Janko Tipsarevic
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Janko Tipsarević (born 22 June 1984) is a Serbia
n tennis
player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.
In his career, he has won two ATP tour championships, two Futures and nine tournaments in the ATP Challenger Series
. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open
Junior title.
Tipsarević has achieved one victory over a World No. 1 player, having defeated fellow compatriot Novak Djokovic
. He also has eleven (11) victories against other players from the top 10, consisting of three wins against Tomáš Berdych
, two against Andy Roddick
, and one against Fernando González
, Mikhail Youzhny
, David Ferrer
, James Blake
, Gaël Monfils
, and Andy Murray. He also has wins against former world no. 1 players, Carlos Moyá
, Marat Safin
, Lleyton Hewitt
, and Juan Carlos Ferrero
. Arguably his most notable match to date was his third-round match at the 2008 Australian Open, where he lost to Roger Federer
6–7, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1, 10–8. He has also defeated former top-ten players Andy Roddick
and Fernando González
at Grand Slam level, and was a quarter-finalist at the 2011 US Open.
As a Junior, he won the 2001 Australian Open
title in boys' singles; reached the quarterfinals at the French Open
; and finished no. 2 in the world Junior rankings in 2001. The same year, he made his debut for the Yugoslav Davis Cup
team, winning three points against Poland. The following week, he won his first career Futures title in Belgrade
. In 2002, he won his second Futures title in Mexico.
After winning his first ATP Challenger Series
tournament in Germany, he made his ATP
debut in Indianapolis
in 2003. After beating fellow Serb Nenad Zimonjić
in the first round, he lost in the second round to Yevgeny Kafelnikov
in straight sets. He also made his Grand Slam
debut in the U.S. Open
as a qualifier. He lost to no. 20 seed, Mark Philippoussis
in the first round. In 2004, as a qualifier, he made his first appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon, losing in the first round of each. Later that year, he won two Challenger titles in singles and one in doubles.
and French Open. He lost to Dominik Hrbatý
in the Australian Open, but was able to beat him at Roland Garros. He also reached the third round of Wimbledon, beating Tommy Haas
and Yen-Hsun Lu, but then lost to Thomas Johansson
. In doubles, he partnered with Jiří Vaněk to win the Napoli Challenger title. He also reached the quarterfinals with fellow Serb Novak Djokovic
in the Croatia Open Umag
and the Vietnam Open with Marcos Baghdatis
.
He finished 2006 as the no. 2 Serbian tennis player after Novak Djokovic
, and in the top 100 for the first time at no. 65. He won four Challenger titles, compiling a 31–8 record at that level. On the ATP Tour, he reached the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Open
, losing to Robin Söderling
from Sweden.
Challenger title in May 2007, Tipsarević played full-time on the ATP Tour. He reached the third round of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Ordina Open
. He has also achieved his best Grand Slam performance so far by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon
. He won all of his first three matches in five sets, and this marked the first time since 1974 that someone had won three straight five-set matches at Wimbledon. The win saw him rise to 48 in the world, his first time inside the top 50.
Tipsarević pushed Roger Federer
in the third round of the 2008 Australian Open
, losing 7–6, 6–7, 7–5, 1–6, 8–10. At that time, Federer had never played a fifth set with 18 games. The match took four and a half hours to complete. His effort in making the third round of the 2008 Australian Open made Tipsarevic's ranking rise from no. 49 to a career-high of no. 42.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
, Tipsarević pulled off a second-round upset of sixth-seeded American Andy Roddick
in four sets 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 7–6. It was his fourth top-10 win. He followed that up with a 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 win over 25th seed Dmitry Tursunov
to make his second straight round of 16 appearance at Wimbledon. He then lost his fourth round match to Rainer Schüttler
because of a leg injury.
tournament in Moscow, he advanced to his first-ever ATP final, beating Daniel Köllerer
, Christophe Rochus
, Robby Ginepri
(beating him for the first time in three meetings), and qualifier Illya Marchenko
en route. He lost to Mikhail Youzhny
in the final 7–6, 0–6, 4–6.
Despite his disappointing loss in his first final, he came out firing in the very next week, as he reached his second consecutive semifinal (for the first time) at the 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
, beating eighth seed John Isner
7–6, 6–4, Michael Berrer
7–6, 6–1 and third seed Gaël Monfils
6–4, 6–7, 6–3, en route. He lost to Jürgen Melzer
in the semifinal, after being a set up and two points away from victory 6–4, 6–7, 4–6.
