Timofey Skatov

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. 193, achieved on 21 March 2022 and No. 740 in doubles, achieved on 1 November 2021. Skatov had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 1 January 2018.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Skatov.
Timofey Skatov
Тимофей Скатов
Skatov in 2021
Full nameTimofey Dmitriyevich Skatov
Country (sports) Kazakhstan (2018–)
 Russia (2015–18)
ResidenceNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Born (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001
Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$69,283
Singles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 193 (21 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 193 (21 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open Junior3R (2018)
Wimbledon Junior3R (2018)
US Open JuniorSF (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 740 (1 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 1086 (21 March 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior1R (2017)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2017)
US Open Junior2R (2017)
Last updated on: 1 November 2021.

Professional career

2020-2021: ATP debut and first win, First Challenger final, Top 250 debut

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 defeating Andreas Seppi.[1][2]

2022: Grand Slam Main Draw debut

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.

Personal life

In May 2018, Skatov switched nationalities to represent his birth country, Kazakhstan.

Performance Timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Current through the 2022 Australian Open

Tournament 2022 SR W–L Win %
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

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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

References
  1. "Skatov Stuns Seppi to Advance at Astana Open". 20 September 2021.
  2. "Laslo Djere Moves Through in Nur-Sultan | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. "Kazakh Timofey Skatov to debut in Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open". Kazinform.


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