Artem Sitak
Country (sports) |
Russia (2002 – 2010) New Zealand (2011 – ) |
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Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
Born |
Orenburg, Soviet Union | 8 February 1986
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$359,752 |
Singles | |
Career record | 5–5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 299 (11 August 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 1213 (1 February 2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 35–34 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (22 June 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 51 (1 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2015) |
French Open | 2R (2015) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2015) |
US Open | 2R (2014, 2016) |
Last updated on: 1 February 2016. |
Medal record | ||
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Tennis | ||
Representing Russia | ||
Summer Universiade | ||
2005 Izmir | Singles | |
2005 Izmir | Doubles |
Artem Yurievich Sitak (born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On 11 August 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 39 was reached on 22 June 2015. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Sitak, who is also a tennis player.[1]
Tennis career
Junior years
Training in nineties years by Santini, As a 13-year-old in 1999, Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Russia where he was defeated by Evgueni Smirnov 6-4 6-1. The following year he entered qualifying of the same tournament and defeated future ATP top 50 player Denis Istomin 6-0 6-1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-4 7-5.
At the age of 14, Artem won the prestigious Orange Bowl.
Sitak made his first junior Grand Slam appearance at the age of 15 at the 2002 Australian Open where he was beaten in straight sets by Australian Christopher Roman. Sitak's last junior tournament came a year later at the 2003 Australian Open where he was eliminated by Korean Hyun-Joon Suk in the first round.
Senior career
Sitak began his senior career in 2002 at a challenger event in Togliatti, Russia where he received a wildcard into the main draw but fell in the first round to Thomas Blake, older brother of former top 10 player James Blake. Artem's first title came in 2005 in a Russian futures tournament where he defeated Pavel Chekhov 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the final.
2011
Sitak began 2011 under the New Zealand flag and received a wildcard into the 2011 Heineken Open qualifying where he was defeated by Frenchman Ludovic Walter 6-3 6-4 in the first round. Artem currently represents New Zealand in Davis Cup.
2014 First ATP Doubles title
Sitak partnered Polish tennis player Mateusz Kowalczyk to win the 2014 MercedesCup doubles title. Defeating Philipp Oswald and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 2-6 6-1 (10-7) in the final.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 13 July 2014 | MercedesCup, Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Guillermo García-López Philipp Oswald |
2-6, 6-1, [10-7] |
Winner | 2. | 8 February 2015 | Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France | Hard (i) | Marcus Daniell | Dominic Inglot Florin Mergea |
3–6, 6–4, [16–14] |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 February 2015 | Memphis Open, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Donald Young | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Santiago González |
7–5, 6–7(1–7), [8–10] |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 April 2015 | BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Nicholas Monroe | Marius Copil Adrian Ungur |
6–3, 5–7, [15–17] |
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 5 (5–0)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
ITF Futures (5–0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 27 August 2005 | F3 Korolev | Clay | Pavel Chekhov | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 9 March 2008 | F6 McAllen | Hard | Tim Smyczek | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 20 April 2008 | F8 Little Rock | Hard | Matthew Roberts | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 7 March 2010 | F7 McAllen | Hard | Mario Ančić | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 26 November 2012 | F2 Phnom Penh | Hard | Alexander Ward | 6–4, 6-7(3–7), 7-6(7–4) |
Doubles finals: 40 (23–17)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (8–13) |
ITF Futures (15–4) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 17 August 2003 | F1 Russia | Clay | Dmitri Sitak | A. Ageev A. Markin |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 3 December 2004 | F3 Qatar | Hard | Dmitri Sitak | J. Mathew Ravishankar Pathanjali |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 10 December 2004 | F4 Qatar | Hard | Dmitri Sitak | Yordan Kanev Ilia Kushev |
7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Winner | 4. | 17 December 2004 | F5 Qatar | Hard | Dmitri Sitak | Yordan Kanev Ilia Kushev |
W/O |
