Jurabek Karimov (Uzbek: Журабек Каримов, Jo'rabek Karimov; born 4 June 1998) is an inactive Uzbekistani tennis player.

Jurabek Karimov
Джурабек Каримов
Country (sports) Uzbekistan
ResidenceTashkent, Uzbekistan
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CollegeWake Forest University[1]
CoachPetr Lebed, Sergey Arkashn
Prize money$62,222
Singles
Career record2–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 426 (27 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 630 (31 May 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorF (2016)
French Open Junior3R (2015, 2016)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2016)
US Open Junior1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record1–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 279 (15 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 983 (31 May 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2015)
French Open JuniorQF (2016)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2016)
US Open Junior2R (2015)
Team competitions
Davis Cup4–1
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.

Karimov has a career high ATP singles ranking of 426 achieved on 27 August 2018. On 15 April 2019, he peaked at world number 279 in the ATP doubles rankings.

Karimov has represented Uzbekistan in Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 4–1. He achieved his first victory in 2018 against British player Cameron Norrie after coming from two sets down.

Personal life

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Karimov began playing tennis aged 7. His great-uncle Islam Karimov was the first president of Uzbekistan.[2]

Style of play

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Jurabek Karimov has a double handed backhand. He is very agile and athletic.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2016 Australian Open Hard   Oliver Anderson 2–6, 6–1, 1–6

Future and Challenger finals

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Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Legend
ATP Challengers 0 (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour 7 (3–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. April 9, 2016 Qarshi, Uzbekistan F1 Hard   Ilya Ivashka 3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Winner 2. October 22, 2017 Kuching, Malaysia F1 Hard   Evan Song 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Runner-up 3. October 29, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia F2 Hard   Scott Griekspoor 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. March 17, 2018 Kazan, Russia F3 Hard (i)   Roman Safiullin 2–6, 1–6
Winner 5. August 11, 2018 Minsk, Belarus F1 Hard   Jonathan Gray 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. July 21, 2019 M15 Telavi, Georgia Clay   David Poljak 4–6, 1–6
Winner 7. September 29, 2019 M25 Almaty, Kazakhstan Hard   Beibit Zhukayev 7–5, 6–3

Doubles 9 (3–6)

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Legend
ATP Challengers 3 (1–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour 6 (2–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. June 13, 2015 Namangan, Uzbekistan F4 Hard   Sanjar Fayziev   Dean O'Brien
  Ruan Roelofse
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. August 2, 2015 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard   Chung Yun-seong   Konstantin Kravchuk
  Denys Molchanov
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. April 9, 2016 Qarshi, Uzbekistan F1 Hard   Sanjar Fayziev   Chen Ti
  Sumit Nagal
5–5, RET
Runner-up 4. September 24, 2016 Shymkent, Kazakhstan F5 Clay   Roman Khassanov   Mikhail Fufygin
  Vladimir Ivanov
5–7, 2–6
Winner 5. October 29, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia F2 Hard   Wang Aoran   Wilfredo González
  Francesco Vilardo
6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. November 5, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia F3 Hard   Wang Aoran   Yuichi Ito
  Nuttanon Kadchapanan
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Runner-up 7. May 12, 2018 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Hard   Sanjar Fayziev   Timur Khabibulin
  Vladyslav Manafov
2–6, 1–6
Winner 8. October 13, 2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard   Sanjar Fayziev   Federico Gaio
  Enrique López Pérez
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [11–9]
Runner-up 9. September 1, 2019 M25 Irpin, Ukraine Clay   Sergey Fomin   Vladyslav Manafov
  Denis Yevseyev
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10]
Runner-up 10. January 26, 2020 M15 Kazan, Russia Hard (i)   Sergey Fomin   Alexander Igoshin
  Evgenii Tiurnev
6–7(6–8), 4–6

Davis Cup

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Participations: (4–1)

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Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (1–1)
Group I (3–0)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (2–1)
Doubles (2–0)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 2–3; 16–18 September 2016; Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; World Group Play-off; Clay surface
Defeat 1 V Singles   Switzerland Antoine Bellier 2–6, 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
 4–1; 6–7 April 2018; Naval Sports Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan; Asia/Oceania Second round; Grass surface
Victory 2 III Doubles (with Denis Istomin)   Pakistan Aqeel Khan / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6–2, 6–4
 1–3; 14–16 September 2018; Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain; World Group Play-off; Hard (indoor) surface
Victory 3 II Singles   Great Britain Cameron Norrie 0–6, 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–2
 3–2; 13-14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Asia/Oceania Group I First round; Clay surface
Victory 4 III Doubles (with Sanjar Fayziev)   Lebanon Benjamin Hassan / Giovani Samaha 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Victory 5 V Singles Hady Habib 6–4, 1–6, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Jurabek Karimov". godeacs. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (2016-09-02). "Islam Karimov Dies at 78, Ending a Long, Ruthless Rule of Uzbekistan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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