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Nenad Zimonjić
Country (sports) Yugoslavia (1995–2003)
 Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
 Serbia (2006–)
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (1976-06-04) 4 June 1976 (age 48)[1]
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachMarko Nešić [citation needed]
Prize moneyUS$8,437,703
Official websitenenadzimonjic.com
Singles
Career record12–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 176 (29 March 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2001)
Wimbledon3R (1999)
Doubles
Career record710–427
Career titles54
Highest rankingNo. 1 (17 November 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2010)
French OpenW (2010)
WimbledonW (2008, 2009)
US OpenQF (2006, 2009, 2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2008, 2010)
Mixed doubles
Career titles5
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2004, 2008)
French OpenW (2006, 2010)
WimbledonW (2014)
US OpenF (2005)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2010)

Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић, pronounced [nênaːd zǐmoɲitɕ];[2] born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.

He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Championships as well as the 2010 French Open in men's doubles partnering Daniel Nestor. In mixed doubles, Zimonjić won the 2004 Australian Open partnering Elena Bovina, the 2006 and 2010 French Opens partnering Katarina Srebotnik, the 2008 Australian Open partnering Sun Tiantian, and the 2014 Wimbledon Championships partnering Samantha Stosur. He has also reached nine further major finals across the two disciplines.

Zimonjić won 54 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2008 and 2010 Tour Finals, and 15 Masters 1000-level titles. He became the world No. 1 for the first time in November 2008, going on to spend 50 weeks at the top of the rankings over the next two years. Zimonjić was the second Serbian to top the doubles rankings, after Slobodan Živojinović in 1986.

In singles, he reached his career-high ranking of world No. 176 in March 1999, and achieved his best major result at the Wimbledon Championships that year, reaching the third round. Zimonjić represented Serbia in the Davis Cup from 1995 to 2017, competing in 55 ties and earning 43 victories, making him the most successful Davis Cup player in Serbian history. He was also part of the team that won the tournament in 2010, and served as captain from 2017 to 2020, overseeing Serbia's victory at the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020.[3][4] Zimonjić also competed at the Olympic Games on four occasions.[5]

Career

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Nenad Zimonjić 2008 Serbian stamp

Doubles

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Zimonjić turned pro in 1995 and remained relatively unknown outside his native country until a surprise victory in the mixed doubles at the 2004 Australian Open. Paired for the first time with Russian Elena Bovina, he beat defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes in straight sets in an hour and nine minutes. Alongside Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, he won the 2006 French Open crown with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Zimonjić reached the final of the men's doubles alongside France's Fabrice Santoro and the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.

In 2007, Zimonjić reached the 2007 French Open mixed doubles final as the defending champions with Katarina Srebotnik and lost to Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram. He left Santoro after Wimbledon and teamed with Mahesh Bhupathi until after the 2007 US Open. After the US Open, Nenad left Bhupathi and partnered with Daniel Nestor,[6] who won the French Open earlier in the year alongside Mark Knowles. The team won the 2007 St. Petersburg Open, without losing a set. Nestor and Zimonjić later won 2008 Wimbledon[7] (Zimonjić's first Grand Slam), 2009 Wimbledon and 2010 French Open.

In 2009, they defended their Wimbledon title & won 5 Masters 1000 titles. At the World Team Cup as a part of the Serbian team. With Victor Troicki, he won two decisive games against Italian and Argentinian teams; as a result, Serbia finished first in its group, and then proceeded to beat Germany in the final encounter. In 2010, they finished runners-up at the Australian Open, later on in the year he won both the doubles with Daniel Nestor and the mixed doubles with Katarina Srebotnik at Roland Garros. Zimonjic ended his partnership with Nestor after winning the ATP World Tour Finals. In 2011, he partnered with Michaël Llodra, with whom he won one Masters 1000 title & four ATP 500 titles. Their partnership ended mid-way through 2012, after Roland Garros. In 2014, Zimonjic & Nestor renewed their partnership, which saw them both return to the top 10 by May & ranked 3 by the end of the year. In 2015 he started the year partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, then teamed up with Marcin Matkowski; despite not winning a title together, the Polish-Serbian duo qualified for the World Tour Finals. Zimonjic won titles each year for 16 straight seasons and finished 12 consecutive seasons, starting in 2004, ranked in the ATP doubles top 20. Since 2016, when he played doubles at the Rio Olympics with Novak Djokovic, Zimonjic hasn't had a steady partner for a full season.

