Last: Mar 6, 2014, ATP BNP Paribas Open Round 1, won
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Michael Russell
Michael Russell, a right-hander from the United States, played on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 60 in 2007.
169ATP Tour matches since 2007
Updated
About Michael Russell
Michael Russell, a right-hander from the United States with a two-handed backhand, played on the ATP Tour. Born on May 1, 1978, in Detroit, Michigan, he turned pro in 1998 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 60 on August 13, 2007. Russell retired in 2015.
Match history169
Every ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2015: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Australian Open | Round 1 | David Goffin | L | 3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 0-6 | Hard |
2014: 6-11
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 | ATP Rogers Cup | Round 2 | David Ferrer | L | 4-6, 6-2, 1-6 | Hard |
| Aug 4 | ATP Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Nicolas Mahut | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jul 29 | ATP Citi Open | Round 1 | Sam Querrey | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jun 24 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Julian Reister | L | 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 5-7 | Grass |
| Jun 9 | ATP AEGON Championships | Round 1 | Denis Kudla | L | 6-4, 3-6, 1-6 | Grass |
| May 26 | French Open | Round 1 | Alejandro Gonzalez | L | 2-6, 4-6, 7-6(6), 1-6 | Clay |
| Apr 10 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Round 2 | Nicolas Almagro | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Apr 8 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Round 1 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | W | 6-3, 7-6(2) | Clay |
| Mar 8 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Evgeny Donskoy | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 6 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Donald Young | W | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Feb 25 | ATP Dubai Duty Free | Round 1 | Radek Stepanek | L | 7-5, 3-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Feb 18 | ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship | Round 1 | John Isner | L | 6-4, 6-7(3), 4-6 | Hard |
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| Feb 15 | ATP US National Indoor | Semifinal | Kei Nishikori | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | ATP US National Indoor | Quarterfinal | Lleyton Hewitt | W | 6-3, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Feb 12 | ATP US National Indoor | Round 2 | Tim Smyczek | W | 6-2, 7-6(5) | Hard |
| Feb 10 | ATP US National Indoor | Round 1 | Michal Przysiezny | W | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Jan 13 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Dmitry Tursunov | L | 2-6, 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
2013: 7-14
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | ATP Erste Bank Open | Round 1 | Mirza Basic | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | Shanghai Rolex Masters | Round 1 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 26 | US Open | Round 1 | Richard Gasquet | L | 3-6, 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | ATP Winston-Salem Open | Round 1 | Tim Smyczek | L | 4-6, 7-6(6), 4-6 | Hard |
| Jul 25 | ATP BB&T Atlanta Open | Round 2 | Santiago Giraldo | L | 7-5, 3-6, 0-3 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Jul 24 | ATP BB&T Atlanta Open | Round 1 | Mardy Fish | W | 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 | Hard |
| Jul 14 | ATP Hall of Fame | Semifinal | Nicolas Mahut | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Grass |
| Jul 11 | ATP Hall of Fame | Quarterfinal | Igor Sijsling | W | 7-6(3), 6-7(6), 7-6(5) | Grass |
| Jul 10 | ATP Hall of Fame | Round 2 | Alex Kuznetsov | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Grass |
| Jul 9 | ATP Hall of Fame | Round 1 | Illya Marchenko | W | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 | Grass |
| Jun 25 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Grega Zemlja | L | 7-6(3), 4-6, 4-6, 1-6 | Grass |
| Jun 10 | ATP AEGON Championships | Round 1 | Lleyton Hewitt | L | 6-4, 1-6, 3-6 | Grass |
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| May 27 | French Open | Round 1 | Martin Klizan | L | 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| Apr 9 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Round 1 | Robby Ginepri | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Feb 25 | ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship | Round 1 | Sam Querrey | L | 2-6, 2-2 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Feb 22 | ATP US National Indoor | Quarterfinal | Denis Istomin | L | 4-6, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Feb 21 | ATP US National Indoor | Round 2 | Lukasz Kubot | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Feb 19 | ATP US National Indoor | Round 1 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | ATP SAP Open | Round 2 | Milos Raonic | L | 2-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Feb 13 | ATP SAP Open | Round 1 | Donald Young | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Jan 14 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Tomas Berdych | L | 3-6, 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
