2013–2014: Early career and Davis Cup debut Rublev debuted at the Bulgaria F6 Futures, reaching the quarterfinals. He continued his career in
Bulgaria, where he again reached the quarterfinals, but became runner-up in doubles. The 15-year-old reached his first ITF Futures final in 2013 in
Minsk, Belarus. After an unsuccessful fall, he recorded his first win at the F31 Futures in
Bradenton, Florida. In the 2014 Tour he started in
Kazakhstan, reaching a semifinal and a final in the two Futures events in
Aktobe, respectively. In the latter he beat Belarusian
Yaraslav Shyla for his second win. Rublev reached the final of the Czech F1 Futures in doubles, partnering with Pole
Andriej Kapaś, and continued his success in the Russian F3 Futures in Moscow, becoming champion in singles and runner-up in the doubles competition. The Russian participated at his first Masters 1000 entry in
Miami, where he defeated
Pablo Carreño Busta, but lost to
John Isner. He entered the clay season at the
Barcelona Open, where as a qualifier he reached the second round after overcoming
Fernando Verdasco. With his win over Finn
Jarkko Nieminen at
Geneva Open, 17-year-old Rublev repeated Nadal's success in winning at least once on five ATP tournaments in one season as a teenager who is under 18 years old. (Nadal did that in 2004.) Rublev was called for the
Davis Cup team in the
2015 Davis Cup Europea/Africa Zone Group I match against
Spain, held in
Vladivostok. After losing his first match against
Tommy Robredo, Rublev won his second match against
Pablo Andújar in the decisive fifth rubber to complete a 0–2 comeback for Russia against five-time champion Spain. This secured team Russia a place in the World Group play-offs. Russia played in the World Group play-offs last time in 2012, losing then to
Brazil 0–5. Rublev made his major debut at
2015 US Open as a qualifier. Rublev won his first ATP title at the
2015 Kremlin Cup in doubles, partnering with comeback
Dmitry Tursunov.
2016: Challenger title Rublev started the
2016 year at the
Chennai Open, losing to
Stan Wawrinka in the second round. He reached only the first and second rounds of ATP 250 and Challenger tournaments. In March, this poor performance led to his decision to part ways with his coach Sergey Tarasevich. Immediately after that, on 6 March 2016 he made a turn by winning his first Challenger in singles, defeating
Paul-Henri Mathieu in Quimper, France. As a result, Rublev jumped 47 positions from 208th to 161st ranking position, a new career-high. In April, he joined 4Slam Academy in
Barcelona, run by
Galo Blanco.
2017: First ATP title & major quarterfinal, top 50 Rublev started well in the
2017 ATP World Tour, reaching the second round of the
Australian Open after qualifying. On the way he beat 60th-ranked
Lu Yen-hsun, but then lost to
Andy Murray. Rublev was successful in some Challenger tournaments. He reached the
2017 Open de Rennes Challenger final, losing there to Belarusian
Uladzimir Ignatik. Again in Quimper, France, Rublev reached the semifinals, losing to
Peter Gojowczyk. Rublev also reached the semifinals in Irving, Texas. The Russian had some success on grass-court tournaments. He got into the quarterfinals of the
Halle Open, losing there to his compatriot
Karen Khachanov in a tight match. In the next tournament, the
Wimbledon Championships, Rublev could reach round two, losing there to
Albert Ramos Viñolas. Despite losing in the qualification round, Rublev as
lucky loser reached his first ATP singles final at the
Umag Open, beating in the quarterfinals defending champion
Fabio Fognini. In the final, he beat
Paolo Lorenzi in straight sets to win his first ATP singles title. It was the seventh time that a lucky loser would win a tournament, the last tennis player doing so at that time was
Rajeev Ram in
2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. He reached the top 50 at world No. 49, on 24 July 2017. Rublev went on to compete at the
2017 US Open as a direct entrant. He grabbed his first win against top-10 player, beating No. 9
Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets and made it through to the quarterfinals, beating
David Goffin in the fourth round in straight sets. Rublev lost in straight sets to world No. 1 and eventual champion,
Rafael Nadal, in the quarterfinals. The young Russian qualified for the
Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan and made it into the finals, but lost to
Chung Hyeon.
