Sergey Aleksandrovich Betov ( Siarhiej Betaŭ; ; born 15 October 1987) is a Belarusian former

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player who competed on the

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. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 340 on 1 August 2011 and his highest doubles ranking of No. 61 was achieved on 26 October 2015. On April 29, 2016, the

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found that Betov had committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation in connection with the consumption of

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, but further determined that he bore no fault or negligence for the violation and therefore permitted him to resume competition. He married Russian tennis player

Margarita Gasparyan Margarita Melikovna Betova (née Gasparyan; rus, Маргари́та Ме́ликовна Гаспаря́н, , mərɡɐˈrʲitə ɡəspɐˈrʲan, Ru-Margarita Gasparyan.ogg, ; born 1 September 1994) is a Russian inactive tennis player. Betov ...

in July 2021; they announced their pregnancy in February 2022.Margarita Gasparyan shares pregnancy photo
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ITF finals (45-34)

Singles (5-9)

Doubles (40-25)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Betov, Sergey 1987 births Living people Belarusian male tennis players Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Doping cases in tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for Belarus FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Belarus Sportspeople from Gomel 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen