Career
He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men"s singles tennis rankings. Alternatively in doubles his career high came a year later on July 7, 1997 when he ranked 102nd.
Ogorodov officially turned pro in 1995 and made his first singles appearance on the Association of Tennis Professionals (Association of Tennis Professionals) challenger series tour in July.
During his first appearance in Weiden, Germany he made it to the quarterfinal but lost to Swedish tennis player Thomas Johasson in three sets, 7–6, 1–6, 5–7. He would make it to his first challenger semifinal the following week in Eisenach, Germany when lost to Polish tennis player Wojtek Kowalski in straight sets, 6–7, 3–6.
In July 1995 Ogorodov made his first Association of Tennis Professionals tour appearance on July 1997 in Prague, Czechoslovakian Republic however he lost in the first round to Simon Touzil, 4–6, 4–6. During his play in Vienna he gained one of his biggest victories to date by beating Ukrainian player and number 4 seed Andrei Medvedev who was ranked 16th in the world at the time in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1.