2018: First Masters doubles final Rublev commenced the 2018 season in
Doha, where he went to the final, eventually losing in straight sets to
Gaël Monfils. Next, he reached the round of 32 of the
Australian Open, where he was seeded for the first time in a Grand Slam event at No. 30, but lost to third seed Grigor Dimitrov, in four sets. Rublev continued his run of good form by reaching back-to-back quarterfinals in
Montepellier and
Rotterdam, losing to
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Grigor Dimitrov, respectively. The Russian then had a first-round exit in
Acapulco, losing to
David Ferrer. He did not compete at the
2018 French Open or
2018 Wimbledon due to a back injury he sustained at the
Monte-Carlo Masters where he lost in the third round to
Dominic Thiem after having had a match point. Later in the season after returning to active play he lost to Frenchman
Jérémy Chardy in the first round of the US Open.
2019: Top 10 wins, second ATP title Rublev opened 2019 by making the round of sixteen in
Doha at a tournament in which he had been the runner-up in the previous year. This loss came at the hand of the fifth seeded
Nikoloz Basilashvili who defeated Rublev in straight sets in only 61 minutes. Next, in the
2019 Australian Open, Rublev lost in the first round in four sets to American
Mackenzie McDonald. In the
Hamburg European Open, Rublev achieved his second win over a top 10 player by defeating the top seed and world No. 4, Dominic Thiem, in the quarterfinals. He lost to fourth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final. In August, Rublev had the biggest win of his career so far at the
Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where he defeated world No. 3,
Roger Federer, in the third round in straight sets, handing Federer his fastest loss in some sixteen years. Rublev then went onto to lose to the tournament's eventual winner
Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals. At the
US Open, the unseeded Rublev defeated eighth seed
Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets in the first round. In the second round, Rublev won the first set against
Gilles Simon, but Simon retired early in the second set, sending Rublev into the third round. There he defeated Australian
Nick Kyrgios in straight sets, catapulting him to the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament for the second time. There, he lost in straight sets to
Matteo Berrettini. Later in the 2019 campaign, Rublev lost in the second round to Fabio Fognini, in straight sets, at the
China Open in Beijing, after having beaten Grigor Dimitrov in the first round. On his 22nd birthday, Rublev won his second ATP title at the
Kremlin Cup, defeating Frenchman
Adrian Mannarino in straight sets in the final.
2020: Five ATP titles, world No. 8 Rublev entered the
2020 ATP season by winning back-to-back titles. Not allowed to compete in the newly established
ATP Cup, as only a country's top two singles tennis players qualified, Rublev instead entered the
Qatar Open, this time winning the trophy as he failed to do so two years ago. Next, Rublev took part in the maiden
Adelaide International. Third-seeded, Rublev overcame Canadian
Félix Auger-Aliassime in a three-set marathon match in the semifinal, before reaching the final and soundly defeating qualifier
Lloyd Harris. Together with his results at
2019 Davis Cup Finals, this was 12th consecutive win for Rublev. He became the first player to win two ATP tournaments in the first two weeks of the season since 2004, when
Dominik Hrbatý won tournaments in Adelaide and Auckland. Next up for Rublev was the first of the year's four Grand Slam tournaments, the
Australian Open where Rublev extended his early 2020 undefeated winning streak to 11 matches by coming from behind for a four-set third round victory over the 11th seed David Goffin of Belgium. His unbeaten 2020 run then ended the fourth round where he lost in straight sets to the seventh seed
Alexander Zverev of Germany, who advanced to his first Australian Open quarterfinal. Next in the
Rotterdam Open, the seventh-seeded Rublev advanced into the quarterfinals with a round of 16 victory over
Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. However, he then lost in straight sets to
Filip Krajinović of Serbia who then advanced to the semifinals. Then, in February at the
Dubai Championships, Rublev made it to the quarterfinals where he lost in straight sets to the unseeded
Dan Evans of Great Britain. After tournaments that should have started but were cancelled or postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the late 2020 season saw a number of replacement exhibition tournaments. Rublev participated at the
Adria Tour, taking place in the
Balkans. The tournament was split into four groups of four players each. Rublev, playing in the Alexander Zverev group, in
Zadar, Croatia, beat
Marin Čilić,
Danilo Petrović and Zverev to qualify into the final, where would have competed with
Novak Djokovic. However, one of the participants, Grigor Dimitrov, was tested positive for the coronavirus, and so the final match was cancelled. Later in the season when competition resumed prior to the US Open, Rublev lost in three sets in a two out of three-set-match to British player Dan Evans in the opening round of the
