- Began playing at age six in Kiev Olympic Stadium…Father, Eduard, is a urology professor; mother, Olga, is a retired university economics teacher; Has two brothers, Aleksandr (a doctor, who is older), and Leonard, who plays tennis and is younger…Supports Ukraine Institute of Cancer…Speaks five languages - Ukranian, Slovak, Czech, Russian and English…Enjoys reading Russian classics with some easy reading mixed in and favourite writers are Bulgakov, Sinkevich and Dominik Dan…Enjoys all ball sports, especially football, basketball and table tennis…Also enjoys swimming and spending time with friends at the cinema, bowling or playing billards…Favourite players growing up were Patrick Rafter and Pete Sampras…Also admired countryman Andrei Medvedev and watched a lot of his matches…Wife, Anfisa Bulgakova (married 24 September, 2011)
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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