Martin Kližan
| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born | 11 July 1989 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $789,818 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–30 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (4 March 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 35 (17 June 2013) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2012, 2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012) |
| US Open | 4R (2012) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (4 February 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 111 (11 February 2013) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2012) |
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Last updated on: 11 February 2013. |
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Martin Kližan (born 11 July 1989 in Bratislava) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Winner of the boys' singles title at the French Open in 2006, Kližan turned pro in 2007 and has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26, achieved in March 2013.
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Career[edit]
Junior career[edit]
In 2005, he won the European Junior Championship in the under-16 category, in both singles and doubles. In doubles, his partner was another Slovak player Andrej Martin. Kližan then went on to win the 2006 French Open boys' singles competition.[1]
As a junior, Kližan posted a 54–21 win/loss record in singles (58–18 in doubles) and reached the No. 1 combined world ranking in 2007.
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (2007)
French Open: W (2006)
Wimbledon: 1R (2006, 2007)
US Open: 2R (2006)
2007–11: Start of pro career[edit]
In 2007, Kližan turned pro.
In 2010, Kližan qualified for the US Open. In his first main-draw Grand Slam tournament appearance, he lost to former world no. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in the first round.[2] Later in the year Kližan won his first Challenger tournament as a wildcard in his hometown of Bratislava at the Slovak Open.
2012–present: Challenger success and breakthrough[edit]
In 2012, Kližan made it to four Challenger tour finals, winning three, in the space of just two months between March and May. He made it to the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the 2012 French Open, before succumbing to Nicolas Mahut in four sets, despite taking the first. These results propelled him into the top 100 of the rankings for the first time in his career.
At the 2012 US Open, Kližan advanced to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, upsetting fifth seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round in four sets.[3] Prior to the upset, Klizan had never beaten a player ranked higher than 49th on the ATP Tour. He beat Jeremy Chardy in straight sets to reach the fourth round. He lost in the fourth round to Marin Čilić.
Kližan continued his good form two weeks after the US Open by winning his first ATP tournament, beating Fabio Fognini in the final of the St. Petersburg Open.
ATP career finals[edit]
Singles: 1 (1–0)[edit]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 23 September 2012 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Fabio Fognini |
6–2, 6–3 |
Challenger career finals[edit]
Singles: 9 (6–3)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 21 November 2010 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard |  Stefan Koubek |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 April 2011 | Rome, Italy | Clay |  Thomas Schoorel |
5–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 August 2011 | City of San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Potito Starace |
1–6, 0–3, ret. |
| Winner | 2. | 11 September 2011 | Genoa, Italy | Clay |  Leonardo Mayer |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 March 2012 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Filippo Volandri |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 March 2012 | Marrakech, Morocco | Clay |  Adrian Ungur |
3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 May 2012 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Horacio Zeballos |
6–1, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Winner | 5. | 20 May 2012 | Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Teymuraz Gabashvili |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 August 2012 | City of San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Simone Bolelli |
6–3, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||
| French Open | Q2 | A | A | Q3 | A | 2R | 2R | 2–2 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1–1 | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 4R | 3–2 | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 6–6 | ||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Year End Ranking | 395 | 606 | 234 | 155 | 117 | 30 | ||||
Doubles performance timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | |||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||||
| French Open | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ ITF Juniors Profile
- ^ "ATP 2010 stats". Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ "Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset at Open". Retrieved August 30, 2012.
External links[edit]
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Milos Raonic |
ATP Newcomer of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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