{{short description|Moldovan tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Alexandr Cozbinov |image = |caption = |fullname = |country = {{MDA}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|28}} |birth_place = Chișinău, Moldova |height = {{height|m=1.88}} |weight = |turnedpro = |retired=Mar 2024 (last match played) |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney = $101,904 |college = UNLV |singlesrecord = 0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |singlestitles = 0<br>0 Challenger, 3 Futures |highestsinglesranking = No. 420 (21 August 2023) |currentsinglesranking = |doublesrecord = 1–2 (in ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |doublestitles = 0<br>1 Challenger, 12 Futures |highestdoublesranking = No. 237 (8 August 2022) |currentdoublesranking = |Team = yes |DavisCupresult = 15–6 |updated = 15 December 2025 }} '''Alexandr Cozbinov''' (born 28 April 1995) is a Moldovan inactive tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 420 achieved on 21 August 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 237 achieved on 8 August 2022.
Cozbinov played college tennis at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas between 2015 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexandr Cozbinov Bio – University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site|url=https://unlvrebels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6969|publisher=unlvrebels.com|accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref> He won the Mountain West Conference Tennis Player of the Year in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNLV's Alexandr Cozbinov Selected as Men's Tennis Player of The Year; All-Conference Singles and Doubles Announced|url=https://themw.com/news/2018/4/25/unlvs-alexandr-cozbinov-selected-as-mens-tennis-player-of-the-year-all-conference-singles-and-doubles-announced.aspx|publisher=themw.com|date=25 April 2018|accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref>
Cozbinov represents Moldova at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 15–6. ==Career== In January 2020, he participated at the ATP Cup as a member of the Moldovan team.<ref>{{cite web|title=World No.818 gets his chance at ATP Cup|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/world-no-818-gets-his-chance-at-atp-cup-20200102-p53odf.html|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2 January 2020|accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref> Before his match against Belgian Steve Darcis the organisers played the wrong national anthem, they played the Romanian anthem instead of the Moldovan one.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moldova anthem gaffe mars ATP Cup in Australia|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/moldova-anthem-gaffe-mars-atp-cup-in-australia-120010300223_1.html|publisher=Business Standard|date=3 January 2020|accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref>
==Future and Challenger finals== ===Singles: 4 (3–1)=== {| |-valign=top | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Legend (singles) |-bgcolor=e5d1cb |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1) |} | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Titles by surface |- |Hard (2–1) |- |Clay (1–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class=wikitable !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |-bgcolor=#cffcff |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |{{flagicon|USA}} M15 Pittsburgh, United States |World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Freund |2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |- |-bgcolor=#cffcff |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–0</small> |{{dts|Sep 2022}} |{{flagicon|MEX}} M15 Cancún, Mexico |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan McCormick |6–3, 6–1 |- |-bgcolor=#cffcff |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>2–1</small> |{{dts|Sep 2022}} |{{flagicon|MEX}} M15 Cancún, Mexico |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bernard Tomic |6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 3–6 |- |-bgcolor=#cffcff |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>3–1</small> |{{dts|Jun 2023}} |{{flagicon|TUN}} M15 Monastir, Tunisia |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Gobat |6–1, 6–4 |}
===Doubles 19 (13 titles, 6 runners-up)=== {| |-valign=top | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Legend (doubles) |-bgcolor=e5d1cb |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF Futures Tour (12–6) |} | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Titles by surface |- |Hard (11–6) |- |Clay (2–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class=wikitable !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|Jun 2018}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States F17, Tulsa |Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Trevor Allen Johnson |{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandru Gozun<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Emil Reinberg |6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 3–6 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–1</small> |{{dts|Sep 2018}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States F26, Fountain Valley |Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Cressy |{{flagicon|USA}} Alec Adamson<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Berg |6–2, 6–2 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–1</small> |{{dts|Jan 2019}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States M25, Los Angeles |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Maxime Cressy |{{flagicon|ECU}} Emilio Gómez<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Patiño |6–4, 6–2 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>3–1</small> |{{dts|May 