On 26 July 2017 the Serbian became the 10th player to record 700 doubles match wins (or more).[8]

In June 2018, Zimonjic underwent bilateral hip replacement surgery.[9] He returned to the ATP tour in February 2019 at the Sofia Open, where he and compatriot Viktor Troicki had won the doubles title two years prior.

2021–2024: Hiatus, 2022 & 2023 Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles title, 2024 Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles final and intention to return

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Although Zimonjic never officially announced his retirement, he didn't play on the ATP Tour for more than three years since Dubai Tennis Championships 2021.[10]

Partnering Marion Bartoli, Zimonjic won the inaugural Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles 2022. They beat Todd Woodbridge and Cara Black in straight sets in the final.[11]

In 2023, partnering Rennae Stubbs, Zimonjic successfully defended his Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles title. They beat Greg Rusedski and Conchita Martinez in straight sets in the final.[12]

In 2023 he announced his intention to return to the ATP tour.[13]

In 2024, partnering Barbara Schett, he reached the final of 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed invitation doubles. They were defeated by Mark Woodforde and his partner Dominika Cibulkova.[14]

Singles

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In August 1994, Zimonjić won his first professional singles title, beating Miles MacLagan on clay at a satellite tournament in Hungary. He went on to win four other ITF satellite events, as well as four Challenger tour titles in singles: Kyiv (Ukraine) in 1998, Belo Horizonte (Brazil) in 2000, Andrezieux (France) in 2001, and Belgrade (Serbia) in 2004. In 2004, he defeated Andre Agassi in St Pölten, and in 2005 on the grass of Halle, he defeated Nicolas Kiefer. Other recognised opponents include Ivo Karlovic in 2000, Nicolas Mahut in 2001.

Davis Cup and ATP Cup

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Zimonjić (in the front) with Novak Djokovic during the Davis cup match against Czech Republic

Zimonjić has been a member of Serbia Davis Cup team (previously Yugoslavia Davis Cup team and Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team, respectively) since 1995, playing both singles and doubles, and in 2003–2004 he was the playing captain of the national team. In recent years, with the emergence of highly ranked Serbian singles players Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarević, and Viktor Troicki, Zimonjić became a doubles specialist on the team, partnering all of them, as well as Dušan Vemić and Ilija Bozoljac.

In 2010, Serbia won its first ever Davis Cup title, following the victories over United States (3–2), Croatia (4–1), Czech Republic (3–2), and France in the final match (3–2). Zimonjić played in all four doubles rubbers over the course of the competition, winning once (against Croatia, partnering Tipsarević) and losing the other three times (partnering Tipsarević, Djokovic, and Troicki, respectively). To celebrate the win, all the players shaved their heads. The central celebration was held in Belgrade in front of several thousand fans, and the Serbian national postal service issued a stamp picturing the players.[15]

Leon Zimonjić in 2011

In the 2013 quarterfinals against the United States, he and Ilija Bozoljac had an impressive five set victory against the no. 1 ranked Bryan brothers.[16]

Zimonjić was named Serbia Davis Cup team captain in 2003-2004 and from January 2017 till December 2020 when he was unexpectedly replaced by Victor Troicki.[17][18][19] He was also the 2020 ATP Cup captain when Serbia won the inaugural 2020 cup.[20]

Personal life

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Zimonjić was born in Belgrade, and was brought up in the Borča suburb, while he is currently living in New Belgrade. Zimonjić's paternal family hails from the Gacko region in Herzegovina, from where it settled in Vučkovica near Kragujevac, while his mother was born in Gospić, in Lika.[21] The family's slava (feast day) is Aranđelovdan.[22] He is related to Bogdan Zimonjić (1813–1909), a Serbian Orthodox priest and guerilla leader.[21]

In 2008, he married former model Mina Knežević. On 3 December 2008 his wife gave birth to twins, Leon and Luna.[23][24]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam

