Nicolás Kicker

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 3 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.

Nicolás Kicker

Kicker at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Merlo, Argentina
Born	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 31) Merlo, Argentina
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Juan Pablo Gandara
Prize money	US $978,863
Singles
Career record	19–29 (39.6%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 78 (12 June 2017)
Current ranking	No. 233 (15 August 2022)
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)
Current ranking	No. 675 (15 August 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2017)
Last updated on: 15 August 2022.

Career

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]

Challenger and Futures titles

Singles titles: 18

Legend (singles)
Challengers (4)
Futures (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	22 September 2013	Córdoba, Argentina	Clay	Martín Cuevas	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
2.	29 September 2013	Córdoba, Argentina	Clay	Pedro Cachin	6–3, 6–2
3.	22 June 2014	Villa María, Argentina	Clay	Tomás Lipovšek Puches	6–4, 6–3
4.	10 August 2014	Misiones, Argentina	Clay	João Pedro Sorgi	6–1, 6–2
5.	31 August 2014	La Rioja, Argentina	Clay	Juan Pablo Paz	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
6.	7 September 2014	Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Clay	Federico Coria	6–3, 6–0
7.	14 September 2014	Villa del Dique, Argentina	Clay	Federico Coria	7–5, 6–1
8.	15 March 2015	Guaymallén, Argentina	Clay	Juan Ignacio Galarza	6–3, 6–4
9.	17 May 2015	Córdoba, Argentina	Clay	Nicolás Alberto Arreche	6–2, 6–0
10.	31 May 2015	Villa Allende, Argentina	Clay	Tomás Lipovšek Puches	6–1, 6–2
11.	19 June 2016	Perugia, Italy	Clay	Blaž Rola	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
12.	5 November 2016	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Clay	Arthur de Greef	6–3, 6–2
13.	15 October 2017	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	6–7^(5–7), 6–0, 7–5
14.	4 March 2021	M15 Villa María, Argentina	Clay	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	6-3, 6-4
15.	May 2021	M25 Pensacola, United States	Clay	Adrian Andreev	6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 6–2
16.	Jun 2021	M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Hard	Igor Marcondes	6–7^(5–7), 6–1, 7–6^(2–7)
17.	Jun 2021	M25 Tulsa	Hard	Genaro Alberto Olivieri	6–4, 6–0
18.	25 September 2022	Villa María, Argentina	Clay	Mariano Navone	7–5, 6–3

See also

• Match fixing in tennis
• International Tennis Integrity Agency

References

1. "The pronunciation by Nicolás Kicker himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. "Nicolas Kicker suspended and fined for tennis match-fixing offences". Tennis Integrity Unit. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
3. Rothenberg, Ben (25 May 2018). "Nicolás Kicker Becomes Highest-Ranked Player Convicted of Match-Fixing". The New York Times.
4. "Argentine Nicolas Kicker has match-fixing ban reduced by four months".
5. "Nicolas Kicker found guilty of match-fixing offences by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer". Tennis Integrity Unit. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links

• Nicolás Kicker at the Association of Tennis Professionals  
• Nicolás Kicker at the International Tennis Federation