Russian tennis player
Pavel KotovПавел Котов Full name Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov Country (sports) Russia Born (1998-11-18 ) 18 November 1998 (age 27) Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Turned pro 2016 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Ivan Poliakov, Igor Chelyshev Prize money US $ 2,100,368 Singles Career record 36–46 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 50 (17 June 2024) Current ranking No. 454 (17 November 2025) 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 2–11 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 226 (8 November 2021) Grand Slam doubles results Wimbledon 1R (2024 ) US Open 1R (2024 ) Last updated on: 17 November 2025.
Pavel Vyacheslavovich Kotov (Russian:Павел Вячеславович Котов IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl tennis player. Kotov has a career highATP 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]
[ edit ] He made his ATP debut at the2020 St. Petersburg Open as a qualifier where he was defeated byUgo Humbert .
Kotov won his maidenATP Challenger doubles title at the2020 Challenger La Manche and maiden single title at the2021 Città di Forlì III .[ 2]
[ edit ] He won his first ATP match at the2022 Grand Prix Hassan II as a qualifier defeating ninth seedTallon Griekspoor .
He won his second singles Challenger title at2022 Città di Forlì III . He reached the top 150 on 16 May 2022 at World No. 143.
At the2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw debut.[ 3]
He made his debut at the2022 US Open as a qualifier.[ 4]
He qualified into the main draw at the ATP 5002022 Astana Open as lucky loser after the late withdrawal ofJannik Sinner . In the first round he defeatedAlejandro Davidovich Fokina for his first win at this level.[ 5]
[ edit ] Kotov made his debut at the2023 Australian Open as a lucky loser. He also qualified at the ATP 500 inDubai and defeatedAlexei Popyrin . He made his Masters 1000 debut at the2023 Miami Open as a qualifier.
At the2023 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco, Kotov reached his first ATP semifinal defeatingPedro Martínez , seventh seedBenjamin Bonzi andChristopher O'Connell . He also made his debut at the2023 Mutua Madrid Open as a lucky loser.
InStockholm as a qualifier, he defeated seventh seedChristopher Eubanks ,Lorenzo Sonego , third seedTallon Griekspoor andMiomir Kecmanović to reach his first ATP final.[ 6] Sofia , he reached a back to back semifinal and third of the season, defeatingMárton Fucsovics and moved into the top 70 in the rankings.[ 7]
[ edit ] Ranked No. 64, at the2024 Australian Open , he defeatedArthur Rinderknech in the first round, for his first Major win.[ 8]
InMarrakech he reached back-to-back semifinals at the tournament, defeating local wildcardElliot Benchetrit and ItaliansFlavio Cobolli and qualifierFabio Fognini .
He recorded his first two Masters wins at the2024 Mutua Madrid Open where he reached the third round at this level for the first time with wins overAlbert Ramos Viñolas andJordan Thompson .He recorded also his first two wins at the2024 French Open where he upset 32nd seedCameron Norrie in five sets andStan Wawrinka in four.As a result he reached the top 50 on 17 June 2024.
Performance timeline [ edit ] 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.
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 (0–0) ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoor (0–0) Indoor (0–1)
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ] [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 Segovia , SpainChallenger Hard Nicola Kuhn 2–6, 6–7(4–7) Win 1–1 Dec 2021 Forlì III , ItalyChallenger Hard (i) Andrea Arnaboldi 6–4, 6–2 Win 2–1 Jan 2022 Forlì III, Italy(2) Challenger Hard (i) Quentin Halys 7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3 Win 3–1 Aug 2022 City of San Marino , San MarinoChallenger Clay Matteo Arnaldi 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Loss 3–2 Jul 2023 Braunschweig , GermanyChallenger Clay Franco Agamenone 5–7, 3–6
[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
[ edit ] [ edit ] Legend ITF Futures/WTT (3–2)
Finals by surface Hard (3–0) Clay (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Jul 2017 Russia F3, Kazan Futures Hard 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 5–7, 1–6 Loss 3–2 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Miljan Zekić 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Russia
Gaël Monfils
Nicola Kuhn
Andrea Arnaboldi
Tseng Chun-hsin
Nuno Borges
Denis Yevseyev
Miljan Zekić