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{{short description|Russian tennis player}}
{{family name hatnote|Vladimirovich |Davydenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Nikolay Davydenko
|native_name = {{Lang|ru|Николай Давыденко}}
|image= [[File:Davydenko 2012 Olympics.jpg|frameless|upright=.8]]
|caption = Davydenkjo at the 2012 Olympics
|country = {{RUS}}
|residence = [[Volgograd]], Russia
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|2}}
|birth_place = [[Sievierodonetsk]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
|height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro = 1999
|retired = 2014
|coach = Eduard Davydenko
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = [[United States Dollar|US$]]16,186,480<ref>http://www.protennislive.com/posting/ramr/career_prize.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* &nbsp;[[Open Era tennis records – men's singles#Prize money|45th&nbsp;all-time&nbsp;leader&nbsp;in&nbsp;earnings]]
|singlesrecord = 482–329 (59.3%)
|singlestitles = 21
|highestsinglesranking = No. 3 (6 November 2006)
|currentsinglesranking =
|AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[2005 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2005]], [[2006 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2006]], [[2007 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2007]], [[2010 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2010]])
|FrenchOpenresult = SF ([[2005 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2005]], [[2007 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2007]])
|Wimbledonresult = 4R ([[2007 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2007]])
|USOpenresult = SF ([[2006 U.S. Open – Men's singles|2006]], [[2007 U.S. Open – Men's singles|2007]])
|Othertournaments = Yes
|MastersCupresult = '''W''' ([[2009 ATP World Tour Finals#Singles|2009]])
|Olympicsresult = 2R ([[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Men's singles|2008]], [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Men's singles|2012]])
|doublesrecord = 61–67 (47.7%)
|doublestitles = 2
|highestdoublesranking = No. 31 (13 June 2005)
|currentdoublesranking =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2005 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Doubles|2005]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2005 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Doubles|2005]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF ([[2004 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Doubles|2004]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2004 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Doubles|2004]], [[2005 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Doubles|2005]])
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = '''W''' ([[2006 Davis Cup World Group|2006]])
|updated = 29 September 2014
}}

'''Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko''' ({{langx|ru|Никола́й Влади́мирович Давыде́нко}} {{Audio|Ru-Nikolay-Davydenko.ogg|listen}}; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional [[tennis]] player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] was reaching the semi-finals, which he accomplished on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open, losing to [[Roger Federer]] in all but one of them. His biggest achievement was winning the [[2009 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|2009 ATP World Tour Finals]], and he also won three [[ATP World Tour Masters 1000|ATP Masters Series]]. In mid-October 2014 Davydenko retired from playing professionally.<ref name=itar-tass>[http://itar-tass.com/sport/1510747 Российский теннисист Николай Давыденко официально завершил спортивную карьеру]. itar-tass.com. 15 October 2014</ref>

==Personal life==
Nikolay was born on June 2, 1981, in [[Sievierodonetsk]], at that time Severodonetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, in the family of Vladimir and Tatiana Davydenko. He started playing tennis at the age of 7 with his brother Eduard, nine years his senior. At the age of 11, he left his hometown for the Russian city of [[Volgograd]]. The initiator of the departure was his brother Eduard who worked as a children's tennis coach in Volgograd at that time. He motivated his brother's move by the fact Nikolay's professional growth at home was impossible. Four years later, in 1996, the brothers decided to move to [[Salmtal]], Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany for the same reasons.<ref name="tass">{{cite web |title=Nikolay Davydenko — Encyclopedia |url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/davydenko-nikolay-vladimirovich |website=tass.ru |publisher=[[TASS]] |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=ru}}</ref>
{{blockquote|I had been living in Russia for four years, constantly training under the guidance of Eduard who wasn't giving me any respite. Then we left for Germany. An old acquaintance of ours was living there and he has convinced my brother it would be better for me. In [old] Europe, I could play more tournaments and make more money than in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikolay Davydenko |url=https://lenta.ru/lib/14164128/ |website=lenta.ru |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=ru}}</ref>}}