Western & Southern Open, which was played this year at the
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, home of the US Open, instead of
Mason, Ohio, where it is traditionally being held. Seeded
10th at the
US Open, Rublev defeated Jérémy Chardy and
Grégoire Barrère,
Salvatore Caruso, all in straight sets. Rublev's round of 16 match pitted was a rematch against a player he lost to in the same round in 2019, the fifth seed
Matteo Berrettini. This time, Rublev won in four sets and advanced to his second US Open quarterfinal. He then lost in his quarterfinal match to Daniil Medvedev in straight sets with two tiebreakers. Next, Rublev achieved his third tour title of the year at the
Hamburg European Open, where in the final he defeated second seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets. However, Tsitsipas returned serve by defeating Rublev in straight sets in the quarterfinals of the
French Open. However, this performance guaranteed him a place in the top ten of the ATP rankings on 12 October 2020. Rublev then won his fourth title of the year at the
St. Petersburg Open, defeating seventh seed
Borna Ćorić, in straight sets. He reached a career-high of World No. 8 on 19 October 2020. With this win, Rublev qualified for the
ATP Finals in London, which was his first ATP Finals appearance. In mid-November, at the
ATP Finals, Rublev was placed in Group London 2020, where he would be eliminated in the
round-robin phase. He started off his ATP-Finals debut with a match against Rafael Nadal – the second seed. Nadal beat Rublev. Two days after his loss, Rublev would face off against defending champion and sixth seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas. In his match, Rublev got
match point on
serve during the deciding set
tiebreaker, but he
double faulted, and lost the tiebreak and the match. Tsitsipas won, and Rublev was eliminated from the tournament. Two days later, Rublev faced his final opponent: third seed Dominic Thiem whom Rublev defeated to conclude his ATP Final debut.
2021: Mixed doubles Olympic gold, world No. 5 Rublev started his 2021 season with a title at the
ATP Cup, a country-based team event. Playing for Russia, in a team with Daniil Medvedev,
Aslan Karatsev, and
Evgeny Donskoy, Rublev bested Argentina's
Guido Pella and Japan's
Yoshihito Nishioka in the group stage to help his team advance into the semifinals. There he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff, coming back from a set down to win. In the final of the ATP Cup, Rublev beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets. Rublev advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Australian Open after defeating
Yannick Hanfmann,
Thiago Monteiro,
Feliciano López, and
Casper Ruud. Rublev then won the
Rotterdam Open, defeating
Márton Fucsovics in the final. He also bested top-ten player Tsitsipas en route to the final. With this title, Rublev reached a twenty match winning streak at
ATP Tour 500 tournaments, which is the third longest ATP 500 winning streak in tennis history. The next week, he went on to win doubles at the
Qatar Open partnering Aslan Karatsev but lost his first singles match to
Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinal. Rublev's previous rounds were won by walkovers due to his opponents' injuries. The week after at
Dubai, he extended his winning streak to twenty one matches with his victory over
Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round. With this 21st consecutive win at ATP 500 events, Rublev tied Andy Murray for the second-longest winning streak at the tournament level (since 2009) and also second overall, the only other player to own a longer run of ATP 500 victories being Roger Federer (28). Rublev went on to reach the semifinals defeating
Taylor Fritz and Márton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals (for the third time in 2021), losing to wildcard and eventual champion Aslan Karatsev in the semifinals. In April, seeded fourth, Rublev reached his first semifinal at a Masters 1000 level at the
2021 Miami Open where he was defeated by the eventual champion
Hubert Hurkacz. In
Monte-Carlo, Rublev reached his first singles Masters 1000 final, defeating 11-time champion Rafael Nadal en route. Although he lost to Tsitsipas in the championship match, he reached a career-high of world No. 7 and overtook Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time in his career. At the
French Open, Rublev was upset in the first round in five sets by Jan-Lennard Struff. At
Wimbledon, Rublev reached the fourth round for the first time in his career defeating 26th seed Fabio Fognini. This marked the first time three Russian players reached the fourth round at the All England Club since 2006, when Elena Dementieva, Anastasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova made their run. He was finally defeated by Márton Fucsovics whom he beat in five consecutive meetings between the two since his win at the 2020 French Open including Fucsovics's withdrawal in Qatar. At the
2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won the mixed doubles title with
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeating compatriots Aslan Karatsev and
Elena Vesnina in the final. Rublev was playing mixed doubles for the first time in his professional career and has no plans to continue until the next Olympics. At the