In 2010, he started off the season well by reaching the semifinals at the 2010 Chennai Open, but lost to eventual champion Marin Čilić
). He reached the second round of the 2010 Australian Open
, losing to Tommy Haas
in five sets 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6. He lost in the opening rounds at the 2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
and the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
in Rotterdam. At the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
, he beat Andreas Seppi
7–6, 7–5, in the opening round, and then stunned no. 3 seed Andy Murray 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, for the best win of his career so far. He has now beaten Murray three times (now tied 3–3 in head-to-head meetings). Having little time to rest following the big win, he lost to no. 7 seed Mikhail Youzhny
3–6, 4–6, in the quarterfinals.
In June, he reached his second ATP Tour-level final at the 2010 UNICEF Open
. He beat Jérémy Chardy
, Arnaud Clément
, Peter Luczak
, and defending champion Benjamin Becker
en route, only to lose to in-form Sergiy Stakhovsky
3–6, 0–6.
At the US Open, Tipsarević defeated Olivier Rochus
in the first round, and then scored a big upset by beating former champion and ninth seed Andy Roddick
in the second round 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6. Advancing to the third round of the US Open for the first time, he played Gaël Monfils
in a three-hour four-setter. He lost the match 6–7, 7–6, 2–6, 4–6.
After the US Open, Tipsarević scored key wins over Tomáš Berdych
and Radek Štěpánek
in the Davis Cup
for Serbia
, filling in for an ill Novak Djokovic
. In Basel, Tipsarević lost to World # 2. Roger Federer
3–6, 4–6.
, reaching the semifinals, but losing to Xavier Malisse
in three sets. At the 2011 Australian Open, Tipsarevic reached the second round and lost in five sets to Fernando Verdasco
, despite twice serving for the match and holding match points in the fourth set 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–7, 0–6.
Tipsarević played in Memphis
, where he defeated qualifier Ryan Sweeting
in the first round 6–0, 7–6, but lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
in the quarterfinals 1–6, 6–7.
His next tournament was in Delray Beach
, where he defeated Ivo Karlovic
in the first round and qualifier Blaz Kavcic
in the second round to set up a quarterfinal match against in-form Ivan Dodig
. Tipsarevic won the match 7–6, 6–1, and continued his winning form by defeating Japanese no. 1 Kei Nishikori
6–4, 6–4 (a scoreline replicating their previous encounter in Chennai
), to ensure his place in the final. This was his third ATP final appearance overall, but he lost to Juan Martin del Potro
in straight sets, despite holding a 4–1 lead in the first set. He then reached the second round of the Indian Wells Masters
, defeating Tobias Kamke
in straight sets, but losing to Sam Querrey
in the second round. Tipsarević then played the Miami Masters
, reaching the fourth round on a run where he defeated Robin Haase
, Marin Cilic
, and Philipp Petzschner
, before losing to Gilles Simon
6–4, 6–7, 2–6.
At the Monte-Carlo Masters
, Tipsaerević was defeated in the first round by Feliciano Lopez
6–4, 3–6, 6–7. He bounced back at his home event, the Serbia Open
, reaching the semifinals. He defeated Kei Nishikori
, Mischa Zverev
, and Somdev Devvarman
, before he withdrew in his match with compatriot Novak Djokovic
. At Roland Garros, he reached the third round, defeating Brian Dabul
and Pere Riba
in straight sets, before losing to Roger Federer
1–6, 4–6, 3–6. His next event was the Queen's Club Championships
, where he reached the round of 16, defeating Blaz Kavcic
and Michael Russell, before losing to Andy Murray 4–6, 6–7.
At the Eastbourne International, Tipsarević reached the final. He defeated James Ward
, Mikhail Kukushkin
, Grigor Dimitrov
, and Kei Nishikori
, before losing to Andreas Seppi
6–7, 6–3, 3–5, retiring hurt. At Wimbledon, still troubled by injury, Tipsarević made a hasty exit to Ivo Karlovic
in the first round 5–7, 1–3, retiring hurt.
At the German Open Tennis Championships, after receiving a bye in the first round, he was defeated 2–6, 4–6, by Juan Monaco
.
His form improved at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
, where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Michael Berrer
and Grigor Dimitrov
, but lost to eventual finalist Gael Monfils
4–6, 4–6.
