Dovydas Šakinis (born July 2, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player and a member of Lithuania Davis Cup team.
Šakinis started playing tennis at the age of six, he trained at the Šiauliai tennis school. As a junior player he reached the world No. 73 combined ranking on ITF junior circuit (on January 4, 2010). Šakinis studied liberal arts at Dartmouth College in the United States from 2012 to 2016.
Davis Cup Šakinis is a member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team, having posted a 3–5 record in singles and a 1–3 record in doubles in ten ties played.
2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IIRoundDateOpponentsTie scoreVenueSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber score1R6–8 March 20093–2VilniusHard (i)Singles 5Irakli Labadze6–1, 6–2, 6–4 (W)QF10–12 July 20090–5OtočecClaySingles 5Grega Žemlja4–6, 6–2, 1–6 (L)2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IIRoundDateOpponentsTie scoreVenueSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber score 1R5–7 March3–2VilniusHard (i)Doubles (with Laurynas Grigelis)Fleming & Skupski0–6, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 3–6 (L)2R9–11 July3–2DublinCarpet (i)Singles 5James McGee2–6, 3–6 (L)2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IIRoundDateOpponentsTie scoreVenueSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber score1R4–6 March2–3TallinnHard (i)Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis)Zopp & Künnap2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 (L)Singles 5Jaak Põldma1–6, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 (L)PO8–10 July0–5VilniusClaySingles 2Yassine Idmbarek6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 0–2 ret. (L)Doubles (with Lukas Mugevičius)Fattar & Khaddari4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L)2012 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IIIRoundDateOpponentsTie scoreVenueSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber scoreRR3 May3–0SofiaClaySingles 1Diego Zonzini6–0, 6–2 (W)Doubles (with Lukas Mugevičius) (dead)de Rossi & Vicini6–0, 6–2 (W)RR4 May2–0SofiaClayDoubles (with Lukas Mugevičius) (dead)Hormigo-Herrera &Poux-Gautiernot played2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IIRoundDateOpponentsTie scoreVenueSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber score1R1–3 February4–1ŠiauliaiHard (i)Singles 1Rareş Cuzdriorean6–2, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 (W)2R5–7 April0–5LisbonClaySingles 2Pedro Sousa2–6, 4–6, 0–6 (L)
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Dovydas Šakinis at the Šiauliai tennis school