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Denis Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov is known as a Canadian professional tennis player. Shapovalov is currently ranked in the top 50 of the ATP rankings and since 2005 was the youngest player to crack the top 30.

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Background

Shapovalov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel as the child of Tessa and Viktor Shapovalov. His mom was on the Russian national tennis team, and moved from Russia to Tel Aviv with Denis' father when the Soviet Union was falling.

Career

Denis has been enjoy a lot of success in his young career. His career-high ATP singles ranking is No. 23 in the world.  Shapovalov rose to elite levels quality play by reaching a Masters semifinal round at the 2017 Canadian Open as an 18-year-old, beating terrific tennis grand champions Juan Martín del Potro and Rafael Nadal during his epic run.

He has since achieved another Masters semifinal round at the 2018 Madrid Open and turned into the top ranked Canadian on May 21 as a major aspect of his continuous rise in the ATP rankings.

As an amateur, Shapovalov achieved a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 2 behind a Wimbledon grand slam singles title in 2016, and a US Open grand slam doubles title with his partner, Félix Auger-Aliassime in 2015.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 15 Apr, 1999
Age: 21 yrs
Occupations: Tennis player
Citizenship: Canada
Birth Place: Tel Aviv
residence: Nassau
Gender: Male
Description: Canadian tennis player
Twitter Id: Denis_shapo
Net Worth 2021: 1.9 million
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Last Modified: Jun 29 2020
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