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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Kotov vs A. Popyrin

Pavel Kotov

RUS

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'3" (191 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

454

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.1M

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Alexei Popyrin

AUS

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'3" (191 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

454

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.1M

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Kotov 1 - 1 Popyrin

They have played 5 sets in total, with Pavel Kotov winning 2 and Alexei Popyrin winning 3. 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
Kotov	1
Popyrin	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

P. Kotov vs A. Popyrin H2H Profile

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

P. Kotov vs A. Popyrin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Pavel Kotov has won 43.75% of points on their second serve, while Alexei Popyrin has won 45.63%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Pavel Kotov, in recent form, has won 38.70% of their opponent's second serve points, while Alexei Popyrin has won 42.52%. The same stats for first serve returns are 18.11% and 22.86% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Pavel Kotov has saved 55.74% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Alexei Popyrin has saved 61.65% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Pavel Kotov has won 33.33% of matches played (W/L 11/22), with Alexei Popyrin winning 41.46% (W/L 17/24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Pavel Kotov has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 65% (W/L 94/51), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 33% (W/L 3/6). Alexei Popyrin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 65% (W/L 85/64), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 48% (W/L 22/24).
Player level: In the last year, Pavel Kotov has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 37.50% of matches (W/L 6/10), where as Alexei Popyrin has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 9/8). 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 Pavel Kotov winning 1 times and Alexei Popyrin being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Pavel Kotov winning 2 and Alexei Popyrin winning 3.
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).
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, Pavel Kotov has played against opponents with an average rank of 213.58 while Alexei Popyrin has played against players with an average rank of 83.44.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Pavel Kotov has won 42% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Alexei Popyrin has won 39% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Pavel Kotov has converted 30.43% of breakpoint opportunities, and Alexei Popyrin has converted 22.30% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Pavel Kotov vs Alexei Popyrin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

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 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 vs A. Popyrin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

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