Petr Nesterov

Petr Nesterov (Bulgarian: Пьотр Нестеров, born 7 March 2003) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player.[1] Nesterov has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 672 achieved on 12 June 2023, whilst his best doubles ranking is No. 383 achieved on 17 July 2023.

Petr Nesterov
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceVarna, Bulgaria
Born (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003
Moscow, Russia
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 21,269
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 672 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 773 (14 August 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior1R (2021)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2021)
US Open JuniorQF (2021)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 383 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 392 (14 August 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open JuniorQF (2021)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021)
US Open JuniorF (2021)
Last updated on: 17 August 2023.

Junior career

As a junior, Nesterov won three singles and four doubles titles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 15. [2] His biggest junior success came in 2021 at the US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in singles and his first Grand Slam final in doubles with Viacheslav Bielinskyi, but lost 3–6, 7–5, [1–10] to Max Westphal and Coleman Wong in the championship match. Earlier in the year the Bulgarian-Ukrainian duo came close to another doubles final at the French Open, but lost out in the semifinals to eventual champions Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Professional career

2019–2022: early years: turning pro, ATP debut

Nesterov made his professional debut at the age of 16, when he received a wildcard for the ITF tournament in Burgas in 2019. Although he lost his first singles match, Petr reached his debut ITF final in doubles with compatriot Simeon Terziev, but the Bulgarian duo couldn't go all the way, losing 3–6, 3–6 to Luca Gelhard and Kai Wehnelt.

A year and a half later, after the end of his junior career, Nesterov started playing regularly on the ITF men's tour. In 2022 he made his debut for Bulgaria Davis Cup team in the World Group II Play-Off tie with Paraguay, but was forced to retire in the third set against Daniel Vallejo.

After reaching two semifinals as a qualifier at the M25 and M15 events in Pirot and Novi Sad, Nesterov made his debut in the top 1000 of the ATP rankings as well as reaching his second doubles final with Simon Anthony Ivanov at the tournament in Novi Sad.

In September, Nesterov made his ATP debut at the 2022 Sofia Open after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying draw of his home tournament. The Bulgarian didn't waste this opportunity and scored his biggest win to date, overcoming World No. 270 Salvatore Caruso in straight sets - 7–6(4), 6–4. Ultimately Petr could not seal his spot into the main draw after a loss to Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș in the second round.

Nesterov made his main draw ATP debut with Yanaki Milev at the doubles competition in Sofia, where they reached the quarterfinals defeating Jack Vance and Jamie Vance before losing to eventual champions Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández.

Year-end ATP ranking
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Singles - - 1692 819
Doubles 1514 1584 2418 550

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Doubles: 7 (2–5)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2019 M15 Burgas, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Clay Bulgaria Simeon Terziev Germany Luca Gelhard
Germany Kai Wehnelt		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2022 M15 Novi Sad, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Bulgaria Simon Anthony Ivanov Serbia Viktor Jović
Main Page Marat Sharipov		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Bulgaria Yanaki Milev Poland Maks Kaśnikowski
Poland Olaf Pieczkowski		 3–6, 5–7
Win 1–3 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Bulgaria Yanaki Milev Bulgaria Adriano Dhzenev
Bulgaria Anthony Genov		 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–3 Mar 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard South Africa Alec Beckley Luxembourg Alex Knaff
Germany Jakob Schnaitter		 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 Jun 2023 M15 Constanța, Romania World Tennis Tour Clay Poland Olaf Pieczkowski Uruguay Ignacio Carou
Brazil João Victor Couto Loureiro		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–5 Jun 2023 M25 Skopje, North Macedonia World Tennis Tour Clay Bulgaria Yanaki Milev France Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
France Antoine Hoang		 1–6, 2–6

National participation

Davis Cup (2 losses)

Petr Nesterov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2022. Since then he has 3 nominations with 2 ties played, his singles W/L record is 0–1 and doubles W/L record is 0–1 (0–2 overall).

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (0–1)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–0)
Rubber result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase3–1; 4–5 March 2022; Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group II Play-Off; Hard (i) surface
Defeat 1 IV Singles Paraguay Paraguay Daniel Vallejo 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2), [5–10]
Increase3–1; 4–5 February 2023; Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand; World Group I Play-Off; Hard surface
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Alexander Donski) New Zealand New Zealand Artem Sitak / Michael Venus 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-Up 2021 US Open Hard Ukraine Viacheslav Bielinskyi France Max Westphal
Hong Kong Coleman Wong		 3–6, 7–5, [1–10]

References
  1. "Petr Nesterov | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – NESTEROV, Petr (BUL)".
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