Oleksii Krutykh (born 10 March 2000) is a Ukrainian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 160 achieved on 27 February 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 275 achieved on 5 December 2022.[1] He has won two ATP Challenger singles titles and two doubles titles. He is currently the No. 8 Ukrainian tennis player.[2]
.jpg) Krutykh at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Born | 10 March 2000 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $278,030 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 160 (27 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 295 (25 December 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 275 (5 December 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 506 (23 October 2023) |
| Last updated on: 23 December 2023. | |
Career
edit2022: Two Challenger titles, top 200 debut
editIn August, Krutych won his first Challenger title at the 2022 IBG Prague Open defeating German Lucas Gerch and becoming the youngest Ukrainian champion on the Challenger Tour since Alexandr Dolgpolov won the Meknes Challenger in 2010 and the first Ukrainian to win a Challenger title in the season. He rose to a career-high No. 226 on 29 August 2022.[3]
He reached the top 200 in singles at world No. 190 climbing more than 60 positions up on 28 November 2022 after winning his second Challenger for the season and in his career in Valencia.[4] At the same tournament he also won the doubles event climbing to a new career-high ranking of No. 276 in the top 300 in doubles.[5][6]
2023: Grand Slam and ATP debuts
editIn January, Krutych qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make his Grand Slam debut defeating Denis Kudla.[7][8]
He made his ATP debut in Doha as a qualifier. At the 2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell he qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
editSingles: 9 (4–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Ukraine F4, Bucha | Futures | Clay |  Alessandro Petrone
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Brașov, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  David Ionel
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2020 | M15 Novomoskovsk, Ukraine | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Bogdan Bobrov
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Feb 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Raúl Brancaccio
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | May 2021 | M15 Novomoskovsk, Ukraine | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Jose Fco. Vidal Azorin
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7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Nerman Fatić
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Mar 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Billy Harris
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–5 | Aug 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Lucas Gerch
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6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2022 | Valencia, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Luca Van Assche
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6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles
edit| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 11 December 2021 | Challenger | Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Hsu Yu-hsiou
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 Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis
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6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 26 November 2022 | Challenger | Valencia, Spain | Hard | Oriol Roca Batalla
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 Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
References
edit- ^ "Oleksii Krutykh | Overview". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Four First-Time ATP Challenger Tour Champions Crowned Last Week". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Riedi, Watanuki Capture Back-To-Back Challenger Titles". ATP Tour.
- ^ https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/98080/krutykh-crowned-copa-faulcombridge-champion-in-valencia [bare URL]
- ^ "Krutykh Produces Best Challenger Season Despite Turmoil in Ukraine". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw". ATP Tour.
- ^ "What to Expect from the Men's Qualifiers at the 2023 Australian Open". 14 January 2023.
External links
edit- Oleksii Krutykh at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Oleksii Krutykh at the International Tennis Federation
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