The brothers had lived in Germany for three years and then applied for German citizenship but the [[German Tennis Federation]] did not support the application, and as a result, they returned to Russia. In 1999, at the age of 18, Nikolay changed his [[Ukrainian citizenship]] (granted at 14 by default) to the [[Russian citizenship|Russian]] one. In 2007, he applied for Austrian citizenship (so as to obtain [[dual citizenship]]), unsuccessfully.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/22/sports/EU-SPT-TEN-Davydenko-Austrian-Citizenship.php|title=Davydenko applies for Austrian citizenship|publisher=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=22 May 2007|access-date=9 February 2008}}</ref> He was motivated by the difficulties obtaining [[travel visa]] with the Russian passport. And he wasn't given one because a sports minister in Austria was against while the other local authorities seemed to approve it. According to Davydenko, the Austrian minister said: "It's too soon".<ref>{{cite web |title=Николай Давыденко рассказал, что мог получить австрийское гражданство |trans-title=Nikolay Davydenko on how he could get Austrian citizenship|url=https://www.eurosport.ru/tennis/story_sto7556511.shtml |website=eurosport.ru |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=29 November 2019}}</ref>

He and his wife Irina, a former model (m. 2006), have three children, an older daughter named Ekaterina (born 2012) and two sons — Konstantin (b. 2015) and Dmitry (b. 2017). His nephew [[Philipp Davydenko|Philipp]] is a former professional tennis player and ATP/WTA coach. Davydenko speaks Russian as a native language, German as his second one, and English.<ref name="tass"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://www.davydenko-tennisacademy.com/english-home/who-we-are/ |website=davydenko-tennisacademy.com |publisher=Davydenko Tennis Academy |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Давыденко: "Мои понты — это дети. Время, когда у меня были "Мерседесы" и "БМВ", прошло" |trans-title=Davydenko: “My show-offs are children. The time I had Mercedes and BMW [as show-offs] is over. "|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/tennis/atp/news/davydenko-moi-ponty-eto-deti-vremya-kogda-u-menya-byli-mersedesy-i-bmv-proshlo-1732247/ |website=sport-express.ru |publisher=[[Sport Express]] |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=ru |date=25 November 2020}}</ref>

==Tennis career==

===Early career===
Davydenko started playing at the age of seven with his brother, Eduard. During his junior tennis years, he moved to [[Salmtal]], Germany with Eduard to further improve and participate in more tournaments.

Davydenko turned professional in 1999. In 2000, he played mainly on the Futures Tour, where he captured one title and reached three finals. He made his [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] debut at [[Amsterdam]], reaching the semifinal. Later in August, he won his first Challenger title in [[Mönchengladbach]].

===2001–2003===
Davydenko made his Grand Slam debut in 2001 at the [[Australian Open]], where he made it to the second round, before losing to former [[List of ATP number 1 ranked players|world no. 1]], [[Patrick Rafter]] in four sets. This performance captured the public eye for his talent and ability. Later in February, he injured his lower back in [[Dallas]] and was out for six weeks. After the injury, he came back to win two Challenger titles in [[Ulm]] and [[Istanbul]]. He finished the season with a quarterfinal showing in [[Basel]].

In 2002, Davydenko continued to play on both the [[ATP Tour]] and in Challenger events. It was a steady year with quarterfinal appearances in [[Båstad]] and [[Vienna]]. During the year, he captured his fourth Challenger title in [[Szczecin]].

Davydenko made huge strides on the ATP Tour in 2003. He opened the season with his first ATP title in [[Adelaide]], defeating [[Kristof Vliegen]] in the final. A few months later, he captured his second tour title in [[Estoril]] on clay, beating [[Agustín Calleri]]. His season was backed up with solid performances on clay in [[Barcelona]] and [[St. Pölten]], reaching the quarterfinal and final, respectively. After a solid year, Davydenko finished in the top 50 for the first time in his career.

===2004: Breakthrough===

His progress continued in 2004, capturing two more titles for the second consecutive year. After a slow start to season, a quarterfinal in the [[Monte Carlo Masters]] kicked off a 10–2 matches run. A week later, he won his third title in [[Munich]]. He backed up his win by reaching the semifinal in [[Stuttgart]], losing to [[Guillermo Cañas]]. In October, he captured his first home-soil victory in Moscow by winning both the singles and doubles (partnering [[Igor Andreev]]). He finished the season in the top 30 for the first time.

===2005–2009: Peak years===

====2005====
In 2005, he began the season by reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] at the Australian Open. During the clay season, he captured his fifth career title in [[St. Pölten]], beating home favourite, [[Jürgen Melzer]]. He continued his solid form by reaching the semifinals of the [[Hamburg Masters]] and his first semifinal of a Grand Slam at the [[French Open]]. In the fourth round of the French Open, he upset one of the tournament favourites and the previous year's runner-up, [[Guillermo Coria]] in four sets. This win showed just how far Davydenko had come in the last year, as Coria had beaten Davydenko with the loss of just six games in the 2004 French Open first round.

