Full name | Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov |
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Country (sports) | Russia (2015-18) Kazakhstan (2018-) |
Residence | Valencia, Spain |
Born | Petropavl, Kazakhstan | 21 January 2001
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | José Francisco Altur[1] |
Prize money | US $585,020 |
Singles | |
Career record | 6–6 (50.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 123 (18 September 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 199 (27 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | 1R (2023) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 627 (17 July 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 881 (15 January 2024) |
Last updated on: 27 May 2024. |
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. 627 in doubles, achieved on 17 July 2023. Skatov had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 1 January 2018.[2]
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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: Major 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.[6]
He won his second Challenger title as an alternate at the 2022 Parma Challenger. 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.[7]
2023-24: 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 Gabriel Diallo, Otto Virtanen and Felipe Meligeni Alves, where he lost against Grigor Dimitrov in the first round. [8] He also made his debut at the US Open defeating James Duckworth in the last round of the qualifying competition.
In May 2024, he won his second Challenger title at the 2024 Schwaben Open with a win over Elmer Moller and returned to the top 200 in the rankings at No. 199 on 27 May 2024.[9]
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.[10] In May 2018, Skatov switched nationalities to represent his birth country, Kazakhstan. He lives in Valencia and has been training at the Lozano Altur Tennis Academy in Valencia since 2017. [11]
Performance Timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 French Open
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||
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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 | 222 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2021 | Almaty Challenger, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Zizou Bergs | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | Parma Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jozef Kovalík | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2023 | Challenger Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Federico Coria | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | May 2024 | Schwaben Open, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Elmer Møller | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | M25 Dénia, Spain | WTT | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Melilla, Spain | WTT | Clay | Ricardo Ojeda Lara | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2020 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Miljan Zekic | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2020 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | WTT | Clay | Franco Agamenone | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2020 | M15 Melilla, Spain | WTT | Clay | Holger Rune | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
References
- ^ https://pelotista.com/lozano-altur-tennis-academy/
- ^ "Timofei Skatov Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Skatov Stuns Seppi to Advance at Astana Open". 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Laslo Djere Moves Through In Nur-Sultan | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Kazakh Timofey Skatov to debut in Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open". Kazinform. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "FORMER JUNIOR NO. 1 SKATOV HOPING A GRANT CAN ACCELERATE HIS PRO CLIMB". 28 January 2022.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ TennisMajors (2023-05-30). "Tennis, ATP – Roland-Garros 2023: Dimitrov downs Skatov". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Skatov Secures Schwaben Open Crown". 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Тульский чемпион Европы по теннису сменил гражданство". newstula.ru.
- ^ "Timofey Skatov: the moment that led him to become a professional player". Lozano Altur. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
External links
- Timofey Skatov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Timofey Skatov at the International Tennis Federation
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