Sanjar Fayziev (born 29 July 1994) is an Uzbekistani tennis player.

Sanjar Fayziev
Country (sports) Uzbekistan
ResidenceTashkent, Uzbekistan
Born (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 29)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$150,755
Singles
Career record2–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 253 (17 July 2017)
Doubles
Career record4–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (20 June 2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup7–16
Last updated on: 28 January 2024.

Fayziev has a career high ATP singles ranking of 253 achieved on 17 July 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 190 achieved on 20 June 2022. Fayziev has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles titles and 7 ITF singles and 16 ITF doubles title.

Fayziev has represented Uzbekistan at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 7–16.

In 2023, Fayziev was banned from professional tennis for 42 months (6 months suspended) and fined $15,000 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after he was found liable for five match fixing charges involving two matches that took place in 2018.[1]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 17 (7–10) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2015 Kazakhstan F1, Astana Futures Hard   Mikhail Elgin 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2016 Kazakhstan F6, Shymkent Futures Clay   Vladimir Ivanov 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2016 Kazakhstan F7, Shymkent Futures Clay   Ivan Gakhov 2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2016 Kuwait F1, Meshref Futures Hard   Maximilian Neuchrist 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2016 Kuwait F2,Meshref Futures Hard   Evgeny Karlovskiy 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Win 3–3 Apr 2017 Uzbekistan F2, Qarshi Futures Hard   Egor Gerasimov 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Win 4–3 Jun 2017 Uzbekistan F3, Andijan Futures Hard   Sriram Balaji 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Feb 2018 Kazakhstan F2, Shymkent Futures Hard   Nikola Milojević 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Win 5–4 Jun 2018 Uzbekistan F3, Andijan Futures Hard   Cem İlkel 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Loss 5–5 Sep 2018 Thailand F2, Nonthaburi Futures Hard   Patrik Rikl 2–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Sep 2018 Kazakhstan F8, Shymkent Futures Clay   Alexander Igoshin 6–2, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Nov 2018 Thailand F8, Nonthaburi Futures Hard   Roman Safiullin 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 7–6 Jan 2019 M25 Kazan, Russia World Tennis Tour Hard   Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–3, 7–5
Loss 7–7 Mar 2019 M25+H Kazan, Russia World Tennis Tour Hard   Roman Safiullin 3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 7–8 Aug 2019 M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Renta Tokuda 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7–9 Aug 2019 M15 Moscow, Russia World Tennis Tour Clay   Alexander Zhurbin 3–6, 1–6
Loss 7–10 Apr 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Seong Chan Hong 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 34 (17–17) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (16–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–13)
Clay (8–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan F4, Namangan Futures Hard   Jurabek Karimov   Dean O'Brien
  Ruan Roelofse
5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2016 Kazakhstan F2, Aktobe Futures Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Yaraslav Shyla
  Andrei Vasilevski
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 0–3 Feb 2016 Azerbaijan F2, Baku Futures Carpet   Timur Khabibulin   Miķelis Lībietis
  Ben McLachlan
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), [6–10]
Loss 0–4 Apr 2016 Uzbekistan F1, Qarshi Futures Hard   Jurabek Karimov   Chen Ti
  Sumit Nagal
5–5 ret.
Win 1–4 Apr 2016 Kazakhstan F3, Shymkent Futures Clay   Andrei Vasilevski   Markos Kalovelonis
  Aleksandre Metreveli
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–5 Nov 2016 Kuwait F1, Meshref Futures Hard   Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev   Daniel Altmaier
  Fred Simonsson
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 1–6 Jan 2017 Kazakhstan F1, Aktobe Futures Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Vladyslav Manafov
  Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win 2–6 Apr 2017 Kazakhstan F3, Shymkent Futures Clay   Ivan Gakhov   Libor Salaba
  Adrian Sikora
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 3–6 Apr 2017 Uzbekistan F1, Qarshi Futures Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Sriram Balaji
  Vishnu Vardhan
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 3–7 Jun 2017 Uzbekistan F4, Namangan Futures Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Vladyslav Manafov
  Denis Matsukevich
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [8–10]
Loss 3–8 Nov 2017 Vietnam F2, Thu Dau Mot Futures Hard   Daniiar Duldaev   Miliaan Niesten
  Francesco Vilardo
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 3–9 May 2018 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Jurabek Karimov   Timur Khabibulin
  Vladyslav Manafov
2–6, 1–6
Win 4–9 Jun 2018 Uzbekistan F4, Namangan Futures Hard   Khumoyun Sultanov   Konstantin Kravchuk
  Roman Safiullin
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
Win 5–9 Oct 2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Jurabek Karimov   Federico Gaio
  Enrique López Pérez
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [11–9]
Win 6–9 Dec 2018 Turkey F41, Antalya Futures Clay   Markos Kalovelonis   Tadeáš Paroulek
  Oleg Prihodko
7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 7–9 Apr 2019 M25 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay   Vladyslav Manafov   Yan Bondarevskiy
  Ivan Liutarevich
6–2, 6–1
Loss 7–10 May 2019 M25 Namangan, Uzbekistan World Tennis Tour Hard   Khumoyun Sultanov   Roman Safiullin
  Evgenii Tiurnev
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 7–11 Aug 2019 M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Sergey Fomin   Hsu Yu-hsiou
  Yuta Shimizu
2–6, 3–6
Win 8–11 Oct 2019 M15 Qarshi, Uzbekistan World Tennis Tour Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Anton Chekhov
  Khumoyun Sultanov
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 8–12 Oct 2019 M15 Bukhara, Uzbekistan World Tennis Tour Hard   Timur Khabibulin   Mikhail Fufygin
  Maxim Ratniuk
6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 9–12 Dec 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sergey Fomin   Umut Akkoyun
  Mert Naci Türker
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–7]
Win 10–12 Dec 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sergey Fomin   Cengiz Aksu
  Yankı Erel
6–3, 6–4
Win 11–12 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Markos Kalovelonis   Vlad Andrei Dancu
  Gabriel Donev
5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Win 12–12 May 2021 M15 Tbilisi, Georgia World Tennis Tour Hard   Markos Kalovelonis   Aleksandre Bakshi
  Zura Tkemaladze
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 12–13 May 2021 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Clay   Markos Kalovelonis   Yan Bondarevskiy
  Grigoriy Lomakin
3–6, 4–6
Win 13–13 Jul 2021 M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Hard   Markos Kalovelonis   Oleksii Krutykh
  Vladyslav Manafov
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 14–13 Oct 2021 M15 Kazan, Russia World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Benjamin Lock   Aliaksandr Liaonenka
  Alexander Zgirovsky
6–2, 6–1
Win 15–13 Oct 2021 M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Markos Kalovelonis   Aliaksandr Liaonenka
  Yan Sabanin
6-7(7-9), 6–4, [10–7]
Win 16–13 Nov 2021 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard   Markos Kalovelonis   William Ma
  Alexis Musialek
6-4, 6–1
Loss 16-14 Dec 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay   Markos Kalovelonis   Hsu Yu-hsiou
  Oleksii Krutykh
1-6, 6-7(5-7)
Loss 16–15 Feb 2022 M25 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard   Sergey Fomin   Marek Gengel
  Lukáš Rosol
4-6, 3–6
Loss 16-16 Mar 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay   Markos Kalovelonis   Nuno Borges
  Francisco Cabral
3-6, 0-6
Win 17–16 May 2022 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Markos Kalovelonis   Mikael Torpegaard
  Kaichi Uchida
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 17-17 Oct 2022 Alicante, Spain Challenger Hard   Sergey Fomin   Robin Haase
  Albano Olivetti
6–7(5–7), 5–7