Davydenko lost in the semifinals of the 2005 French Open to [[Mariano Puerta]] in five close sets. Davydenko reached the top 10 for the first time after the 2005 French Open. He closed out the year by reaching the quarterfinals at the [[Cincinnati Masters]] and the [[Paris Masters]]. After a great season, he qualified for the [[Tennis Masters Cup]] in [[Shanghai]] for the first time and reached the semifinals, losing to [[David Nalbandian]]. He finished the year as the no. 1 Russian and world no. 5.

====2006====
[[File:Davydenko.jpg|thumb|right|Davydenko at the 2006 French Open.]]

After his rapid rise into the top 5 in 2005, Davydenko continued to stay in the top 5 for 2006. He repeated his quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open, losing to [[Roger Federer]] in four tight sets. He had another solid clay-court season, reaching the final in Estoril and the quarterfinal, at the Hamburg Masters. He defended his title in [[Hypo Group Tennis International|Pöertschach]] and reached the quarterfinal at the French Open for the second year. His form continued after an early loss at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] with wins in [[Sopot]] and his first American win in [[New Haven]]. He reached his second Grand Slam semifinal at the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]], losing to Roger Federer. He finished the season with a win in Moscow and his first career [[Tennis Master Series|TMS]] title in Paris. After getting married, Davydenko helped Russia win the [[Davis Cup]] against [[Argentina]]. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 3, with which he finished the year.

====2007====
[[File:Davydenko Nikolay.jpg|thumb|left|Nikolay Davydenko practicing at the 2007 Miami Masters.]]
2007 started with another quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open for the third consecutive year. He was slow to find his form in the [[clay court]] season, but finally did at the [[Rome Masters]], losing in the semifinal to [[Rafael Nadal]] in an enthralling match. His good form continued, and he reached the semifinals for the second time at the French Open, losing to Roger Federer again, in straight sets. At Wimbledon, he surprised the tennis world by reaching the fourth round on his least preferred surface. Moving to the hard-court season in the US, Davydenko had strong showings in the [[Canada Masters]] and the [[Cincinnati Masters]], reaching the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Davydenko then reached the semifinals of the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] for the second consecutive year, before losing to Roger Federer in straight sets. He won his eleventh career title in Moscow, defeating [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]]. In November, he took part in the [[2007 Tennis Masters Cup&nbsp;– Singles|Masters Cup]], which took place in Shanghai, China. He played in the Red group round robin, losing to eventual champion [[Roger Federer]] 2:0 sets, losing to [[Andy Roddick]] 2:1 sets, and beating [[Fernando Gonzales]] 2:0 sets, thus finishing 3rd in the group, meaning he did not reach the knockout stage. Davydenko ended the year ranked no. 4 and in the top 5 for the third straight year.

====2008====
Davydenko started 2008 at the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]], where he was seeded fourth. He won his first three matches in straight sets, but in the fourth round he lost to countryman [[Mikhail Youzhny]] in straight sets. In Dubai, he reached the semifinals, losing to [[Feliciano López]] in three sets. He then went on to win his biggest career title to date at the [[Miami Masters]]. En route to the win, he defeated [[Andy Roddick]] in the semifinals and [[Rafael Nadal]] in the final to win his second ATP Masters Series title. His win over Roddick in the semifinals was his first victory in six matches, while his win over Nadal was his first in three matches.

Davydenko began the European clay-court season with a final appearance in his next tournament, the [[Portugal Open|Estoril Open]] in Portugal, where he met world no. 1, [[Roger Federer]] in the final. In the second set of the final, while trailing Federer, 6–7, 2–1, Davydenko retired with a left leg injury. He then reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters. He won his thirteenth career title in Pöertschach, defeating [[Juan Mónaco]]. After a disappointing French Open, Davydenko went on to win another title, this time in Warsaw, defeating [[Tommy Robredo]] in the final. Appearing at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Davydenko's stay in Beijing was brief; despite being seeded fourth at the Games, he would be upset by [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]] in the second round.  He did not win back-to-back matches until the US Open. At the Open, he lost in the fourth round to qualifier [[Gilles Müller]] in four sets, breaking his streak of two straight semifinals.

Davydenko reached the semifinals at the [[2008 Paris Masters|Paris Masters]], losing to [[David Nalbandian]]. Davydenko qualified for the [[Tennis Masters Cup]] for the fourth consecutive year. He beat [[Juan Martín del Potro]] and [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in the round-robin matches to progress to the semifinals, where he defeated [[Andy Murray]] to reach the final. There he met [[Novak Djokovic]], losing. Davydenko finished the year ranked no. 5 in the world and in the top 5 for the fourth consecutive year.

