Pavel Kotov vs Ilia Simakin — Wuning 1 CH Quarter-final

Wuning 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Pavel Kotov
RUS8
Pavel Kotov
#249ATP
1597ELO
1601Hard ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2026
hard
RUS2
Ilia Simakin
#304ATP
1463ELO
1505Hard ELO
22 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLLL
Kotov P.
2-6 7-6 6-3
Simakin I.
Kotov P.
27762
Simakin I.
66531

Pavel Kotov defeated Ilia Simakin 2-6 7-6 6-3 in the Wuning 1 CH quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kotov P.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Simakin I.

Simakin I.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kotov P.Simakin I.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
65%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kotov P.Simakin I.
Clutch Rating·Even
59
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Clear edge
13
26
Deciding sets·Even
82
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
70

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kotov P.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Simakin I.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.7+96 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1505
5.6Overall Elo 1597
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1463
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
6.6
10.010-match win streak
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Kotov P.Simakin I.
Freshness·
—
67

Simakin I.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Kotov P.[8]
Wendelken H.[6]
4-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Kotov P.[8]
Sun F.[5]
7-693-66-3
Wendelken H.[6]
Tu L.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Wendelken H.[6]
Chidekh C.[1]
6-46-4
Tu L.
Pearson K.
7-626-4
Sun F.[5]
Boulais J.
6-16-1
Kotov P.[8]
Simakin I.[2]
2-67-656-3
R16
Boulais J.
Uchida K.[4]
6-36-4
Tu L.
Gray A.
6-46-4
Sun F.[5]
Sekulic P.
7-626-3
Chidekh C.[1]
Gadamauri B.
6-46-1
Wendelken H.[6]
Fomin S.
7-56-2
Pearson K.
Zhou Y.[3]
6-46-4
Kotov P.[8]
Holmgren A.
6-47-66
Simakin I.[2]
Ostapenkov D.
6-36-3
R32
Pearson K.
Zhao Z.
6-776-46-4
Sekulic P.
Jones M.
6-26-767-65
Gray A.
Uchiyama Y.[7]
6-34-3
Gadamauri B.
Jasika O.
6-36-3
Zhou Y.[3]
Hussey G.
6-36-4
Chidekh C.[1]
Mochizuki Y.
6-46-1
Uchida K.[4]
Binda A.
6-27-65
Kotov P.[8]
Smith K.
6-46-4
Ostapenkov D.
Sun Q.
7-636-4
Simakin I.[2]
Paris T.
6-736-36-4
Boulais J.
Ellis B.
7-652-2
Holmgren A.
Cui J.
7-637-63
Tu L.
Marinkov P.
6-26-3
Fomin S.
Bouzige M.
6-41-67-63
Wendelken H.[6]
Peliwo F.
6-37-68
Sun F.[5]
Cook E.
7-56-4