# Dennis Novikov

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 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 |