2012: 11-11
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | US Open | Round 1 | Gilles Simon | L | 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | ATP Citi Open | Round 1 | Tommy Haas | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jul 27 | ATP Farmers Classic | Quarterfinal | Marinko Matosevic | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jul 26 | ATP Farmers Classic | Round 2 | Benoit Paire | W | 7-5, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jul 24 | ATP Farmers Classic | Round 1 | Jesse Levine | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jul 20 | ATP BB&T Atlanta Open | Quarterfinal | Andy Roddick | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jul 18 | ATP BB&T Atlanta Open | Round 2 | Kevin Anderson | W | 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jul 17 | ATP BB&T Atlanta Open | Round 1 | Alex Kuznetsov | W | 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) | Hard |
| Jul 11 | ATP Campbell's Hall of Fame | Round 2 | Rajeev Ram | L | 6-7(6), 3-6 | Grass |
| Jul 9 | ATP Campbell's Hall of Fame | Round 1 | Donald Young | W | 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Grass |
| Jun 27 | Wimbledon | Round 2 | Julien Benneteau | L | 6-7(4), 6-2, 4-6, 5-7 | Grass |
| Jun 25 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Adrian Menendez-Maceiras | W | 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(7) | Grass |
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| Apr 14 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Semifinal | Juan Monaco | L | 7-5, 1-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Apr 13 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Quarterfinal | Ryan Harrison | W | 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 | Clay |
| Apr 12 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Round 2 | Mardy Fish | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Clay |
| Apr 10 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Round 1 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | W | 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 | Clay |
| Feb 16 | ATP SAP Open | Round 2 | Denis Istomin | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | ATP SAP Open | Round 1 | Donald Young | W | 6-1, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Feb 2 | ATP Open Sud de France | Round 2 | Gael Monfils | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jan 31 | ATP Open Sud de France | Round 1 | Adrian Mannarino | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Jan 16 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Juan Ignacio Chela | L | 6-7(3), 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jan 9 | ATP Apia International Sydney | Round 1 | Fabio Fognini | L | 6-2, 2-6, 0-6 | Hard |
2011: 13-18
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Andy Roddick | L | 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 5-7 | Hard |
| Aug 23 | ATP Winston-Salem Open | Round 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | L | 2-6, 2-4 | Hard |
| Aug 22 | ATP Winston-Salem Open | Round 1 | Adrian Mannarino | W | 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 10 | ATP Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Stan Wawrinka | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 9 | ATP Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Albert Montanes | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 3 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 3 | Donald Young | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 3 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 2 | Xavier Malisse | W | 7-6(4), 2-3 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Jul 31 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 1 | Ivo Karlovic | W | 6-4, 7-6(4) | Hard |
| Jul 27 | ATP Farmers Classic | Round 2 | Ryan Harrison | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jul 25 | ATP Farmers Classic | Round 1 | Dmitry Tursunov | W | 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-2 | Hard |
| Jul 20 | ATP Atlanta | Round 2 | Kevin Anderson | L | 1-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Jul 17 | ATP Atlanta | Round 1 | Donald Young | W | 6-0, 6-3 | Hard |
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2010: 11-24
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 1 | Radek Stepanek | L | 2-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Nov 1 | ATP Tour Valencia Open 500 | Round 1 | Fernando Verdasco | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Oct 27 | ATP Tour St. Petersburg Open | Round 2 | Janko Tipsarevic | L | 2-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 25 | ATP Tour St. Petersburg Open | Round 1 | Igor Andreev | W | 6-1, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | ATP Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | L | 4-6, 6-3, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | ATP Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur | Round 1 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | L | 6-2, 6-7(4), 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Nikolay Davydenko | L | 4-6, 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 10 | ATP Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Sam Querrey | L | 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jul 23 | ATP Atlanta | Quarterfinal | John Isner | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jul 21 | ATP Atlanta | Round 2 | Rainer Schuettler | W | 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 | Hard |
