American tennis player
Dennis Novikov (born November 6, 1993) is an American professional tennis player born in Russia.
He won both the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Boys 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2012. As a result, he was awarded wild cards into the main draw of the US Open in both singles and doubles. He did not join the UCLA tennis team until March 2012, first competing on March 27.
Tennis career
Novikov won his first main-draw match at the US Open in 2012, defeating world no. 86 Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in four sets. In doubles, he teamed with Michael Redlicki . In the first round, they defeated compatriots Bobby Reynolds and Michael Russell in three sets, with a tie-break in the third set.
In 2015, he qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells . That year, Novikov also captured his first two titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in back-to-back weeks. He won the inaugural Cary Challenger the week of September 14 followed by the Columbus Challenger the week of September 21. Novikov defeated Ryan Harrison in both finals.[ 1]
During the 2016 season, Novikov made his debut at Wimbledon by qualifying for the main draw. He advanced to the second round after defeating fellow qualifier Luke Saville in an opening round match.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 12 (9–3)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–0)
ITF Futures Tour (6–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2013
USA F16, Amelia Island
Futures
Clay
Jarmere Jenkins
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Loss
1–1
Sep 2013
USA F23, Claremont
Futures
Hard
Marcos Giron
0–6, 5–7
Win
2–1
May 2014
Mexico F5, Ciudad Obregón
Futures
Hard
Daniel Nguyen
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win
3–1
Jun 2014
Canada F3, Richmond
Futures
Hard
Filip Peliwo
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–2
Sep 2014
USA F25, Costa Mesa
Futures
Hard
Jarmere Jenkins
4–6, 2–6
Loss
3–3
Oct 2014
USA F29, Brownsville
Futures
Hard
Michael Mmoh
6–7(5–7) , 1–6
Win
4–3
Dec 2014
Mexico F14, Mérida
Futures
Hard
Giovanni Lapentti
6–3, 6–7(7–9) , 7–6(7–3)
Win
5–3
Dec 2014
Mexico F15, Mérida
Futures
Hard
Philip Bester
6–4, 6–4
Win
6–3
Mar 2015
USA F11, Calabasas
Futures
Hard
Frances Tiafoe
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(8–6)
Win
7–3
Sep 2015
Cary , USA
Challenger
Hard
Ryan Harrison
6–4, 7–5
Win
8–3
Sep 2015
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Ryan Harrison
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
9–3
Feb 2018
Cuernavaca , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Cristian Garín
6–4, 6–3
Doubles: 27 (15–12)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–7)
ITF Futures Tour (7–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (11–10)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 2010
USA F25, Irvine
Futures
Hard
Nathaniel Gorham
Matthew Brooklyn Ryan Young
def.
Win
2–0
Jan 2012
USA F3, Weston
Futures
Clay
Daniel Kosakowski
Vahid Mirzadeh Michael Shabaz
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
2–1
Sep 2012
USA F26, Irvine
Futures
Hard
Marcos Giron
Devin Britton Austin Krajicek
2–6 ret.
Loss
2–2
Jun 2013
USA F17, Rochester
Futures
Clay
Marcos Giron
Chase Buchanan Fernando Romboli
2–6, 3–6
Loss
2–3
Mar 2014
USA F9, Calabasas
Futures
Hard
Connor Smith
Sekou Bangoura Evan King
4–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
May 2014
USA F13, Orange Park
Futures
Clay
Connor Smith
Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger
6–3, 6–2
Win
4–3
Jun 2014
USA F15, Tulsa
Futures
Hard
Eric Quigley
Jared Donaldson Fares Ghasya
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Win
5–3
Oct 2014
USA F28, Mansfield
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Henrique Cunha Dimitar Kutrovsky
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss
5–4
Dec 2014
Mexico F14, Mérida
Futures
Hard
Clay Thompson
Marcelo Arévalo Claudio Grassi
2–6, 4–6
Win
6–4
Jan 2015
USA F2, Los Angeles
Futures
Hard
Dimitar Kutrovsky
James Cluskey Frederik Nielsen
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss
6–5
Jan 2015
USA F4, Long Beach
Futures
Hard
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Nicolas Meister Eric Quigley
3–6, 2–6
Loss
6–6
Apr 2015
Savannah , USA
Challenger
Clay
Julio Peralta
Guillermo Durán Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 3–6
Win
7–6
May 2015
Tallahassee , USA
Challenger
Clay
Julio Peralta
Somdev Devvarman Sanam Singh
6–2, 6–4
Loss
7–7
Jul 2015
Binghamton , USA
Challenger
Hard
Daniel Nguyen
Dean O'Brien Ruan Roelofse
1–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win
8–7
Jan 2016
Maui , USA
Challenger
Hard
Jason Jung
Alex Bolt Frank Moser
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win
9–7
Apr 2016
Tallahassee , USA
Challenger
Clay
Julio Peralta
Peter Luczak Marc Polmans
3–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win
10–7
Sep 2016
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Miķelis Lībietis
Philip Bester Peter Polansky
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
10–8
Oct 2016
Tiburon , USA
Challenger
Hard
Quentin Halys
Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith
1–6, 2–6
Loss
10–9
Sep 2017
Cary , USA
Challenger
Hard
Miķelis Lībietis
Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
7–6(8–6) , 6–7(1–7) , [6–10]
Loss
10–10
Oct 2017
Las Vegas , USA
Challenger
Hard
Hans Hach
Brydan Klein Joe Salisbury
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win
11–10
Feb 2019
Dallas , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Marcos Giron
Ante Pavić Ruan Roelofse
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
11–11
Jul 2019
Gatineau , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Hans Hach
Alex Lawson Marc Polmans
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win
12–11
Dec 2019
M15 Tallahassee , USA
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Strong Kirchheimer
Ryan Peniston Jack Findel-hawkins
7–5, 6–3
Win
13–11
Feb 2020
Dallas , USA
Challenger
Hard
Gonçalo Oliveira
Luis David Martinez Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–3, 6–4
Win
14–11
Nov 2020
Cary , USA
Challenger
Hard
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Luke Bambridge Nathaniel Lammons
7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss
14–12
Apr 2021
Orlando , USA
Challenger
Hard
Christian Harrison
Jack Sock Mitchell Krueger
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win
15–12
Jul 2021
Cary , USA
Challenger
Hard
Christian Harrison
Petros Chrysochos Michail Pervolarakis
6–3, 6–3
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