Nikita Kryvonos

Nikita Kryvonos
Native name	Микита Кривонос
Country (sports)	United States
Born	September 1, 1986 (age 38); Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$83,982
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 389 (Feb 5, 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q2 (2006)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Highest ranking	No. 508 (Nov 27, 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2005)

Nikita Kryvonos^[a] (born September 1, 1986) is a former professional tennis player.^[1]

Born in Ukraine, Kryvonos moved with his family from Donetsk to New York City at the age of 13.^[2]

Kryvonos reached a career best singles world ranking of 389 and won four ITF Futures titles. He was used as a practice partner on the United States Davis Cup team in 2006.^[3] While competing on the ATP Challenger Tour he had a win over top 100 player Frank Dancevic. In doubles his best ranking was 508 and he played in the main draw of the 2005 US Open as a wildcard pairing with Denis Zivkovic, losing in the first round to José Acasuso and Sebastián Prieto.^[4]

In 2017, he was handed a 10-year ban and $20,000 fine by the Tennis Integrity Unit for anti-corruption breaches. He was found guilty of colluding with third parties "to contrive the outcome of a match" at a 2015 Challenger tournament.^[5]^[6]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	Mar 2006	Canada F3, Montreal	Hard	Robin Haase	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2.	Sep 2007	USA F24, Irvine	Hard	Luigi D'Agord	7–5, 6–3
3.	May 2009	Bulgaria F3, Stara Zagora	Clay	Predrag Rusevski	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
4.	Jul 2012	Canada F3, Kelowna	Hard	Nicolas Meister	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Jan 2005	USA F3, Key Biscayne	Hard	Denis Zivkovic	Henry Adjei-Darko Jonathan Igbinovia	7–5, 7–5
2.	Jul 2006	Belgium F1, Waterloo	Clay	Lukáš Rosol	Jordane Doble Julien Jeanpierre	6–2, 6–3
3.	Jul 2006	Belgium F2, Sint-Katelijne-Waver	Clay	Lukáš Rosol	Stephan Fransen Romano Frantzen	6–2, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, 7–5
4.	Sep 2007	USA F22, Claremont	Hard	Michael McClune	Philip Bester Glenn Weiner	6–4, 6–2
5.	Dec 2008	Brazil F33, São Paulo	Hard	Vasko Mladenov	Diogo Cruz Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli	4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
6.	May 2014	Ukraine F4, Rivne	Clay	Vasko Mladenov	Yurii Dzhavakian Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi	6–4, 6–4

Notes

^ Ukrainian: Микита Кривонос, romanized: Mykyta Kryvonos

References

^ German, Beth (August 5, 2002). "From Donetsk To Kalamazoo". The New York Times.
^ Link, Dave (November 20, 2007). "Kryvonos living the American dream on courts". Knoxville News Sentinel.
^ DeSimone, Bonnie (September 18, 2006). "Clay awaits USA in Davis Cup semis". Espn.com.
^ "The Day in Sports". Los Angeles Times. September 2, 2005.
^ "American Kryvonos banned for 10 years". BBC Sport. May 18, 2017.
^ Naber, Ibrahim (August 29, 2021). "U.S. Open Begins Following World Tennis Events Marked by Suspected Match-Fixing". The City.

External links

Nikita Kryvonos at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Nikita Kryvonos at the International Tennis Federation

[1] Ukrainian: Микита Кривонос, romanized: Mykyta Kryvonos

[2] German, Beth (August 5, 2002). "From Donetsk To Kalamazoo". The New York Times.

[3] Link, Dave (November 20, 2007). "Kryvonos living the American dream on courts". Knoxville News Sentinel.

[4] DeSimone, Bonnie (September 18, 2006). "Clay awaits USA in Davis Cup semis". Espn.com.

[5] "The Day in Sports". Los Angeles Times. September 2, 2005.

[6] "American Kryvonos banned for 10 years". BBC Sport. May 18, 2017.

[7] Naber, Ibrahim (August 29, 2021). "U.S. Open Begins Following World Tennis Events Marked by Suspected Match-Fixing". The City.

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