| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | 8 February 1986 Orenburg, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$108,204 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 299 (August 11, 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 340 (December 27, 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 155 (August 30, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 182 (December 27, 2010) |
| Last updated on: December 27, 2010. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tennis | ||
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Summer Universiade | ||
| Gold | 2005 Izmir | Singles |
| Gold | 2005 Izmir | Doubles |
Artem Yurievich Sitak (born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Sitak, who is also a tennis player.[1]
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As a 13 year old in 1999 Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Ozerov, Russia where he was defeated by Evgueni Smirnov 6-4 6-1. The following year he entered qualifying of the same tournament and defeated future ATP top 50 player Denis Istomin 6-0 6-1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was sadly taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-4 7-5.
Sitak made his first junior Grand Slam appearance at the age of 15 at the 2002 Australian Open where he was beaten in straight sets by Australian Christopher Roman. Sitak's last junior tournament came a year later at the 2003 Australian Open where he was eliminated by Korean Hyun-Joon Suk in the first round.
Sitak began his senior career in 2002 at a challenger event in Togliatti, Russia where he received a wildcard into the main draw but fell in the first round to Thomas Blake, older brother of former top 10 player James Blake. Artem's first title came in 2005 in a Russian futures tournament where he defeated Pavel Chekhov 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the final.
Sitak began 2011 under the New Zealand flag and received a wildcard into the 2011 Heineken Open qualifying where he was defeated by Frenchman Ludovic Walter 6-3 6-4 in the first round. Artem aims to represent New Zealand in their Davis Cup zonal tie against Uzbekistan in March.
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0) |
| ITF Futures (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 27 August 2005 | Korolev | Clay | Pavel Chekhov | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | 9 March 2008 | McAllen | Hard | Tim Smyczek | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | 20 April 2008 | Little Rock | Hard | Matthew Roberts | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 4. | 7 March 2010 | McAllen | Hard | Mario Ančić | 6–1, 6–4 |