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Nenad Zimonjić
 |
| Nickname(s) |
Ziki, Zimonja |
| Country |
Serbia |
| Residence |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| Date of birth |
June 4, 1976 (1976-06-04) (age 33) |
| Place of birth |
Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight |
91 kg (200 lb; 14.3 st) |
| Turned pro |
1995 |
| Plays |
Right-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
$4,109,834 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
7–23 |
| Career titles |
0 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 176 (March 29, 1999) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
1st (2001) |
| Wimbledon |
3rd (1999) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
393–210 |
| Career titles |
31 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 1 (November 17, 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
SF (2001) |
| French Open |
F (2008) |
| Wimbledon |
W (2008, 2009) |
| US Open |
QF (2006) |
| Mixed Doubles |
| Career record |
{{{mixedrecord}}} |
| Career titles |
3 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (2004, 2008) |
| French Open |
W (2006) |
| Wimbledon |
QF (2003, 2006) |
| US Open |
F (2005) |
| Last updated on: November 9, 2009. |
Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић, Serbian pronunciation: [ˈnɛnad ˈzimɔɲitɕ]; born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis player from Serbia to hold the highest doubles ranking, after Slobodan Živojinović. On May 18, Nestor and Zimonjic advanced back to the top after winning four out of their last five tournaments.
[edit] Career
Zimonjić turned pro in 1995 and remained relatively unknown outside his native country until a surprise victory in the Mixed Doubles at the 2004 Australian Open. Paired for the first time with Russian Elena Bovina, he beat defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes in straight sets in an hour and nine minutes, 6–1, 7–6 (3). Alongside his current Mixed Doubles partner Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, he won the 2006 French Open crown with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva, 6–3, 6–4. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Zimonjić reached the final of the Men's Doubles (alongside France's Fabrice Santoro) and the quarter-finals of the Mixed Doubles.
In 2007, Zimonjić reached the 2007 French Open mixed doubles final as the defending champions with Katarina Srebotnik and lost to Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram. He left Fabrice Santoro after Wimbledon and teamed with Mahesh Bhupathi until after the 2007 U.S. Open. After the U.S. Open, Nenad left Bhupathi and partnered with Daniel Nestor[1] who won the French Open earlier in the year alongside Mark Knowles. The team won the 2007 St. Petersburg Open without losing a set.
While Zimonjić is known as a doubles specialist, he has recorded two big wins in his singles career. In 2004 he defeated Andre Agassi 6–2 7–6 in St Pölten and in 2005 on the grass of Halle he defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6–7(1) 6–3 6–4, both of these were first round victories. At the 2008 Wimbledon tennis tournament, Zimonjić won his first Doubles Grand Slam triumph with Daniel Nestor of Canada.[1]
In 2009, Zimonjić won the World Team Cup as a part of the Serbian team. His partner Victor Troicki and him won two decisive games against Italian and Argentinian teams; as a result, Serbia has finished first in its group and then proceeded to beat Germany in the final encounter.
[edit] Personal life
In 2008 he married former model Mina Knežević. On December 4, 2008, his wife gave birth to twins, Leon and Luna.[2]
[edit] Major finals
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Men's doubles: 5 finals (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
2004 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Julian Knowle |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
2006 |
Wimbledon (2) |
Grass |
Fabrice Santoro |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
2008 |
French Open |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2008 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Daniel Nestor |
Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(12), 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2009 |
Wimbledon (2) |
Grass |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7-6(3), 6–3 |
[edit] Mixed doubles: 6 finals (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit] Year-End Championships finals
[edit] Doubles: 2 finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit] Career men's doubles finals: 52 finals (31 titles, 21 runner-ups)
[edit] Winner (30)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (2) |
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (1) |
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (9) |
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (7) |
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (14) |
| Clay (10) |
| Grass (4) |
| Carpet (3) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
May 9, 1999 |
Delray Beach, U.S. |
Clay |
Max Mirnyi |
Doug Flach
Brian MacPhie |
7–6(3), 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2. |
March 5, 2000 |
Delray Beach, U.S. |
Hard |
Brian MacPhie |
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 3. |
October 15, 2000 |
Vienna, Austria |
Hard (I) |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. |
October 14, 2001 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet (I) |
Daniel Nestor |
Arnaud Clément
Sébastien Grosjean |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 5. |
February 24, 2002 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Hard (I) |
Brian MacPhie |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 6. |
March 9, 2003 |
Delray Beach, U.S. |
Hard |
Leander Paes |
Raemon Sluiter
Martin Verkerk |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 7. |
October 26, 2003 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Hard (I) |
Julian Knowle |
Michael Kohlmann
Rainer Schüttler |
7–6(1), 6–3 |
| 8. |
April 25, 2004 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Tim Henman |
Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 9. |
April 17, 2005 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Leander Paes |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
walkover |
| 10. |
April 24, 2005 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Leander Paes |
Feliciano López
Rafael Nadal |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 11. |
January 15, 2006 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Fabrice Santoro |
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 12. |
June 18, 2006 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Fabrice Santoro |
Michael Kohlmann
Rainer Schüttler |
6–0, 6–4 |
| 13. |
October 15, 2006 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (I) |
Fabrice Santoro |
František Čermák
Jaroslav Levinský |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 14. |
January 5, 2007 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Mikhail Youzhny |
Martin Damm
Leander Paes |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
| 15. |
February 26, 2007 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Fabrice Santoro |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Radek Štěpánek |
7–5, 6–7(3), [10–7] |
| 16. |