Winner | 5. | 18 June 2005 | F12 Spain | Hard | Dmitri Sitak | Javier Genaro-Martínez D. Vallverdu |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 6. | 27 August 2005 | F3 Korolev, Russia | Clay | Dmitri Sitak | V. Kozin A. Miller |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 7. | 15 January 2006 | F2 Germany | Hard (i) | Stéphane Bohli | P. Marx T. Popp |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 19 March 2006 | F4 Lille | Hard (i) | Stéphane Bohli | Frederico Gil F. Urban |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner–up | 1. | 22 July 2006 | Penza Cup, Russia | Hard | Denis Matsukevich | Murad Inoyatov Denis Istomin |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 25 February 2007 | F2 Trento, Italy | Hard (i) | Dmitri Sitak | Raphael Durek Joseph Sirianni |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 28 September 2008 | Lubbock, United States | Hard | Roman Borvanov | Alex Bogomolov, Jr. Dusan Vemic |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 8 November 2009 | F27 Birmingham, United States | Clay | Tigran Martirosyan | C. Gaston Michael Venus |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 15 November 2009 | F28 Niceville, United States | Clay | Tigran Martirosyan | S. Bangoura Denis Kudla |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 13. | 28 February 2010 | F6 Harlingen, United States | Hard | Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd | M. Bocko V. Obradovic |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner–up | 2. | 30 May 2010 | Carson, United States | Hard | Leonardo Tavares | Brian Battistone Nicholas Monroe |
7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
Winner | 14. | 6 June 2010 | Ojai, United States | Hard | Leonardo Tavares | Harsh Mankad Izak van der Merwe |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Winner | 15. | 8 August 2010 | Beijing, China | Hard | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Sadik Kadir Purav Raja |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 16. | 10 April 2011 | F9 Little Rock, United States | Hard | Nima Roshan | T. Fogleman B. Rogers |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 17. | 19 June 2011 | F7 Morelia, Mexico | Hard | Marcus Daniell | R. Gonzalez Carsten Ball |
6–0, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 3. | 27 August 2011 | F4 Medellín, Colombia | Clay | P. Aarts | R. Carvalho Fabiano de Paula |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 4. | 18 March 2012 | F7 Calabasas, United States | Hard | Nima Roshan | Maxim Dubarenco Brydan Klein |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Runner–up | 5. | 8 April 2012 | Tallahassee, United States | Hard | Blake Strode | Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner–up | 6. | 6 October 2012 | F37 Antalya, Turkey | Hard | E. Eremin | Maxim Dubarenco Brydan Klein |
4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Runner–up | 7. | 6 January 2013 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Jose Statham | Samuel Groth Toshihide Matsui |
6–7(6–8), 6–1, [4–10] |
Winner | 18. | 24 March 2013 | F1 Ipswich, Australia | Hard | Jose Statham | Jacob Grills Dane Propoggia |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 8. | 14 April 2013 | F9 Oklahoma City, United States | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Jean-Yves Aubone Dennis Nevolo |
1–6, 5–7 |
Runner–up | 9. | 29 July 2013 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Stephan Fransen | Dominik Meffert Philipp Oswald |
1–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Winner | 19. | 6 October 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Roman Borvanov | Sergio Galdós Guido Pella |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner–up | 10. | 24 November 2013 | Toyota, Japan | Synthec (i) | Marcus Daniell | Chase Buchanan Blaž Rola |
6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
Runner–up | 11. | 6 April 2014 | León, Mexico | Hard | Marcus Daniell | Samuel Groth Chris Guccione |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 20. | 9 May 2014 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Radu Albot | Andrea Arnaboldi Flavio Cipolla |
4–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
Runner–up | 12. | 8 June 2014 | Arad, Romania | Clay | Radu Albot | Franko Škugor Antonio Veić |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 21. | 20 July 2014 | Granby, Canada | Hard | Marcus Daniell | Jordan Kerr Fabrice Martin |
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5] |
Runner–up | 13. | 3 August 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Marcus Daniell | Austin Krajicek John-Patrick Smith |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Runner–up | 14. | 9 November 2014 | Traralgon 2, Australia | Hard | Marcus Daniell | Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [6–10] |
Runner–up | 15. | 16 November 2014 | Keio, Japan | Hard | Marcus Daniell | Bradley Klahn Matt Reid |
6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
Runner–up | 16. | 10 May 2015 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | Nicholas Monroe | Robin Haase Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 22. | 16 August 2015 | Aptos, United States | Hard | Chris Guccione | Yuki Bhambri Matthew Ebden |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner–up | 17. | 18 October 2015 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Andre Begemann | Sergey Betov Mikhail Elgin |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 23. | 13 March 2016 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard (i) | Marcus Daniell | Santiago González Mate Pavić |
3–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
References
- ↑ "Artem Sitak's biography at ITF". Retrieved 2011-01-09.
External links
- Artem Sitak at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Artem Sitak at the International Tennis Federation