Artem Sitak
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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$108,204 |
Singles | |
Career record | 24 – 59 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 299 (August 11, 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 753 (April 28, 2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 141 (April 21, 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 150 (April 28, 2014) |
Last updated on: December 22, 2012. |
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2005 Izmir | Singles |
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2005 Izmir | Doubles |
Artem Yurievich Sitak (born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Sitak, who is also a tennis player.[1]
Tennis career
Junior Years
As a 13 year old in 1999 Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Ozerov, 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.
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (1-0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | July 13, 2014 | MercedesCup, Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2-6, 6-1, [10-7] |
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 5 (5–0)
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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 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 9 March 2008 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 20 April 2008 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 7 March 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 26 November 2012 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6-7(3–7), 7-6(7–4) |
Doubles finals: 31 (20–11)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (5–7) |
ITF Futures (15–4) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 2003 | ![]() |
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Winner | 2. | 2004 | ![]() |
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Winner | 3. | 2004 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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Winner | 4. | 2004 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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Winner | 5. | 2005 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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Winner | 6. | 27 August 2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 7. | 15 January 2006 | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 19 March 2006 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner–up | 1. | 22 July 2006 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 25 February 2007 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 28 September 2008 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 8 November 2009 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 15 November 2009 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 13. | 28 February 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner–up | 2. | 30 May 2010 | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
Winner | 14. | 6 June 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Winner | 15. | 8 August 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 16. | 10 April 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 17. | 19 June 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 3. | 27 August 2011 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 4. | 18 March 2012 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Runner–up | 5. | 8 April 2012 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner–up | 6. | 6 October 2012 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Runner–up | 7. | 6 January 2013 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–1, [4–10] |
Winner | 18. | 24 March 2013 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 8. | 14 April 2013 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Runner–up | 9. | 29 July 2013 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Winner | 19. | 6 October 2013 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner–up | 10. | 24 November 2013 | ![]() |
Synthec (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
Runner–up | 11. | 6 April 2014 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 20. | 9 May 2014 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
References
- ^ "Artem Sitak's biography at ITF". Retrieved 2011-01-09.
External links
- Artem Sitak at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.