Marsel İlhan
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Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
Born | Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | 11 June 1987
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Erhan Oral |
Prize money | $1,398,278 |
Singles | |
Career record | 33–59 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 77 (2 March 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 1094 (25 September 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
French Open | 2R (2011) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2015) |
US Open | 2R (2009, 2011, 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–7 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 564 (25 May 2009) |
Last updated on: 1 October 2023. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's Tennis | ||
Mediterranean Games | ||
![]() | 2009 Pescara | Singles |
![]() | 2013 Mersin | Singles |
Marsel İlhan (Uzbek: Marsel Qahhorovich Hamdamov; born 11 June 1987) is a Turkish professional tennis player, who was ranked No. 1 in Turkey and with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in March 2015.[1][2] He is the first ever Turkish player to reach the second round in a Grand Slam tournament, as well as the first Turkish player to win a Challenger Tournament and also the first to enter the top 100 in the world rankings (first ranked at No. 96 in September 2010).[3][4][5]
Early Tennis Career
[edit]Born in the Uzbek SSR in the Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), he emigrated to Turkey with his mother in 2004 and he started to play for the Taçspor Tennis Club of İstanbul. He was initially sponsored by Kia Motors Turkey. After several years of intensive training with his new coach Can Üner, a former Turkish tennis player, he made an unprecedented jump within one year from No. 1320 to No. 320 in 2007.[6]
2007–2008
[edit]During 2007 and 2008 he won several Future Tournaments and in July 2008, he won his first ATP Challenger title at Ramat HaSharon Israel Open by defeating Ivo Klec from Slovakia by 2 sets 6–4, 6–4.
2009
[edit]At the 2009 US Open, İlhan qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. In doing so, he became the first Turkish player in the modern era to do so.[7] In the first round, he defeated Christophe Rochus from Belgium in a five-set thriller. It was his first career ATP and Grand Slam win.[8] He lost his second-round match against John Isner in straight sets.
İlhan, in October qualified for the 2009 PTT Thailand Open. He defeated his first-round opponent Benjamin Becker, but then lost to Jürgen Melzer.
2010
[edit]In the first qualification round of 2010 Australian Open he defeated Canadian Peter Polansky 6–1, 6–2. In the second qualification round he beat British No.2 Alex Bogdanovic with the same score 6–4, 6–4. In the 3rd qualification round Marsel lost 1–2 to German tennis player Dieter Kindlmann after a tough game in which he lost the first set 5–7, won the second easily 6–1 and lost the final set 9–11, in a game that lasted well over 3 hours.
However, due to Gilles Simon's injury a spot opened up for an additional player to appear on the main draw. Marsel became the "Lucky Loser" and progressed to the 1st round of Australian Open 2010. Marsel İlhan proved that he was a worthy "Lucky loser" as he easily defeated former World No. 4 Sébastien Grosjean in 3 sets 6–4, 6–3, 7–5. In the second round Marsel lost to world No. 11 Chilean Fernando González in three sets: 3–6, 4–6, 5–7.
In the first round of Wimbledon 2010 he defeated Brazilian Marcos Daniel 3–2, where he made a superb comeback from 0–2 and eventually won the match. In the second round, he played against current World No. 37 player, Victor Hănescu and lost in four sets: 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 and 3–6.
On 20 September 2010 he won his second ATP Challenger Tournament, in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on clay by beating Pere Riba in the final 2–0, 6–0, 7–6.[9] In the following Challenger Cup, the 2010 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup, he reached the final and despite losing, his ranking increased to a career-record 96th in the world – the highest ever for a Turkish tennis player.[3]
2011
[edit]He got his highest ATP ranking position of No. 87 in January 2011. Therefore, he played directly in the main draw 2011 Australian Open for the first time during a Grand Slam tournament in his professional career. He lost in the first round to world No. 10 Russian Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, 7–6.
In the 2011 Indian Wells Masters, he lost against Milos Raonic from Canada in straight sets 6–2 and 7–6. Marsel participated in the second ATP Masters tournament the Miami Masters as a qualifier after negative results from the beginning of 2011. However, he reached the second round in Miami again, but in this round he lost to world No. 17 Serbian Viktor Troicki in 2 sets 6–3, 6–3.
In late May, he qualified as a lucky loser into his first French Open and progressed to the first round. Marsel defeated former World No. 2 Tommy Haas 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the first round. However, after a gruelling 3h 58m battle with Guillermo García López, he succumbed in five sets 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 11–13.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Singles: 41 (23–18)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2007 | Turkey F5, İzmir | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2007 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2007 | Spain F37, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2007 | Tunisia F6, Jerba | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2008 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2008 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | May 2008 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | May 2008 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
Win | 4–5 | Jul 2008 | Turkey F7, Istanbul | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 |
Win | 5–5 | Jul 2008 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6–5 | Apr 2009 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7–5 | Apr 2009 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–6 | May 2009 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Win | 8–6 | Sep 2010 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 8–7 | Sep 2010 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2011 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–8 | Sep 2011 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9–9 | Nov 2012 | Turkey F42, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(10–8), 6–2 |
Win | 10–9 | Nov 2012 | Turkey F44, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2013 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 11–10 | Mar 2013 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 12–10 | May 2013 | Turkey F18, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 13–10 | Jun 2013 | Turkey F21, Mersin | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–11 | Jul 2013 | Eskişehir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 14–11 | Aug 2013 | Turkey F31, İzmir | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 15–11 | Sep 2013 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 16–11 | Sep 2013 | Turkey F35, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 3–1 ret. |
Win | 17–11 | Mar 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Loss | 17–12 | Jul 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Loss | 17–13 | Nov 2014 | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 17–14 | Apr 2015 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18–14 | Sep 2016 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 19–14 | Apr 2017 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 19–15 | Apr 2017 | Turkey F16, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 20–15 | Aug 2017 | Belarus F1, Minsk | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 21–15 | Aug 2017 | Belarus F2, Minsk | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 22–15 | Sep 2017 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 22–16 | Apr 2018 | Turkey F13, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Win | 23–16 | May 2018 | Turkey F19, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 23–17 | Jun 2018 | Turkey F21, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 23–18 | Sep 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2008 | Turkey F7, Istanbul | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2013 | Turkey F18, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | walkover |
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||
French Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | 37% | ||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Madrid | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Shanghai | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
References
[edit]- ^ "İlhan at career-best 77th spot in rankings – Turkish News".
- ^ "Marsel İlhan yükseliyor".
- ^ a b "Marsel ilk 100'de! – ATP". 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Nadal zirveyi kimseye kaptırmıyor".
- ^ "Marsel İlhan Makes History Again". 28 February 2015.
- ^ Marsel İlhan Wimbledon'da – Hürriyet
- ^ Marsel İlhan Makes History Again
- ^ Marsel İlhan creates history for Turkey
- ^ "Marsel İlhan şampiyon oldu".