| Petr Nesterov | |
| Residence: | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Birth Date: | 2003 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Turnedpro: | 2019 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 48,202 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 436 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 436 (12 August 2024) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2021) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 1R (2021) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | QF (2021) |
| Doublesrecord: | 2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 320 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 320 (12 August 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2021) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2021) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | F (2021) |
| Updated: | 15 August 2024 |
Petr Nesterov (Bulgarian: Пьотр Нестеров, born 7 March 2003) is a Bulgarian tennis player.[1] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 436 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 320 achieved on 12 August 2024. Nesterov reached the final of the 2021 US Open Junior doubles with Ukrainian Viacheslav Bielinskyi.[2] [3]
As a junior, Nesterov won three singles and four doubles titles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 15. [4] His biggest junior success came in 2021 at the US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in singles and his first Grand Slam final in doubles with Viacheslav Bielinskyi, but lost 3–6, 7–5, [1–10] to Max Westphal and Coleman Wong in the championship match. Earlier in the year the Bulgarian-Ukrainian duo came close to another doubles final at the French Open, but lost out in the semifinals to eventual champions Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.[5]
Nesterov made his professional debut at the age of 16, when he received a wildcard for the ITF tournament in Burgas in 2019. Although he lost his first singles match, Petr reached his debut ITF final in doubles with compatriot Simeon Terziev, but the Bulgarian duo couldn't go all the way, losing 3–6, 3–6 to Luca Gelhard and Kai Wehnelt.
A year and a half later, after the end of his junior career, Nesterov started playing regularly on the ITF men's tour. In 2022 he made his debut for Bulgaria Davis Cup team in the World Group II Play-Off tie with Paraguay, but was forced to retire in the third set against Daniel Vallejo.
After reaching two semifinals as a qualifier at the M25 and M15 events in Pirot and Novi Sad, Nesterov made his debut in the top 1000 of the ATP rankings as well as reaching his second doubles final with Simon Anthony Ivanov at the tournament in Novi Sad.
In September, Nesterov made his ATP singles qualifying debut at the 2022 Sofia Open after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying draw of his home tournament. The Bulgarian did not waste this opportunity and scored his biggest win to date, overcoming World No. 270 Salvatore Caruso in straight sets 7–6(4), 6–4. Ultimately he could not seal his spot into the main draw after a loss to Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș in the second round.
Nesterov made his main draw ATP doubles debut with Yanaki Milev at the 2022 Sofia Open, where they reached the quarterfinals defeating Jack Vance and Jamie Vance before losing to eventual champions Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández.
He also received a wildcard for the 2023 Sofia Open with Yanaki Milev and also reached the quarterfinals defeating Spanish duo Íñigo Cervantes and defending champion David Vega Hernández.
| Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Singles | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | 1692 | 819 | 558 |
| Doubles | 1514 | 1584 | 2418 | 550 | 423 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | M15 Al Zahra, Kuwait | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gonçalo Oliveira | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | M15 Al Zahra, Kuwait | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Tomáš Láník | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | M15 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Evgeny Karlovskiy | 7–6(7–1), 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Niels Lootsma | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Win | 4–1 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Elliot Benchetrit | 6–1, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |||
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| Loss | 0–1 | M15 Burgas, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Simeon Terziev | Luca Gelhard Kai Wehnelt | 3–6, 3–6 | ||||
| Loss | 0–2 | M15 Novi Sad, Serbia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Simon Anthony Ivanov |  Viktor JovićMarat Sharipov | 3–6, 4–6 | ||||
| Loss | 0–3 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yanaki Milev |  Maks Kaśnikowski Olaf Pieczkowski | 3–6, 5–7 | ||||
| Win | 1–3 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yanaki Milev | Adriano Dhzenev Anthony Genov | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| Win | 2–3 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alec Beckley |  Alex KnaffJakob Schnaitter | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||||
| Loss | 2–4 | M15 Constanța, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Olaf Pieczkowski | Ignacio Carou João Victor Couto Loureiro | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||||
| Loss | 2–5 | M25 Skopje, North Macedonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Yanaki Milev |  Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg Antoine Hoang | 1–6, 2–6 | ||||
| Loss | 2–6 | M15 Zahra, Kuwait | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Aleksandre Bakshi | Dax Donders Sidané Pontjodikromo | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [8–10] | ||||
| Loss | 2–7 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Bogdan Bobrov |  Jay Clarke James MacKinlay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||||
| Win | 3–7 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Ilya Snițari |  Tomás Lipovšek Puches Juan Bautista Otegui | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–7] | ||||
| Win | 4–7 | M15 Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ilya Snițari |  Simone Agostini Matteo De Vincentis | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||||
| Win | 5–7 | M25 Satu Mare, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Vladyslav Orlov | Miloš Karol Michael Shaw | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| Loss | 5–8 | style=background:moccasin; | Verona, Italy | style=background:moccasin; | Challenger | Clay | Yanaki Milev | Marcelo Demoliner Guillermo Durán | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [13–15] |
Petr Nesterov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2022. Since then he has 5 nominations with 3 ties played, his singles W/L record is 1–1 and doubles W/L record is 0–1 (1–2 overall).
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| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score | |
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| 3–1; 4–5 March 2022; Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group II Play-Off; Hard (i) surface | |||||||
| Defeat | 1 | IV | Singles | Paraguay | Daniel Vallejo | 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2), [5–10] | |
| 3–1; 4–5 February 2023; Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand; World Group I Play-Off; Hard surface | |||||||
| Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Alexander Donski) |  New Zealand | Artem Sitak / Michael Venus | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| 1–3; 3–4 February 2024; Tennis Center Avenue, Burgas, Bulgaria; World Group I Play-Off; Hard (i) surface | |||||||
| Victory | 3 | IV | Singles |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Andrej Nedić | 4–6, 6–2, [10–8] | |
| Result | Year | width=150 | Tournament | Surface | width=150 | Partner | width=150 | Opponent | width=150 | Score |
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| Runner-Up | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Viacheslav Bielinskyi | Max Westphal  Coleman Wong | 3–6, 7–5, [1–10] |