Emin Ağayev (born 14 May 1979) is a former professional

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player from

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Biography

Ağayev was born in the Uzbek city of

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, then part of the Soviet Union, but represented Azerbaijan in his tennis career. As a youngster on the juniors circuit, he was ranked in the world's top 50 and made the boys' doubles semi-finals of the

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, with Israeli

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. He turned professional in the 1999 season. In 2002, he qualified for the main draw of his only ATP Tour level tournament, the RCA Championships, held in Indianapolis. He came up against 13th seed

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in the first round and lost in straight sets. In 2003, he beat

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at a Challenger tournament in Istanbul, got to the final round of qualifying for the

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and won a Challenger doubles title in Helsinki. As the most-capped player for the Azerbaijan Davis Cup team, he holds a number of records, including most singles wins (19) and most overall wins (30), from a total of 25 ties.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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