Stefan Kozlov
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States |
| Born |
1 February 1998 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $182,740 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (28 November 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 116 (28 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
| US Open | Q2 (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 541 (04 June 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 591 (24 August 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2014) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2016. | |
Stefan Kozlov (born 1 February 1998 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) is an American tennis player. He is the son of Russian parents and his father is a tennis coach.[1]
Kozlov made his ATP World Tour debut as a wild card in Newport at the age of 15. He reached two junior grand slam finals in 2014 and finished the year at No. 3 in the ITF Junior Combined rankings.
Junior career
In 2014, Kozlov reached two junior grand slam finals, where he lost to Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open and Noah Rubin at Wimbledon. This grand slam success led him to a career high junior ranking of No. 2.[2] Kozlov also competed at the U18 National Championship, finishing in 3rd place in the Singles tournament and winning the Doubles tournament with Noah Rubin. With that victory, they earned a wild card into the main draw of the 2014 US Open. He capped off the year by winning the prestigious Orange Bowl junior tournament to avenge a loss in the final the previous year.[3]
In 2015, Kozlov reached the final of the U18 National Championship, where he lost to Frances Tiafoe in a five set thriller.
Professional career
Early years
Kozlov made his ATP World Tour debut as a wild card at the Newport tournament in 2013 and lost in the first round to Michał Przysiężny in 3 sets. At the age of 16, he defeated his first Top 100 player in Tim Smyczek to reach his first ATP Challenger final in Sacramento, where he would lose to fellow American Sam Querrey who was ranked 45. He has also reached 7 career ITF Futures finals and won 4 of them.
2016: First ATP win and Challenger title
In April, Kozlov reached the final at the Open de Guadeloupe to propel him into the Top 250 of the ATP rankings for the first time. In June, he won his first career ATP level match as a wild card at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships in Den Bosch by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka. He then upset No. 39 Steve Johnson, the highest ranked player he ever defeated. Towards the end of the season, Kozlov reached a second Challenger final on the year at Suzhou to break into the Top 150. He finally won his first career Challenger event at the last tournament of the year in Columbus, becoming the 5th American teenager to win a Challenger in 2016 (joining Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Reilly Opelka, and Michael Mmoh).
Tour finals
Singles (5–6)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1–3) |
| ITF Futures (4–3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 September 2014 | Sacramento, USA | Hard | Sam Querrey |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 May 2015 | Orange Park, USA | Hard |  Darian King |
2–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 17 May 2015 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Iván Endara |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 October 2015 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) |  Dzmitry Zhyrmont |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 October 2015 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | Dzmitry Zhyrmont |
6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
| Winner | 6. | 10 January 2016 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard |  Philip Bester |
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 March 2016 | Sherbrooke, Canada | Hard (i) |  Lloyd Glasspool |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 10 April 2016 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Hard |  Malek Jaziri |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 17 April 2016 | Little Rock, USA | Hard | Eric Quigley |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(12–10) |
| Runner-up | 10. | 30 October 2016 | Suzhou, China | Hard |  Lu Yen-hsun |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 27 November 2016 | Columbus, USA | Hard (i) | Tennys Sandgren |
6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
Doubles (2–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1–0) |
| ITF Futures (1–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 15 November 2013 | Bradenton, USA | Clay | Sekou Bangoura |
Devin McCarthy Tommy Mylnikov |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 May 2014 | Vic, Spain | Clay | Noah Rubin |
 Sergio Martos Gornés Pol Toledo Bagué |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | February 1, 2015 | Maui, United States | Hard | Jared Donaldson |
Chase Buchanan Rhyne Williams |
6–3, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Boys' Singles
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard |  Alexander Zverev |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | Noah Rubin |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Boys' Doubles
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Andrey Rublev |
 Orlando Luz Marcelo Zormann |
4–6, 6–3, 6–8 |
References
- ↑ "Floridian Kozlov on the rise". Miami Herald.
- ↑ "Stefan Kozlov junior profile".
- ↑ "Kozlov wins long-awaited Orange Bowl". Miami Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
External links
- Stefan Kozlov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Stefan Kozlov at the International Tennis Federation