At the Rogers Cup, Tipsarević had an impressive run, defeating Alejandro Falla
, Fernando Verdasco
, Ivan Dodig
, and Tomáš Berdych
to reach his first Masters series semifinal, where he lost 3–6, 4–6 to Mardy Fish
. Subsequently, Tipsarević entered the top 20 for the first time. At the 2011 Western & Southern Open
, Tipsarević narrowly defeated world no. 113 Edouard Roger-Vasselin
6–0, 3–6, 7–6 before losing to 12th-ranked and Hamburg
champion Gilles Simon
7–6, 2–6, 3–6.
At the US Open
, Tipsarević reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, after defeating Augustin Gensse
, Philipp Petzschner
, Tomáš Berdych
, and Juan-Carlos Ferrero, but lost to Novak Djokovic
in the last eight, retiring in the fourth set due to a thigh injury. His ranking subsequently rose to #13.
In the Davis Cup semifinal showdown between Serbia and Argentina, Tipsarević was defeated 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 by an impressive Juan Martin del Potro
during the second singles rubber of the tie. Defending champions Serbia, eventually lost the tie 2–3 against Argentina.
At the 2011 Proton Malaysian Open
in Kuala Lumpur, he was named the 3rd seed. He defeated Flavio Cipolla
6–2, 6–4 in the opening round. In the quarterfinals, he played just four games as Nikolay Davydenko
retired as Tipsarević lead 3–1. In the semifinals, he improved his unbeaten head-to-head record to 5–0 against Kei Nishikori
as he dispatched him 6–4, 6–3. In the final, he managed to win his first ATP title in five attempts, defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis
6–4, 7–5.
He then suffered first round exits at the 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
to Dmitry Tursunov
6–7, 7–6, 5–7 and at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
to Feliciano Lopez
6–7, 6–7.
He rebounded at the 2011 Kremlin Cup
in Moscow, winning the title as the top seed of the tournament. He defeated Igor Kunitsyn
6–7, 6–1, 6–0, avenged his loss against Dmitry Tursunov
6–4, 6–2 and downed home-favourite Nikolay Davydenko
6–2, 7–5 while saving 3 consecutive set points on his serve at *0–40 during *4–5 in the 2nd set, to reach his 6th final of his career. In the first all-Serbian final
in tennis history, Tipsarević defeated his good friend, compatriot and defending champion Viktor Troicki
6–4, 6–2 to win his 2nd career title.
In the following week, he reached the 2011 St. Petersburg Open
final, losing to Croatian Marin Čilić
in three sets 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Thanks to his regularity and despite the loss, he became the 1st player in the world, to reach both Kremlin Cup
and St. Petersburg finals consecutively in the same year.
At the 2011 Swiss Indoors
in Basel, he retired in his opening round match against Florian Mayer
while trailing 1–5 due to a hamstring injury.
At the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters
, he defeated Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
6–1, 6–0 in his opening second round match. In the third round, he wasted a 5–1 lead in the first set and a 4–2 lead in the second set to disappointingly lose against Tomas Berdych
for the first time in five meetings 5–7, 4–6. Despite this, Tipsarević will finish his career-best season with a career-high ranking of #9.
On 22 November, Andy Murray announced his retirement from the ATP World Tour Finals. Because Tipsarević was first in line for the replacement regime at the year-end championships, as a result of being ranked #9, Murray's retirement allowed the way for Tipsarević to step in and make his debut at the year-end championships. Placed in Group A and at the round-robin stage, Tipsarević was drawn against Tomas Berdych
and had a chance to avenge his recent loss in Paris against him. Janko almost defeated him by reaching match point. But on his serve at *6-5 in the 3rd set tiebreak, he missed a backhand volley by the smallest of margins and ended up losing to Berdych in a heartbreaker 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(6) after a string of bad luck which included double-faulting for the first time at *6-6 in the tiebreak, as well as tripping over after his backhand return at 6-7* on Berdych's serve on his match point. Undeterred by the painful loss, he capped off his career-best season in style as he notched arguably the best win of his career in his next match by defeating his good friend and compatriot Novak Djokovic
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 for his first win over a World No.1 player, as well as his first win in the Year-end Championships. Despite the victory, Janko will still finish his strong year on his career-high ranking of #9, just behind World No.8 Mardy Fish
.
every year since 2000. For FR Yugoslavia in 2001 and 2002, Serbia and Montenegro
between 2003 and 2006 and currently represents Serbia
in Serbia Davis Cup team
(2007). In 2010, he was the hero in steering the Serbian team into their first historic Davis Cup final after prevailing over Radek Štěpánek
6–0, 7–6, 6–4 to complete the 1–2 come from behind victory to help clinch the tie 3–2 over the Czech Republic. His record is 20–7 in singles and 5–1 in doubles.
