Pavel Kotov (tennis)

Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov (Russian: Павел Вячеславович Котов, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈkotəf]; born 18 November 1998) is a Russian tennis player. Kotov has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 96 achieved on 17 October 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 226 achieved on 8 November 2021.[1]

Pavel Kotov
Павел Котов
Kotov at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Full namePavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov
Country (sports) Russia
Born (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998
Moscow, Russia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$535,953
Singles
Career record6–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 96 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 117 (6 March 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 226 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 534 (6 March 2023)
Last updated on: 6 March 2023.

Career

2020-2021: ATP debut, Maiden Challengers in singles & doubles

He made his ATP debut at the 2020 St. Petersburg Open as a qualifier where he was defeated by Ugo Humbert.

Kotov won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2020 Challenger La Manche and maiden single title at the 2021 Città di Forlì III.[2]

2022-2023: Grand Slam and top 100 debuts, First ATP semifinal

He won his first ATP match at the 2022 Grand Prix Hassan II as a qualifier defeating ninth seed Tallon Griekspoor.

He won his second singles Challenger title at 2022 Città di Forlì III. He reached the top 150 on 16 May 2022 at World No. 143.

At the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw debut.[3]

He made his debut at the 2022 US Open as a qualifier.[4]

He qualified into the main draw at the ATP 500 2022 Astana Open as lucky loser after the late withdrawal of Jannik Sinner. In the first round he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for his first win at this level.[5] As a result he moved to the top 100 in the rankings on 10 October 2022.

He made his debut at the 2023 Australian Open as a lucky loser. He also qualified at the ATP 500 in Dubai and defeated Alexei Popyrin.

At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached his first ATP semifinal defeating Pedro Martinez, seventh seed Benjamin Bonzi and Christopher O'Connell.

Challenger and Futures Final

Singles: 9 (6–3)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2017 Russia F3, Kazan Futures Hard Russia Yan Sabanin 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 2017 Russia F4, Kazan Futures Hard Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 3–0 Nov 2017 Czech Republic F11, Valasske Mezirici Futures Hard (i) France Dan Added 6–0, 7–5
Loss 3–1 Apr 2018 Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent Futures Clay Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev 5–7, 1–6
Loss 3–2 Aug 2019 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Spain Nicola Kuhn 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 3–3 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Miljan Zekic 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–3 Dec 2021 Forli, Italy Challenger Hard Italy Andrea Arnaboldi 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jan 2022 Forli, Italy Challenger Hard (i) France Quentin Halys 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Win 6–3 Aug 2022 City of San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Italy Matteo Arnaldi 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win February 2020 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) Russia Roman Safiullin France Dan Added
France Albano Olivetti		 7–6(8-6), 5–7, 12–10

References
  1. "Pavel Kotov | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/pavel-kotov/800337860/rus/mt/s/titles/
  3. "#NextGenATP Star Chun-hsin Tseng Qualifies for Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
  5. "Stefanos Tsitsipas Starts Strong in Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis".


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