.jpg) Marchenko in 2018 | |
| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Residence | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Born | (1987-09-08)8 September 1987 (age 38) Dniprodzerzhynsk,Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Retired | October 2025 (last match played ) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Orest Tereschuk (2009–2014) Tibor Toth (2014–2021) Filip Havaj (2021–) |
| Prize money | US $2,490,282 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 68–96 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (26 September 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010,2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2010,2013,2015,2016) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010) |
| US Open | 4R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 268 (25 August 2014) |
| Last updated on: 1 October 2025. | |
Illya Vasylovych Marchenko (Ukrainian:Ілля Васильович Марченко; born 8 September 1987) is a Ukrainian inactivetennis player. He has a career high in singles of World No. 49 achieved on 26 September 2016 and of No. 268 in doubles achieved on 25 August 2014.[1] On theATP Tour, Marchenko reached the semifinals ofMoscow in 2009, the2010 St. Petersburg Open andDoha in 2016.
He is noted for his backhand, which he cites as his best shot. His favorite surface is hardcourts.[1]
Illya began playing tennis at age seven. His father Vassili and mother Anna are both engineers. Has one older brother,Igor Marchenko, a manager and former ice skater who took part in the1998 Winter Olympics. Growing up, he admiredLleyton Hewitt andRoger Federer. He has played doubles on the Futures level with fellow UkrainianArtem Smirnov. He was coached byOrest Tereschuk from July 2009 till 2014 and by Tibor Toth from 2014. Marchenko also has a YouTube channel with close to 3,000 subscribers and 150,000 views where he posts tennis-related content.[2]
Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and played mostly on theITFFutures circuit andChallengers level from 2005 to 2008.
In 2006, he reached his first Futures final (Nigeria F5) and won his first futures title a week later (Nigeria F6). He then attempted to qualify for his firstATP World Tour event inMarseille, but lost in the first round of qualification toJérémy Chardy.
In 2007, Marchenko reached his third Futures final (Belarus F2) before losing to RussianMikhail Elgin. Again, attempting to qualify for the main draw of an ATP World Tour event, Marchenko lost in the second round of theKremlin Cup qualifiers in Moscow, and the final round of theSt. Petersburg Open qualifier a week later.
In 2008, Marchenko reached his fourth Futures final (Russia F2) before bowing out toPavel Chekhov in the final. In May, Marchenko reached the semi-final of theTürk Telecom İzmir Cup Challenger in Turkey before losing to eventual championGilles Müller. This was his best Challenger performance to date.
In August 2008, however, Marchenko topped out his previous Challenger performances by reaching the final of theBukhara Challenger inUzbekistan before losing to hometown favoriteDenis Istomin in 3 sets. Marchenko then closed out his year with solid performances in two Ukrainian Challengers, reaching the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in each, respectively. Marchenko played his firstDavis Cup tie in 2008, winning his only rubber.
In March, Marchenko played his first live rubber inDavis Cup after being selected as second singles man for the Ukrainian team in the tie versus Great Britain. Marchenko defeatedJosh Goodall, Britain's first singles man in the absence ofAndy Murray in straight sets. Ukraine went on to win the tie after claiming victory in the doubles rubber (contested bySergiy Stakhovsky andSergei Bubka for Ukraine andRoss Hutchins andColin Fleming for Great Britain). Marchenko played the fifth dead rubber againstChris Eaton and lost.
Marchenko played his first ATP World Tour match inMarseille after winning 3 rounds of qualification. However, he lost toMischa Zverev in 3 sets, despite winning the first set. In May, Marchenko reached the semifinal of theFergana Challenger in Uzbekistan, before reaching the final of thePenza Cup Challenger in Russia (losing toMikhail Kukushkin in the final).
In August, Marchenko won theIstanbul Challenger in Turkey, beating 4 players ranked inside the Top 200 best of the world, includingKarol Beck (ranked #100 at the time). Marchenko beatFlorian Mayer to win the title, the first Challenger title of his entire career (singles or doubles).
Marchenko attempted to qualify for the first time into the main draw of aGrand Slam at the 2009US Open, but lost toMarco Chiudinelli in the final round of qualification.
In October, Marchenko won 6 matches in a row before losing to countrymanSergiy Stakhovsky in the semi-final of theMons Challenger in Belgium. He followed his good form at theKremlin Cup event in Moscow, Russia. After winning three rounds of qualification matches, Marchenko reached his second everATP World Tour main draw. He then beatDenis Istomin in his first match,Andrey Golubev in his second match, andEvgeny Korolev in his quarterfinal match to reach his first ATP World Tour semifinal. This run in Moscow was Marchenko's best ATP result thus far. However, he lost toSerbia'sJanko Tipsarević. He then played at the2009 St. Petersburg Open, where he won his first round match against 56th rankedFabio Fognini. He lost to second seededVictor Hănescu in the Round of 16.
In November, Marchenko reached his fourthATP Challenger Tour final. At the 2009 edition of thePresidents Cup inAstana,Kazakhstan, after defeatingBjörn Phau in the semifinals of the indoor hardcourt tournament, Marchenko bowed out to Andrey Golubev.
Marchenko started 2010 by qualifying for the2010 Australian Open. In the first round he beat former world No. 1Carlos Moyá, before falling to World No. 6Nikolay Davydenko in the second round.Marchenko then travelled to Zagreb in February 2010 and made it to the quarterfinals after defeatingSimone Bolelli andIvan Dodig before losing toJürgen Melzer. The same month he also travelled toMarseille and qualified. After beatingRuben Bemelmans andOlivier Rochus he faced top-10 seedJo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. He subsequently lost the match.[3]
In March 2010 he qualified for the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Miami. He beatPaul-Henri Mathieu in the first round but was defeated byTommy Robredo in the second round.Much of the year was pretty much the same for Marchenko, just missing out in qualifying or bowing out in the first or second rounds of tournaments. In October he earned 90 ATP ranking points at the2010 St. Petersburg Open after reaching the semifinals, losing to eventual championMikhail Kukushkin.
