Nikola Milojević (tennis)

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Nikola Milojević
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Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 26)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNemanja Kontić[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 843,755
Singles
Career record5–6 (45.5% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 129 (5 April 2021)
Current rankingNo. 137 (29 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2020)
French Open2R (2020)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US OpenQ3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (33.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 252 (18 February 2019)
Current rankingNo. 912 (6 December 2021)
Last updated on: 6 December 2021.

Nikola Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Милојевић, pronounced [nǐkola mǐlojeʋitɕ]; born 19 June 1995) is a tennis player from Serbia. He reached his highest ranking of no. 1 in ITF Junior rankings on 7 January 2013.[2] Milojević has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 129, which he achieved on 5 April 2021. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 252 on 18 February 2019.

Career[]

2014: ATP debut[]

Milojević was a fifth player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the first round tie against United States in the 2010 Davis Cup[3] as well as a first round tie against Switzerland in 2014[4][5] and didn't play in any match.

Milojević made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at 2014 Düsseldorf Open, where he defeated Mirza Bašić in the first round before losing to eventual finalist, Ivo Karlović, in the second round.

2017: Three Challengers finals, Top 150 debut[]

He was also invited for a semifinal clash against France in 2017, but instead chose to play in a Challenger tournament in order to improve his ATP ranking.[6] He reached the top 150 on 2 October 2017.

2018-2019: Davis Cup debut, First and Second Challenger titles[]

In February 2018, he finally made his Davis Cup debut, partnered with another debutant, Miljan Zekić, in a doubles match against USA, losing 7–6(3), 2–6, 5–7, 4–6 in the first round.[7]

In June 2018, Milojević won his first Challenger title in Fergana, Uzbekistan.

Milojević was partnered with Danilo Petrović for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs vs. India in September. They defeated Rohan Bopanna/Saketh Myneni in straight sets to help secure Serbia a decisive 3–0 lead after second day's play. (Serbia eventually won the tie 4–0)[7]

In August 2019, he won his third Challenger title at the 2019 Svijany Open in Liberec, Czechia.

2020: Inaugural ATP Cup champion and Grand Slam debut[]

In January 2020, he was part of Serbian team that won inaugural ATP Cup by defeating Spain in the final.

In September 2020, Milojević reached the second round on his debut as a qualifier in a Grand Slam main draw at the 2020 French Open, where he won his first match against fellow Serbian Filip Krajinović in four sets 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1.[8]

2021: Third Challenger title and Top 130 debut, Two more Challenger finals[]

After winning his third Challenger title at the 2021 Zadar Open in Croatia by defeating Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov, Milojević reached his best career-high ranking of No. 129 on 5 April 2021.

Team competition finals: 1 (1–0)[]

Result W–L Date Team competition Surface Partner/Team Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2020 ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic
Serbia Dušan Lajović
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić 		Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas
Spain Feliciano López 		2–1

Challenger and Futures finals[]

Singles: 32 (15–17)[]

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–7)
ITF Futures Tour (12–10)
Titles by Surface
Hard (12–11)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (13–16)
Indoor (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 Greece F12, Marathon Futures Hard Republic of Ireland Louk Sorensen w/o
Win 2–0 Mar 2014 Kazakhstan F3, Aktobe Futures Hard (i) Russia Ilya Lebedev 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jun 2014 Turkey F19, Bodrum Futures Clay United States Jared Donaldson 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2014 China F9, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard China Li Zhe 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2014 Turkey F27, Ankara Futures Clay Australia Gavin van Peperzeel 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Feb 2015 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard Italy Riccardo Bellotti 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss 3–4 Feb 2015 Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Apr 2015 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Hard Serbia Peđa Krstin 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 3–6 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan F3, Andijan Futures Hard Ukraine Denys Molchanov 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 3–7 Aug 2015 Switzerland F3, Geneva Futures Clay Italy Roberto Marcora 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Sep 2015 Tunisia F24, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Germany Jannis Kahlke 6–3, 6–1
Win 5–7 Nov 2015 Tunisia F31, El Kantaoui Futures Hard France Antoine Hoang 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 6–7 Nov 2015 Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui Futures Hard France Alexandre Müller 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–7 Dec 2015 Tunisia F35, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tunisia Anis Ghorbel 6–3, 7–5
Win 8–7 Dec 2015 Tunisia F36, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tunisia Anis Ghorbel 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 8–8 Feb 2016 Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Egypt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6
Win 9–8 Feb 2016 Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard France Laurent Rochette 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–9 Jun 2016 Tunisia F21, Hammamet Futures Clay Chile Cristian Garín 4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 10–9 Aug 2016 Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Australia Bradley Mousley 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–10 Oct 2016 Turkey F41, Antalya Futures Hard Slovakia Alex Molčan 4–6, 5–7
Loss 10–11 Jan 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard France Adrian Mannarino 3–6, 5–7
Loss 10–12 Feb 2017 Tempe, USA Challenger Hard United States Tennys Sandgren 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Jun 2017 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Belarus Ilya Ivashka 4–6, 3–6
Win 11–13 Jul 2017 China F14, Tianjin Futures Hard China Li Zhe 6–4, 6–2
Win 12–13 Feb 2018 Kazakhstan F2, Shymkent Futures Hard (i) Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 13–13 Jun 2018 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Spain Enrique López Pérez 6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–14 Oct 2018 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 13–15 Apr 2019 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Gianluca Mager 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 2–3 ret.
Win 14–15 Aug 2019 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Brazil Rogerio Dutra Silva 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 15–15 Mar 2021 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 15–16 Sep 2021 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 3-6, 1-6
Loss 15–17 Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Brazil Thiago Monteiro 5-7, 5-7

Singles performance timeline[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2021 US Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0 0%
French Open A A A Q1 A Q1 Q2 2R Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 NH Q3 0 / 0 0–0 0%
US Open A A A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0 / 6 5–6 44%
Win % – 50% – – – – 50% 50% 33% 45.45%
Year-end ranking 703 385 240 238 158 174 155 138 137 $843,755

References[]

  1. ^ Nikola Milojevic on Instagram: "After 4h battle we made it through #25k title"
  2. ^ Nikola Milojević prvi junior sveta
  3. ^ Mandrapa, N. (3 July 2010). "Marko je patriota!" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  4. ^ "Održana pre-draw konferencija NIS Dejvis kup reprezentacije Srbije" (in Serbian). Tennis Federation of Serbia. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  5. ^ "Ne plaše se Vavrinke: Podmlađena ekipa igra protiv Švajcarske u Novom Sadu! (Foto)" (in Serbian). Svet. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  6. ^ "ЕКСКЛУЗИВНО, Зимоњић зна тим за Французе, Лајовић прва табла!" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  7. ^ a b Nikola Milojević at the Davis Cup
  8. ^ LIVE - Filip Krajinovic - Nikola Milojevic Roland-Garros men

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