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Men's doubles: 7 (3–4)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2004 Wimbledon Grass Austria Julian Knowle Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 2006 Wimbledon Grass France Fabrice Santoro United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2008 French Open Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Peru Luis Horna
2–6, 3–6
Winner 2008 Wimbledon Grass Canada Daniel Nestor Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
7–6(14–12), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2009 Wimbledon (2) Grass Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Runner-up 2010 Australian Open Hard Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Winner 2010 French Open Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
7–5, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 10 (5–5)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2004 Australian Open Hard Russia Elena Bovina United States Martina Navratilova
India Leander Paes
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 2005 US Open Hard Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
India Mahesh Bhupathi
4–6, 2–6
Winner 2006 French Open Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2007 French Open Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik France Nathalie Dechy
Israel Andy Ram
5–7, 3–6
Winner 2008 Australian Open (2) Hard China Sun Tiantian India Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Runner-up 2008 French Open Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Bob Bryan
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 2010 French Open (2) Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Austria Julian Knowle
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Runner-up 2011 French Open Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Australia Casey Dellacqua
United States Scott Lipsky
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up 2014 French Open Clay Germany Julia Görges Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner 2014 Wimbledon Grass Australia Samantha Stosur Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2

Year-end championships

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Doubles: 3 (2–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2005 Shanghai Hard (i) India Leander Paes France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 2008 Shanghai Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Winner 2010 London Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
7–6(8–6), 6–4

