Timofey Skatov

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Timofey Skatov
Тимофей Скатов

Skatov in 2021
Full name	Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov
Country (sports)	Kazakhstan (2018–)  Russia (2015–18)
Residence	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Born	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 21) Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	2019
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$69,283
Singles
Career record	1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 246 (22 November 2021)
Current ranking	No. 246 (22 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2022)
French Open Junior	3R (2018)
Wimbledon Junior	3R (2018)
US Open Junior	SF (2017)
Doubles
Career record	0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	740 (1 November 2021)
Current ranking	740 (1 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior	1R (2017)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2017)
US Open Junior	2R (2017)
Last updated on: 1 November 2021.

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. 246, achieved on 22 November 2021 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.

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.

Future and Challenger finals[]

Singles: 6 (3–3)[]

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[]

External links[]

• Timofey Skatov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Timofey Skatov at the International Tennis Federation

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