Davis Cup edit

Participations: (7–16) edit

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (1–4)
WG Play-off (0–4)
Group I (6–8)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (5–12)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (2–13)
Doubles (5–3)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 0–5; 12–14 September 2014; Cottesloe Tennis Club, Perth, Australia; World Group Play off; grass surface
Defeat 1 V Singles (dead rubber)   Australia Nick Kyrgios 1–6, 1–6
 2–3; 16–18 September 2016; Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; World Group play-off; clay surface
Defeat 2 II Singles   Switzerland Henri Laaksonen 2–6, 2–6, 2–6
 3–1; 3–5 February 2017; Gimcheon Sports Town Tennis Courts, Gimcheon, South Korea; Asia/Oceania Zone Group I First Round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 3 I Singles   South Korea Chung Hyeon 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 0–6
Victory 4 III Doubles (with Denis Istomin) Chung Hyeon / Lim Yong-kyu 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
 1–4; 7–9 April 2017; KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, India; Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Second Round; hard surface
Defeat 5 II Singles   India Prajnesh Gunneswaran 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Defeat 6 III Doubles (with Farrukh Dustov) Sriram Balaji / Rohan Bopanna 2–6, 4–6, 1–6
Defeat 7 IV Singles (dead rubber) Ramkumar Ramanathan 3–6, 2–6
 4–1; 6–7 April 2018; Naval Sports Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan; Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Second Round; grass surface
Defeat 8 II Singles   Pakistan Aqeel Khan 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 4–6
 1–3; 14–16 September 2018; Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain; World Group play-off; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 9 III Doubles (with Denis Istomin)   Great Britain Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 2–6, 3–6
Defeat 10 IV Singles Cameron Norrie 2–6, 2–6, 0–6
 2–3; 1–2 February 2019; Saxovat Sport Servis Sport Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 11 I Singles   Serbia Dušan Lajović 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Victory 12 III Doubles (with Denis Istomin) Nikola Milojević / Viktor Troicki 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Defeat 13 V Singles Filip Krajinović 6–4, 3–6, 0–6
 3–2; 13-14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Asia/Oceania Group I first round; clay surface
Victory 14 I Singles   Lebanon Hady Habib 6–4, 6–4
Victory 15 III Doubles (with Jurabek Karimov) Benjamin Hassan / Giovani Samaha 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Defeat 16 IV Singles Benjamin Hassan 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
 0–4; 6–7 March 2020; Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 17 II Singles   United States Taylor Fritz 1–6, 2–6
Defeat 18 III Doubles (with Denis Istomin) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3–6, 4–6
 1–3; 17–18 September 2021; Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 19 III Doubles (with Denis Istomin)   Norway Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Defeat 20 IV Singles Casper Ruud 3–6, 1–6
 2–3; 4–5 March 2022; Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; World Group I Qualifying Round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 21 I Singles   Turkey Cem İlkel 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Victory 22 III Doubles (with Sergey Fomin) Altuğ Çelikbilek / Yankı Erel 6–2, 6–4
Defeat 23 IV Singles Altuğ Çelikbilek 6–4, 1–6, 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ "ITIA - Timur Khabibulin, Sanjar Fayziev and Igor Smilansky sanctioned for match-fixing". ITIA.

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