Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov (russian: Тимофей Дмитриевич Скатов; born 21 January 2001) is a

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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

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. In June 2021, he reached his first Challenger final as a wildcard in

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where he lost to

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. He won his first ATP match also as a wildcard at the

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in Kazakhstan defeating

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2022: Grand Slam and top 150 debuts, Maiden Challenger title

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, and

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. He lost in the first round to Slovakian qualifier

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. He reached his second Challenger final as an alternate at the

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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,

Performance Timeline

''Current through the

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Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

References

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