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{{Short description|Russian-American tennis player}}
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{{family name hatnote|Aleksandrovich|Bogomolov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Alex Bogomolov Jr.<br><small>Алекс Богомолов</small>
| image = BogomolovINDIANWELLS.jpeg 
| caption = Bogomolov in 2011
| fullname = Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov Jr.
| country = {{USA}} (2002–2011)<br>{{RUS}} (2012–2014)
| residence = [[Florida]], United States
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro = 2002
|retired= 2014
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = [[United States dollar|$]]1,946,779
| singlesrecord = 70–107 <small> (at [[ATP Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]-level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small>
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 33 (31 October 2011)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|2006]], [[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|2012]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[2004 French Open – Men's singles|2004]], [[2011 French Open – Men's singles|2011]], [[2012 French Open – Men's singles|2012]])
| Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2011]]) 
| USOpenresult = 3R ([[2011 US Open – Men's singles|2011]])
|Othertournaments = yes
|Olympicsresult = 2R ([[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2012]])
| doublesrecord = 27–37<small> (at [[ATP Tour]] and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]-level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small>
| doublestitles = 1
| highestdoublesranking = No. 100 (3 October 2011)
| currentdoublesranking =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= 
|WimbledonDoublesresult= 
|USOpenDoublesresult= 3R ([[2012 US Open – Men's doubles|2012]])
| updated = December 12, 2013
}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]]|[[Tennis at the 2003 Pan American Games|Doubles]]}}
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'''Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov Jr.''' ({{langx|ru|Александр Александрович «Алекс» Богомолов}}; born April 23, 1983), nicknamed '''Bogie''', is a Russian-American retired professional [[tennis]] player.

==Tennis career==
[[File:Alex Bogomolov Jr (7872325186).jpg|thumb|Bogomolov at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships]]

Born in [[Moscow, Russia]], the 5' 10" Bogomolov's father, Alex Sr., was a Soviet tennis coach who worked with [[Larisa Neiland]], [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]], and [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]].

In 1998 he won the [[United States Tennis Association|USTA]] National Boys' 16 Championships, defeating [[Andy Roddick]] in the final.

After losing in the first round of his first Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon, Bogomolov was beaten by [[David Nalbandian]] in the first round of the [[2001 US Open – Men's singles|2001 US Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisworldmagazine.com/mag/magazine.php?num=14&pag=9|title=A Rollercoaster Career|publisher=Tennis World Magazine|first=Marco Di|last=Nardo|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeandjuniortennis.com/USOpen082801.htm |title=At the Open with Marcia Frost |publisher=College and Junior Tennis |first=Marcia |last=Frost |date=28 August 2001 |access-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127042715/http://www.collegeandjuniortennis.com/USOpen082801.htm |archive-date=27 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/Active/News/Pro-Tennis/USTA-Pro-Circuit/58114_Alex_Bogomolov_Jr_Circuit_Player_of_the_Week/|title=Alex Bogomolov Jr.: Circuit Player of the Week|publisher=United States Tennis Association|date=25 May 2008|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>

In 2005, he was suspended for eight weeks after a positive doping test from the [[Australian Open]]. The banned substance found was [[salbutamol]]. Bogomolov admitted taking the substance through an inhaler to treat exercise-induced [[asthma]] and that he had not applied for a medical exemption. The tribunal decided he had not intentionally taken the drug in an effort to boost his performance and so the usual two-year ban did not apply, however he lost the prize money and ranking points earned at several competitions during the relevant time period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/0927/bogomolova.html |access-date=July 22, 2009|title=Bogomolov Jr banned for illegal substance use|website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |date=27 September 2005 }}</ref>

In July 2008, he won the Shotgun 21 world championship at the Pacific [[Palisades Tennis Center]], defeating [[John Isner]] in the semifinal, and [[Phillip King (tennis)|Phillip King]] in the final, twice by the score of 21–20.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2008-08-04-836442179_x.htm |title=Bogomolov wins unisex tennis tourney |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2008-08-04 |access-date=2012-01-11}}</ref> In September Bogomolov beat world no. 83 [[Bobby Reynolds]], 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, in Waco, Texas. After having surgery on his left wrist in late 2008,[http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=998387&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports] Bogomolov began work at the Gotham Tennis Academy.

In July 2009 at the Hall of Fame Championships, he defeated [[Arnaud Clément]] of France, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2009/07/10/2003448277|title=Surprised Bogomolov Jr finds himself in spotlight|publisher=Taipei Times|date=July 10, 1999|agency=Associated Press|page=19}}</ref>

In 2011 Bogomolov won his first Challenger title in three years in Champaign-Urbana over [[Amer Delić]], 5–7, 7–6, 6–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.illinoischallenger.com/ |title=USTA Challenger of Champaign-Urbana – See Tomorrow's Tennis Champions |publisher=Illinoischallenger.com |date=2011-01-15 |access-date=2012-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307042251/http://www.illinoischallenger.com/ |archive-date=2010-03-07 }}</ref> That same year Bogomolov defeated [[Andy Murray]] 6–1, 7–5, in the second round of the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Masters 1000]] but lost to [[John Isner]] in the third round. At the [[2011 Farmers Classic]], Bogomolov was defeated by [[Ernests Gulbis]] in the semifinals, 2–6, 6–7. In the first round of the [[Western & Southern Open]] he defeated [[Robby Ginepri]] 6–4, 6–3 . After defeating an out-of-sorts world no. 10 [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] 6–3, 6–4 in the second round, he faced a rematch with [[Andy Murray]] in the third, this time losing 2–6, 5–7.

