Mikhail Sergeyevich Biryukov (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Бирюков; 28 April 1992 – 4 October 2019) was a Russian junior tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 292. After his retirement from professional tennis at age 22, he served as a coach of under 16 player Alexey Zakharov.
 Mikhail Biryukov at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics boys' single and double event | |||||||||||||||
| Native name | Михаил Сергеевич Бирюков | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1992 Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 2019 (aged 27) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $51,200 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 292 (7 October 2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 536 (17 March 2014) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 14 October 2019. | |||||||||||||||
Tennis career edit
On 21 August 2010, Mikhail, representing Russia, won the doubles silver medal in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore with Victor Baluda. Mikhail and Victor were defeated by the Briton Oliver Golding and by the Czech Jiri Vesely 6–3, 6–1.
Personal life and death edit
Biryukov was the son of four-time World Champion in modern pentathlon, Irina Kiseleva.[1] On 4 October 2019, Biryukov was found dead in Moscow.[1] He died by suicide.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Somov, Dmitry (8 October 2019). "Российский теннисист найден мертвым. Что произошло?" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "In Moscow, Olympic medalist in tennis committed suicide, the media are writing". bestsport.news. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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