Alexei Popyrin vs Pavel Kotov Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
A. Popyrin vs P. Kotov

Alexei Popyrin

AUS

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'5" (196 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

C. Rank

454

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.2M

Career Money

$1.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Pavel Kotov

RUS

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'5" (196 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

C. Rank

454

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.2M

Career Money

$1.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Popyrin 1 - 1 Kotov

They have played 5 sets in total, with Alexei Popyrin winning 3 and Pavel Kotov winning 2. The last match between Pavel Kotov and Alexei Popyrin was at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai, 27-02-2023, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 6-3 5-7 7-6(3).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Popyrin	1
Kotov	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai(02-27-23)

Stats

Pavel Kotov

Alexei Popyrin

(QF) Astana Challenger(07-20-18)

Stats

Alexei Popyrin

Pavel Kotov

A. Popyrin vs P. Kotov H2H Profile

A. Popyrin	Stats	P. Kotov
$5,247,870	Career Prize Money	$1,073,890
54.91% (291-239)	Career Total W/L	58.28% (292-209)
1	Hard	1
6	Titles	6
1	Total H2H Matches	1
42.50% (17-23)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-2)

A. Popyrin vs P. Kotov Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Alexei Popyrin has won 45.63% of points on their second serve, while Pavel Kotov has won 43.75%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Alexei Popyrin, in recent form, has won 42.52% of their opponent's second serve points, while Pavel Kotov has won 38.70%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.86% and 18.11% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Alexei Popyrin has saved 61.65% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Pavel Kotov has saved 55.74% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Alexei Popyrin has won 41.46% of matches played (W/L 17/24), with Pavel Kotov winning 33.33% (W/L 11/22) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Alexei Popyrin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 57% (W/L 85/64), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 48% (W/L 22/24). Pavel Kotov has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 57% (W/L 94/51), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 33% (W/L 3/6).
Player level: In the last year, Alexei Popyrin has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 9/8), where as Pavel Kotov has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 37.50% of matches (W/L 6/10). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Alexei Popyrin winning 1 times and Pavel Kotov being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Alexei Popyrin winning 3 and Pavel Kotov winning 2.
The last match between Alexei Popyrin and Pavel Kotov was at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai, 27-02-2023, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 6-3 5-7 7-6(3).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:59:15.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Alexei Popyrin has played against opponents with an average rank of 83.44 while Pavel Kotov has played against players with an average rank of 213.58.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Alexei Popyrin has won 39% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Pavel Kotov has won 42% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Alexei Popyrin has converted 22.30% of breakpoint opportunities, and Pavel Kotov has converted 30.43% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Alexei Popyrin vs Pavel Kotov Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

A. Popyrin vs P. Kotov H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

A. Popyrin	Stats	P. Kotov
1	H2H Matches Won	1
3	Sets Won	2
28	Games Won	23
17	Aces (Total)	10
10	Total Double Faults	2
1:59:15	Average Match Time	1:59:15
58% (95/163)	1st Serve %	66% (107/162)
78% (74/95)	1st Serve Win %	69% (74/107)
54% (37/68)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (28/55)
42% (5/12)	Break Pts Won %	15% (2/13)
37% (60/162)	Return Points Win %	32% (52/163)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

A. Popyrin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
R1 Sebastian KordaS. Korda	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
R1 Alexander BublikA. Bublik	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
Erste Bank Open - Vienna - 20-10-2025
R1 Matteo BerrettiniM. Berrettini	L	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm - 13-10-2025
R1 Sebastian KordaS. Korda	L	6-7(4) 6-1 6-3	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 6-2 6-2	Stats

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P. Kotov Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Shenzhen Challenger - 13-10-2025
R2 Jie CuiJ. Cui	L	6-2 3-6 6-4	Stats
R1 Tianhui ZhangT. Zhang	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Jinan Challenger - 06-10-2025
R2 Mackenzie McdonaldM. Mcdonald	L	7-5 6-2	Stats
R1 August HolmgrenA. Holmgren	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
Q3 Akira SantillanA. Santillan	W	6-4 7-6(8)	Stats

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A. Popyrin vs P. Kotov Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

A. Popyrin	Stats	P. Kotov
54.91% (291/239)	YTD Win/Loss	58.28% (292/209)
53.30% (702/615)	Sets Win/Loss	55.27% (655/530)
50.60% (6706/6547)	Games Win/Loss	51.79% (5945/5534)
56.75% (143/109)	Hard Win/Loss	53.17% (67/59)
57.05% (85/64)	Clay Win/Loss	58.96% (125/87)
49.40% (41/42)	Indoor Hard W/L	62.99% (97/57)
47.83% (22/24)	Grass Win/Loss	33.33% (3/6)
0.61	Aces Per Game	0.31
3941	Aces Total	1718
0.27	Double Faults Per Game	0.21
1725	Total Double Faults	1193
1:43:12	Average Match Time	1:44:25
340.63	Average Opponent Rank	426.66
60% (23897/39546)	1st Serve %	63% (21925/34835)
74% (17711/23897)	1st Serve Win %	69% (15175/21925)
50% (7837/15650)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (6346/12911)
36% (1148/3181)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (1431/3459)
35% (13895/39256)	Return Points Win %	39% (13929/35370)
50.00% (27/27)	Slam W/L	45.83% (11/13)
56.73% (59/45)	Masters W/L	34.78% (8/15)
57.14% (4/3)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
45.83% (77/91)	Main Tour W/L	55.86% (62/49)
58.82% (70/49)	Challenger W/L	54.81% (114/94)
69.33% (52/23)	Futures W/L	72.39% (97/37)
55% (257/469)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (281/479)
48% (25/52)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	23% (3/13)
59% (160/269)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	53% (98/184)
52% (98/188)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (99/170)
83% (271/225)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (270/233)
17% (271/46)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (270/37)
25% (258/64)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (231/57)