Karen Abgarovich Khachanov is a Russian professional tennis player.
Khachanov started playing tennis at the age of three in kindergarten when his parents put him into the tennis group.
His father Abgar, an Armenian from Yerevan, played volleyball before studying medicine, while his mother, Natalia, a Russian, also studied medicine.
Khachanov’s maternal grandfather was also half Armenian while his maternal grandmother was Eritrean.
Khachanov has won four ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Paris Masters. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 on 15 July 2019, buoyed by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open.
Where is Karen Khachanov from?
Karen Khachanov comes from Moscow, Russia.
Moscow is on the Moskva River in western Russia and is the nation’s cosmopolitan capital.
In its historic core is the Kremlin, a complex that’s home to the president and tsarist treasures in the Armoury. Outside its walls is Red Square, Russia’s symbolic center. It’s home to Lenin’s Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum’s comprehensive collection, and St. Basil’s Cathedral, known for its colorful, onion-shaped domes.