Pyotr Nesterov

Biography

Pyotr Nesterov was born on 7 March 2003 in Moscow, represents Bulgaria and lives in Varna. He plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand; he took up tennis at the age of five. At a young age he quickly became one of Bulgaria's notable players: in 2018 he won the European Masters for players under 16 and finished the season as Europe's No. 1 in this age category. He played on the ITF junior tour until 2021, rose to No. 32 in the world ranking and was in the top 100 in 2020 and 2021. At junior level Nesterov became under-18 European runner-up in singles. At the 2021 Grand Slam tournaments he reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles final at the US Open, and finished third in doubles at Roland Garros. At Wimbledon 2021 he played both events but got no further than the first round in singles and the second round in doubles. His professional debut came in 2019, and since 2022 Nesterov has played regularly on the men's ITF tour and in Challenger events. In 2022 he made his Davis Cup debut for Bulgaria. In 2024, together with Yanaki Milev, he won the doubles Challenger in Verona on clay. In doubles he has also played with Alexander Donski; in 2025 their win helped Bulgaria achieve a historic result against Finland in the Davis Cup. By March 2026 Nesterov had won seven singles and nine doubles titles at ITF events. His career-high ATP ranking is No. 384 in singles and No. 260 in doubles; he has no regular doubles partner.