Nikita Kryvonos

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

Nikita Kryvonos
Country (sports) United States
Born (1986-09-01) September 1, 1986
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)

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 "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

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.
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