Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov (Russian: Тимофей Дмитриевич Скатов; born 21 January 2001) is a Kazakhstanitennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 123, achieved on 11 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.[1] He is the current No. 5 Kazakh player.[2]
Professional career
2020-21: ATP debut & first win, First Challenger final, Top 250
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.[7]
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.
In May 2024, he won his second Challenger title at the 2024 Schwaben Open with a win over Elmer Møller and returned to the top 200 in the rankings at No. 199 on 27 May 2024.[9]
Ranked No. 189, he qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open for a second consecutive year defeating seventh seed Billy Harris in the last round of the qualifying competition.
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.[10] 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.[11]
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.
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