Pavel Kotov

Pavel Kotov
Павел Котов
	Kotov at the 2023 French Open
Full name	Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov
Country (sports)	Russia
Born	18 November 1998 (age 25); Moscow, Russia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Ivan Poliakov, Igor Chelyshev
Prize money	$1,603,022
Singles
Career record	36–44
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 50 (17 June 2024)
Current ranking	No. 60 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2024)
French Open	3R (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	2–9
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 226 (8 November 2021)
Current ranking	No. 869 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	1R (2024)
	Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

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. 50 achieved on 17 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 226 achieved on 8 November 2021.^[1]

Career

2020–2021: ATP debut, Maiden Challengers in singles & doubles

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]

2022: First ATP win, Grand Slam and top 100 debuts

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.

2023: Masters debuts, first ATP final, top 70

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]

2024: First Grand Slam and Masters wins, top 50

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.

Performance timeline

Key
W	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.

Singles

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	1R	Q1	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
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	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Italian Open	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Shanghai Masters	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–2	0–5	3–4	0 / 10	3–11	21%

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2023	Stockholm Open, Sweden	250 Series	Hard (i)	Gaël Monfils	6–4, 6–7^(6–8), 3–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–4)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (3–2)

Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (1–3)
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	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
Loss	6-4	Jul 2023	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Franco Agamenone	5–7, 3–6