Timofey Skatov

Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov (Russian: Тимофей Дмитриевич Скатов; born 21 January 2001) is a Kazakhstani tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 123, achieved on 18 September 2023 and No. 724 in doubles, achieved on 16 January 2023. He is the current No. 2 Kazakhstani player.[1] Skatov had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 1 January 2018.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Skatov.
Timofey Skatov
Тимофей Скатов
Skatov at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameTimofey Dmitriyevich Skatov
Country (sports) Kazakhstan (2018–)
 Russia (2015–18)
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Born (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001
Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Francisco Altur
Prize moneyUS $443,067
Singles
Career record4–6 (40.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 123 (18 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 130 (25 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open1R (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 627 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 855 (25 September 2023)
Last updated on: 30 September 2023.

Professional career

2020-21: ATP debut & first win, First Challenger final, Top 250

Skatov made his ATP debut at the 2020 Astana Open in Nur-Sultan as a wildcard where he lost to Emil Ruusuvuori.

In June 2021, he reached his first Challenger final as a wildcard in Almaty where he lost to Zizou Bergs.

He won his first ATP match also as a wildcard at the 2021 Astana Open in Kazakhstan defeating Andreas Seppi.[3][4]

2022: Grand Slam and top 150 debuts, Maiden Challenger title

Skatov made his first Grand Slam main draw appearance after successfully making it all the way through in the 2022 Australian Open qualifications, defeating Hugo Grenier, Dane Sweeny, and Gastão Elias.[5] He lost in the first round to Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos.

He reached his second Challenger final as an alternate at the 2022 Parma Challenger and won the title. As a result, he moved 57 positions up and reached a new career-high just outside the top 150 at No. 152 on 10 October 2022.[6]

2023: Third Challenger final, Top 125 debut

He reached the top 125 on 13 February 2023 after making the Concepción final in January, losing against Federico Coria.

He made his French Open main draw debut after defeating Otto Virtanen and Felipe Meligeni Alves, where he lost against Grigor Dimitrov in the first round. [7]

Personal life

Skatov was born in Petropavl, Kazakhstan to Russian parents, and moved to Tula, Russia at the age of 1. He represented Russia internationally from 2015 to 2018.[8] In May 2018, Skatov switched nationalities to represent his birth country, Kazakhstan. He lives in Valencia and has been training at the Lazano-Altur Tennis Academy in Valencia since 2017. [9]

Performance Timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Current through the 2023 French Open

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Year-end ranking 146

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 M25 Dénia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Carlos Alcaraz 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2019 M15 Melilla, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Ricardo Ojeda Lara 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jan 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Miljan Zekic 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 2–2 Sep 2020 M15 Bucharest, Romania World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Franco Agamenone 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–2 Sep 2020 M15 Melilla, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Denmark Holger Rune 3–6, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Jun 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Belgium Zizou Bergs 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Oct 2022 Parma, Italy Challenger Clay Slovakia Jozef Kovalík 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Loss 4–4 Jan 2023 Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Federico Coria 4–6, 3–6

References
  1. "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Timofei Skatov Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  3. "Skatov Stuns Seppi to Advance at Astana Open". 20 September 2021.
  4. "Laslo Djere Moves Through In Nur-Sultan | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  5. "Kazakh Timofey Skatov to debut in Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open". Kazinform. 14 January 2022.
  6. "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  7. TennisMajors (2023-05-30). "Tennis, ATP – Roland-Garros 2023: Dimitrov downs Skatov". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. "Тульский чемпион Европы по теннису сменил гражданство". newstula.ru.
  9. "Timofey Skatov: the moment that led him to become a professional player". Lozano Altur. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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