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At the [[2022 Adelaide International 2 - Men's Singles|Adelaide International 2]], Vukic achieved his first top 50 win against [[Alexander Bublik]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/10/vukic-scores-first-top-50-win-in-adelaide|title=Vukic Scores First Top Win 50 in Adelaide|website=Tennis Australia|date=10 January 2022|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> and reached his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal, before losing to [[Thanasi Kokkinakis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/12/kokkinakis-sets-all-aussie-quarterfinal-in-adelaide|title=Kokkinakis Sets All Aussie QuarterFinal|website=[[Tennis Australia]]|date=12 January 2022|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> |
At the [[2022 Adelaide International 2 - Men's Singles|Adelaide International 2]], Vukic achieved his first top 50 win against [[Alexander Bublik]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/10/vukic-scores-first-top-50-win-in-adelaide|title=Vukic Scores First Top Win 50 in Adelaide|website=Tennis Australia|date=10 January 2022|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> and reached his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal, before losing to [[Thanasi Kokkinakis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/12/kokkinakis-sets-all-aussie-quarterfinal-in-adelaide|title=Kokkinakis Sets All Aussie QuarterFinal|website=[[Tennis Australia]]|date=12 January 2022|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> |
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Vukic was awarded a wildcard into the [[2022 Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/08/australian-open-mens-singles-wildcards-revealed|title=AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 MEN’S SINGLES WILDCARDS REVEALED|website=Tennis Australia|date=8 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> |
Vukic was awarded a wildcard into the [[2022 Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/08/australian-open-mens-singles-wildcards-revealed|title=AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 MEN’S SINGLES WILDCARDS REVEALED|website=Tennis Australia|date=8 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> He won the 1st round against ranked 30th [[Lloyd Harris (tennis)|Lloyd Harris]]. |
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==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals== |
==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals== |
Revision as of 03:10, 17 January 2022
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 6 April 1996
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Illinois |
Prize money | $295,611 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 144 (17 January 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 144 (17 January 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 1R (2020) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 422 (29 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 836 (31 May 2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
Last updated on: 13 June 2021. |
Aleksandar Vukic (Serbo-Croatian: Aleksandar Vukić, pronounced [aleksǎːndar ʋǔːkitɕ, alěksaːn-]; born 6 April 1996) is an Australian tennis player.
Vukic has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 144 achieved in January 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 422 achieved in July 2019. Vukic has won one ITF Futures singles title. Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International and his Grand Slam debut at the 2020 French Open, after qualifying for both.
Professional career
2014–2019: ITF and ATP debut
Vukic made his ITF Tour debut in Spain in May 2014.
Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International, where he qualified for the main draw by defeating Dušan Lajović and Ričardas Berankis. He came within two points of defeating Feliciano Lopez, ranked 36 in the world. He lost the match 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6.
In May 2019, Vukic reached the semi-final of the 2019 Savannah Challenger, his best performance at the ATP Challenger Tour level. Following a quarter-final appearance at 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila, Vukic reached a career high singles ranking of 258.
2020: Grand Slam and top 200 singles debut
In January 2020, Vukic reached the final round of 2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying. In March 2020, Vukic reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Monterrey Challenger.[1] In September, Vukic qualified for the 2020 French Open main draw, where he made his grand slam singles debut. He lost in round one to Pedro Martínez.[2]
Vukic ended 2020 with a singles rank of World No. 196.
2021: First ATP Tour win
Vukic commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu for his first ATP main draw win.[3] Vukic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the second round.[4]
At the 2021 Australian Open, Vukic entered into the main draw as a wildcard and lost to 19th seed Karen Khachanov in the first round.
Vukic returned the ATP Challenger tour, achieving quarterfinal appearances in April at Split and Split II.
Vukic lost in the third and final round of qualifying for the French Open and in the first round of qualifying for Wimbledon Championships.
In August 2021, Vukic tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
On 20 September 2021, and following a semifinal result at the Cary Challenger, Vukic improved his ranking back to No. 214.[6] He followed this by a final also in singles at the 2021 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger where he lost to Stefan Kozlov. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 156 on 22 November 2021.
2022: First ATP quarterfinal.
At the Adelaide International 2, Vukic achieved his first top 50 win against Alexander Bublik[7] and reached his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal, before losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis.[8]
Vukic was awarded a wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open.[9] He won the 1st round against ranked 30th Lloyd Harris.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 8 (1–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Canada F6, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(12–14), 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2017 | USA F25, Champaign | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2017 | Poland F9, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2018 | USA F19, Wichita | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Bakersfield, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Nov 2021 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2021 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2015 | Serbia F2, Valjevo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2021 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
French Open | A | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Wimbledon | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Year-end ranking | 273 | 196 | 156 |
References
- ^ "Biggest Mover Vukic Vaults into Top 200". Tennis Australia. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Vukic's Winning Run Ends at Roland Garros". Tennis Australia. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Australians Chris O'Connell, Aleksander Vukic and Max Purcell achieved new milestones". Tennis Australia. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Thompson Advances at Great Ocean Road". Tennis Australia. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Qualifyig Draw Revealed for US Open". Tennis Australia. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Leigh Rogers (20 September 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Vukic Scores First Top Win 50 in Adelaide". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Kokkinakis Sets All Aussie QuarterFinal". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 MEN'S SINGLES WILDCARDS REVEALED". Tennis Australia. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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External links
- Aleksandar Vukic at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Aleksandar Vukic at Illinois Fighting Illini
- Aleksandar Vukic at Tennis Australia