====2009====
Davydenko started the year at an exhibition in [[2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship|Abu Dhabi]], which featured six of the world's best players. Davydenko defeated [[Andy Roddick]], before being defeated by top seed [[Rafael Nadal]].

His first tour tournament was in [[2009 Chennai Open – Singles|Chennai]], India, where he was the top seed. He defeated [[Daniel Köllerer]] in straight sets, but was forced to withdraw before his second-round match against [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] because of a left heel injury. This injury subsequently forced Davydenko to withdraw from the [[2009 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. In [[2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles|Rotterdam]], he was defeated in the second round by [[Julien Benneteau]]. The injury he sustained in Chennai earlier in the year returned, forcing Davydenko to withdraw from the 1000 Series tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. This caused his ranking to fall from no. 5 to no. 9 by April 6.

Davydenko returned to the tour after a two-month absence. In [[2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Monte Carlo]], he defeated [[Ivo Karlović]] and [[David Nalbandian]], before being eliminated by [[Andy Murray]] in the quarterfinals. In [[2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles|Barcelona]], he posted back-to-back three-set wins over [[Feliciano López]] and [[Radek Štěpánek]]. He was ousted by world no. 1 [[Rafael Nadal]] in the semifinals. Despite his run in Barcelona, his ranking slipped out of the top 10 for the first time since May 23, 2005.

Davydenko was upset in the early rounds in [[2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles|Rome]]. Davydenko reached his second semifinal of the year in [[2009 Estoril Open – Men's singles|Estoril]] by eliminating [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] in the second round and [[Mardy Fish]] in the quarterfinals, but was stopped by American [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]]. In his last tournament before the French Open, Nikolay advanced to the third round in [[2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open – Men's singles|Madrid]], before he was forced to withdraw before his match with [[Andy Roddick]] due to a leg injury. He was able to play at [[2009 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|Roland Garros]] and convincingly advanced to the quarterfinals. He dropped a set apiece to [[Diego Junqueira]] and [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] and beat eighth seed [[Fernando Verdasco]] en route. He fell to eventual runner-up [[Robin Söderling]] (who had just [[Söderling–Nadal match at the 2009 French Open|upset Rafael Nadal in the fourth round]]), in straight sets.

On grass, Davydenko advanced to the third round at [[2009 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|Wimbledon]], before falling to [[Tomáš Berdych]] for the first time. After Wimbledon, he competed in the [[2009 MercedesCup]] as second seed, falling to [[Fabio Fognini]] in the quarterfinals. He then won two straight titles: the [[2009 International German Open]], defeating [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]] and the [[2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag]], defeating [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]], dropping only one set in 10 matches. Davydenko then lost to [[Andy Murray]] in the quarterfinals of the [[2009 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|Rogers Cup]] in [[Montreal, Canada|Montreal]], a loss which snapped a 12-match winning streak. He then lost in the third round of the [[2009 Cincinnati Masters]] to [[Gilles Simon]]. Davydenko lost in the quarterfinals of the [[2009 Pilot Pen Tennis]] to [[Sam Querrey]]. At the [[2009 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|US Open]], he reached the fourth round, before retiring against [[Robin Söderling]] with a left thigh injury.

[[File:Nikolay Davydenko at the 2009 US Open 01.jpg|thumb|right|Nikolay Davydenko at 2009 US Open]]

He won his third title of the year at the [[2009 Proton Malaysian Open|2009 Malaysian Open]] by beating [[Gaël Monfils]] in the quarterfinals, [[Robin Söderling]] in the semifinals, and [[Fernando Verdasco]] in the final. Following his triumph in Malaysia, he competed in the [[2009 China Open (tennis)|2009 China Open]], losing in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up [[Marin Čilić]]. At the Shanghai Masters 1000 event, he defeated three seeded players en route to the final, tenth seed [[Fernando González]], thirteenth seed [[Radek Štěpánek]], and second seed [[Novak Djokovic]]. He upset Djokovic in the semifinals. In the final, he played [[Rafael Nadal]] and again won in an upset.

At the [[2009 ATP World Tour Finals|ATP World Tour Finals]] in London, Davydenko won four of his five matches. He lost his first round-robin match to [[Novak Djokovic]], but he beat Nadal in his second match. He also went on to beat the odds, defeating his group leader, [[Robin Söderling]] to reach the semifinals. He recorded his first win over [[Roger Federer]] in 13 tries in the semifinals with a win. With the win, Davydenko advanced to his second consecutive [[ATP World Tour Finals]] final. He won by defeating [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in the final. This victory meant that he became the first Russian to win the event. The straight-set victory also meant that the winner won the event in straight sets for the fourth year in a row.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8385486.stm|title= Davydenko thrilled to join greats|date=2009-11-29|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2009-11-30}}</ref>

Davydenko finished the year ranked no. 6 in world and in the top 10 for the fifth consecutive year.

===2010: Wrist injury===
Davydenko started the year at the exhibition event in [[Abu Dhabi]], but was defeated in the first round by [[David Ferrer]]. A week later at the [[2010 Qatar ExxonMobil Open]], Davydenko defeated [[Roger Federer]] in the semifinal and [[Rafael Nadal]] in the final to claim his twentieth ATP World Tour title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8450315.stm|title=Nikolay Davydenko shocks Rafael Nadal in final|date=2010-01-09|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2010-01-09}}</ref> With this victory in 2010, Davydenko became the second player to beat both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the same tournament (after [[Juan Martín del Potro]] at the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open)]] on separate occasions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8450315.stm|work=BBC News|title=Davydenko shocks Nadal in final|date=January 9, 2010|access-date=May 20, 2010}}</ref> At the [[Australian Open]], Davydenko won his first three rounds without dropping a set, before beating Spain's [[Fernando Verdasco]] in five sets. He eventually lost to Federer in the quarterfinal in four sets.

Davydenko then went to Rotterdam to play in the [[ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament]]. He was the second seed but, in the semifinal against Sweden's [[Robin Söderling]] Davydenko landed on his wrist, and injured it. He continued to play and lost to the eventual champion. Davydenko next appeared in the [[Dubai Tennis Championships]].

At the [[2010 BNP Paribas Open]] at Indian Wells, Davydenko defeated Latvia's [[Ernests Gulbis]]. Before his third-round match with [[Viktor Troicki]] of Serbia, he withdrew due to a fractured wrist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE62D03D20100314|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317202401/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE62D03D20100314|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2010|work=Reuters|title=Tennis-Davydenko withdraws from Indian Wells with broken wrist|date=March 14, 2010}}</ref> According to Davydenko, his first [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] made in the Netherlands didn't allow to determine the fracture due to an [[inflammation]], and thus it was diagnosed only in the US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Николай Давыденко: "Шарапову мне жалко" |trans-title=Nikolay Davydenko: "I Sympathize with Sharapova" |url=https://www.youtube.com/embed/8f8qcWeVXxY?start=3439 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Sport-Express |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=ru|quote=I asked "Why?" Well, maybe there was [some kind of] inflammation and it [the fracture] wasn't visible yet. I had played with the fracture for a month}}</ref> Davydenko returned to the grass court in [[2010 Gerry Weber Open&nbsp;– Singles|Halle]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/28052010/73/dawidenko-kehrt-tour-zurueck.html&ei=ZhcETO31O4ui0gTP8JT3Ag&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/28052010/73/dawidenko-kehrt-tour-zurueck.html%26hl%3Den|title=Yahoo Sport - Sport-Nachrichten, Live Berichte, Videos und mehr!}}</ref> after missing the [[2010 French Open]]. In his first match back, he beat local player [[Simon Greul]].  He played despite his doctor's advising him against playing the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8729488.stm|work=BBC News|title=Federer eases to victory in Halle|date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> However, he lost in the next round to [[Benjamin Becker]].

He then fell in the second round of [[2010 Wimbledon]] to [[Daniel Brands]] in four sets. He then failed to win back-to-back matches in his next four tournaments until the [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters]], where he defeated [[Robby Ginepri]] and [[David Ferrer]], both in three sets, before falling to [[Roger Federer]] in the quarterfinals. He also reached the quarterfinals of the [[2010 China Open (tennis)|2010 China Open]], but failed to defend his title in the [[2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters|Shanghai Rolex Masters]] and fell out the top 10 for the first time in over a year. He then reached three consecutive quarterfinals in the [[2010 Open Sud de France]], [[2010 Valencia Open 500]], and [[2010 BNP Paribas Masters]]. Davydenko did not qualify for the [[Barclays ATP World Tour Finals]]. This was the first time he did not qualify since qualifying for the first time in 2005. He also dropped out of the top 20 for the first time in over {{frac|5|1|2}} years.

