Oleg Ogorodov (Олег Огородов; born 16 July 1972) is a former

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, who turned professional in 1995. He represented

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at the

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. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996, when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings. Alternatively in doubles his career high came a year later on July 7, 1997, when he ranked 102nd.

Career

Ogorodov officially turned pro in 1995 and made his first singles appearance on the

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(ATP) challenger series tour in July. During his first appearance in Weiden, Germany he made it to the quarterfinal but lost to Swedish tennis player

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in three sets, 7–6, 1–6, 5–7. He would make it to his first challenger semifinal the following week in

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when lost to Polish tennis player

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in straight sets, 6–7, 3–6. In July 1995 Ogorodov made his first ATP tour appearance in

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however he lost in the first round to Simon Touzil, 4–6, 4–6. October 1995 he made into his first

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quarterfinal in

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losing against Belgian player

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, 3–6, 1–6, Dewulf later on to win the tournament against

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. During his play in Vienna he gained one of his biggest victories to date by beating Ukrainian player and number 4 seed

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who was ranked 16th in the world at the time in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1.

Career finals

Doubles (1 title)

References

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* * * 1972 births Living people Uzbekistani male tennis players Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Uzbekistan Sportspeople from Tashkent Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Asian Games medalists in tennis Hopman Cup competitors Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{Uzbekistan-tennis-bio-stub