Nicolás Kicker (, born 16 August 1992 in Merlo) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 78 achieved on 12 June 2017 and a doubles ranking of No. 215, reached on 9 May 2016.
His best career result is reaching a major third round in singles, at the 2018 Australian Open.
Kicker plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won four titles in singles and two in doubles. He also earned 21 titles combined on the ITF Men's Tour, 14 in singles and seven in doubles.
Career 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.
Kicker returned to the Tour at the 2021 Córdoba Open with a wildcard.
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendGrand Slam (–)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (–)ATP 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (0–1)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (–)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Argentina Open, ArgentinaATP 250Clay Andrea Collarini Orlando Luz Rafael Matos5–7, 3–6
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (4–9)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (4–8)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Todi Tennis Cup, ItalyChallengerClay Aljaž Bedene6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss0–2Biella Challenger, ItalyChallengerClay Andrej Martin4–6, 2–6Loss0–3Milex Open, Dominican RepublicChallengerClay Guido Andreozzi0–6, 4–6Win1–3Perugia Cup, ItalyChallengerClay Blaž Rola2–6, 6–3, 6–0Loss1–4Adriatic Challenger, ItalyChallengerClay João Souza4–6, 7–6(14–12), 2–6Win2–4Challenger de Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Arthur De Greef6–3, 6–2Win3–4Copa Fila, ArgentinaChallengerClay Horacio Zeballos6–7(5–7), 6–0, 7–5Loss3–5Tampere Open, FinlandChallengerClay Jiří Lehečka7–5, 4–6, 3–6Loss3–6Internazionali Città di Todi, ItalyChallengerClay Pedro Cachín4–6, 4–6Win4–6Challenger de Villa María, ArgentinaChallengerClay Mariano Navone7–5, 6–3Loss4–7Challenger de Temuco, ChileChallengerHard Guido Andreozzi6–4, 4–6, 2–6Loss4–8Challenger Concepción, ChileChallengerClay Emilio Nava1–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss4–9Internazionali Città di Todi, ItalyChallengerClay Maxim Mrva2–6, 2–6
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Sarasota Open, USChallengerClay (green) Facundo Argüello Marcelo Arévalo Sergio Galdós4–6, 6–4, [10–6]Win2–0Tallahassee Challenger, USChallengerClay (green) Federico Agustín Gómez William Blumberg Luis David Martínez7–6(7–2), 4–6, [13–11]Loss2–1Savannah Challenger, USChallengerClay (green) Federico Agustín Gómez William Blumberg Luis David Martínez1–6, 4–6
ITF Tour titles
Singles: 14 (14 titles) LegendITF Futures (14)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore1.Sep 2013Córdoba, ArgentinaClay Martín Cuevas2–6, 6–4, 6–32.Sep 2013Córdoba, ArgentinaClay Pedro Cachín6–3, 6–23.Jun 2014Villa María, ArgentinaClay Tomás Lipovšek Puches6–4, 6–34.Aug 2014Misiones, ArgentinaClay João Pedro Sorgi6–1, 6–25.Aug 2014La Rioja, ArgentinaClay Juan Pablo Paz7–6(7–4), 7–56.Sep 2014Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaClay Federico Coria6–3, 6–07.Sep 2014Villa del Dique, ArgentinaClay Federico Coria7–5, 6–18.Mar 2015Guaymallén, ArgentinaClay Juan Ignacio Galarza6–3, 6–49.May 2015Córdoba, ArgentinaClay Nicolás Alberto Arreche6–2, 6–010.May 2015Villa Allende, ArgentinaClay Tomás Lipovšek Puches6–1, 6–211.Mar 2021Villa María, ArgentinaClay Camilo Ugo Carabelli6-3, 6–412.Pensacola, USClay Adrian Andreev6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–213.Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicHard Igor Marcondes6–7(5–7), 6–1, 7–6(2–7)14.Tulsa, USHard Genaro Olivieri6–4, 6–0
See also Match fixing in tennis International Tennis Integrity Agency
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