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 91 (54 titles, 37 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (3–4)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (2–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (15–13)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (17–8)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (17–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (31–19)
Clay (16–12)
Grass (4–4)
Carpet (3–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (34–28)
Indoor (20–9)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1999 Pacific Coast Championships, US World Series Hard (i) North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Win 1–1 May 1999 Delray Beach Open, US World Series Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi United States Doug Flach
United States Brian MacPhie
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–1 Mar 2000 Delray Beach Open, US (2) International Hard United States Brian MacPhie Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–2 May 2000 Bavarian Championships, Germany International Clay Belarus Max Mirnyi South Africa David Adams
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2000 Vienna Open, Austria Intl. Gold Hard (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Mar 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE Intl. Gold Hard Canada Daniel Nestor Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Apr 2001 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay United States Donald Johnson Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic Michal Tabara
4–6, 1–6
Win 4–4 Oct 2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France International Carpet (i) Canada Daniel Nestor France Arnaud Clément
France Sébastien Grosjean
6–1, 6–2
Win 5–4 Feb 2002 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, US Intl. Gold Hard (i) United States Brian MacPhie United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 6–4 Mar 2003 Delray Beach Open, US (3) International Hard India Leander Paes Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 6–5 May 2003 Valencia Open, Spain International Clay United States Brian MacPhie Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
1–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Loss 6–6 May 2003 St. Pölten Grand Prix, Austria International Clay Armenia Sargis Sargsian Sweden Simon Aspelin
Italy Massimo Bertolini
4–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6
Win 7–6 Oct 2003 St. Petersburg Open, Russia International Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle Germany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Rainer Schüttler
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 8–6 Apr 2004 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco Masters Clay United Kingdom Tim Henman Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
Loss 8–7 May 2004 Bavarian Championships, Germany International Clay Austria Julian Knowle United States James Blake
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–8 Jul 2004 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Austria Julian Knowle Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 9–8 Apr 2005 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (2) Masters Clay India Leander Paes United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Walkover
Win 10–8 Apr 2005 Barcelona Open, Spain Intl. Gold Clay India Leander Paes Spain Feliciano López
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–9 Oct 2005 Stockholm Open, Sweden International Hard (i) India Leander Paes Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
3–6, 3–6
Loss 10–10 Oct 2005 Madrid Open, Spain Masters Hard (i) India Leander Paes The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 10–11 Nov 2005 Tennis Masters Cup, China Masters Cup Carpet (i) India Leander Paes France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 11–11 Jan 2006 Sydney International, Australia International Hard France Fabrice Santoro Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–1, 6–4
Loss 11–12 Apr 2006 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco Masters Clay France Fabrice Santoro Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 12–12 Jun 2006 Halle Open, Germany International Grass France Fabrice Santoro Germany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Rainer Schüttler
6–0, 6–4
Loss 12–13 Jul 2006 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass France Fabrice Santoro United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 13–13 Oct 2006 Kremlin Cup, Russia International Carpet (i) France Fabrice Santoro Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
Loss 13–14 Nov 2006 Paris Masters, France Masters Carpet (i) France Fabrice Santoro France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 14–14 Jan 2007 Qatar Open, Qatar International Hard Russia Mikhail Youzhny Czech Republic Martin Damm
India Leander Paes
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 15–14 Mar 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE Intl. Gold Hard France Fabrice Santoro India Mahesh Bhupathi
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Win 16–14 May 2007 Italian Open, Italy Masters Clay France Fabrice Santoro United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Loss 16–15 Jun 2007 Halle Open, Germany International Grass France Fabrice Santoro Sweden Simon Aspelin
Austria Julian Knowle
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 17–15 Aug 2007 Connecticut Open, US International Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 6–3
Win 18–15 Oct 2007 St. Petersburg Open, Russia (2) International Carpet (i) Canada Daniel Nestor Austria Jürgen Melzer
Australia Todd Perry
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 18–16 Nov 2007 Paris Masters, France Masters Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 18–17 Mar 2008 Indian Wells Masters, US Masters Hard Canada Daniel Nestor Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
4–6, 4–6
Loss 18–18 May 2008 Italian Open, Italy Masters Clay Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 19–18 May 2008 Masters Series Hamburg, Germany Masters Clay Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 19–19 Jun 2008 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Peru Luis Horna
2–6, 3–6
Win 20–19 Jun 2008 Queen's Club Championships, UK International Grass Canada Daniel Nestor Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 21–19 Jul 2008 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Canada Daniel Nestor Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Win 22–19 Jul 2008 Canadian Open, Canada Masters Hard Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 23–19 Nov 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, China Masters Cup Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 23–20 Jan 2009 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Canada Daniel Nestor Spain Marc López
