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Sergiy Stakhovsky Bio


  • Began playing at age six in Kiev Olympic Stadium
  • Born in Kiev and now resides in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Father, Eduard, is a urology professor; mother, Olga, is a retired university economics teacher; Has two brothers, Aleksandr (26, a doctor), who played basketball, and Leonard (15, who plays tennis)
  • 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 favorite writers are Bulgakov, Sinkevich, Dominik Dan and Minaev
  • Enjoys all ball sports, especially soccer, basketball and table tennis
  • Also enjoys swimming and spending time with friends at cinema, bowling or playing billards
  • Favorite players growing up were Patrick Rafter and Pete Sampras
  • Also admired countryman Andrei Medvedev and watched a lot of his matches
  • Has a 12-6 career Davis Cup record (6-5 in singles) in seven ties
  • Physiotheraptis is Karol Guman and coached by Tibor Toth (since August 2007).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.


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