Nikola Milojević (tennis)

Nikola Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Милојевић, pronounced [nǐkola mǐlojeʋitɕ]; born 19 June 1995) is a tennis player from Serbia. He reached his highest ranking of no. 1 in ITF Junior rankings on 7 January 2013.[2] Milojević has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 125, which he achieved on 21 February 2022. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 252 on 18 February 2019.

Nikola Milojević
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNemanja Kontić[1]
Prize moneyUS$949,452
Singles
Career record6–8 (42.9% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 125 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 159 (2 May 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open2R (2020)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US OpenQ3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record2–3 (40.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 252 (18 February 2019)
Current rankingNo. 706 (2 May 2022)
Last updated on: 2 May 2022.

Career

2014: ATP debut

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

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

2017: Three Challengers finals, Top 150 debut

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

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

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

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

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

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

2020: Inaugural ATP Cup champion and Grand Slam debut

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

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

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

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

2022: Australian Open debut, ATP quarterfinal and Top 125 debut

In January, Milojević qualified into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open for the first time at this Major, but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the opening round. After the Australian tour, he reached the quarterfinals as a lucky loser at the Córdoba Open where he lost to Juan Ignacio Londero. As a result he reached the top 125 on 21 February 2022.

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

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 32 (15–17)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–7)
ITF Futures Tour (12–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–11)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (13–16)
Indoor (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 Greece F12, Marathon Futures Hard Louk Sorensen w/o
Win 2–0 Mar 2014 Kazakhstan F3, Aktobe Futures Hard (i) Ilya Lebedev 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jun 2014 Turkey F19, Bodrum Futures Clay Jared Donaldson 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2014 China F9, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard Li Zhe 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2014 Turkey F27, Ankara Futures Clay Gavin van Peperzeel 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Feb 2015 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard Riccardo Bellotti 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss 3–4 Feb 2015 Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Jaroslav Pospíšil 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Apr 2015 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Hard Peđa Krstin 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 3–6 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan F3, Andijan Futures Hard Denys Molchanov 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 3–7 Aug 2015 Switzerland F3, Geneva Futures Clay Roberto Marcora 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Sep 2015 Tunisia F24, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Jannis Kahlke 6–3, 6–1
Win 5–7 Nov 2015 Tunisia F31, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Antoine Hoang 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 6–7 Nov 2015 Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Alexandre Müller 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–7 Dec 2015 Tunisia F35, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Anis Ghorbel 6–3, 7–5
Win 8–7 Dec 2015 Tunisia F36, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Anis Ghorbel 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 8–8 Feb 2016 Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6
Win 9–8 Feb 2016 Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Laurent Rochette 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–9 Jun 2016 Tunisia F21, Hammamet Futures Clay Cristian Garín 4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 10–9 Aug 2016 Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Bradley Mousley 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–10 Oct 2016 Turkey F41, Antalya Futures Hard Alex Molčan 4–6, 5–7
Loss 10–11 Jan 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Adrian Mannarino 3–6, 5–7
Loss 10–12 Feb 2017 Tempe, USA Challenger Hard Tennys Sandgren 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Jun 2017 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Ilya Ivashka 4–6, 3–6
Win 11–13 Jul 2017 China F14, Tianjin Futures Hard Li Zhe 6–4, 6–2
Win 12–13 Feb 2018 Kazakhstan F2, Shymkent Futures Hard (i) Sanjar Fayziev 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 13–13 Jun 2018 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Enrique López Pérez 6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–14 Oct 2018 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Denis Istomin 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 13–15 Apr 2019 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Gianluca Mager 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 2–3 ret.
Win 14–15 Aug 2019 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Rogerio Dutra Silva 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 15–15 Mar 2021 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Dimitar Kuzmanov 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 15–16 Sep 2021 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 3-6, 1-6
Loss 15–17 Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Thiago Monteiro 5-7, 5-7

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

Current through the 2022 Córdoba Open.

Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 A Q1 Q2 2R Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 NH Q3 0 / 0 0–0 0%
US Open A A A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Career statistics
2013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 8
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Win % – 50% – – – – 50% 50% 33% 33% 43%
Year-end ranking 703 385 240 238 158 174 155 138 136 $949,452

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