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 23–21 Jan 2009 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 24–21 Feb 2009 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5
Win 25–21 Apr 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (3) Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–1
Win 26–21 Apr 2009 Barcelona Open, Spain (2) 500 Series Clay Canada Daniel Nestor India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
6–3, 7–6(11–9)
Win 27–21 May 2009 Italian Open, Italy (2) Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 28–21 May 2009 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Sweden Simon Aspelin
South Africa Wesley Moodie
6–4, 6–4
Win 29–21 Jul 2009 Wimbledon, UK (2) Grand Slam Grass Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 30–21 Aug 2009 Cincinnati Masters, US Masters 1000 Hard Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [15–13]
Win 31–21 Nov 2009 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–2, 6–3
Win 32–21 Nov 2009 Paris Masters, France Masters 1000 Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Tommy Robredo
6–3, 6–4
Win 33–21 Jan 2010 Sydney International, Australia (2) 250 Series Hard Canada Daniel Nestor United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
Australia Jordan Kerr
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 33–22 Jan 2010 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Win 34–22 Feb 2010 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (2) 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Paul Hanley
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 34–23 Mar 2010 Indian Wells Masters, US Masters 1000 Hard Canada Daniel Nestor Spain Marc López
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win 35–23 Apr 2010 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (4) Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–3, 2–0 ret.
Win 36–23 Apr 2010 Barcelona Open, Spain (3) 500 Series Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Australia Lleyton Hewitt
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
4–6, 6–3, [10-6]
Loss 36–24 May 2010 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Win 37–24 Jun 2010 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
7–5, 6–2
Win 38–24 Oct 2010 Vienna Open, Austria (2) 250 Series Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 38–25 Nov 2010 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 39–25 Nov 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, UK Tour Finals Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 39–26 Feb 2011 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands 500 Series Hard (i) France Michaël Llodra Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Philipp Petzschner
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 39–27 May 2011 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay France Michaël Llodra United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Win 40–27 Aug 2011 Washington Open, US 500 Series Hard France Michaël Llodra Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Win 41–27 Aug 2011 Canadian Open, Canada (2) Masters 1000 Hard France Michaël Llodra United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss 41–28 Aug 2011 Cincinnati Masters, US Masters 1000 Hard France Michaël Llodra India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 42–28 Oct 2011 China Open, China 500 Series Hard France Michaël Llodra Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 42–29 Oct 2011 Shanghai Masters, China Masters 1000 Hard France Michaël Llodra Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 1–6, [10–12]
Win 43–29 Nov 2011 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (2) 500 Series Hard (i) France Michaël Llodra Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 7–5
Win 44–29 Feb 2012 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (3) 500 Series Hard (i) France Michaël Llodra Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
4–6, 7–5, [16–14]
Win 45–29 Sep 2012 St. Petersburg Open, Russia (3) 250 Series Hard (i) United States Rajeev Ram Slovakia Lukáš Lacko
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 45–30 Oct 2012 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i) Sweden Robert Lindstedt Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Bruno Soares
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [6–10]
Win 46–30 Oct 2012 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (3) 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Daniel Nestor Philippines Treat Huey
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
Win 47–30 Feb 2013 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (4) 500 Series Hard (i) Sweden Robert Lindstedt Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 47–31 Mar 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE 500 Series Hard Sweden Robert Lindstedt India Mahesh Bhupathi
France Michaël Llodra
6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8)
Win 48–31 Apr 2013 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (5) Masters 1000 Clay France Julien Benneteau United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
Win 49–31 Aug 2013 Washington Open, US (2) 500 Series Hard France Julien Benneteau United States Mardy Fish
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 50–31 Jan 2014 Sydney International, Australia (3) 250 Series Hard Canada Daniel Nestor India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 50–32 Mar 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE 500 Series Hard Canada Daniel Nestor India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
4–6, 3–6
Loss 50–33 Apr 2014 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
France Stéphane Robert
3–6, 3–6
Win 51–33 May 2014 Madrid Open, Spain (2) Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
Win 52–33 May 2014 Italian Open, Italy (3) Masters 1000 Clay Canada Daniel Nestor Netherlands Robin Haase
Spain Feliciano López
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 53–33 Oct 2014 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (4) 500 Series Hard (i) Canada Vasek Pospisil Croatia Marin Draganja
Finland Henri Kontinen
7–6(15–13), 1–6, [10–5]
Loss 53–34 Feb 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE 500 Series Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi India Rohan Bopanna
Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 1–6
Loss 53–35 May 2015 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski India Rohan Bopanna
Romania Florin Mergea
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [9–11]
Loss 53–36 Jun 2015 Queen's Club Championships, UK 500 Series Grass Poland Marcin Matkowski France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 2–6
Loss 53–37 Aug 2015 Cincinnati Masters, US Masters 1000 Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Canada Daniel Nestor
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 2–6
Win 54–37 Feb 2017 Sofia Open, Bulgaria 250 Series Hard (i) Serbia Viktor Troicki Russia Mikhail Elgin
Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–4

