Artem Sitak
Encyclopedia
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.
6-0 6-1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was sadly taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teimuraz Gabashvili
6-4 7-5.
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.
. 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.
qualifying where he was defeated by Frenchman Ludovic Walter 6-3 6-4 in the first round. Artem aims to represent New Zealand in their Davis Cup zonal tie against Uzbekistan
in March.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
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
Dmitri Sitak
Dmitri Yurievich Sitak is a Russian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 17, 2003, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 356, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 138 was reached on March 22, 2010...
, who is also a tennis player.
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 IstominDenis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
6-0 6-1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was sadly taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teimuraz Gabashvili
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Teymuraz Gabashvili is a tennis player from Russia. He was born in Georgia but moved to Moscow, Russia. He turned pro in 2001.-Biography:He began his career at the age of six...
6-4 7-5.
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 BlakeJames Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
. 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 Open2011 Heineken Open
The 2011 Heineken Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the Heineken Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
qualifying where he was defeated by Frenchman Ludovic Walter 6-3 6-4 in the first round. Artem aims to represent New Zealand in their Davis Cup zonal tie against Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Davis Cup team
The Uzbekistan Davis Cup team represents Uzbekistan in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation.Uzbekistan currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. They have never competed in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs on four occasions...
in March.
Singles titles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0) |
| ITF Futures (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 27 August 2005 |  Korolev |
Clay | Pavel Chekhov |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | 9 March 2008 |  McAllenMcAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio... |
Hard | Tim Smyczek Tim Smyczek Tim Smyczek is an American professional tennis player. Tim Smyczek Qualified into his first ATP main draw tournament in SAP Open – San Jose by winning eight qualifying matches before losing to Mardy Fish in the first round...Stayed in Fish's house for a year...Plays the violin...Wants to be a... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | 20 April 2008 | Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census... |
Hard | Matthew Roberts |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 4. | 7 March 2010 | McAllen McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio... |
Hard |  Mario AnčićMario Ancic Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles... |
6–1, 6–4 |