose 5–0. In June Ignatik won his first Futures tournament in Poland. In August Ignatik hit a rich vein of form, reaching the final in a Futures in Serbia, followed by a win two weeks later in Poland. Two weeks later he won another Futures in Turkey, and the following week he won another in Spain. After this win Ignatik was ranked within the top 300, and began to participate in Challenger level tournaments.

In November, Ignatik got back-to-back quarter-finals in Jersey and Yokohama, before winning his first Challenger in Tokyo at the end of the month. He finished the year ranked No. 192 in the world.

2010

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Ignatik began the year playing in the Futures circuit again, making it to the finals in one Futures tournament in Britain. After this, he went back to playing in the Challenger tour, but as of May, hadn't made it to the quarterfinals of any of these tournaments. In the Davis Cup, Ignatik lost both of his singles rubbers in a tie against Italy.

2011

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Ignatik won his second Challenger in Guangzhou defeating Alexandre Kudryavtsev in the final.

2012

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He won his third Challenger in Tashkent defeating Lukáš Lacko in the final.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 33 (23–10)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (18–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (11–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2008 USA F2, Miami Futures Hard   Todd Paul 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2008 Spain F18, Vic Futures Clay   Javier Genaro-Martinez 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jun 2008 Belarus F1, Minsk Futures Hard   Deniss Pavlovs 6–1, 2–0, ret.
Loss 2–2 Mar 2009 USA F5, Harlingen Futures Hard   Jesse Witten 5–7, 4–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2009 Poland F3, Koszalin Futures Clay   Marcin Gawron 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Aug 2009 Serbia F4, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Dejan Katic 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Aug 2009 Poland F4, Olsztyn Futures Clay   Marcin Gawron 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–3 Sep 2009 Turkey F9, Istanbul Futures Hard   Denys Molchanov 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–3 Oct 2009 Spain F33, Martos Futures Hard   Roberto Bautista Agut 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–3 Nov 2009 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet   Tatsuma Ito 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 7–4 Jan 2010 Great Britain F2, Sheffield Futures Hard   Stefano Galvani 4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win 8–4 Mar 2011 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–5 Apr 2012 Uzbekistan F1, Namangan Futures Hard   Ivan Sergeyev 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win 9–5 Jul 2012 Germany F8, Kassel Futures Clay   Jan Minář 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–5 Oct 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Lukáš Lacko 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 11–5 Nov 2013 Czech Republic F6, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Carpet   Karol Beck 6–2, 6–3
Loss 11–6 Dec 2013 Czech Republic F7, Opava Futures Carpet   Laurynas Grigelis 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 12–6 Jan 2014 Germany F2, Stuttgart Futures Hard   Karol Beck 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 13–6 Feb 2014 Croatia F2, Zagreb Futures Hard   Nikola Mektić 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win 14–6 Mar 2014 Croatia F3, Vrsar Futures Clay   Tak Khunn Wang 6–2, 6–4
Loss 14–7 Jan 2015 Germany F2, Stuttgart Futures Hard   Maximilian Marterer 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 15–7 May 2015 Czech Republic F1, Prague Futures Clay   Jan Mertl 6–1, 6–3
Loss 15–8 May 2015 Czech Republic F2, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Clay   Marek Michalička 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win 16–8 Jul 2015 Czech Republic F6, Brno Futures Clay   Jan Mertl 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–1
Win 17–8 Aug 2015 Slovakia F3, Piešťany Futures Clay   Filip Horanský 6–3, 7–5
Win 18–8 Feb 2016 Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden Futures Carpet   Jan Choinski 6–4, 6–3
Win 19–8 Jul 2016 Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay   Pawel Cias 6–1, 6–4
Loss 19–9 Jul 2016 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Santiago Giraldo 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win 20–9 Aug 2016 Slovakia F2, Piešťany Futures Clay   Pavel Nejedly 6–0, 6–1
Loss 20–10 Sep 2016 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay   Maximilian Marterer 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 21–10 Jan 2017 Rennes, France Challenger Hard   Andrey Rublev 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 22–10 Nov 2017 Andria, Italy Challenger Hard   Christopher Heyman 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 23–10 Oct 2020 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Jan Satral 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 26 (10–16)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–9)