Team competition finals: 4 (3–1)

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Outcome No. Date Team competition Surface Partner/Team Opponents Score
Winner 1. 23 May 2009 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Germany Mischa Zverev
2–1
Winner 2. 3–5 December 2010 Davis Cup, Belgrade, Serbia Hard (i) Serbia Novak Djokovic
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
France Gaël Monfils
France Michaël Llodra
France Arnaud Clément
France Gilles Simon
3–2
Winner 3. 21 May 2012 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Serbia Miki Janković
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic František Čermák
3–0
Runner-up 1. 15–17 November 2013 Davis Cup, Belgrade, Serbia Hard (i) Serbia Novak Djokovic
Serbia Dušan Lajović
Serbia Ilija Bozoljac
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
Czech Republic Jan Hájek
2–3

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 1R Q2 Q1 Absent 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Absent Q1 Absent 0 / 0 0–0 -
Wimbledon 3R Q1 Q2 Q1 Absent Q1 Q1 Q1 Absent 0 / 1 2–1 67%
US Open Q1 A Q2 Q2 Absent 0 / 0 0–0 -
Win–loss 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 2–2 50%

Doubles

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 Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro FRY  Serbia
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R QF QF 2R F QF 3R 2R SF 3R A 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 19 35–19 65%
French Open A A A A A 1R 1R A 2R 2R QF 1R SF F SF W SF QF 2R QF QF 3R SF A A A A A 1 / 17 44–16 73%
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R 3R 3R 3R F QF F SF W W 2R SF 1R QF QF QF 3R A A A NH A A 2 / 18 51–16 76%
US Open A A Q2 A 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 2R 1R QF 2R 3R QF 3R 3R 1R 2R 3R QF 1R A A A A A A 0 / 18 28–18 61%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–4 8–4 5–3 3–4 8–4 8–4 10–4 12–4 16–3 14–3 14–3 13–4 5–4 6–4 12–4 11–4 4–3 5–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3 / 72 158–69 70%
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify F RR DNQ W RR W RR DNQ RR RR Did not qualify 2 / 8 16–14 53%
National representation
Olympics1 NH A Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held QF Not Held 2R Not Held A NH 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Davis Cup Z3 Z2 Z2 Z2 A Z3 Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 Z1 PO PO 1R 1R W SF QF F 1R QF QF SF A A NH A A 1 / 10 30–19 61%
Win–loss 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1 / 14 33–23 59%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A 2R A 2R 2R QF QF A F 1R F 1R 1R 1R 2R SF SF QF A A NH A A 0 / 15 22–15 59%
Miami A A A A 1R 1R QF A 1R 2R 1R 2R SF 1R 1R 2R QF QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R A NH A A 0 / 19 16–19 46%
Monte Carlo A A A A A 1R 1R 2R A W W F 2R 2R W W 2R SF W SF SF 2R 1R A A NH A A 5 / 17 31–12 72%
Madrid Not Held 1R A 1R F QF 2R QF W F F 2R 1R W F QF 1R A A NH A A 2 / 15 23–13 64%
Rome A A A A A A 1R A A 2R QF QF W F W 2R QF QF 2R W 2R 2R A A A A A A 3 / 14 20–11 65%
Canada A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R QF 2R W SF QF W QF 1R SF QF 1R A A NH A A 2 / 15 18–13 58%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R QF QF QF SF W 2R F 1R 2R QF F 2R A A A A A A 1 / 15 18–13 60%
Shanghai Not Held 2R QF F 2R 2R 2R QF QF 2R A A Not Held 0 / 9 9–9 50%
Paris A A A A Q1 QF SF 1R A 1R 1R F F 2R W QF QF 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A A A 1 / 17 19–16 54%
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R A A 2R SF SF 2R W Not Masters Series 1 / 6 10–5 67%
Stuttgart A A A A A SF QF Discontinued 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 5–4 7–7 1–5 1–4 10–8 12–8 15–9 13–7 18–7 21–4 14–8 17–8 8–9 9–8 17–7 13–9 7–8 2–6 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 15 / 144 190–128 60%
Career statistics
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Tournaments 0 0 0 2 14 23 20 17 23 26 22 22 22 23 25 25 23 24 23 23 25 24 28 9 9 1 1 0 454
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 5 9 7 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 54
Finals 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 4 3 5 6 7 8 11 11 8 4 4 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 91
Overall W–L 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 14–12 32–21 33–20 20–15 31–21 32–24 33–22 43–21 49–18 49–18 61–17 59–23 50–22 38–26 31–22 48–22 41–28 15–25 25–27 1–9 0–9 0–1 0–1 0–0 710–427
Year-end rank 361 248 195 125 86 29 21 51 32 18 11 11 5 1 3 3 6 20 14 3 15 61 35 461 405 460 1241 62.45%

1 2020 Summer Olympics is postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A QF A A W 2R 1R 2R W 1R 1R SF A 2R 1R 1R A A A A A A A 2 / 12
French Open A A 1R A A SF 2R W F F 1R W F 2R QF F 1R 2R A A A NH A A 2 / 14
Wimbledon 2R 1R A 1R QF A 3R QF 1R 2R 2R 3R 3R SF SF W 3R 3R 1R A A NH A A 1 / 17
US Open A A 1R A 1R QF F 2R 1R QF QF 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R SF 2R A A NH A A 0 / 16
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 59

Awards

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1994
1996
  • Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
1998
  • Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
2001
  • Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
2007
  • Serbian Sport Association "May Award"
2008
2010
2012
2013
  • Davis Cup Award of Excellence

Records

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Top 10 wins

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  • He has a 1–4 (20%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score NZ Rank
2004
1. United States Andre Agassi 6 St. Pölten, Austria Clay 1R 6–2, 7–6(8–6) 339

See also

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References

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