Pavel Kotov
Russian tennis player
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- Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov (Russian: Павел Вячеславович Котов , IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈkotəf] ; born 18 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player.
- 50, achieved on 17 June 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No.
- Career 2020–2021: ATP debut, Maiden Challengers in singles & doubles Kotov made his ATP debut at the 2020 St.
- He won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2020 Challenger La Manche and maiden single title at the 2021 Città di Forlì III.
- He won his second singles Challenger title at 2022 Città di Forlì III.
Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov (Russian: Павел Вячеславович Котов, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl ˈkotəf]; born 18 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 50, achieved on 17 June 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 226, achieved on 8 November 2021.
Career
2020–2021: ATP debut, Maiden Challengers in singles & doubles
Kotov made his ATP debut at the 2020 St. Petersburg Open as a qualifier where he was defeated by Ugo Humbert.
He won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2020 Challenger La Manche and maiden single title at the 2021 Città di Forlì III.
2022: First ATP win, Grand Slam and top 100 debuts
Kotov 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.
Kotov made his debut at the 2022 US Open as a qualifier.
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. As a result he moved to the top 100 in the rankings on 10 October 2022.
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