Ilija Bozoljac
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| Country |  Yugoslavia (2002-2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–present) |
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| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born | August 2, 1985 Aleksandrovac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 189lbs |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Career prize money | $577,969 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11-16 (40,74%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 101 (29 January 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 341 (27 February 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008, 2010) |
| US Open | Q3 (2010, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6-8 (42,86%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 122 (5 July 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 629 (27 February 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2010) |
| Last updated on: 11:24, 27 February 2012 (UTC). | |
Ilija Bozoljac (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Бозољац; Serbian pronunciation: [ˈilija bɔˈzɔːʎats]) (born August 2, 1985 in Aleksandrovac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.
On January 29, 2007, Bozoljac achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 101.
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[edit] Juniors career
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2006
2006 was arguably Bozoljac's best year. In January, he had his best result at the ATP level in Zagreb, beating #170 Dudi Sela to qualify and then beating #77 Daniele Bracciali and #34 Feliciano López before losing to #81 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
[edit] 2008
In May, Bozoljac narrowly missed qualifying into the 2008 French Open, losing to #75 Eduardo Schwank in the qualifying round.
In June, Bozoljac entered the main draw of 2008 Wimbledon as a lucky loser, after beating #299 Nick Monroe and #167 Robert Smeets but losing to #201 Stefano Galvani in the qualifying round in 5 sets.
[edit] 2010
Bozoljac qualified for Wimbledon by winning three matches the previous week. He progressed to the second round, where he was defeated in four tight sets by defending champion Roger Federer. Federer and many commentators alike praised Bozoljac's improvement and sportsmanship.
He was a reserve in the Serbia Davis Cup team when they won the Davis Cup title.
[edit] Career Titles
[edit] Singles Titles (3-8)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0-0) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0-0) |
| ATP Challenger Series / ATP Challenger Tour (3-7) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 2005 |  Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
Hard | Denis Istomin |
4–6, 7–6(2), 5–6 ret. |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 July 2006 |  Poznań, Poland |
Clay |  Jan Hájek |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 September 2006 |  Donetsk, Ukraine |
Clay | Tomáš Cakl |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 22 October 2007 |  Rimouski, Canada |
Carpet (I) |  Brendan Evans |
7–6(3), 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 September 2008 |  Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Clay |  Giancarlo Petrazzuolo |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 15 September 2008 |  Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Clay |  Daniel Gimeno-Traver |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1 June 2009 |  Nottingham, Great Britain |
Grass | Brendan Evans |
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–7(4) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 October 2009 | Tiburon, California, United States |
Hard |  Go Soeda |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 November 2009 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
Hard (I) | Taylor Dent |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
| Runner-up | 7. | 15 February 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia |
Carpet (I) |  Karol Beck |
5–7, 6–7(4) |
| Runner-up | 8. | July 11, 2011 | Aptos, U.S. |
Hard |  Laurynas Grigelis |
2–6, 6–7(4) |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Ilija Bozoljac at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Bozoljac Recent Match Results
- Bozoljac World Ranking History
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