Sergei Skakun

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Sergei Skakun
Full nameSergei Vladimirovich Skakun
Country (sports)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Born (1970-03-26) 26 March 1970 (age 52)
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 602 (8 Oct 1990)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 802 (10 Sep 1990)

Sergei Vladimirovich Skakun (born 26 March 1970) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.

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Skakun made his only ATP Tour singles main draw appearance at the 1991 Kremlin Cup, where he lost in the first round to Rüdiger Haas. [1] In 1994 he appeared in four Davis Cup ties for Belarus and was unbeaten, registering three singles and three doubles wins. This was the first year Belarus had competed in the tournament and Skakun had previously competed on tour under the Soviet flag. [2]

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References

  1. "Moscow 1991 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  2. КОМАШКО, Дмитрий (3 February 2017). "Максим Мирный о партнерах по сборной". Sovetskaya Belorussiya – Belarus' Segodnya (in Russian).