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Nikita Kryvonos

Nikita Kryvonos

American tennis player

Mykyta (Nikita) Kryvonos (born September 1, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

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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)

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Doubles: (6)

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References

  1. [1]
    German, Beth (August 5, 2002). "From Donetsk To Kalamazoo". The New York Times.
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    Link, Dave (November 20, 2007). "Kryvonos living the American dream on courts". Knoxville News Sentinel.
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    DeSimone, Bonnie (September 18, 2006). "Clay awaits USA in Davis Cup semis". Espn.com.
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    "The Day in Sports". Los Angeles Times. September 2, 2005.
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    "American Kryvonos banned for 10 years". BBC Sport. May 18, 2017.
  6. [6]
    Naber, Ibrahim (August 29, 2021). "U.S. Open Begins Following World Tennis Events Marked by Suspected Match-Fixing". The City.
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