- Began playing at age six
- Father, Alexander, and mother, Marina, are doctors
- Has one younger brother, Denis
- Born in Volzhskij, Russia and moved to Bra, Italy when he was 15 after friend Igor Eremin invited him to live and train there
- Bra locals nickname him "Andrea"
- Resides and trains most of year in Italy
- In June 2008, changed his nationality to represent Kazakhstan in Davis Cup competition
- Speaks Russian, Italian and English
- His goal is to be World No. 1
- Off court interests include Playstation and watching his favourite soccer team Juventus
- Favourite players are Pete Sampras, Marat Safin and Roger Federer
- Considers indoor hard courts his favourite surface and serve and forehand his best shots
- Named 2010 Most Improved Player Of The Year
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Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2013.
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