May 7, 2007 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Fabrice Santoro |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–7, [10–7] |
| 17. |
August 25, 2007 |
New Haven, United States |
Hard |
Mahesh Bhupathi |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 18. |
October 28, 2007 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet |
Daniel Nestor |
Jürgen Melzer
Todd Perry |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
| 19. |
May 18, 2008 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
| 20. |
June 15, 2008 |
London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Daniel Nestor |
Marcelo Melo
André Sá |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| 21. |
July 5, 2008 |
Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Daniel Nestor |
Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(12), 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3 |
| 22. |
July 27, 2008 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–2, 4–6, [10–6] |
| 23. |
November 16, 2008 |
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
| 24. |
February 15, 2009 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Hard (i) |
Daniel Nestor |
Lukas Dlouhy
Leander Paes |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 25. |
April 19, 2009 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 26. |
April 26, 2009 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles |
6–3, 7–6(9) |
| 27. |
May 3, 2009 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 28. |
May 17, 2009 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Simon Aspelin
Wesley Moodie |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 29. |
July 4, 2009 |
Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| 30. |
August 23, 2009 |
Cincinnati, United States |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 7–6(2), [15–13] |
| 31. |
November 8, 2009 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–2, 6–3 |
[edit] Runner-ups (21)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
February 14, 1999 |
San Jose, U.S. |
Hard (I) |
Aleksandar Kitinov |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
7–5, 6–7(3), 6–4 |
| 2. |
May 7, 2000 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Max Mirnyi |
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. |
March 4, 2001 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. |
April 15, 2001 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Donald Johnson |
Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. |
May 4, 2003 |
Valencia, Spain |
Clay |
Brian MacPhie |
Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood |
6–1, 6–7(7), 6–4 |
| 6. |
May 25, 2003 |
St. Pölten, Austria |
Clay |
Sargis Sargsian |
Simon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini |
6–4, 6–7(10), 6–3 |
| 7. |
May 2, 2004 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Julian Knowle |
James Blake
Mark Merklein |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 8. |
July 4, 2004 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Julian Knowle |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 9. |
October 16, 2005 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (I) |
Leander Paes |
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley |
5–3, 5–3 |
| 10. |
October 23, 2005 |
Madrid, Spain |
Hard (I) |
Leander Paes |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 11. |
November 13, 2005 |
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai |
Carpet (I) |
Leander Paes |
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro |
6–7(6), 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 12. |
April 23, 2006 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Fabrice Santoro |
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 7–6(2) |
| 13. |
July 9, 2006 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Fabrice Santoro |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 14. |
November 5, 2006 |
Paris, France |
Carpet (I) |
Fabrice Santoro |
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra |
7–6(4), 6–2 |
| 15. |
June 17, 2007 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Fabrice Santoro |
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle |
6–4, 7–6(5) |
| 16. |
November 4, 2007 |
Paris, France |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 17. |
March 21, 2008 |
Indian Wells, U.S. |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 18. |
May 11, 2008 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| 19. |
June 7, 2008 |
French Open, France |
Clay |
Daniel Nestor |
Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 20. |
January 9, 2009 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Marc Lopez
Rafael Nadal |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| 21. |
January 17, 2009 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Daniel Nestor |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
[edit] Performance timeline
[edit] Doubles
| Tournament |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Career SR |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
SF |
2R |
1R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
QF |
QF |
2R |
0 / 11 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
2R |
2R |
QF |
1R |
SF |
F |
SF |
0 / 9 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
3R |
3R |
3R |
F |
QF |
F |
SF |
W |
W |
2 / 11 |
| U.S. Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
3R |
3R |
3R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
QF |
2R |
3R |
QF |
0 / 11 |
| Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
2 / 42 |
| Olympic Games |
| Olympic Games |
Not Held |
A |
Not Held |
1R |
Not Held |
A |
Not Held |
1R |
NH |
0 / 2 |
| Year-End Championship |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
F |
RR |
A |
W |
|
1 / 3 |
| ATP 1000 Series |
| Indian Wells Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
2R |
2R |
QF |
QF |
A |
F |
1R |
0 / 7 |
| Miami Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
QF |
A |
1R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
SF |
1R |
1R |
0 / 10 |
| Monte Carlo Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
2R |
A |
W |
W |
F |
2R |
2R |
W |
3 / 9 |
| Rome Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
2R |
QF |
QF |
W |
F |
W |
2 / 7 |
| Madrid Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
F |
QF |
2R |
QF |
W |
1 / 7 |
| Canada Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
2R |
W |
SF |
1 / 7 |
| Cincinnati Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
QF |
QF |
QF |
SF |
W |
1 / 8 |
| Shanghai Masters |
Not Held |
2R |
0 / 1 |
| Paris Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
QF |
SF |
1R |
A |
1R |
1R |
F |
F |
2R |
W |
1 / 9 |
| Hamburg Masters |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
2R |
SF |
SF |
2R |
W |
NME |
1 / 6 |
| Career Statistics |
| ATP Finalist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
21 |
| ATP Tournaments Won |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
31 |
| Year End Ranking |
987 |
475 |
361 |
248 |
195 |
125 |
86 |
29 |
21 |
51 |
32 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
|
N/A |
- A = did not participate in the tournament
- LQ = lost in qualifying draw
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
- NME = Not Master Series Event
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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World rankings · Top ten tennis players as of 7 December 2009 |
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