Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov (Russian: Тимофей Дмитриевич Скатов; born 21 January 2001) is a Kazakhstani tennis player of Russian descent. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 152, achieved on 10 October 2022 and No. 732 in doubles, achieved on 26 September 2022. Skatov had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 1 January 2018.
Full name | Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov |
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Country (sports) | Kazakhstan (2018–) Russia (2015–18) |
Residence | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
Born | (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 21) Petropavl, Kazakhstan |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | José Francisco Altur |
Prize money | US $211,637 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–3 (25.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 152 (10 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 152 (10 October 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | Q2 (2022) |
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. 732 (26 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 743 (10 October 2022) |
Last updated on: 10 October 2022. |
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.[1][2]
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.[3] 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.
In May 2018, Skatov switched nationalities to represent his birth country, Kazakhstan.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2022 Australian Open
Tournament | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 33% | ||||
French Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
Wimbledon | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
US Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 33% | ||||
Year-end ranking |
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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 | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Melilla, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ricardo Ojeda Lara | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2020 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Miljan Zekic | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2020 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Franco Agamenone | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2020 | M15 Melilla, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Holger Rune | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Zizou Bergs | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2022 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jozef Kovalík | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 |
Russian Cup — Junior Tennis Player of the Year | |
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Notes: 1 = wheelchair, 2 = postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia |
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten male singles tennis players from Central Asia | |
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as of 10 October 2022 | |
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Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Kazakhstani male singles tennis players | |
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as of 1 November 2021 | |
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