Born in
Moscow, Russia, the 5' 10" Bogomolov's father, Alex Sr., was a Soviet tennis coach who worked with
Larisa Neiland,
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and
Andrei Medvedev. In 1998 he won the
USTA National Boys' 16 Championships, defeating
Andy Roddick in the final. After losing in the first round of his first Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon, Bogomolov was beaten by
David Nalbandian in the first round of the
2001 US Open. In 2005, he was suspended for eight weeks after a positive doping test from the
Australian Open. The banned substance found was
salbutamol. Bogomolov admitted taking the substance through an inhaler to treat exercise-induced
asthma and that he had not applied for a medical exemption. The tribunal decided he had not intentionally taken the drug in an effort to boost his performance and so the usual two-year ban did not apply, however he lost the prize money and ranking points earned at several competitions during the relevant time period. In July 2008, he won the Shotgun 21 world championship at the Pacific
Palisades Tennis Center, defeating
John Isner in the semifinal, and
Phillip King in the final, twice by the score of 21–20. In September Bogomolov beat world no. 83
Bobby Reynolds, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, in Waco, Texas. After having surgery on his left wrist in late 2008, Bogomolov began work at the Gotham Tennis Academy. In July 2009 at the Hall of Fame Championships, he defeated
Arnaud Clément of France, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. In 2011 Bogomolov won his first Challenger title in three years in Champaign-Urbana over
Amer Delić, 5–7, 7–6, 6–3. That same year Bogomolov defeated
Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, in the second round of the
Miami Masters 1000 but lost to
John Isner in the third round. At the
2011 Farmers Classic, Bogomolov was defeated by
Ernests Gulbis in the semifinals, 2–6, 6–7. In the first round of the
Western & Southern Open he defeated
Robby Ginepri 6–4, 6–3 . After defeating an out-of-sorts world no. 10
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–4 in the second round, he faced a rematch with
Andy Murray in the third, this time losing 2–6, 5–7. At the
US Open, he lost in the third round to
John Isner, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6. At the end of the 2011 season he was named the
ATP's most improved player after rising from no.166 in the
ATP rankings at the beginning of 2011 to no. 33 at season's end. On December 1, the International Tennis Federation ruled him eligible to compete for Russia in the Davis Cup. In the
2012 Australian Open Bogomolov was seeded 32: his first ever Grand Slam seeding. He achieved a joint personal best by progressing to the 2nd round where he lost in 5 sets in
Michaël Llodra. Bogomolov retired at the end of 2014. His final match was a straight sets loss to
Tatsuma Ito in the second round of
qualifying at the
2014 US Open. ==Personal==