Nikita Kryvonos

Nikita Kryvonos
Native nameМикита Кривонос
Country (sports) United States
Born (1986-09-01) September 1, 1986 (age 38)
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$83,982
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 389 (Feb 5, 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ2 (2006)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 508 (Nov 27, 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (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 Netherlands Robin Haase 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2. Sep 2007 USA F24, Irvine Hard Italy Luigi D'Agord 7–5, 6–3
3. May 2009 Bulgaria F3, Stara Zagora Clay North Macedonia Predrag Rusevski 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
4. Jul 2012 Canada F3, Kelowna Hard United States 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 United States Denis Zivkovic Ghana Henry Adjei-Darko
Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia 		7–5, 7–5
2. Jul 2006 Belgium F1, Waterloo Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol France Jordane Doble
France Julien Jeanpierre 		6–2, 6–3
3. Jul 2006 Belgium F2, Sint-Katelijne-Waver Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol Netherlands Stephan Fransen
Netherlands Romano Frantzen 		6–2, 6–7(5), 7–5
4. Sep 2007 USA F22, Claremont Hard United States Michael McClune Canada Philip Bester
United States Glenn Weiner 		6–4, 6–2
5. Dec 2008 Brazil F33, São Paulo Hard Bulgaria Vasko Mladenov Brazil Diogo Cruz
Brazil Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli 		4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
6. May 2014 Ukraine F4, Rivne Clay Bulgaria Vasko Mladenov Ukraine Yurii Dzhavakian
Ukraine Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi 		6–4, 6–4

Notes

  1. ^ Ukrainian: Микита Кривонос, romanized: Mykyta Kryvonos

References

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