Nicolás Kicker (, born 16 August 1992 in
Merlo) is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
tennis
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player. He plays mainly on the
ATP Challenger Tour
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. Kicker achieved his highest career singles ranking of 78 in June 2017. He has won 3 singles titles, and 1 doubles title on the
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T ...
, but also 14 singles titles, and 7 doubles titles on the
ITF Men's Circuit
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.
Career
His best Grand Slam result is reaching the third round of the
2018 Australian Open
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where he played against
Márton Fucsovics
Márton Fucsovics ( hu, Fucsovics Márton, ; born 8 February 1992) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 31 on 4 March 2019. He is currently the No. 1 Hungarian player.
Early life
Fucs ...
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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.
Challenger and Futures titles
Singles titles: 18
See also
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Match fixing in tennis
The issue of match fixing in tennis is an ongoing problem. First reported on by The Sunday Telegraph in 2003, an organisation called the Tennis Integrity Unit was set up in 2008 following an investigation into the problem. In 2011, Daniel Köllerer ...
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International Tennis Integrity Agency
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Argentine male tennis players
Tennis controversies
Match fixers
Match fixing in tennis
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
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