Alexandre Sidorenko (born 18 February 1988) is a French

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player. Sidorenko has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 145, achieved on 25 May 2009. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 168, achieved 7 June 2010.

Junior career

As a junior, Sidorenko reach as high a world No. 3 in the combined singles + doubles junior ranking system. Contributing most significantly to this ranking, was his title run in winning the

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boys' singles. He defeated Australian

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in straight sets ''6–3, 7–6^(7–4)'' to capture the championship.

Career

Sidorenko made his

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singles main draw debut at the 2006 Open 13 on hard courts in

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. Having received a wild card granting him direct entry into the first round, he was defeated by

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of Russia in three sets ''6–2, 4–6, 1–6''. He made his

doubles debut at the same tournament, receiving a wild card into the doubles main draw as well alongside compatriot

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and

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in three sets ''3–6, 6–3, –10'. He lost in the first round of the

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against

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as a wildcard, when he had to retire. In 2008, he lost to

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in the first round of the Munich Open in Germany. Sidorenko has reached 16 career singles finals, posting a record of 5 wins and 11 losses which includes a 1–1 tally in

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finals. He won the 2016 Saint Brieuc Challenger tournament in France, defeating

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''2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)'' in the final to claim the championship. Additionally, he has reached 25 career doubles finals, posting a record of 10 wins and 15 losses which included a 2–1 record in

finals.

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 16 (5–11)

Doubles: 25 (10–15)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

References

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* * 1988 births Living people Australian Open (tennis) junior champions French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco French male tennis players French people of Russian descent Naturalized citizens of France People from Monte Carlo Russian emigrants to France Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg People with acquired American citizenship Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles {{France-tennis-bio-stub