Dmitry Yevgenyevich Popko (Дмитрий Евгеньевич Попко; born 24 October 1996) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 162 achieved on 25 October 2021 and a doubles ranking of No. 304 achieved on 1 May 2017. Popko represents Kazakhstan at the Davis Cup where he has a Win-Loss record of 4-6.

Dmitry Popko
Popko at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Kazakhstan (2011–present)
 Russia (2010–2011)
ResidenceAstana, Kazakhstan
Born (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachIlya Drozdov
Prize moneyUS $663,258
Singles
Career record4–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 162 (25 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 187 (5 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2020, 2022)
French OpenQ3 (2020)
WimbledonQ1 (2016, 2021)
US OpenQ2 (2016, 2022)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 304 (1 May 2017)
Current rankingNo. 523 (12 August 2024)
Last updated on: 19 August 2024.

Career

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Popko defeated Chinese tennis player Zhang Ze in his first Davis Cup tie in April 2017.[1]

Popko has participated in qualifying for all four of the Grand Slams.[2][3][4]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2019 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Andrej Martin 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2021 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Dalibor Svrčina 0–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Oct 2021 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay   Andrea Pellegrino 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Jan 2024 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Gonzalo Bueno 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–4 Jul 2024 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay   Murkel Dellien 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 Karshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Aleksandre Metreveli   Enrique López Pérez
  Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2016 Moscow, Russia Challenger Clay   Aleksandre Metreveli   Facundo Argüello
  Roberto Maytín
2–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Jul 2022 Málaga, Spain Challenger Hard   Altuğ Çelikbilek   Daniel Cukierman
  Emilio Gómez
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 33 (25 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (25–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (19–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2014 Turkey F39, Antalya Futures Hard   Cem İlkel 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 May 2015 Romania F1, Galați Futures Clay   Alexandar Lazov 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–3 May 2015 Romania F2, Galați Futures Clay   Maxim Dubarenco 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 1–3 May 2015 Romania F3, Bucharest Futures Clay   Victor Crivoi 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 2–3 Jun 2015 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay   Adrian Partl 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Jul 2015 Austria F2, Seefeld Futures Clay   Andrea Basso 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 3–4 Aug 2015 Austria F8, Vogau Futures Clay   Sebastian Ofner 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–4 Oct 2015 Kazakhstan F6, Shymkent Futures Clay   Aleksandre Metreveli 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Loss 4–5 Nov 2015 Tunisia F29, El Kantaoui Futures Hard   David Pérez Sanz 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 5–5 Apr 2016 Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent Futures Clay   Artem Smirnov 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 6–5 Nov 2016 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Hard   Altuğ Çelikbilek 6–2, 7–5
Win 7–5 Nov 2016 Turkey F46, Antalya Futures Hard   Victor Baluda Walkover
Win 8–5 Dec 2016 Thailand F6, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Fabien Reboul 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–5 Mar 2017 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard   Anıl Yüksel 6–1, 6–2
Win 10–5 Mar 2017 USA F10, Bakersfield Futures Hard   Kimmer Coppejans 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 10–6 Apr 2017 Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara Futures Hard   Egor Gerasimov 1–6, 5–7
Win 11–6 Oct 2017 Turkey F38, Antalya Futures Clay   Dimitar Kuzmanov 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win 12–6 Feb 2019 M25, Weston, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Alejandro Tabilo 6–2, 6–3
Win 13–6 Feb 2019 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sebastian Korda 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 14–6 Mar 2019 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sebastian Korda 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 14–7 Mar 2019 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Ivan Nedelko 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 15–7 Mar 2019 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Pietro Rondoni 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 16–7 Apr 2019 M15, Sunrise, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Sebastian Korda 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 17–7 Apr 2019 M15, Orange Park, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Agustín Velotti 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
Win 18–7 May 2019 M25, Vero Beach, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Sekou Bangoura 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Win 20–9 May 2023 M25, Pensacola, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Aidan Kim 6–1, 6–4
Win 21–9 Dec 2023 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sergey Fomin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 22–9 Dec 2023 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Max Alcala Gurri 6–4, 7–5
Win 23–10 Feb 2024 M15, Sunrise, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Alex Rybakov 7–5, 6–2
Win 24–10 Feb 2024 M15, Palm Coast, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Andres Andrade 7–5, 1–6, 7–5
Win 25–10 Feb 2024 M15, Naples, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Andres Andrade 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
NP 25–10 Feb 2024 M25, Tucumán, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay   Pedro Sakamoto not played (due to heavy rain)[5]
Loss 25–11 Mar 2024 M25, Recife, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Juan Pablo Ficovich 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6[5]
Win 26–11 Mar 2024 M25, Feira de Santana, Brazil World Tennis Tour Hard   Harrison Adams 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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ITF Futures/WTT (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2014 Hungary F2, Siófok Futures Clay   Kirill Dmitriev   Isak Arvidsson
  Robin Olin
6–2, 4–6, [15–13]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2014 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay   Kirill Dmitriev   Pascal Brunner
  Dennis Novak
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2014 Austria F8, Vogau Futures Clay   Tristan-Samuel Weissborn   Pascal Brunner
  Thomas Statzberger
6–2, 1–6, [10–12]
Loss 1–3 Apr 2015 Qatar F3, Doha Futures Hard   Kirill Dmitriev   Scott Clayton
  James Marsalek
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Jun 2015 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay   Kirill Dmitriev   Denis Bejtulahi
  Viktor Filipenkó
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 3–5 Nov 2016 Turkey F44, Antalya Futures Hard   Bogdan Bobrov   Maxim Ratniuk
  Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
6–7(4–7), 6–0, [10–7]
Loss 3–6 Nov 2016 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Hard   Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi   Victor Baluda
  Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 4–6 Oct 2017 Turkey F38, Antalya Futures Clay   Nikola Ćaćić   Peter Torebko
  Jeroen Vanneste
6–1, 6–4
Win 5–6 Feb 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Riccardo Bellotti   Hernan Casanova
  Tomas Lipovsek Puches
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–6 Mar 2024 M25 Recife, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Daniel Dutra da Silva   Luís Britto
  Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Davis Cup: Kazakh team confirms its roster in match vs China".
  2. ^ Wells, Adam. "US Open Qualifying 2016: Results, Scores and Reaction from Wednesday".
  3. ^ "NextGen Stars Soar Into Second Round Of Roland Garros Qualifying - ATP World Tour - Tennis".
  4. ^ "Wimbledon Day One Qualifying Wrap 2016 - ATP World Tour - Tennis".
  5. ^ a b "POPKO'S SIZZLING ITF WINNING-STREAK HALTED IN BRAZIL". 11 March 2024.
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