Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov (Russian: Павел Вячеславович Котов, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈkotəf]; born 18 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. Kotov has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 61 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 226 achieved on 8 November 2021.[1]
Full name | Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov |
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Country (sports) | Russia |
Born | Moscow, Russia | 18 November 1998
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Ivan Poliakov, Igor Chelyshev |
Prize money | $1,108,554 |
Singles | |
Career record | 26–29 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 61 (29 January 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 72 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2022) |
US Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 226 (8 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 746 (29 January 2024) |
Last updated on: 30 March 2024. |
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]
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.
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 in Marrakech, Morocco, 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 Kecmanović to reach his first ATP final.[6] In Sofia, he reached a back to back semifinal and third of the season, defeating Márton Fucsovics and moved into the top 70 in the rankings.[7]
Ranked No. 64, at the 2024 Australian Open, he defeated Arthur Rinderknech in the first round, for his first Major win.[8]
In Marrakech he reached back-to-back semifinals at the tournament, defeating local wildcard Elliot Benchetrit and Italians Flavio Cobolli and qualifier Fabio Fognini.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
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 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Miami Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 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 | 1–3 | 0 / 10 | 1–10 | 10% |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Gaël Monfils | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2017 | Russia F3, Kazan | Futures | Hard | Yan Sabanin | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2017 | Russia F4, Kazan | Futures | Hard | Denis Yevseyev | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2017 | Czech Republic F11, Valašské Meziříčí | Futures | Hard (i) | Dan Added | 6–0, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent | Futures | Clay | Denis Yevseyev | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Nicola Kuhn | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Miljan Zekic | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 4–3 | Dec 2021 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Andrea Arnaboldi | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Jan 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Quentin Halys | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Win | 6–3 | Aug 2022 | City of San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Arnaldi | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | February 2020 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Roman Safiullin | Dan Added Albano Olivetti |
7–6(8-6), 5–7, 12–10 |