2019}} |{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico M15, Cancún |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Austin Rapp |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Fox<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Isaac Stoute |6–2, 4–6, [10–1] |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>4–1</small> |{{dts|Jun 2019}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States M25, Wichita |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Holt |{{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Dunbar<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} David Fox |7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>4–2</small> |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States M15, Norman |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|VEN}} Ricardo Rodríguez |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Fox<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Whitehouse |4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>4–3</small> |{{dts|Aug 2019}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States M25, Memphis |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Harrison Adams |{{flagicon|USA}} Ian Dempster<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Korey Lovett |2–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>4–4</small> |{{dts|Feb 2021}} |{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia M15, St. Petersburg |World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|UKR}} Marat Deviatiarov |{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrew Paulson<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} Patrik Rikl |6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>5–4</small> |{{dts|Apr 2021}} |{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia M15, St. Petersburg |World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Freund |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Tajima<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Zakharov |6–4, 7–5 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>6–4</small> |{{dts|Apr 2021}} |{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia M15, St. Petersburg |World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Freund |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Tajima<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Zakharov |7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 2–6, [10–6] |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>7–4</small> |{{dts|May 2021}} |{{flagicon|ISR}} Israel M15, Jerusalem |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|UKR}} Marat Deviatiarov |{{flagicon|GBR}} Julian Cash<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Felix Corwin | {{abbr|w/o|walkover}} |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>8–4</small> |{{dts|May 2021}} |{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland M15, Kouvola |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vilardo |{{flagicon|SUI}} Luca Castelnuovo<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} Yannik Steinegger |6–2, 6–3 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>9–4</small> |{{dts|Jun 2021}} |{{flagicon|MKD}} North Macedonia M15, Skopje |World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|NED}} Gijs Brouwer |{{flagicon|TUN}} Aziz Ouakaa<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Thirouin |6–1, 6–2 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>10–4</small> |{{dts|Jul 2021}} |{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal M15, Idanha-a-Nova |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|IRL}} Simon Carr |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gilbert Klier Júnior<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} João Lucas Reis da Silva |6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |-style="background:moccasin;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>11–4</small> |{{dts|Sep 2021}} |Istanbul, Turkey |Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|MDA}} Radu Albot |{{flagicon|CRO}} Antonio Šančić<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} Artem Sitak |4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>12–4</small> |{{dts|Apr 2022}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States M15, Sunrise |World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} Ruan Roelofse |{{flagicon|NED}} Alec Deckers <br>{{flagicon|LUX}} Alex Knaff |6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>13–4</small> |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |{{flagicon|USA}} United States M15, Rancho Santa Fe |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|DEN}} August Holmgren |{{flagicon|GHA}} Abraham Asaba <br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Mitchell Harper |6–4, 6–7<sup>(7–3)</sup>, [21–19] |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>13–5</small> |{{dts|Aug 2022}} |{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico M15, Cancun |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Brugnerotto |{{flagicon|PER}} Ignacio Buse <br>{{flagicon|PER}} Jorge Brian Panta |2–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup> |- style="background:#cffcff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>13–6</small> |{{dts|Apr 2023}} |{{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt M25, Sharm El Sheikh |World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|DEN}} August Holmgren |{{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Fomin <br>{{flagicon|RUS}} Alibek Kachmazov |2–6, 3–6 |}
== National participation == ===Davis Cup (10–5)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable !Group membership |-bgcolor=#FFFFCC |World Group (0–0) |- style="background:#B0E0E6;" |WG Play-off (0–0) |-bgcolor=#CCFFCC |Group I (0–0) |-bgcolor=#FFCCFF |Group II (0–0) |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |Group III (4–5) |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |Group IV (6–0) |} | {|class=wikitable !Matches by surface |- |Hard (1–1) |- |Clay (9–4) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} | {|class=wikitable |- !Matches by type |- |Singles (5–4) |- |Doubles (5–1) |} |} * <small>{{increase}} {{decrease}} indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.</small>
{|class=wikitable !Rubber outcome !No. !Rubber !Match type (partner if any) !Opponent nation !Opponent player(s) !Score |- !colspan=7|{{increase}}3–0; 2 March 2016; Tere Tennis Centre Tallinn, Estonia; Europe Zone Group III Round Robin; Hard (indoor) surface |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |1 |I |Singles |{{flagicon|SMR}} San Marino |Pietro Grassi |6–0, 6–0 |- !colspan=7|{{decrease}}0–2; 5 March 2016; Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia; Europe Zone Group III Promotional Play off; Hard (indoor) surface |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |2 |I |Singles |{{flagicon|EST}} Estonia |Kenneth Raisma |2–6, 4–6 |- !colspan=7|{{increase}}3–0; 22 June 2021; Tennis Club Jug-Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia; Europe Zone Group IV Round Robin; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |3 |II |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|AND}} Andorra |Èric Cervós Noguer |6–0, 6–0 |- |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |4 |III |Doubles (with Ilya Snitari) (dead rubber) |Èric Cervós Noguer / Damien Gelabert |6–1, 6–1 |- !colspan=7|{{increase}}3–0; 24 June 2021; Tennis Club Jug-Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia; Europe Zone Group IV Round Robin; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |5 |II |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOS}} Kosovo |Fresk Sylhasi |6–0, 6–1 |- |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |6 |III |Doubles (with Maxim Cazac) (dead rubber) |Granit Bajraliu / Fresk Sylhasi |6–0, 6–3 |- !colspan=7|{{increase}}3–0; 25 June 2021; Tennis Club Jug-Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia; Europe Zone Group IV Round Robin; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |7 |II |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SMR}} San Marino |Marco De Rossi |6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |- |-bgcolor=#FFCC99 |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |8 |III |Doubles (with Ilya Snitari) (dead rubber) |Marco De Rossi / Stefano Galvani |4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |- !colspan=7|{{increase}}2–1; 22 June 2022; Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro; Europe Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |9 |II |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|MNE}} Montenegro |Rrezart Cungu |6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |- |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |10 |III |Doubles (with Ilya Snitari) |Rrezart Cungu / Petar Jovanović |3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |- !colspan=7|{{decrease}}1–2; 23 June 2022; Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro; Europe Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |11 |II |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg |Alex Knaff |6–2, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 2–6 |- |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |12 |III |Doubles (with Ilya Snitari) |Alex Knaff / Chris Rodesch |1–6, 3–6 |- !colspan=7|{{increase}}2–1; 24 June 2022; Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro; Europe Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |13 |II |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|MKD}} North Macedonia |Gorazd Srbljak |6–2, 6–4 |- |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |14 |III |Doubles (with Ilya Snitari) |Kalin Ivanovski / Gorazd Srbljak |6–4, 6–1 |- !colspan=7|{{decrease}}0–3; 25 June 2022; Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro; Europe Zone Group III Promotional playoff; Clay surface |-bgcolor=#99CCFF |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |15 |II |Singles |{{flagicon|CYP}} Cyprus |Petros Chrysochos |1–6, 2–6 |}
===ATP Cup (1–5)=== {|class=wikitable !Matches by surface |- |Hard (1–5) |- |Clay (0–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |} {|class=wikitable |- !Matches by type |- |Singles (0–3) |- |Doubles (1–2) |}
{|class=wikitable !Rubber outcome !No. !Rubber !Match type (partner if any) !Opponent nation !Opponent player(s) !Score |- !colspan=7|{{decrease}}1–8; 3–7 January 2020; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Group stage; Hard surface |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |1 |I |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |Steve Darcis |4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 5–7 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |2 |III |Doubles (with Radu Albot) |Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen |7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, [9–11] |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |3 |I |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria |Dimitar Kuzmanov |1–6, 5–7 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Victory |4 |III |Doubles (with Radu Albot) |Grigor Dimitrov / Alexandar Lazarov |6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup> |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |5 |I |Singles |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain |Cameron Norrie |2–6, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |6 |III |Doubles (with Radu Albot) |Jamie Murray / Joe Salisbury |2–6, 3–6 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{ATP|cj60}} *{{ITF|id=alexandr-cozbinov/800313226/mda|old_id=100149383}} *{{DavisCup player|800313226}}
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