ITF Futures (6–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (4–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2008 USA F3, Baton Rouge Futures Hard   Andrey Kumantsov   Brian Battistone
  Dann Battistone
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2008 USA F6, McAllen Futures Hard   Adam El Mihdawy   Ričardas Berankis
  Sergey Betov
3–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Jan 2009 USA F1, Boca Raton Futures Clay   Tigran Martirosyan   Milan Pokrajac
  Aleksander Slovic
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Loss 2–2 May 2009 Poland F2, Kraków Futures Clay   Denys Molchanov   Martin Emmrich
  Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–3 Oct 2009 Great Britain F15, Glasgow Futures Hard   Daniel Cox   Chris Eaton
  Dominic Inglot
0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–4 Feb 2010 Tanger, Morocco Challenger Clay   Martin Kližan   Steve Darcis
  Dominik Meffert
7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 2–5 Mar 2010 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Martin Kližan   David Marrero
  Santiago Ventura
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 3–5 Apr 2010 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay   David Marrero   Brian Battistone
  Ryler DeHeart
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 3–6 Aug 2010 Salvador, Brazil Challenger Hard   Martin Kližan   Franco Ferreiro
  André Sá
2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–7 Jan 2011 Brazil F1, São Paulo Futures Hard   Thomas Fabbiano   Franco Ferreiro
  André Ghem
7–6(7–3), 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 3–8 Jul 2011 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay   Martin Kližan   Martin Fischer
  Philipp Oswald
3–6, 4–6
Win 4–8 Feb 2012 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet   Laurynas Grigelis   Tomasz Bednarek
  Olivier Charroin
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 5–8 Mar 2012 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard   Laurynas Grigelis   Dustin Brown
  Jonathan Marray
4–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–0]
Win 6–8 Apr 2012 Uzbekistan F2, Andijan Futures Hard   Deniss Pavlovs   Vladyslav Manafov
  Yaraslav Shyla
6–4, 6–2
Loss 6–9 Jun 2012 Košice, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Andrei Vasilevski   Tomasz Bednarek
  Mateusz Kowalczyk
2–6, 7–5, [12–14]
Win 7–9 Sep 2012 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France Challenger Hard   Laurynas Grigelis   Jordi Marse-Vidri
  C. Poch Gradin
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 7–10 Nov 2012 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard   Jimmy Wang   Mikhail Elgin
  Igor Zelenay
6–4, 6–7(0–7), [4–10]
Loss 7–11 Aug 2013 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Mikhail Elgin   Ken Skupski
  Neal Skupski
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [6–10]
Loss 7–12 Jan 2014 Germany F3, Kaarst Futures Carpet   Dimitar Kutrovsky   Nikoloz Basilashvili
  Aliaksandr Bury
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 7–13 May 2014 Czech Republic F3, Most Futures Clay   Dominik Kellovsky   Roman Jebavý
  Jan Šátral
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 8–13 Jul 2014 Czech Republic F6, Brno Futures Clay   Roman Jebavý   Dušan Lojda
  Václav Šafránek
6–1, 6–4
Loss 8–14 Jan 2016 Germany F3, Nußloch Futures Carpet   Niels Desein   Johannes Härteis
  Kevin Krawietz
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Win 9–14 Feb 2016 Switzerland F2, Trimbach Futures Carpet   Adrian Sikora   Johannes Härteis
  Kevin Krawietz
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 9–15 Sep 2016 Kenitra, Morocco Challenger Clay   Michael Linzer   Kevin Krawietz
  Maximilian Marterer
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 9–16 Apr 2017 Sophia Antipolis, France Challenger Clay   Jozef Kovalík   Tristan Lamasine
  Franko Škugor
2–6, 2–6
Win 10–16 Sep 2020 M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Lukas Klein   Filip Duda
  Petr Nouza
6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Junior Grand Slam Finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2007 French Open Clay   Greg Jones 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2007 Wimbledon Grass   Donald Young 5–7, 1–6

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 Q1 A A Q1 Q2 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q2 A Q1 Q1 A Q1 Q2 A Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A Q2 A Q1 Q2 A Q2 A Q1 A NH 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A Q2 A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q3 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

References

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