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Saba Purtseladze

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Saba Purtseladze
Full nameSaba Purtseladze
Country (sports) Georgia
ResidenceGeorgia
Born (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $ 110,692
Singles
Career record4-4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 237 (9 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 249 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 477 (26 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 501 (30 June 2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Saba Purtseladze (born 20 August 2001) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 237 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 477 achieved on 26 May 2025.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Georgian player.[2]

Purtseladze represents Georgia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 7–1.[3]

Career

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Purtseladze made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 ATP Cup as one of the five members of the Georgian team.[4]

In July 2024, Purtseladze reached his maiden Challenger final in Astana, Kazakhstan, where he lost to Dimitar Kuzmanov.[5][6]

He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2025 Mziuri Cup, defeating Federico Cinà in the final.[7] However, some people believe that Purtseladze was "gifted" this title, as various notable controversial calls went in his favor at crucial points in the tournament.[8]

ATP Challenger Tour Finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 President's Cup, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2025 Mziuri Cup, Georgia Challenger Hard Italy Federico Cinà 7–6(7–5), 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

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Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF WTT (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–4)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard South Korea Park Ui-sung 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Italy Lorenzo Rottoli 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Nov 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Czech Republic Jakub Menšík 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Mar 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Belgium Alexander Blockx 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Apr 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Evgenii Tiurnev 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–2 Apr 2023 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Alibek Kachmazov 6–4, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Dec 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Italy Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 5–3 Mar 2024 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Poland Martyn Pawelski 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win 6–3 Feb 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Czech Republic Martin Krumich 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 6–4 Feb 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Erik Arutiunian 0–6 ret.
Win 7–4 Mar 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Erik Arutiunian 6–4, 6–3
Win 8–4 Mar 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Italy Filippo Moroni 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–5
Win 9–4 Apr 2025 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Slovakia Michal Krajči 7–5, 6–4
Win 10–4 Apr 2025 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Erik Arutiunian 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF WTT (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2021 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard Chinese Taipei Huang Tsung-hao Ukraine Marat Deviatiarov
Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou
1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2022 M15 Shymkent, Kazakhstan WTT Clay Erik Arutiunian Uzbekistan Sergey Fomin
Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Slovakia Lukáš Pokorný Aliaksandr Liaonenka
Alexander Zgirovsky
5–7, 4–6
Win 1–3 Oct 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Slovakia Lukáš Pokorný Slovakia Peter Benjamín Privara
Poland Borys Zgoła
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–3 Mar 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Slovakia Lukáš Pokorný Luxembourg Alex Knaff
Germany Jakob Schnaitter
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–3 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard Uzbekistan Sergey Fomin United Kingdom Adam Jones
United Kingdom Henry Searle
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Saba Purtseladze | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Georgia | ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup – Players". www.daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Nikoloz Basilashvili Excited To Lead Georgia At ATP Cup | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  5. ^ "'Bu' strengthens claim on Chinese Challenger history". atptour.com. ATP Tour. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Tennis: Dimitar Kuzmanov Wins Title at Astana Challenger Capital Cup". 21 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Purtseladze Claims Maiden Challenger Title On Home Soil In Tbilisi". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ^ chargingTennisClips (2025-06-27). Controversial Calls during CRUCIAL Moments in Purtseladze's Title Run... Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via YouTube.
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