===2011–2014 : Decline===

====2011====
2011 saw a decline in Davydenko's form. His first appearance was in the [[2011 Qatar Open&nbsp;– Singles|Qatar Open]], where he defeated [[Rafael Nadal]] in the semifinals, but he fell in the final to [[Roger Federer]]. At the [[2011 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2011 Australian Open]] he was defeated by unseeded [[Florian Mayer]] in four sets. He then fell in the opening rounds of [[2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament]] and [[2011 Open 13]] to Frenchmen [[Michaël Llodra]] and [[Gilles Simon]], respectively. In the [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships]] and [[2011 BNP Paribas Open]], he fell in the opening and second rounds to [[Tomáš Berdych]] and [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], respectively. In the next two Masters 1000, he fell in the first round of the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open]] and [[2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters]]. He then earned his first back-to-back wins since Doha in the [[2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell]], but fell in the third round to [[Nicolás Almagro]].

Then, at the [[2011 BMW Open]] tournament, he started slowly but progressively found some good form, which allowed him to eventually win the final against [[Florian Mayer]]. This was his 21st ATP title, and it meant that he had won at least one ATP-tour title for nine straight years and returned him back into the top 30 in the rankings. This was, however, his only final of the year and he failed to progress past the third round in any Grand Slam or Masters tournament, although his defeat at the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], came to world number one [[Novak Djokovic]] in straight sets after victories in the first two rounds against [[Ivan Dodig]] and [[Potito Starace]].

====2012====
Davydenko lost in the first round of the Australian Open to [[Flavio Cipolla]] in five sets and the first round of [[French Open|Roland Garros]], to [[Andreas Seppi]]. He played World No. 4, [[Andy Murray]], in the first round of the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships]], and was defeated easily.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18588890|title=Nikolay Davydenko|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2012-06-27}}</ref> Davydenko did slightly better at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], winning his first-round match against Argentinian [[Guido Pella]] but losing in the second round to local [[Mardy Fish]] in five sets. The collective results represented Davydenko's worst performance at the Grand Slams in a single year.

Examining the year overall, Davydenko started poorly with a first-round loss in [[Doha]] (to world no. 3 [[Roger Federer]]) and a second-round defeat in [[Montpellier]] during January, in addition to his early exit in Australia. February started well with Davydenko reaching the semi-finals of the indoor tournament in [[Rotterdam]], only to be defeated by Federer again. Davydenko's other best results were reaching the semi-final of the clay court tournament in [[Nice, France|Nice]] in May, where Davydenko was upset by [[Brian Baker (tennis)|Brian Baker]] of the USA, ranked 216 at the time; Davydenko also reached the semi-final of the indoor tournament in [[Metz, France|Metz]] in September, losing to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in three sets.

In July 2012 Davydenko represented the [[Russian Federation]] at the [[2012 London Olympic Games]], with the tennis tournament being played at [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|Wimbledon]]. In the men's singles competition Davydenko won his first-round match against [[Radek Štěpánek]] of the [[Czech Republic]] but lost in the second round to Japan's [[Kei Nishikori]]. Davydenko paired with [[Mikhail Youzhny]] in the Olympics men's doubles; they won their first-round match over Germany ([[Philipp Petzschner]] and [[Christopher Kas]]) but lost a tight match in the second round to eventual gold medallists [[Bob and Mike Bryan]] of the USA.

Davydenko's final tournament appearance of 2012 was the indoor in [[Basel, Switzerland]] in late October, where he lost in the second round to [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]]. Overall, Davydenko entered 25 tournaments in 2012 and finished with a 24-23 record, winning $498,941 in prizemoney. He finished 2012 with an [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of 44, down from 41 at the start of 2012.<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Nikolay-Davydenko.aspx?t=pa&y=2012&m=s&e=0# ATP Player Record 2012: Nikolay Davydenko]</ref>

====2013====
[[File:Davydenko US Open 2013.JPG|thumb|Davydenko at the 2013 US Open]]
Davydenko started his 2013 season by reaching the finals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in January after defeating Spain's David Ferrer (then ranked 5 in the world) in the semifinals. He then took on Richard Gasquet, the world number 10, in the final, eventually losing in 3 sets. He would later appear at the French Open, reaching the third round before being knocked out by Gasquet in straight sets.

He ended the year in rank No. 53.

====2014: Retirement====
In the 2014 season, Davydenko failed to win consecutively. He lost to Daniel Brands in the first round of the Qatar Open. He was beaten by [[Richard Gasquet]] in the second round of the Australian Open. In Montpellier, Davydenko defeated world no.39 [[Julien Benneteau]] but was stunned by world no. 248 [[Albano Olivetti]]. In [[2014 Open 13]] second round, he was beaten by [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. At the [[2014 Indian Wells Masters]], he reached the second round losing to [[John Isner]]. In the [[2014 Sony Open Tennis]] first round, he was defeated by [[Adrian Mannarino]].

