Nikita Kryvonos
# Nikita Kryvonos

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

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

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. 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.

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.

## 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 |
