Konstantin Vladimirovich Kravchuk ( rus, Константи́н Влади́мирович Кравчу́к, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin krɐfˈtɕuk; born 23 February 1985) is an inactive Russian professional

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player. He is known for his strong serve and good skills on fast and indoor courts.

Personal life

Kravchuk was born in Moscow to Vladimir, a chief of security, and Irina, a psychologist. He started playing tennis at age five. His mother played amateur tennis and it was her dream that the son become a professional tennis player. Kravchuk married Veronika, a fashion model, on 12 February 2011; the couple have a daughter, Eva.

Career

In 2013 at age 28 Kravchuk made his debut at the

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in the 2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I second round play-off match against

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. In the third rubber, he partnered with Andrey Kuznetsov and defeated

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and Tucker Vorster in four sets. Kravchuk also took part in the fifth dead rubber against Jacob Coenraad de Klerk, who retired during the first set of the match. After his debut Kravchuk took part in all matches in the Davis Cup until the

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season. He played all the doubles matches partnering with five different teammates.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 29 (12–17)

Doubles: 48 (24 titles, 24 runners-up)

National representation

Davis Cup (10–7)

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, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

ATP Cup (2–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kravchuk, Konstantin 1985 births Living people Russian male tennis players Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for Russia FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Tennis players from Moscow 21st-century Russian sportsmen