Davydenko began his clay court season with a first round loss to [[Albert Ramos Viñolas]] at the Barcelona Open. At BMW Open, he was defeated by [[Federico Delbonis]]. He won his first clay court match of the season at the Düsseldorf Open by defeating [[Dudi Sela]] before losing to [[Jiri Vesely]] second round. After losing the first round of the [[2014 French Open]], he skipped the grass court season to decide whether he would retire or not. Sources close to the Russian Davis Cup team and tennis federation said that Davydenko had decided to retire and that he would be honoured with a farewell ceremony at that year's Kremlin Cup.<ref name=itar-tass/> On October 16, Davydenko confirmed these rumors by announcing his retirement at a press conference in Moscow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/10/42/Moscow-Thursday-Davydenko-Retires.aspx|title = News &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Davydenko employed an offensive baseline game, using deep and penetrating groundstrokes on both wings. His groundstrokes were technically efficient on both forehand and backhand. His tremendous footspeed and anticipation enabled him to hit the ball early which caught opponents out of position and allowed him to dictate the play, somewhat similar to former [[List of ATP number 1 ranked players|world no. 1]] [[Andre Agassi]]. Davydenko's best shot was his backhand, which he could hit down the line, cross court, or with extreme angles. He was known for his running shots which he took early and often turned into winners. His serve was technically correct and very consistent, even though it lacked the fire-power to become a serious weapon. Davydenko's style made him an effective player on any surface, however he was most successful on hard and clay courts, as he had not made any significant breakthroughs on grass.

Davydenko's main weaknesses were his volleys, and his occasional inability to close out matches. His volleys were not as consistent as his groundstrokes, though he did have one of the best swinging volleys on tour. Many tennis analysts also criticized Davydenko for lacking variation in his game due to the fact that he mainly played from the baseline with his consistent groundstrokes. In the later years of his career, he varied his game by employing the slice and moving into the net more often. Davydenko's difficulty closing matches lost him numerous important matches after holding the lead. This was evident during the 2006 [[Tennis Masters Cup]] against [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6151340.stm|work=BBC News|title=Blake hands defeat to Davydenko|date=November 15, 2006|access-date=May 20, 2010}}</ref> and [[Rafael Nadal]] where he won the first set and had the lead in the second, but lost. Against [[Roger Federer]], he blew a lead at the 2006 and 2010 Australian Opens as well as at the 2007 French Open. In the 2006 Australian Open, he had three set points in the third to go up 2 sets to 1, but lost the set and eventually the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4645514.stm|work=BBC News|title=Setwatch: Federer v Davydenko|date=January 25, 2006|access-date=May 20, 2010}}</ref>

==Equipment==
Beginning mid-2010, he began using [[Dunlop Sport]] racquets and was using the Dunlop Biomimetic 200 Plus. However, in the beginning of 2012, he stopped the contract with Dunlop and returned to using the Prince Ozone Pro Tour.

At the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells California, Davydenko was playing with a Babolat AeroPro Drive GT.

Davydenko wore Asics shoes and clothing towards the end of his career.<ref>http://www.dunlopsport.com/Dunlop-Tennis/News--Events/International/News/World-No6-Davydenko-signs-with-Dunlop-/{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His previous brand was [[Airness]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Николай Давыденко: "Да, я хохол. Могу кричать, что я хохол" |trans-title=Nikolay Davydenko: "Yes, I'm [[khokhol]]. I can scream that I'm khokhol"|url=https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/innuendo/687942.html |website=sports.ru |access-date=23 November 2020 |language=ru |date=17 October 2014|quote=I entered Top-10 without having a sponsor. It was in the middle of the year, budgets were planned, everyone had their own players, it was tough. There were always some suggestions but I wanted a tidbit. I was offered one by the French 'Airness' which is not even on the tour. I really liked promoting their brand. I had been with them for two years and I'm very happy. I like exclusive, I like something others don't have}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In January 2007, Davydenko was fined [[Australian dollar|AU$]]10,000 and apologised to [[Sydney International]] organisers after criticising the tournament for being "too small" and withdrawing from the tournament due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/davydenko-apologises-for-sydney-comments/2007/01/17/1168709763320.html|title=Davydenko apologises for Sydney comments|publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=17 January 2007|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>

