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Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987 , he was ranked the World No. 3 junior player and finished runner-up in the boy's singles at the US Open (lost to David Wheaton in the final). Cherkasov turned professional in 1988 . In 1990 , Cherkasov claimed his first top-level singles titles when he won the inaugural Kremlin Cup in Moscow , defeating Tim Mayotte in the final 6-2, 6-1. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 Australian Open and US Open. 1991 saw Cherkasov successfully defend his Kremlin Cup title, saving two match points in a 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 win in the final against Jakob Hlasek . Cherkasov reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in June that year. In 1992 , Cherkasov was a quarter-finalist at the French Open and won a men's singles Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona . In 1993 , Cherkasov saved three match points in 3-hour, 54-minute quarter-final victory over Italy's Andrea Gaudenzi at Tel Aviv , to win 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 in what was the longest best-of-three set match in tour history. In the end, his two victories at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow proved to be the only top-level titles of Cherkasov's career. He retired from the professional tour in 2000 , having earned prize-money totalling US$2,259,875. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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