# Dimitri Poliakov > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dimitri_Poliakov > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dimitri_Poliakov.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Poliakov > Source revision: 1311956918 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Ukrainian tennis player}} {{about|the tennis player|the Soviet spy|Dmitri Polyakov}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Dimitri Poliakov | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|USSR}} [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) (1989–91)
{{flagicon|UKR}} [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) (1991–1999) | residence = [Kharkiv](/source/Kharkiv), Ukraine | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|1|19}} | birth_place = [Kyiv](/source/Kyiv), Soviet Union | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{Height|m=1.83}} | turnedpro = 1989 | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $438,529 | singlesrecord = 35–47 | singlestitles = 1 | highestsinglesranking = No. 93 (10 June 1991) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([1992](/source/1992_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([1994](/source/1994_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | Wimbledonresult = 1R ([1990](/source/1990_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | USOpenresult = 2R ([1993](/source/1993_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | doublesrecord = 22–35 | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = No. 119 (13 July 1992) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([1992](/source/1992_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([1992](/source/1992_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)) | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([1991](/source/1991_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)) }} '''Dimitri Poliakov''' (born 19 January 1968) is a former professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player from [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine). ==Career== Poliakov, a clay court specialist and the Soviet singles champion in 1990, had his breakthrough year in 1991, when he won the [Yugoslavia Open](/source/ATP_Studena_Croatia_Open), an [ATP Tour](/source/ATP_Tour) event. This saw him break into the top 100 for the first time. He was also runner-up in the [Austrian Open](/source/Austrian_Open_Kitzb%C3%BChel), with partner [Pablo Arraya](/source/Pablo_Arraya). These would be the only two [ATP Tour](/source/ATP_Tour) finals that he reached during his career. In 1993 he made it into the semi-finals of the [Kremlin Cup](/source/1993_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Singles), as qualifier. He defeated number three seed [Amos Mansdorf](/source/Amos_Mansdorf) in the opening round and then best [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe)an [Byron Black](/source/Byron_Black) 6–0, 6–3 and [Martin Damm](/source/Martin_Damm) of the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic). His tournament ended when he was defeated by [Marc Rosset](/source/Marc_Rosset) in three sets.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/dimitri-poliakov/p198/overview APT Tour Profile] He had one of the best wins of his career in 1992 when he defeated world number 12 [Carlos Costa](/source/Carlos_Costa_(tennis)) [in Vienna](/source/Erste_Bank_Open) in straight sets. From 1993 to 1998, Poliakov was a regular fixture in the [Ukraine Davis Cup team](/source/Ukraine_Davis_Cup_team). He had a 10–2 record in singles. His doubles record was 9–5 and seven of those wins came with [Andrei Medvedev](/source/Andrei_Medvedev_(tennis)), which is a national record. He had also played in two [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) campaigns for the [Soviet Union team](/source/Russia_Davis_Cup_team) in 1990 and 1991.[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001113 Davis Cup Profile] He reached the second round of a [Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis)) singles draw on three occasions, twice as a qualifier. In the men's doubles he appeared in three Grand Slam tournaments but never progressed part the first round.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001113 ITF Tennis Profile] ==ATP career finals== ===Singles: 1 (1–0)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:45px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1–0 |[May 1991](/source/1991_Yugoslav_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) |[Umag](/source/Croatia_Open), [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia) |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} [Javier Sánchez](/source/Javier_S%C3%A1nchez_(tennis)) |6–4, 6–4 |} ===Doubles: 1 (0–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:45px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–1 |[Aug 1991](/source/1991_Philips_Austrian_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) |[Kitzbühel](/source/Austrian_Open_Kitzb%C3%BChel), Austria |Clay |{{flagicon|PER}} [Pablo Arraya](/source/Pablo_Arraya) |{{flagicon|ESP}} [Tomás Carbonell](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_Carbonell_(tennis))
{{flagicon|ESP}} [Francisco Roig](/source/Francisco_Roig) |7–6, 2–6, 4–6 |} ==Challenger titles== ===Singles: (4)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !style="width:20px"|No. !style="width:30px"|Year !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1989 |[Fürth](/source/Franken_Challenge), West Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} [Federico Mordegan](/source/Federico_Mordegan) |6–2, 6–1 |- |2. |1990 |[Neu-Ulm](/source/Neu-Ulm_Challenger), West Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} [Bart Wuyts](/source/Bart_Wuyts) |3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |- |3. |1991 |[Bielefeld](/source/Bielefeld), Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} [Lars Koslowski](/source/Lars_Koslowski) |6–4, 6–1 |- |4. |1993 |Bruck, Austria |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} [Simon Touzil](/source/Simon_Touzil) |6–4, 6–1 |} ===Doubles: (5)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !style="width:20px"|No. !style="width:30px"|Year !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1989 |[Fürth](/source/Franken_Challenge), West Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|URS}} [Vladimir Gabrichidze](/source/Vladimir_Gabrichidze) |{{flagicon|ITA}} [Cristiano Caratti](/source/Cristiano_Caratti)
{{flagicon|ITA}} [Federico Mordegan](/source/Federico_Mordegan) |6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |- |2. |1990 |[Knokke](/source/Knokke), Belgium |Clay |{{flagicon|USSR}} [Andrei Olhovskiy](/source/Andrei_Olhovskiy) |{{flagicon|BEL}} [Xavier Daufresne](/source/Xavier_Daufresne)
{{flagicon|BEL}} [Denis Langaskens](/source/Denis_Langaskens) |6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |- |3. |1990 |[Verona](/source/Verona), Italy |Clay |{{flagicon|TCH}} [Slava Doseděl](/source/Slava_Dosed%C4%9Bl) |{{flagicon|NED}} [Jacco Eltingh](/source/Jacco_Eltingh)
{{flagicon|NED}} [Menno Oosting](/source/Menno_Oosting) |6–0, 6–7, 6–4 |- |4. |1991 |[Porto](/source/Porto_Challenger), Portugal |Clay |{{flagicon|TCH}} [Tomáš Anzari](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Anzari) |{{flagicon|NED}} [Paul Haarhuis](/source/Paul_Haarhuis)
{{flagicon|NED}} [Mark Koevermans](/source/Mark_Koevermans) |3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |- |5. |1993 |[Eisenach](/source/Eisenach), Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} [Christer Allgårdh](/source/Christer_Allg%C3%A5rdh) |{{flagicon|Georgia|1990}} [Vladimir Gabrichidze](/source/Vladimir_Gabrichidze)
{{flagicon|RUS}} [Andrei Merinov](/source/Andrei_Merinov) |6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Poliakov, Dimitri}} Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Ukrainian male tennis players Category:Soviet male tennis players Category:National University of Kharkiv alumni Category:Tennis players from Kyiv Category:20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dimitri Poliakov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Poliakov) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Poliakov?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.