![]() Kicker at the 2023 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Merlo, Argentina |
Born | Merlo, Argentina | 16 August 1992
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Juan Pablo Gandara |
Prize money | US $1,129,040 |
Singles | |
Career record | 19–29 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 78 (12 June 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 1040 (29 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
French Open | 2R (2017) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 215 (9 May 2016) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
Last updated on: 29 July 2024. |
Nicolás Kicker (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ˈkikeɾ],[1] born 16 August 1992 in Merlo) is an Argentine tennis player. He plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Kicker achieved his highest career singles ranking of 78 in June 2017. He has won 4 singles titles, and 1 doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour, but also 14 singles titles, and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit.
Career
[edit]His best Grand Slam result is reaching the third round of the 2018 Australian Open where he played against Márton Fucsovics.
In 2018, Kicker was suspended for six years and fined $25,000 for committing match-fixing offences under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program. He was banned from professional tennis until January 2021.[2][3][4][5]
He returned to the Tour at the 2021 Córdoba Open with a wildcard.[6]
Challenger and Futures titles
[edit]Singles titles: 18
[edit]Legend (singles) |
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Challengers (4) |
Futures (14) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 22 September 2013 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
2. | 29 September 2013 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
3. | 22 June 2014 | Villa María, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
4. | 10 August 2014 | Misiones, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
5. | 31 August 2014 | La Rioja, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
6. | 7 September 2014 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
7. | 14 September 2014 | Villa del Dique, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
8. | 15 March 2015 | Guaymallén, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
9. | 17 May 2015 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
10. | 31 May 2015 | Villa Allende, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
11. | 19 June 2016 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
12. | 5 November 2016 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
13. | 15 October 2017 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–0, 7–5 |
14. | 4 March 2021 | M15 Villa María, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6-3, 6-4 |
15. | May 2021 | M25 Pensacola, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
16. | Jun 2021 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 7–6(2–7) |
17. | Jun 2021 | M25 Tulsa | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
18. | 25 September 2022 | Villa María, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The pronunciation by Nicolás Kicker himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Nicolas Kicker suspended and fined for tennis match-fixing offences". Tennis Integrity Unit. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (25 May 2018). "Nicolás Kicker Becomes Highest-Ranked Player Convicted of Match-Fixing". The New York Times.
- ^ "Argentine Nicolas Kicker has match-fixing ban reduced by four months".
- ^ "Nicolas Kicker found guilty of match-fixing offences by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer". Tennis Integrity Unit. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Nicolas Kicker: ATP's Highest Ranked Match-Fixer Given Wildcard in Cordoba". 20 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Nicolás Kicker at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nicolás Kicker at the International Tennis Federation