Western & Southern Open, Rublev reached his second Masters 1000 final defeating Marin Čilić, Gaël Monfils,
Benoît Paire in the quarterfinals and compatriot and top seed Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal, his maiden win over the world No. 2 and the biggest win of his career. In the final, he lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets. The match, lasting just 59 minutes, was the shortest final contested in the history of the tournament. At the
US Open, Rublev was seeded fifth in lieu of the absence of such players as Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem. He lost in the third round in five sets to
Frances Tiafoe of the United States. As a result of this run, he made his top 5 debut on 13 September 2021. At
Indian Wells, he reached the final in doubles partnering Aslan Karatsev where they were defeated by
John Peers/
Filip Polášek duo. As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking in doubles of No. 59 on 18 October 2021. Rublev reached his first final of 2022 at the
Open 13 in Marseille, defeating three French players en route
Richard Gasquet,
Lucas Pouille and ninth seed
Benjamin Bonzi with all matches going to three sets. He defeated world No. 9,
Félix Auger-Aliassime, for his ninth singles title. At the same tournament he reached the quarterfinals with Ukrainian
Denys Molchanov. The duo won against the French pair of Bonzi/
Albano Olivetti to reach the semifinals and
Hugo Gaston/
Holger Rune to reach also the final. He lifted the doubles trophy as well just hours after winning the singles to make it a Marseille double against South African
Raven Klaasen and Japanese
Ben McLachlan. With the victory, he became just the third player to sweep both the singles and doubles titles in the tournament's 30-year history. On 26 February, Rublev won the
Dubai Championships defeating Czech player
Jiří Veselý in straight sets to gain his tenth ATP singles title. Rublev also made international news headlines when, after winning his semifinal match, he wrote "No war please" on a camera lens a few days into the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. Next, Rublev defeated 33rd seed Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals at the
Indian Wells Open, before losing in straight sets to the 20th seed and eventual champion,
Taylor Fritz. In April 2022, Rublev defeated in three sets world No. 1 ranked Novak Djokovic, in the final of
Serbia Open. At
Roland Garros, Rublev reached the quarterfinals where he lost in a fifth set tiebreak to 20th seed Marin Čilić. The
All England Club announced a
ban on all Russian and Belarusian players, including Rublev, from competing at the
2022 Wimbledon Championships due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. Seeded ninth at the
US Open he reached the fourth round, defeating 19th seed
Denis Shapovalov in a five set thriller with a fifth set super tiebreak lasting over four hours, for the fourth time at this major. Next, he defeated seventh seed
Cameron Norrie in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where he was subsequently defeated by Frances Tiafoe. Rublev won his fourth title of the year at the
Gijón Open in Spain where he defeated
Sebastian Korda in straight sets. Seeded sixth, the world No. 7 Rublev qualified for his third
ATP Finals in a row and reached the semifinals for the first time defeating two former season finale champions world No. 5, Daniil Medvedev, and world No. 3, Stefanos Tsitsipas, to set up a meeting with world No. 4, Casper Ruud. In the semifinal, he lost in straight sets to Ruud.
2023: Monte-Carlo title, three major quarterfinals |254x254px Rublev advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Australian Open for the second time, where he then lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, winning just seven games. Rublev reached his first final of the year in
Dubai as the defending champion defeating
Filip Krajinović,
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina,
Botic van de Zandschulp & Alexander Zverev (for the first time) before losing to Daniil Medvedev. In
Monte-Carlo he recorded his 250th career win by defeating
Jaume Munar. Rublev became the 25th active men's player to record 250 career wins, the ninth man born in 1990 or later to achieve the feat, and just the fourth man born in 1995 or later to do it after Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Following wins over Karen Khachanov, Jan-Lennard Struff, Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune he lifted his first Masters 1000 trophy, the biggest of his career. In the final, Rublev defeated Rune in three sets, coming from 1–4 down in the third set to claim victory. At the
Banja Luka Open, he reached his second consecutive clay-court final following wins over
Juan Pablo Varillas,
Damir Džumhur, and
Alex Molčan, but lost to
Dušan Lajović in the final in three sets. Next, at the
Madrid Open, he reached the fourth round in singles but lost to compatriot Karen Khachanov. In doubles, the pair went on to win the title after defeating seventh seeds
Matthew Ebden/
Rohan Bopanna in the final. He reached the quarterfinals at
Wimbledon for the first time in his career, defeating
