Timofey Skatov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Skatov.

Timofey Skatov
Тимофей Скатов

Skatov at the 2022 French Open
Full name	Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov
Country (sports)	Kazakhstan (2018–) Russia (2015–18)
Residence	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Born	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 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.

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.

Professional career

2020-21: ATP debut & first win, First Challenger final, Top 250

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.

2022: Grand Slam 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. 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.

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: 7 (4–3)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) ITF World Tennis Tour (3–2)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (4–3) 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
Win	4–3	Oct 2022	Parma, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Jozef Kovalík	7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–4