At the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], he lost in the third round to [[John Isner]], 6–7, 4–6, 4–6. At the end of the 2011 season he was named the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP's]] [[ATP World Tour Awards#Most Improved Player|most improved player]] after rising from no.166 in the [[ATP rankings]] at the beginning of 2011 to no. 33 at season's end.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/11/Features/ATP-Awards-2011-Announced.aspx | title= 2011: DJOKOVIC, NADAL, FEDERER HONOURED| date=20 November 2011 | work=ATP Tour, inc.}}</ref> On December 1, the International Tennis Federation ruled him eligible to compete for Russia in the Davis Cup.

In the [[2012 Australian Open]] Bogomolov was seeded 32: his first ever Grand Slam seeding. He achieved a joint personal best by progressing to  the 2nd round where he lost in 5 sets in [[Michaël Llodra]].

Bogomolov retired at the end of 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/12/52/Player-Retirements-2014-Part-1.aspx | title= PLAYER FAREWELLS: DAVYDENKO & ROCHUS' IRON WILLS| date=24 December 2014 | work=ATP Tour, inc.}}</ref> His final match was a straight sets loss to [[Tatsuma Ito]] in the second round of [[2014 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|qualifying]] at the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]].

==Personal==
Bogomolov was married to American tennis player [[Ashley Harkleroad]]. The two split up in the fall of 2006 after less than two years, and divorced.  "I think we were too young to be married," Harkleroad said. "And I think he's better off without me."[https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french07/news/story?page=07frenchnotebook02]
He is now engaged to his girlfriend Luana, with whom he has a son, Maddox.

==ATP career finals==

===Doubles: 1 (1–1)===
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!Partner
!Opponents
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
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|[[2004 China Open – Men's doubles|Sep 2004]]
|[[China Open (tennis)|China Open]], China
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|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Dent]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Gimelstob]]<br>{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Graydon Oliver]]
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|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Ebden]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Matthias Bachinger]]<br>{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Frank Moser (tennis)|Frank Moser]]
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==Performance timelines==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

=== Singles ===
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|-
|colspan=1|
|colspan=11|{{USA}}
|colspan=3|{{RUS}}
|colspan=1|
|-
!Tournament!![[2001 ATP Tour|2001]]!![[2002 ATP Tour|2002]]!![[2003 ATP Tour|2003]]!![[2004 ATP Tour|2004]]!![[2005 ATP Tour|2005]]!![[2006 ATP Tour|2006]]!![[2007 ATP Tour|2007]]!![[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!![[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!!{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]]'''
|-
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|[[2007 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|A
|A
|[[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|[[2011 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|2–6
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|[[2008 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|[[2010 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|[[2013 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|[[2014 French Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|0–3
|-
|align=left|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|2–3
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2001 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|[[2007 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|A
|[[2009 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2010 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|[[2014 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|3–8
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–1
!0–1
!0–2
!0–3
!0–1
!1–1
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!4–3
!1–4
!1–3
!0–1
!7–20
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''[[Olympic Games]]'''
|-
|align=left|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2R]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#767676|NH
!1–1
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''[[ATP Masters Series]]'''
|-
|align=left|[[Indian Wells Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|Q1
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|Q1
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|1–4
|-
|align=left|[[Miami Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's singles|1R]]
|3–6
|-
|align=left|[[Monte Carlo Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Rome Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|Q1
|0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|Q1
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Canada Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Canada Masters – Singles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Rogers Masters – Singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|3R]]
|A
|4–5
|-
|align=left|[[Cincinnati Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|Q1
|A
|3–3
|-
|align=left|[[Shanghai Masters (tennis)|Shanghai Masters]]
|colspan=8 style=color:#767676|Not Masters Series
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|1–2
|-
|align=left|[[Paris Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|1–1
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–1
!2–4
!0–0
!1–1
!0–0
!0–0
!0–1
!0–0
!7–6
!1–7
!2–1
!0–2
!13–23
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''Career statistics'''
|-
!style=text-align:left|Titles–Finals
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
|-bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|Year-end ranking
|700
|168
|115
|125
|217
|221
|189
|165
|309
|166
|33
|129
|88
|308
!
|}

===Doubles===
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|-
!Tournament!![[2005 ATP Tour|2005]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!!W–L
|-
|colspan=14 align=left|'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]]'''
|-
|align=left| [[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2R]]
|A
|1–1
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Men's doubles|1R]]
|A
|0–1
|-
|align=left| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1R]]
|A
|1–2
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 US Open – Men's doubles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Men's doubles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open – Men's doubles|3R]]
|A
|2–3
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–1
!1–2
!3–4
!0-0
!4–7
|}

==See also==
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}
* {{ESPN Tennis|797/alex-bogomolov-jr}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|alex-bogomolov-jr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215155724/http://www.usta.com/protennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=204176 USTA: Alex Bogomolov Jr. Circuit Player of the Week Article(cache)]
* Rothenberg, Ben, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120121223921/http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/bogomolov-switches-flags-in-a-boost-for-russia/ "Bogomolov Switches Flags in a Boost For Russia"], ''The New York Times'' Straight Sets blog, January 19, 2012. Bogomolov "said his 2-year-old son helped influence his decision to switch from playing for the United States to Russia".

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|before = {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Andrey Golubev]]
|after = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marinko Matosevic]]
|title = [[ATP Awards#Most Improved Player|ATP Most Improved Player]]
|years = [[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]
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