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. 125, achieved on 13 February 2023 and No. 724 in doubles, achieved on 16 January 2023. He is the current No. 2 Kazakhstani player. 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
The 2020 Astana Open is an ATP tournament organised for male professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, at the end of October 2020 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments dur ...
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
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
where he lost to
Zizou Bergs.
He won his first ATP match also as a wildcard at the
2021 Astana Open
The 2021 Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2021 ATP To ...
in Kazakhstan defeating
Andreas Seppi.
2022: Grand Slam 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
Hugo Grenier (born 23 March 1996) is a French tennis player.
Grenier has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 95 achieved on 12 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 362 achieved on 21 February 202 ...
,
Dane Sweeny
Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. Sweeny made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 2 ...
, 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
The 2022 Parma Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2022 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Parma, Italy between 3 and 9 October 2022.
Singl ...
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.
2023: Third Challenger final, Top 125 debut
He reached the top 125 on 13 February 2023.
Personal life
In May 2018, Skatov switched nationalities to represent his birth country,
Kazakhstan.
Performance Timeline
''Current through the
2023 Australian Open
The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consi ...
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Future and Challenger finals
Singles: 8 (4–4)
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Russian male tennis players
Kazakhstani male tennis players
People from Petropavl
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