Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov (Russian: Павел Вячеславович Котов IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈkotəf] tennis player. Kotov has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 50 achieved on 17 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 226 achieved on 8 November 2021.[ 1]
Pavel Kotov Павел Котов Full name Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov Country (sports) Russia Born (1998-11-18 ) 18 November 1998 (age 26) Moscow , RussiaHeight 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Turned pro 2016 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Ivan Poliakov, Igor Chelyshev Prize money US $1,859,028 Career record 36–44 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 50 (17 June 2024) Current ranking No. 85 (11 November 2024) Australian Open 2R (2024 ) French Open 3R (2024 ) Wimbledon 1R (2024 ) US Open 1R (2022 , 2023 , 2024 ) Olympic Games 1R (2024 ) Career record 2–11 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 226 (8 November 2021) Current ranking No. 856 (18 November 2024) Wimbledon 1R (2024 ) US Open 1R (2024 ) Last updated on: 18 November 2024.
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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]
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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]
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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] 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]
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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 .
He recorded his first two Masters wins at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open where he reached the third round at this level for the first time with wins over Albert Ramos Vinolas and Jordan Thompson .
He recorded also his first two wins at the 2024 French Open where he upset 32nd seed Cameron Norrie in five sets and Stan Wawrinka in four.
As a result he reached the top 50 on 17 June 2024.
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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.
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Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
ATP Challenger Tour finals
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ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2019 Segovia , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Nicola Kuhn
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
1–1
Dec 2021 Forlì III , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Andrea Arnaboldi
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–1
Jan 2022 Forlì III, Italy (2)
Challenger
Hard (i)
Quentin Halys
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3
Win
3–1
Aug 2022 City of San Marino , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Matteo Arnaldi
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Loss
3–2
Jul 2023 Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Franco Agamenone
5–7, 3–6
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
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ITF Futures/WTT (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–2)
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
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
5–7, 1–6
Loss
3–2
Dec 2019
M15 Antalya, Turkey
WTT
Clay
Miljan Zekić
6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Russia