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.
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 surfaceHard (8–3)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0USA F16, Amelia IslandFuturesClay Jarmere Jenkins1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss1–1USA F23, ClaremontFuturesHard Marcos Giron0–6, 5–7Win2–1Mexico F5, Ciudad ObregónFuturesHard Daniel Nguyen3–6, 6–3, 7–5Win3–1Canada F3, RichmondFuturesHard Filip Peliwo1–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss3–2USA F25, Costa MesaFuturesHard Jarmere Jenkins4–6, 2–6Loss3–3USA F29, BrownsvilleFuturesHard Michael Mmoh6–7(5–7), 1–6Win4–3Mexico F14, MéridaFuturesHard Giovanni Lapentti6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3)Win5–3Mexico F15, MéridaFuturesHard Philip Bester6–4, 6–4Win6–3USA F11, CalabasasFuturesHard Frances Tiafoe7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6)Win7–3Cary, USAChallengerHard Ryan Harrison6–4, 7–5Win8–3Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Ryan Harrison6–4, 3–6, 6–3Win9–3Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Cristian Garín6–4, 6–3
Doubles: 27 (15–12) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (8–7)ITF Futures Tour (7–5)Titles by surfaceHard (11–10)Clay (4–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0USA F25, IrvineFuturesHard Nathaniel Gorham Matthew Brooklyn Ryan Youngdef.Win2–0USA F3, WestonFuturesClay Daniel Kosakowski Vahid Mirzadeh Michael Shabaz6–4, 7–6(7–4)Loss2–1USA F26, IrvineFuturesHard Marcos Giron Devin Britton Austin Krajicek2–6 ret.Loss2–2USA F17, RochesterFuturesClay Marcos Giron Chase Buchanan Fernando Romboli2–6, 3–6Loss2–3USA F9, CalabasasFuturesHard Connor Smith Sekou Bangoura Evan King4–6, 4–6Win3–3USA F13, Orange ParkFuturesClay Connor Smith Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger6–3, 6–2Win4–3USA F15, TulsaFuturesHard Eric Quigley Jared Donaldson Fares Ghasya7–6(7–5), 6–3Win5–3USA F28, MansfieldFuturesHard Liam Broady Henrique Cunha Dimitar Kutrovsky4–6, 6–3, [10–7]Loss5–4Mexico F14, MéridaFuturesHard Clay Thompson Marcelo Arévalo Claudio Grassi2–6, 4–6Win6–4USA F2, Los AngelesFuturesHard Dimitar Kutrovsky James Cluskey Frederik Nielsen4–6, 6–1, [10–4]Loss6–5USA F4, Long BeachFuturesHard Dimitar Kutrovsky Nicolas Meister Eric Quigley3–6, 2–6Loss6–6Savannah, USAChallengerClay Julio Peralta Guillermo Durán Horacio Zeballos4–6, 3–6Win7–6Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Julio Peralta Somdev Devvarman Sanam Singh6–2, 6–4Loss7–7Binghamton, USAChallengerHard Daniel Nguyen Dean O'Brien Ruan Roelofse1–6, 6–7(0–7)Win8–7Maui, USAChallengerHard Jason Jung Alex Bolt Frank Moser6–3, 4–6, [10–8]Win9–7Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Julio Peralta Peter Luczak Marc Polmans3–6, 6–4, [12–10]Win10–7Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Miķelis Lībietis Philip Bester Peter Polansky7–5, 7–6(7–4)Loss10–8Tiburon, USAChallengerHard Quentin Halys Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith1–6, 2–6Loss10–9Cary, USAChallengerHard Miķelis Lībietis Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela7–6(8–6), 6–7(1–7), [6–10]Loss10–10Las Vegas, USAChallengerHard Hans Hach Brydan Klein Joe Salisbury3–6, 6–4, [3–10]Win11–10Dallas, USAChallengerHard (i) Marcos Giron Ante Pavić Ruan Roelofse6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss11–11Gatineau, CanadaChallengerHard Hans Hach Alex Lawson Marc Polmans4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Win12–11M15 Tallahassee, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Strong Kirchheimer Ryan Peniston Jack Findel-hawkins7–5, 6–3Win13–11Dallas, USAChallengerHard Gonçalo Oliveira Luis David Martinez Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–3, 6–4Win14–11Cary, USAChallengerHard Teymuraz Gabashvili Luke Bambridge Nathaniel Lammons7–5, 4–6, [10–8]Loss14–12Orlando, USAChallengerHard Christian Harrison Jack Sock Mitchell Krueger6–4, 5–7, [11–13]Win15–12Cary, USAChallengerHard Christian Harrison Petros Chrysochos Michail Pervolarakis6–3, 6–3
References
External links
UCLA Bruins player profile