Marchenko started the year 2011 ranked No. 81. He qualified for the2011 Australian Open. He beatRubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the first round, but was beaten in straight sets by World No. 5Andy Murray in the second round.[4]
In Bogota at the2013 Claro Open Colombia, Marchenko played a first round hard court match againstMatteo Viola and lost 3–6, 6–2, 0–6. He had a total of 12 double faults. In the 2nd and 3rd sets, he had 13 second serves and double faulted on 9 of them. In the deciding set alone, he double faulted 6 out of 9 times when faced with a second serve.
Early 2016 marked a real boost in Marchenko's career. At the2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open he managed to defeat three top 50 players, including a first round win against the defending championDavid Ferrer, much against all expectations. This also marked the first victory against a top-10 player of his career. He lost to second seedRafael Nadal in the semifinals.
He lost in the first round of the2016 Australian Open to Australian wildcardOmar Jasika, ranked No. 310. Marchenko beatIvan Dodig in the first round of the2016 US Open in four sets. Marchenko then beatDamir Džumhur in straight sets. Marchenko was leading opponent and 14th seedNick Kyrgios 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 when Kyrgios retired with a hip injury. Marchenko then lost in four sets to third seedStan Wawrinka in the fourth round, his best showing at a Grand Slam in his career. As a result he made his top 50 debut on 12 September 2016.
After struggling for the entirety of 2020, which included in the beginning of the season a cancelled Challenger final due to COVID-19 concerns in Bergamo, Italy[5] Marchenko was able to once again find success at the2021 Biella Challenger Indoor, also in Italy a year later. He defeated the fifth seed and former World No. 24Martin Kližan in straight sets in the first round. In the quarterfinals he won a tight three-setter against fourth seedLorenzo Giustino. In the semifinals he defeated the second seedFederico Gaio 7–5, 6–1. In the final, Marchenko upset the top seed and former World No. 1Andy Murray 6–2, 6–4 to win his first ATP Challenger-level title since 2019.[6]
At the2023 Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup Marchenko defeated top seedDennis Novak to lift his tenth Challenger title.
In 2024, Marchenko was nominated as the captain of theUkraine BJK Cup Team.[7]
Marchenko made his Davis Cup debut in 2008 at the age of 21. During his time with theUkrainian Davis Cup team, he posted a win–loss record of 17–13 in singles, 1–0 in doubles, and 18–13 overall.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2006 | Nigeria F5,Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Ivan Dodig | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2006 | Nigeria F6, Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Komlavi Loglo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2007 | Belarus F2,Minsk | Futures | Hard |  Mikhail Elgin | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2008 | Russia F2,Tyumen | Futures | Carpet (i) | Pavel Chekhov | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2008 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard |  Denis Istomin | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2009 | Penza, Russia | Challenger | Hard |  Mikhail Kukushkin | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Aug 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Florian Mayer | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Nov 2009 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andrey Golubev | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jul 2012 | Kazakhstan F6,Almaty | Futures | Hard |  Egor Gerasimov | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 2012 | Penza, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Evgeny Donskoy | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Sep 2012 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Dmitry Tursunov | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Oct 2012 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard |  Kenny de Schepper | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 2012 | Tyumen, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Evgeny Donskoy | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–10 | Sep 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Mikhail Kukushkin | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–10 | Nov 2014 | Brescia, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Farrukh Dustov | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–10 | Oct 2015 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benjamin Becker | 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 |
| Win | 7–10 | Jul 2016 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Ilya Ivashka | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Jul 2016 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Luca Vanni | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–11 | Sep 2017 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Stéphane Robert | 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
| Win | 9–11 | Oct 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Yannick Maden | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| NC[5] | 9–11 | Feb 2020 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Enzo Couacaud | Final cancelled[a] |
| Win | 10–11 | Feb 2021 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Andy Murray | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–11 | Jul 2023 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard |  Matija Pecotić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 12-11 | Oct 2023 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard |  Dennis Novak | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12-12 | May 2024 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard |  Adam Walton | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) |
| Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 0–1 | 12 May 2008 | New Delhi, India | Hard |  Mohammad Al-Ghareeb | Colin EbelthiteSam Groth | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 8–10 |
| Runner-up | 0–2 | 4 July 2011 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | Denys Molchanov | Mikhail ElginAlexander Kudryavtsev | W/O |
| Winner | 1–2 | 23 September 2013 | Orléans, France | Hard(i) | Sergiy Stakhovsky |  Ričardas BerankisFranko Škugor | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2–2 | 10 November 2014 | Brescia, Italy | Carpet(i) | Denys Molchanov |  Roman Jebavý Błażej Koniusz | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Winner | 3-2 | 5 October 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Hard(i) |  Harri Heliövaara | Karol DrzewieckiSzymon Walków | 6–4, 6–4 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2–6 | |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q2 | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | 0–4 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R[a] | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | NH | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 1–3 | |
| US Open | Q3 | 1R | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 4R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 5–4 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–17 |
a2010 Wimbledon counts as 1 win, 0 loss.Gilles Simon received awalkover in round 2, after Marchenko withdrew because of a shoulder injury.[8][9] This does not count as a Marchenko loss, nor a Simon win.
| Season | 2016 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | IMR |
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| 2016 | |||||||
| 1. |  David Ferrer | 7 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | 1R | 6–7(8–10), 6–3, 6–2 | 94 |