| Jul 19 | ATP Atlanta | Round 1 | Benjamin Becker | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jul 6 | ATP Campbell's Hall of Fame | Round 1 | Mardy Fish | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Grass |
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2009: 2-4
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 1 | Yen-Hsun Lu | L | 6-4, 1-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Apr 7 | ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships | Round 1 | John Isner | L | 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Mar 27 | ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open | Round 2 | Gael Monfils | L | 2-6, 7-6(5), 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 25 | ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open | Round 1 | Lizette Cabrera | W | 7-6(4), 6-3 | Hard |
| Mar 15 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Dmitry Tursunov | L | 6-7(5), 6-4, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 13 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
2008: 2-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships | Round 1 | Sam Querrey | L | 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship | Round 2 | Robby Ginepri | L | 5-7, 6-4, 2-6 | Hard |
| Feb 12 | ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship | Round 1 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | W | 6-1, 6-0 | Hard |
| Jan 17 | Australian Open | Round 2 | James Blake | L | 3-6, 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jan 14 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Fabio Fognini | W | 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jan 8 | ATP Heineken Open | Round 1 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | L | 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jan 2 | ATP Next Generation Hardcourts | Round 2 | Benjamin Becker | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
2007: 11-18
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 | ATP Next Generation Hardcourts | Round 1 | Juan Martin del Potro | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 24 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel | Round 1 | Juan Martin del Potro | L | 2-5 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 4 | ATP AIG Japan Open | Round 3 | Tomas Berdych | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | ATP AIG Japan Open | Round 2 | Marin Cilic | W | 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | ATP Thailand Open | Round 1 | Mischa Zverev | L | 4-6, 6-3, 1-6 | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | James Blake | L | 6-7(6), 3-6, 6-7(4) | Hard |
| Aug 22 | ATP Pilot Pen Tennis | Round 2 | Ivo Karlovic | L | 6-7(2), 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | ATP Pilot Pen Tennis | Round 1 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | W | 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 | Hard |
| Aug 8 | ATP Masters Series Rogers Masters | Round 2 | Tommy Haas | L | 3-6, 0-3 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Aug 6 | ATP Masters Series Rogers Masters | Round 1 | Nicolas Almagro | W | 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 2 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 3 | Tommy Haas | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 1 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 2 | Wesley Whitehouse | W | 7-6(1), 4-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
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How he is doing now
- Jan 19vs David GoffinJan 19 - Australian Open, Round 1L3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 0-6
- Aug 6vs David FerrerAug 6 - ATP Rogers Cup, Round 2L4-6, 6-2, 1-6
- Aug 4vs Nicolas MahutAug 4 - ATP Rogers Cup, Round 1W6-3, 6-3
- Jul 29vs Sam QuerreyJul 29 - ATP Citi Open, Round 1L4-6, 3-6
- Jun 24vs Julian ReisterJun 24 - Wimbledon, Round 1L4-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 5-7
- Jun 9vs Denis KudlaJun 9 - ATP AEGON Championships, Round 1L6-4, 3-6, 1-6
Career
- 2007First ATP matchLost to Lleyton Hewitt, Australian Open
- 2007Career high No. 60Aug 13, 2007
- Jan 19, 2015Latest matchLost to David Goffin, Australian Open
Grand Slam titles
First ATP match
Jan 16, 2007: lost to Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 3-6Australian Open, on hard
Latest match
Jan 19, 2015: lost to David Goffin 3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 0-6Australian Open, Round 1, on hard court
Most often against
The players he has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: Jul 29, 2014, ATP Citi Open Round 1, lost
Last: Feb 22, 2013, ATP US National Indoor Quarterfinal, lost
Last: Jan 13, 2014, Australian Open Round 1, lost
Last: Mar 13, 2009, ATP BNP Paribas Open Round 1, won
Last: Feb 18, 2014, ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship Round 1, lost
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the ATP Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.