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Karen Khachanov 10 Personal Facts, Bio, Wiki
Russian tennis player
Born: May 21, 1996 (age 26 years), Moscow, Russia
Spouse: Veronika Shkliaeva (m. 2016)
Nationality: Russian
Height: 1.98 m
Education: Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth, and Tourism
Medal: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men’s singles
Parents: Abgar Khachanov, Natalia Khachanova
Age 26 (1996.05.21)
Turned Pro 2013
Weight 192lbs(87kg)
Height 6’6″(198cm)
Birthplace Moscow, Russia
Plays Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand
Coach Jose Clavet, Vedran Martic
Karen Khachanov 10 Pics, Photos, Pictures
Karen Khachanov 10 Fast Facts, Bio, Wiki
In April 2016, Khachanov married Veronika Shkliaeva, his childhood sweetheart, whom he had been dating since 2011. Their first child, a boy named David,was born on 14 September 2019.
Fellow tennis player Ilya Ivashka is his brother-in-law, their wives being (twin) sisters.
In March 2022, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti reported that, amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khachanov had removed the Russian flag from his Instagram page.
Karen Abgarovich Khachanov is a Russian professional tennis player.
Khachanov has won four ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Paris Masters, claimed an Olympic silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and reached a major semifinal at the 2022 US Open.
He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 on 15 July 2019.
Nickname is Djan.
Started playing tennis as a 3-year-old at kindergarten.
Speaks Russian, English and Spanish.
Wife, Veronika; son, David; father, Abgar, played volleyball at a high level; mother, Natalia; sister, Margarita; brother, Georgiy.
Attended Sozvezdie secondary school in Moscow and graduated in 2018 from University of Physical Education in Moscow.
Grew up attending Kremlin Cup and met Russian players Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Nikolay Davydenko, Andrei Chesnokov, Igor Andreev and Igor Kunitsyn.
Favourite surfaces are clay and indoor hard. Favourite shot is serve.
Idols growing up were Marat Safin and Juan Martin del Potro. Dream opponent is Safin, whom he met as a 16-year-old in Helsinki.
If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a basketball player or a sports agent.
Enjoys basketball, football, chess, listening to hip-hop music and hanging out with friends.
Admires LeBron James, Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Favourite football team is Real Madrid.
Broke into Top 10 and achieved career-high No. 8 in July 2019 after ending 2018 season at No. 11.
Upset Top-10 players Isner, A. Zverev, Thiem and Djokovic en route to 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title, but has lost his last 20 matches vs. Top 10.
Became 1st unseeded ATP Masters 1000 champion since Nalbandian at 2007 Paris.
Advanced to 2022 US Open SF, 2021 Wimbledon QF and 2019 Roland Garros QF.
Entered 2020 Tokyo Olympics as No. 4 men’s player on Team ROC and went on to earn silver medal (held in 2021).
Karen Khachanov is a Russian tennis player who has used his big game to steadily climb up the ATP hierarchy.
Khachanov is among the tallest players in the top 100 right now, and he uses his height to the fullest as he hammers down aces and winners with ease.
His intense battle against Rafael Nadal at the 2018 US Open showed everyone that he has what it takes to challenge the very best of players in men’s tennis.