Denis Golovanov
{{Short description|Russian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Denis Golovanov
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| country = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|03|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sochi, Russia
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| height = {{height|cm=188}}
| turnedpro = 1998
| plays = Left-handed
| careerprizemoney = $223,998
| singlesrecord = 0–5
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 152 (10 Jun 2002)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (2002)
| doublesrecord = 10–11
| doublestitles = 1
| highestdoublesranking = No. 104 (23 Sep 2002)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2002)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2002)
}}
Denis Yuryevich Golovanov ({{lang|ru|Дени́с Ю́рьевич Голова́нов}}; born 27 March 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.[http://itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=30012454 ITF Pro Circuit Profile] In 2002, he won the Hull challenger event, defeating future top 20 players David Ferrer and Ivo Karlović in the first two rounds.
Career
Golovanov failed to make it through qualifying for the 2002 Wimbledon Championships but was given entry into the main draw as a lucky loser, after British wild card James Auckland withdrew with an injury. He faced fellow lucky loser George Bastl in the first round. Bastl, who went on to upset Pete Sampras, defeated Golovanov in straight sets.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Go/D/Denis-Golovanov.aspx ATP World Tour Profile]
The Russian would never win a singles match on the ATP Tour. One of his losses was to Roger Federer at the 2002 Kremlin Cup.
Golovanov did however have some success as a doubles player, with the highlight of his career coming in 2001, when he and Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the St. Petersburg Open. The wild card pairing benefiting from a walkover in the quarter-finals, with top seeds Jiří Novák and David Rikl withdrawing.
He was also a doubles semi-finalist twice, both times partnering his childhood friend Marat Safin, in the 2000 Kremlin Cup and 2002 President's Cup. Safin would later hire Golovanov as his coach.The Age, [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/05/1041566310697.html "Safin eyes off Hewitt's No. 1 spot"], 6 January 2003
ATP career finals
=Doubles: 1 (1–0)=
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!style="width:35px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |Oct 2001 |St. Petersburg, Russia |Hard |{{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov |{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Irakli Labadze |7–5, 6–4 |
Challenger titles
=Singles: (1)=
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!No. !style="width:30px"|Year !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:145px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|2002 |Hull, Great Britain |Carpet |{{flagicon|GBR}} Arvind Parmar |6–4, 3–1 RET |
=Doubles: (2)=
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!No. !style="width:30px"|Year !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:145px"|Partner !style="width:145px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|2001 |Hard |{{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomas Ketola |{{flagicon|ESP}} Julian Alonso |6–3, 6–4 |
| 2.
|2001 |Samarkand, Uzbekistan |Clay |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vadim Kutsenko |{{flagicon|UZB}} Oleg Ogorodov |6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |