Timofey Skatov

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

Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov (Russian: Тимофей Дмитриевич Скатов; born 21 January 2001) is a Kazakhstani tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 123, achieved on 18 September 2023 and No. 627 in doubles, achieved on 17 July 2023. Skatov had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 1 January 2018.

Timofey Skatov
Тимофей Скатов

Skatov at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov
Country (sports)	Russia (2015-18) Kazakhstan (2018-)
Residence	Valencia, Spain
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 $585,020
Singles
Career record	6–6 (50.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 123 (18 September 2023)
Current ranking	No. 199 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2022)
French Open	1R (2023)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2023)
US Open	1R (2023)
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. 627 (17 July 2023)
Current ranking	No. 881 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 27 May 2024.

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: Major and top 150 debuts, Maiden Challenger title

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 won his second Challenger title as an alternate at the 2022 Parma Challenger. 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.

2023-24: Third Challenger final, Top 125 debut

He reached the top 125 on 13 February 2023 after making the Concepción final in January, losing against Federico Coria. He made his French Open main draw debut after defeating Gabriel Diallo, Otto Virtanen and Felipe Meligeni Alves, where he lost against Grigor Dimitrov in the first round. He also made his debut at the US Open defeating James Duckworth in the last round of the qualifying competition.

In May 2024, he won his second Challenger title at the 2024 Schwaben Open with a win over Elmer Moller and returned to the top 200 in the rankings at No. 199 on 27 May 2024.

Personal life

Skatov was born in Petropavl, Kazakhstan to Russian parents, and moved to Tula, Russia at the age of 1. He represented Russia internationally from 2015 to 2018. In May 2018, Skatov switched nationalities to represent his birth country, Kazakhstan. He lives in Valencia and has been training at the Lozano Altur Tennis Academy in Valencia since 2017.

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 2023 French Open

Tournament	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	Q2	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Year-end ranking	146	222

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2021	Almaty Challenger, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Clay	Zizou Bergs	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2022	Parma Challenger, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Jozef Kovalík	7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jan 2023	Challenger Concepción, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Federico Coria	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–2	May 2024	Schwaben Open, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Elmer Møller	3–6, 7–5, 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ITF WTT (3–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2019	M25 Dénia, Spain	WTT	Clay	Carlos Alcaraz	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2019	M15 Melilla, Spain	WTT	Clay	Ricardo Ojeda Lara	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–2	Jan 2020	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Miljan Zekic	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	2–2	Sep 2020	M15 Bucharest, Romania	WTT	Clay	Franco Agamenone	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–2	Sep 2020	M15 Melilla, Spain	WTT	Clay	Holger Rune	3–6, 6–0, 6–1

External links

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