, Serbia
(then SFR Yugoslavia). His father, Pavle, is a professor, and his mother, Vesna, is a homemaker. He also has a younger brother, Veljko. He finished high school and in 2006 completed his degree in Sports Management at the University of Belgrade.
Commentators and the press often mention his love of classic literature as something unusual for a high-level athlete. He has a quotation, tattooed in Japanese, from Dostoyevsky ("Beauty will save the world", from The Idiot
) on his left arm. He also has a Japanese tattoo on his right arm, which represents the first two letters of the names of his father, his mother, his brother, and himself in katakana
. According to US Open announcers Ted Robinson and John McEnroe, he also has a tattoo of a quote from Arthur Schopenhauer
on his back. He has been in a relationship with Biljana Sesevic since 2007, and they married on July 4, 2010. In his free time he plays music as a DJ.
s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals.
Serbia
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n tennis
Tennis
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player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.
In his career, he has won two ATP tour championships, two Futures and nine tournaments in the ATP Challenger Series
ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...
. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open
2001 Australian Open
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Junior title.
Tipsarević has achieved one victory over a World No. 1 player, having defeated fellow compatriot Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
. He also has eleven (11) victories against other players from the top 10, consisting of three wins against Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, two against Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, and one against Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
, David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
, James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
, Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
, and Andy Murray. He also has wins against former world no. 1 players, Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
, Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
, Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, and Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
. Arguably his most notable match to date was his third-round match at the 2008 Australian Open, where he lost to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
6–7, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1, 10–8. He has also defeated former top-ten players Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
and Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
at Grand Slam level, and was a quarter-finalist at the 2011 US Open.
Tennis career
Tipsarević began playing at age six, at age eight, started playing at the New Belgrade Tennis Club with Russian coach Roman Savochkin.As a Junior, he won the 2001 Australian Open
2001 Australian Open
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from 15 to 28 January.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def. Arnaud Clément, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2...
title in boys' singles; reached the quarterfinals at the French Open
2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.-Men's Singles:...
; and finished no. 2 in the world Junior rankings in 2001. The same year, he made his debut for the Yugoslav Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team, winning three points against Poland. The following week, he won his first career Futures title in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. In 2002, he won his second Futures title in Mexico.
After winning his first ATP Challenger Series
ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...
tournament in Germany, he made his ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
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debut in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
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in 2003. After beating fellow Serb Nenad Zimonjić
Nenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
in the first round, he lost in the second round to Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...
in straight sets. He also made his Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
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debut in the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
as a qualifier. He lost to no. 20 seed, Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
in the first round. In 2004, as a qualifier, he made his first appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon, losing in the first round of each. Later that year, he won two Challenger titles in singles and one in doubles.
2005–2006
Tipsarević played in 15 ATP tournaments in 2005 and broke into the top 100 for the first time. He also reached the second rounds of the Australian OpenAustralian Open
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and French Open. He lost to Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
in the Australian Open, but was able to beat him at Roland Garros. He also reached the third round of Wimbledon, beating Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
and Yen-Hsun Lu, but then lost to Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
. In doubles, he partnered with Jiří Vaněk to win the Napoli Challenger title. He also reached the quarterfinals with fellow Serb Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
in the Croatia Open Umag
Croatia Open Umag
The ATP Studena Croatia Open is a tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour.The first Croatia Open was held in 1990 as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts. Carlos Moyá has won the tournament a record...
and the Vietnam Open with Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
.
He finished 2006 as the no. 2 Serbian tennis player after Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, and in the top 100 for the first time at no. 65. He won four Challenger titles, compiling a 31–8 record at that level. On the ATP Tour, he reached the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Open
Nottingham Open
The Slazenger Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that was held in Nottingham, Great Britain...
, losing to Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
from Sweden.
2007–2008
After he won ZagrebZagreb
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Challenger title in May 2007, Tipsarević played full-time on the ATP Tour. He reached the third round of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Ordina Open
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
. He has also achieved his best Grand Slam performance so far by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon
2007 Wimbledon Championships
The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....
. He won all of his first three matches in five sets, and this marked the first time since 1974 that someone had won three straight five-set matches at Wimbledon. The win saw him rise to 48 in the world, his first time inside the top 50.
