Grega Žemlja
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Residence | Kranj, Slovenia |
Born | Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia | 29 September 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Žiga Janškovec |
Prize money | $ 1,123,145 |
Official website | grega-zemlja.com |
Singles | |
Career record | 46–49 |
Career titles | 0 6 Challengers, 11 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (15 July 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 151 (11 July 2016) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2013) |
French Open | 2R (2010, 2013) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
US Open | 3R (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 15–20 |
Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 3 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 252 (21 November 2011) |
Current ranking | No. 560 (1 February 2016) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
French Open | 2R (2013) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
US Open | 1R (2013) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 18-12 (singles) 12-10 (doubles) |
Last updated on: 6 February 2016. |
Grega Žemlja (born 29 September 1986) is a tennis player from Slovenia.
He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012, he reached the third round of the US Open, the first Slovenian male player ever to reach that stage in a Grand Slam tournament. He is also the first Slovenian ATP player who in 2013 reached third round at Wimbledon. He reached his highest ATP ranking, no. 43, in singles on May 22, 2013, becoming the first Slovene ATP player in top 50. He became the first Slovene player earning over 1 million US dollars in prize money, and he is the highest-paid Slovene player in history. He represents his country as a member of Slovenia Davis Cup team.
Tennis career
2009
2009 was Žemlja's first year at the main draw on the ATP Tour. For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of Wimbledon where he lost in first round against Albert Montañés. He was the second Slovenian male player ever to play in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament.
2010
For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open where he lost in first round against Benjamin Becker. He became the first ever Slovenian male player to play in the main draw of Australian Open.
Žemlja qualified for the 2010 French Open and scored a major upset over the #26 seed Juan Mónaco 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, in his first ever Grand Slam victory. He became the first Slovenian male player to win a single match in the Grand Slam tournament. He also became the first Slovenian male player to perform in three different Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces.
For the first time in his career he participated in the ATP World Tour 500 series tournament at 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. where he lost the second round match against Andy Roddick.
Together with Slovenia Davis Cup Team he won the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II, ensuring Slovenia to advance to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
2011
For the second consecutive year, he qualified for the main draw of Australian Open where he lost the first round match against Marcos Baghdatis in five sets.
As a lucky loser, he also qualified for the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. He became the first Slovenian male player to win a single match in the main draw of Wimbledon, but lost his second round match against Gaël Monfils.
2012
He played at 2012 Qatar Open in Doha and lost 2–6, 3–6 against Roger Federer in second round.
He received a wild card to participate in the 2012 Wimbledon Championships,[1] where he lost the second round match against Fernando Verdasco.
On August 6, 2012 he entered the top 100 of the ATP Rankings.
For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of the US Open. Beating Ricardo Mello and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in first two rounds, he became the first Slovenian male player ever to reach the third round of the Grand Slam tournament. In the third round[2] he lost against Janko Tipsarević.
At 2012 Erste Bank Open tournament in Vienna, Austria, he reached his and Slovenian first male historic ATP Final,[3] where he lost 5-7, 3-6 to Juan Martín del Potro. With that result he became the first Slovenian male tennis player to reach TOP 50 on ATP rankings.
2013
At 2013 Australian Open for the first time he directly entered Grand Slam tournament. He lost 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7), 0-1 retiring in 1st round against Marcel Granollers. He also played his first Men's Doubles Grand Slam tournament.
He played against Roger Federer for the second time in his career in Rotterdam at 2013 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament of ATP 500 series. He lost 3-6, 1-6 in 1st round.
For he first time in his career he played in main draw of ATP 1000 Masters series at 2013 Miami Masters. As a first Slovenian he reached 3R and lost 4-6, 4-6 against Gilles Simon.
At 2013 French Open he reached second round where he lost 1-6, 7-5, 1-6, 4-6 against Kei Nishikori. In Men's Doubles partnering Aljaž Bedene they lost 5-7, 1-6 against Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer in 2nd round. This is the first historic win in 1st round of Grand Slam Slovenian Men's Doubles and first Slovene Men's Doubles performance in Rolland Garros.
