Ogorodov officially turned pro in 1995 and made his first singles appearance on the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger series tour in July. He would make it to his first challenger semifinal the following week in
Eisenach, Germany when lost to Polish tennis player
Wojtek Kowalski in straight sets, 6–7, 3–6. In July 1995 Ogorodov made his first ATP tour appearance in
Prague, Czech Republic however he lost in the first round to
Simon Touzil, 4–6, 4–6. October 1995 he made into his first
ATP tour quarterfinal in
Vienna, Austria losing against Belgian player
Filip Dewulf, 3–6, 1–6, Dewulf later on to win the tournament against
Thomas Muster. During his play in Vienna he gained one of his biggest victories to date by beating Ukrainian player and number 4 seed
Andriy Medvedev who was ranked 16th in the world at the time in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1. ==Career finals==