Tipsarević pushed Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in the third round of the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, losing 7–6, 6–7, 7–5, 1–6, 8–10. At that time, Federer had never played a fifth set with 18 games. The match took four and a half hours to complete. His effort in making the third round of the 2008 Australian Open made Tipsarevic's ranking rise from no. 49 to a career-high of no. 42.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
, Tipsarević pulled off a second-round upset of sixth-seeded American Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in four sets 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 7–6. It was his fourth top-10 win. He followed that up with a 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 win over 25th seed Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
to make his second straight round of 16 appearance at Wimbledon. He then lost his fourth round match to Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
because of a leg injury.
2009–2010
In October 2009, at the Kremlin CupKremlin Cup
The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour...
tournament in Moscow, he advanced to his first-ever ATP final, beating Daniel Köllerer
Daniel Köllerer
Daniel Köllerer is a former professional tennis player from Austria who turned professional in 2002. Nicknamed "Crazy Dani" for his controversial behaviour while on court, he achieved his career-high ranking of #55 on October 19, 2009. He is serving a lifetime ban from the sport for match-fixing...
, Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both...
, Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
(beating him for the first time in three meetings), and qualifier Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
en route. He lost to Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
in the final 7–6, 0–6, 4–6.
Despite his disappointing loss in his first final, he came out firing in the very next week, as he reached his second consecutive semifinal (for the first time) at the 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
The 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the event known that year as the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, beating eighth seed John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
7–6, 6–4, Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
7–6, 6–1 and third seed Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
6–4, 6–7, 6–3, en route. He lost to Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
in the semifinal, after being a set up and two points away from victory 6–4, 6–7, 4–6.
In 2010, he started off the season well by reaching the semifinals at the 2010 Chennai Open, but lost to eventual champion Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
). He reached the second round of the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, losing to Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
in five sets 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6. He lost in the opening rounds at the 2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
The 2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors was an ATP tennis tournament played on hard courts indoors. It was the 7th edition of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
and the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
in Rotterdam. At the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
, he beat Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori....
7–6, 7–5, in the opening round, and then stunned no. 3 seed Andy Murray 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, for the best win of his career so far. He has now beaten Murray three times (now tied 3–3 in head-to-head meetings). Having little time to rest following the big win, he lost to no. 7 seed Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
3–6, 4–6, in the quarterfinals.
In June, he reached his second ATP Tour-level final at the 2010 UNICEF Open
2010 UNICEF Open
The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
. He beat Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
, Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
, and defending champion Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220km/h, along with powerful groundstrokes....
en route, only to lose to in-form Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
3–6, 0–6.
At the US Open, Tipsarević defeated Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
in the first round, and then scored a big upset by beating former champion and ninth seed Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the second round 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6. Advancing to the third round of the US Open for the first time, he played Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
in a three-hour four-setter. He lost the match 6–7, 7–6, 2–6, 4–6.
After the US Open, Tipsarević scored key wins over Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
and Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
in the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
for Serbia
Serbia Davis Cup team
The Serbian Davis Cup team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup tennis competition. The team started playing in 2007, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.Serbia is the current winner of the Davis Cup....
, filling in for an ill Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
. In Basel, Tipsarević lost to World # 2. Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
3–6, 4–6.
2011
Tipsarević again started the season well in Chennai2011 Aircel Chennai Open
The 2011 Aircel Chennai Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Chennai Open, and part of the 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from January 3 through January 9, 2011.-Seeds:*...
, reaching the semifinals, but losing to Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
in three sets. At the 2011 Australian Open, Tipsarevic reached the second round and lost in five sets to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, despite twice serving for the match and holding match points in the fourth set 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–7, 0–6.
Tipsarević played in Memphis
2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It was the 35th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 25th edition of the Cellular...
, where he defeated qualifier Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12...
in the first round 6–0, 7–6, but lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the quarterfinals 1–6, 6–7.
His next tournament was in Delray Beach
2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, where he defeated Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
in the first round and qualifier Blaz Kavcic
Blaž Kavčič
Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface...
in the second round to set up a quarterfinal match against in-form Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
. Tipsarevic won the match 7–6, 6–1, and continued his winning form by defeating Japanese no. 1 Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori
is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...
6–4, 6–4 (a scoreline replicating their previous encounter in Chennai
2011 Aircel Chennai Open
The 2011 Aircel Chennai Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Chennai Open, and part of the 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from January 3 through January 9, 2011.-Seeds:*...
), to ensure his place in the final. This was his third ATP final appearance overall, but he lost to Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
in straight sets, despite holding a 4–1 lead in the first set. He then reached the second round of the Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
, defeating Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:...
in straight sets, but losing to Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
in the second round. Tipsarević then played the Miami Masters
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
, reaching the fourth round on a run where he defeated Robin Haase
Robin Haase
Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:...