Max Purcell, Aslan Karatsev, David Goffin & Alexander Bublik, before losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets. Rublev won the
Swedish Open, defeating Casper Ruud in the final. Seeded eight at the
US Open, Rublev lost to Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals, becoming the first player to lose his first nine major quarterfinals. At the same tournament, in doubles he reached the semifinals with Karen Khachanov. Also seeded fifth at the
Shanghai Masters, he defeated this time 32nd seed Ugo Humbert and 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach his second Masters final of the season. He became the only player, male or female, to record 50 wins in each of the past three years. He lost in the final to 16th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
2024: Madrid Open title, 300th win As the top seed in
Hong Kong, Rublev won his first title of the season, defeating
Liam Broady,
Arthur Fils,
Shang Juncheng, and
Emil Ruusuvuori. At the
Australian Open, Rublev reached the quarterfinals, but lost to fourth seed and eventual champion
Jannik Sinner. En route to the quarterfinal, Rublev recorded his 300th win, defeating tenth seed
Alex de Minaur from 2–1 down and winning in five sets to reach his tenth major quarterfinal. He became the eighth man born in 1990 or later to reach this milestone, and the fourth man born in 1995 or later to do so after
Alexander Zverev,
Daniil Medvedev and
Stefanos Tsitsipas. Seeded second in
Rotterdam, Rublev defeated
Zizou Bergs and
Félix Auger-Aliassime before losing to Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals. As the top seed in
Doha, Rublev received a bye into the second round and beat
Richard Gasquet before being upset by world No. 116
Jakub Menšík in the quarterfinals. Seeded second in
Dubai, Rublev reached the semifinals after a defeat over
Arthur Cazaux and an early retirement by
Sebastian Korda. At 5–6 in the third set of the semifinals against
Alexander Bublik, Rublev was
defaulted for verbally abusing a line judge. However, the
ATP later restored Rublev's ranking points and prize money from the tournament. After his default in Dubai, Rublev struggled with form. Seeded fifth in
Indian Wells, Rublev beat
Andy Murray before losing to 32nd seed
Jiří Lehečka. In
Miami, Rublev received a bye into the second round and was upset by world No. 60
Tomáš Macháč. Defending his title in
Monte-Carlo, he received a bye into the second round before losing to 46th ranked
Alexei Popyrin in straight sets. As the top seed in
Barcelona after
Carlos Alcaraz's withdrawal, Rublev fell to world No. 87
Brandon Nakashima. However, Rublev returned to form in
Madrid and won his second Masters 1000 title after defeating
Facundo Bagnis,
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina,
Tallon Griekspoor, second seed
Carlos Alcaraz,
Taylor Fritz, and
Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final. With this win, Rublev became the only man to win in both singles and doubles in Madrid. At the
French Open, Rublev defeated
Taro Daniel and
Pedro Martínez, but was upset by
Matteo Arnaldi in the third round, marking his second consecutive third-round exit at the tournament. Rublev began his grass season seeded fourth in
Halle, but was upset in the first round by
Marcos Giron. He was also defeated in the first round at the
2024 Wimbledon Championships by major debutant
Francisco Comesaña. At the
2024 National Bank Open, he first reached the quarterfinals with wins over
Tomas Martin Etcheverry and qualifier
Brandon Nakashima and completed the career set of both Masters and Grand Slam quarterfinals becoming the first man born in 1997 or later to achieve the feat and the third man born in 1990 or later, after 1991-born Grigor Dimitrov and 1996-born Daniel Medvedev. He was also the seventh man after Dominic Thiem (1993), Stefanos Tsitsipas (1998), Alexander Zverev (1997), Grigor Dimitrov (1991), Daniil Medvedev (1996) and Hubert Hurkacz (1997), all born after 1990, to complete the nine Masters 1000 career set. He subsequently reached the semifinals for the first time in Canada, having played two matches on the same day, with an upset over top seed and defending champion
Jannik Sinner, recording his second win over a world No. 1. He reached his sixth Masters 1000 final defeating
Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets, but was upset by
Alexei Popyrin. At the end of the season, Rublev was ranked number 8 in the world.
2025: Doha title, new coaching At the
2025 Australian Open, Rublev lost in straight sets to 18-year-old Brazilian prospect
João Fonseca at his Grand Slam tournament debut. The Russian won his first title of the season in
Doha defeating
Alexander Bublik,
Nuno Borges,
Alex de Minaur with which he earned his first top 10 win of the season,
Félix Auger-Aliassime &
Jack Draper in the final. With his title win, he finally won a tournament twice after winning 16 different titles. Ahead of the clay season,
Marat Safin joined as the new head coach of Rublev's team. As the defending champion at
Madrid, Rublev was defeated by Bublik in the third round, and his ranking fell sharply to No. 17, his lowest since January 2020. At the
2025 French Open, he lost in straight sets to top seed
Jannik Sinner in the fourth round. He also reached the fourth round at
Wimbledon and lost to
Carlos Alcaraz in four sets. ==Playing style==