Nikola Milojević (tennis)
Nikola Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Милојевић, pronounced [nǐkola mǐlojeʋitɕ, - milǒː-]; born 19 June 1995) is a tennis player from Serbia. He reached his highest ranking of no. 1 in ITF Junior rankings on 7 January 2013.[2]
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Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Born | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | 19 June 1995
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
Coach | Nemanja Kontić[1] |
Prize money | US$ 573,635 |
Singles | |
Career record | 3–3 (50.0% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger 12 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 137 (13 May 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 145 (24 February 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2020) |
French Open | Q2 (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2017) |
US Open | Q3 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–2 (33.3%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 252 (18 February 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 779 (16 March 2020) |
Last updated on: 16 March 2020. |
Career
Milojević made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at 2014 Düsseldorf Open, where he defeated Mirza Bašić in the first round before losing to eventual finalist, Ivo Karlović, in the second round.
Milojević was a fifth player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the first round tie against United States in the 2010 Davis Cup[3] as well as a first round tie against Switzerland in 2014[4][5] and didn't play in any match. He was also invited for a semifinal clash against France in 2017, but instead chose to play in a challenger tournament in order to improve his ATP ranking.[6]
In February 2018, he finally made his Davis Cup debut, partnered with another debutant, Miljan Zekić, in a doubles match against USA, losing 7–6(3), 2–6, 5–7, 4–6 in the first round.[7]
In June 2018, Milojević won his first challenger title in Fergana, Uzbekistan.
Milojević was partnered with Danilo Petrović for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs vs. India in September. They defeated Rohan Bopanna/Saketh Myneni in straight sets to help secure Serbia a decisive 3–0 lead after second day's play. (Serbia eventually won the tie 4–0)[7]
Team competition finals: 1 (1–0)
Result | W–L | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2–1 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 29 (14–15)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | Greece F12, Marathon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
w/o |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2014 | Kazakhstan F3, Aktobe | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2014 | Turkey F19, Bodrum | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2014 | China F9, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | Turkey F27, Ankara | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2015 | Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2015 | Greece F2, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2015 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2015 | Switzerland F3, Geneva | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–7 | Sep 2015 | Tunisia F24, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–7 | Nov 2015 | Tunisia F31, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 6–7 | Nov 2015 | Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 7–7 | Dec 2015 | Tunisia F35, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 8–7 | Dec 2015 | Tunisia F36, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–8 | Feb 2016 | Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6 |
Win | 9–8 | Feb 2016 | Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2016 | Tunisia F21, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Aug 2016 | Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–10 | Oct 2016 | Turkey F41, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10–11 | Jan 2017 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10–12 | Feb 2017 | Tempe, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10–13 | Jun 2017 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11–13 | Jul 2017 | China F14, Tianjin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 12–13 | Feb 2018 | Kazakhstan F2, Shymkent | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 13–13 | Jun 2018 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–14 | Oct 2018 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 13–15 | Apr 2019 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 2–3 ret. |
Win | 14–15 | Aug 2019 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
References
- Nikola Milojevic on Instagram: "After 4h battle we made it through #25k title"
- Nikola Milojević prvi junior sveta
- Mandrapa, N. (3 July 2010). "Marko je patriota!" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- "Održana pre-draw konferencija NIS Dejvis kup reprezentacije Srbije" (in Serbian). Tennis Federation of Serbia. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- "Ne plaše se Vavrinke: Podmlađena ekipa igra protiv Švajcarske u Novom Sadu! (Foto)" (in Serbian). Svet. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- "ЕКСКЛУЗИВНО, Зимоњић зна тим за Французе, Лајовић прва табла!" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- Nikola Milojević at the Davis Cup