, Marin Cilic
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
, and Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
, before losing to Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
6–4, 6–7, 2–6.
At the Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a commune that borders on Monaco. The event is part of the ATP Masters Series on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts...
, Tipsaerević was defeated in the first round by Feliciano Lopez
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
6–4, 3–6, 6–7. He bounced back at his home event, the Serbia Open
Serbia Open
The Serbia Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series men's tennis tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia. It is currently played on outdoor clay courts. The event was held for the first time in 2009, from May 4–10...
, reaching the semifinals. He defeated Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori
is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...
, Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
, and Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning...
, before he withdrew in his match with compatriot Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
. At Roland Garros, he reached the third round, defeating Brian Dabul
Brian Dabul
Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...
and Pere Riba
Pere Riba
Pere Riba Madrid is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 65, on May 16, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 81, on June 7, 2010...
in straight sets, before losing to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
1–6, 4–6, 3–6. His next event was the Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of...
, where he reached the round of 16, defeating Blaz Kavcic
Blaž Kavčič
Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface...
and Michael Russell, before losing to Andy Murray 4–6, 6–7.
At the Eastbourne International, Tipsarević reached the final. He defeated James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
, Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....
, Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No...
, and Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori
is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...
, before losing to Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori....
6–7, 6–3, 3–5, retiring hurt. At Wimbledon, still troubled by injury, Tipsarević made a hasty exit to Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
in the first round 5–7, 1–3, retiring hurt.
At the German Open Tennis Championships, after receiving a bye in the first round, he was defeated 2–6, 4–6, by Juan Monaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
.
His form improved at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
, where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
and Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No...
, but lost to eventual finalist Gael Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
4–6, 4–6.
At the Rogers Cup, Tipsarević had an impressive run, defeating Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
, Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
, and Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
to reach his first Masters series semifinal, where he lost 3–6, 4–6 to Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
. Subsequently, Tipsarević entered the top 20 for the first time. At the 2011 Western & Southern Open
2011 Western & Southern Open
The 2011 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, with six new courts being built for the tournament...
, Tipsarević narrowly defeated world no. 113 Edouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.-2007:...
6–0, 3–6, 7–6 before losing to 12th-ranked and Hamburg
2011 International German Open
The 2011 International German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the event known that year as the International German Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
champion Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
7–6, 2–6, 3–6.
At the US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, Tipsarević reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, after defeating Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse is a French professional tennis player.Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour series. It was in Spain . He defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications...
, Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
, Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, and Juan-Carlos Ferrero, but lost to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
in the last eight, retiring in the fourth set due to a thigh injury. His ranking subsequently rose to #13.
In the Davis Cup semifinal showdown between Serbia and Argentina, Tipsarević was defeated 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 by an impressive Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
during the second singles rubber of the tie. Defending champions Serbia, eventually lost the tie 2–3 against Argentina.
At the 2011 Proton Malaysian Open
2011 Proton Malaysian Open
The 2011 Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Proton Malaysian Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
in Kuala Lumpur, he was named the 3rd seed. He defeated Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
6–2, 6–4 in the opening round. In the quarterfinals, he played just four games as Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
retired as Tipsarević lead 3–1. In the semifinals, he improved his unbeaten head-to-head record to 5–0 against Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori
is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...
as he dispatched him 6–4, 6–3. In the final, he managed to win his first ATP title in five attempts, defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
6–4, 7–5.
He then suffered first round exits at the 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
to Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
6–7, 7–6, 5–7 and at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
to Feliciano Lopez
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
6–7, 6–7.
He rebounded at the 2011 Kremlin Cup
2011 Kremlin Cup
The 2011 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
in Moscow, winning the title as the top seed of the tournament. He defeated Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:...
6–7, 6–1, 6–0, avenged his loss against Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
6–4, 6–2 and downed home-favourite Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
6–2, 7–5 while saving 3 consecutive set points on his serve at *0–40 during *4–5 in the 2nd set, to reach his 6th final of his career. In the first all-Serbian final
2011 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles
Viktor Troicki was the defending champion, but his compatriot Janko Tipsarević defeated him in the first all-Serbian final in tennis history 6–4, 6–2.-Seeds:The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Janko Tipsarević ...
in tennis history, Tipsarević defeated his good friend, compatriot and defending champion Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
6–4, 6–2 to win his 2nd career title.