The ATP launched a [[match fixing]] investigation of Davydenko's match against [[Martín Vassallo Argüello]] in [[Sopot]] of 2 August 2007, after several large bets were placed at an online British gambling company, [[Betfair]], in Argüello's favour after Davydenko had won the first set 6–2. Davydenko withdrew from the match during the third set with a foot injury.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stahl|first=Jeremy|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02082007/58/davydenko-drops-foot-injury.html|title=Davydenko drops out with foot injury|date=2007-08-20|access-date=2007-12-04|publisher= Eurosport.com}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Although Davydenko had suffered three first-round defeats in his last three tournaments, was injured in an earlier-round match, and showed signs of injury in the second set,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20107781/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125015935/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20107781/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-25|title=Tennis officials investigate suspicious betting|publisher=Associated Press|date=2007-08-03|access-date=2007-12-04}}</ref> it did not make sense to Betfair that such a heavy betting volume would go in Argüello's direction at that point of time in the match. Per its agreement with the ATP, [[Betfair]] notified the Tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/sports/tennis/07araton.html|title=Free Market Comes With a Dark Side|first=Harvey|last=Araton|date=2007-08-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2007-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6928635.stm|title=Davydenko faces betting inquiry|date=2007-08-27|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2007-12-01}}</ref> It has since been revealed that nine people based in Russia had bet US$1.5M on Davydenko losing while two unknown people would gain US$6M from the loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7092156.stm|title=Davydenko fine appeal successful|date=2007-11-13|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2007-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/sports/tennis/25tennis.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1196017248-Bjinj+ryoRANHzTKWVBYLw|title=Talk of Efforts to Fix Matches Rattles Pro Tennis|last=Drape|first=Joe|date=2007-11-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2007-11-24}}</ref> A total of $7M was wagered on the match, ten times the usual amount.<ref name=Cleared>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7612536.stm|title=Davydenko cleared of match-fixing|date=2008-09-12|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2008-09-12}}</ref> Due to these irregularities, all bets were voided. On September 11, 2008, Davydenko, along with Argüello, were cleared of any involvement in match-fixing. The inquiry, which lasted over a year, was the longest ever held into match-fixing in tennis.<ref name=Cleared/>

Further controversy also surrounded Davydenko after one of his matches at [[St. Petersburg Open]] in October 2007. During his 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 defeat by Marin Čilić, he was given a code violation by umpire Jean-Philippe Dercq for not giving his best effort. He was later fined $2000 by the ATP, but the fine was rescinded upon appeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2007news/davydenko_appeal.asp |title=Nikolay Davydenko Appeal |date=2007-11-13 |publisher=ATPTennis.com |access-date=2007-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227050920/http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2007news/davydenko_appeal.asp |archive-date=2007-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following week, he lost 2–6, 2–6 to [[Marcos Baghdatis]] at the [[Paris Masters]]. This generated some controversy, as Davydenko was cautioned by the umpire to do his best during the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7073200.stm|title=Davydenko facing new controversy|date=2007-11-01|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2007-11-15}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{main|Nikolay Davydenko career statistics}}

===Grand Slam tournament performance timeline===
{{performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!width=150|Tournament!!width=30|[[2000 ATP Tour|2000]]!!width=30|[[2001 ATP Tour|2001]]!!width=30|[[2002 ATP Tour|2002]]!!width=30|[[2003 ATP Tour|2003]]!!width=30|[[2004 ATP Tour|2004]]!!width=30|[[2005 ATP Tour|2005]]!!width=30|[[2006 ATP Tour|2006]]!!width=30|[[2007 ATP Tour|2007]]!!width=30|[[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!!width=30|[[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!!width=30|[[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!!width=30|[[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!!width=30|[[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!!width=30|[[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!!width=30|[[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!!width=45|SR!!width=55|W–L!!width=45|Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2001 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2005 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2006 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2007 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|4R]]
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2010 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Australian Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|0 / 13
|23–13
|63.89
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2001 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2005 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2006 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2007 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2009 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|QF]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 French Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|0 / 13
|26–13
|68.42
|-
|align=left|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|0 / 11
|7–11
|41.18
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2001 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2006 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2007 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 US Open&nbsp;– Men's Singles|2R]]
|A
|0 / 13
|26–13
|66.67
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!2–3
!2–4
!2–4
!3–4
!11–4
!13–4
!17–4
!8–4
!9–3
!6–3
!3–4
!1–4
!4–3
!1–2
!0 / 50
!82–50
!63.28
|-
|}

===Year-end championship finals===

====Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)====
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||2008||[[Tennis Masters Cup|Shanghai]]||Hard (i)||{{Flagicon|SRB}} [[Novak Djokovic]]||1–6, 5–7
|- style="background:#ff9;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||2009||[[ATP World Tour Finals|London]]||Hard (i)||{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Martín del Potro]]||6–3, 6–4
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==See also==
{{Portal|Tennis}}
*[[Match fixing in tennis]]

==References==
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