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. 81 achieved on 23 October 2023. 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 2023 French Open
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)
CoachIvan Poliakov, Igor Chelyshev
Prize money$889,295
Singles
Career record15–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (23 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 81 (23 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 226 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 551 (23 October 2023)
Last updated on: 23 October 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: First ATP win, Grand Slam and top 100 debuts

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.

2023: Masters debuts, first ATP final

Kotov 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. He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2023 Miami Open as a qualifier.

At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II Kotov reached his first ATP semifinal defeating Pedro Martínez, seventh seed Benjamin Bonzi and Christopher O'Connell. He also made his debut at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open as a lucky loser.

In Stockholm as a qualifier, he defeated seventh seed Christopher Eubanks, Lorenzo Sonego, third seed Tallon Griekspoor and Miomir Kecmanovic to reach his first ATP final.[6]

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–2 0–5 0 / 7 0–7 0%

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i) France Gaël Monfils 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 3–6

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, Valašské Meziříčí 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 Forlì, Italy Challenger Hard Italy Andrea Arnaboldi 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jan 2022 Forlì, 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. "Pavel Kotov". itftennis.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. "#NextGenATP Star Chun-hsin Tseng Qualifies for Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. Victoria Chiesa (26 August 2022). "Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers". usopen.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. "Stefanos Tsitsipas Starts Strong in Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/monfils-djere-kotov-kecmanovic-stockholm-2023-saturday-sfs


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