In the following week, he reached the 2011 St. Petersburg Open
2011 St. Petersburg Open
The 2011 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
final, losing to Croatian Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
in three sets 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Thanks to his regularity and despite the loss, he became the 1st player in the world, to reach both Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup
The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour...
and St. Petersburg finals consecutively in the same year.
At the 2011 Swiss Indoors
2011 Swiss Indoors
The 2011 Swiss Indoors was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the event known that year as the Swiss Indoors, and was part of the 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It was held at the St...
in Basel, he retired in his opening round match against Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
while trailing 1–5 due to a hamstring injury.
At the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters
2011 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2011 BNP Paribas Masters was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, he defeated Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov, most known as Alex Bogomolov Jr. , nicknamed Bogie, is a Russian professional tennis player.-Tennis career:...
6–1, 6–0 in his opening second round match. In the third round, he wasted a 5–1 lead in the first set and a 4–2 lead in the second set to disappointingly lose against Tomas Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
for the first time in five meetings 5–7, 4–6. Despite this, Tipsarević will finish his career-best season with a career-high ranking of #9.
On 22 November, Andy Murray announced his retirement from the ATP World Tour Finals. Because Tipsarević was first in line for the replacement regime at the year-end championships, as a result of being ranked #9, Murray's retirement allowed the way for Tipsarević to step in and make his debut at the year-end championships. Placed in Group A and at the round-robin stage, Tipsarević was drawn against Tomas Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
and had a chance to avenge his recent loss in Paris against him. Janko almost defeated him by reaching match point. But on his serve at *6-5 in the 3rd set tiebreak, he missed a backhand volley by the smallest of margins and ended up losing to Berdych in a heartbreaker 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(6) after a string of bad luck which included double-faulting for the first time at *6-6 in the tiebreak, as well as tripping over after his backhand return at 6-7* on Berdych's serve on his match point. Undeterred by the painful loss, he capped off his career-best season in style as he notched arguably the best win of his career in his next match by defeating his good friend and compatriot Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 for his first win over a World No.1 player, as well as his first win in the Year-end Championships. Despite the victory, Janko will still finish his strong year on his career-high ranking of #9, just behind World No.8 Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
.
Davis Cup
Tipsarević has played Davis CupDavis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
every year since 2000. For FR Yugoslavia in 2001 and 2002, Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
between 2003 and 2006 and currently represents Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
in Serbia Davis Cup team
Serbia Davis Cup team
The Serbian Davis Cup team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup tennis competition. The team started playing in 2007, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.Serbia is the current winner of the Davis Cup....
(2007). In 2010, he was the hero in steering the Serbian team into their first historic Davis Cup final after prevailing over Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
6–0, 7–6, 6–4 to complete the 1–2 come from behind victory to help clinch the tie 3–2 over the Czech Republic. His record is 20–7 in singles and 5–1 in doubles.
Personal life
Tipsarević was born in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
(then SFR Yugoslavia). His father, Pavle, is a professor, and his mother, Vesna, is a homemaker. He also has a younger brother, Veljko. He finished high school and in 2006 completed his degree in Sports Management at the University of Belgrade.
Commentators and the press often mention his love of classic literature as something unusual for a high-level athlete. He has a quotation, tattooed in Japanese, from Dostoyevsky ("Beauty will save the world", from The Idiot
The Idiot (novel)
The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in The Russian Messenger between 1868 and 1869. The Idiot is ranked beside some of Dostoyevsky's other works as one of the most brilliant literary achievements of the "Golden Age" of...
) on his left arm. He also has a Japanese tattoo on his right arm, which represents the first two letters of the names of his father, his mother, his brother, and himself in katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
. According to US Open announcers Ted Robinson and John McEnroe, he also has a tattoo of a quote from Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity. At age 25, he published his doctoral dissertation, On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which examined the four separate manifestations of reason in the phenomenal...
on his back. He has been in a relationship with Biljana Sesevic since 2007, and they married on July 4, 2010. In his free time he plays music as a DJ.
Singles: 7 (2–5)
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| Runner-up | 1. | 25 October 2009 |  Moscow2009 Kremlin Cup The 2009 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour... , Russia |
Hard (i) | Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years.... |
7–6(7–5), 0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 June 2010 |  's-Hertogenbosch2010 UNICEF Open The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour... , Netherlands |
Grass |  Sergiy StakhovskySergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles... |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 27 February 2011 |  Delray Beach2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships The 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour... , United States |
Hard |  Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 June 2011 |  Eastbourne2011 AEGON International The 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series... , United Kingdom |
Grass |  Andreas SeppiAndreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori.... |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–5 ret. |
| Winner | 1. | 2 October 2011 |  Kuala Lumpur2011 Proton Malaysian Open The 2011 Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Proton Malaysian Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour... , Malaysia |
Hard (i) |  Marcos BaghdatisMarcos Baghdatis At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 October 2011 | Moscow 2011 Kremlin Cup The 2011 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour... , Russia |
Hard (i) |  Viktor TroickiViktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 30 October 2011 | Saint Petersburg 2011 St. Petersburg Open The 2011 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour... , Russia |
Hard (i) |  Marin ČilićMarin Cilic Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open... |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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| Runner-up | 1. | January 10, 2010 |  ChennaiChennai Open The Chennai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , India |
Hard |  Lu Yen-HsunLu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... |
 Marcel GranollersMarcel Granollers Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in... Santiago VenturaSantiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :... |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 24, 2010 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Hard | Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,... |
Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:... Dmitry TursunovDmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player.... |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
Team competition finals: 2 (2–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
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| Winner | 1. | May 23, 2009 |  World Team CupWorld Team Cup The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations... , Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Germany |
Clay | Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,... Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.... Philipp KohlschreiberPhilipp Kohlschreiber Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22... Nicolas KieferNicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... Mischa ZverevMischa Zverev Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally... |
2–1 |
| Winner | 2. | December 3–5, 2010 | Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... , Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... , Serbia |
Hard (i) | Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open... Viktor TroickiViktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,... Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
 Gaël MonfilsGaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the... Michaël LlodraMichaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... Arnaud ClémentArnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... Gilles SimonGilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour... |
3–2 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and WalkoverWalkover
In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...
s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals.
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |||||
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
2R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
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| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances... |
1R 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth... |
3R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
7–8 | ||||||
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
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| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
QF 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 0–0 | 30–31 | |||||
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| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR 2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion and confirmed the title, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 in the final. It was the 6th ATP World Tour Finals title for Federer and the 70th title of his whole career.-Seeds:... |
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| Olympic Games Olympic Games The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate... |
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
A | Not Held | A | Not Held | R2 Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets... |
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| Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... |
Z3 2000 Davis Cup The 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament... |
Z2 2001 Davis Cup The 2001 Davis Cup was the 90th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A record total of 139 nations participated in the tournament... |
Z2 2002 Davis Cup The 2002 Davis Cup was the 91st edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament... |
Z2 2003 Davis Cup The 2003 Davis Cup was the 92nd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament... |
Z2 2004 Davis Cup The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament... |
Z1 2005 Davis Cup The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament... |
PO 2006 Davis Cup The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total... |
PO 2007 Davis Cup The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups... |
1R 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10... |
1R 2009 Davis Cup The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title... |
W 2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide... |
SF 2011 Davis Cup The 2011 Davis Cup is the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis.The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.-World Group:... |
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| Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The Men's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8. It was the year's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series.Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals.... |
2R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
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| Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round.Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006... |
4R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
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| Monte-Carlo Monte-Carlo Masters The Monte-Carlo Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a commune that borders on Monaco. The event is part of the ATP Masters Series on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | 1R 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The... |
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| Madrid Madrid Open (tennis) The Madrid Open is a tournament for male and female professional tennis players, currently held in Madrid, Spain, during the first week of May... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 0–1 | ||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title by defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–2.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Novak Djokovic # Rafael Nadal ... |
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| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF 2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4... |
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| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1–2 | ||||||
| Shanghai Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
NMS | A | 2R | 1R 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ... |
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| Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 3R 2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Robin Söderling was the defending champion, but could not participate due to mononucleosis.Roger Federer won the title, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.... |
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| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | NMS | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 8–8 | 4–5 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 0–0 | 28–30 | |||||
| Tournaments played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 157 | |||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–7 | |||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 6–5 | 11–14 | 10–20 | 21–23 | 27–23 | 31–24 | 25–24 | 54–26 | 0–0 | 188–164 | |||||
| Win % | 100% | 100% | 50% | 56% | 55% | 44% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 56% | 51% | 68% | 53.41% | ||||||
| Year End Ranking | 1078 | 636 | 183 | 161 | 117 | 139 | 64 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 49 | 9 | |||||||
See also
- Serbia Davis Cup teamSerbia Davis Cup teamThe Serbian Davis Cup team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup tennis competition. The team started playing in 2007, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.Serbia is the current winner of the Davis Cup....
- List of Grand Slam boys' singles champions
- ATP World Tour Finals appearances