At 2013 Wimbledon Championships, he beat Michael Russell and 29th seed Grigor Dimitrov, becoming the first Slovene player in the third round of Wimbledon, where he lost in straight sets to Juan Martin del Potro. Partnering Aljaž Bedene in the first round of men's doubles they lost against Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana. This was the first Slovene men's doubles team at Wimbledon.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 21 October 2012 | Erste Bank Open, Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Davis Cup
Singles performances (18–10)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Result | Outcome |
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2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-04-2005 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | Win |
QF | 7-15-2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 | Win | |
SF | 9-25-2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 | Loss | |
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-07-2006 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 | Win |
4-09-2006 | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | Loss | ||||
RPO | 7-21-2006 | ![]() |
Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5, 6–1 | Win | |
7-23-2006 | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 | Win | ||||
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-06-2007 | ![]() |
Carpet (I) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Win |
4-08-2007 | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 | Win | ||||
QF | 7-22-2007 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 2–6, 4–6 | Loss | |
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 7-18-2008 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Win |
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-06-2009 | ![]() |
Carpet (I) | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | Win |
QF | 7-10-2009 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4, 6–3 | Win | |
7-12-2009 | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 6–1 | Win | ||||
SF | 9-18-2009 | ![]() |
Carpet (I) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1, 6–4 | Win | |
9-20-2009 | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | Loss | ||||
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-05-2010 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | Win |
QF | 7-09-2010 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 | Win | |
SF | 9-17-2010 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–3 | Win | |
9-19-2010 | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | Win | ||||
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 3-04-2011 | ![]() |
Clay (I) | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 | Loss |
3-06-2011 | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | Win | ||||
2R | 7-08-2011 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 | Loss | |
7-10-2011 | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 | Loss | ||||
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 2-10-2012 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1, 6–4 | Win |
2R | 4-06-2012 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | Loss | |
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 1-02-2013 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() |
3-6, 2-6, 0-6 | Loss |
3-02-2013 | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6, 3–6 | Loss |
Doubles performances (11–8)
Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | Result | Outcome |
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2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-05-2005 | ![]() |
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Hard (I) | ![]() ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 ret. | Win |
SF | 9-24-2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
4–6, 2–6, 4–6 | Loss | ||
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-08-2006 | ![]() |
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Clay | ![]() ![]() |
2–6, 2–6, 4–6 | Loss |
RPO | 7-22-2006 | ![]() |
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Grass | ![]() ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Win | |
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-07-2007 | ![]() |
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Clay (I) | ![]() ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | Loss |
QF | 7-21-2007 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | Win | ||
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-12-2008 | ![]() |
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Hard | ![]() ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 | Loss |
RPO | 7-19-2008 | ![]() |
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Clay | ![]() ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | Loss | |
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-07-2009 | ![]() |
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Carpet (I) | ![]() ![]() |
6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | Win |
QF | 7-19-2009 | ![]() |
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Clay | ![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3 | Win | |
SF | 9-19-2009 | ![]() |
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Carpet (I) | ![]() ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | Win | |
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-06-2010 | ![]() |
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Hard (I) | ![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | Win |
QF | 7-10-2010 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(14–12), 6–3 | Win | ||
SF | 9-18-2010 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() ![]() |
7–5, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 3–6 | Loss | ||
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 3-05-2011 | ![]() |
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Clay (I) | ![]() ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | Win |
2R | 7-09-2011 | ![]() |
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Clay | ![]() ![]() |
6–7, 6–7, 2–6 | Loss | |
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 2-11-2012 | ![]() |
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Hard (I) | ![]() ![]() |
6–4, 6–7, 6–4, 7–5 | Win |
2R | 4-07-2012 | ![]() |
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Hard | ![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 1–6, 4–6 | Loss | |
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 2-02-2012 | ![]() |
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Hard (I) | ![]() ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 13-11 | Win |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Career W–L | |||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | A | 0–3 | |||
French Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2–2 | ||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4–4 | ||||
US Open | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 1R | 2–2 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | ||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 3R | 2–1 | ||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||
ATP World Tour 500 series | ||||||||||||||
Rotterdam | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Barcelona | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Washington, D.C. | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1–2 | ||||
Beijing | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | 0–1 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | ||||
ATP World Tour 250 series | ||||||||||||||
Doha | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2–2 | |||
Auckland | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 | |||
Zagreb | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2–2 | ||||
Casablanca | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2–1 | ||||
Munich | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | ||||
Düsseldorf | World Team Cup | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||||||
London/Queen's Club | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 3R | 2–1 | ||||
Eastbourne | Not Held | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0-1 | |||||||
Newport | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 | ||||
Umag | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | A | A | 0–1 | ||||
Winston-Salem | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
St. Petersburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1–1 | ||||
Kuala Lumpur | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Vienna | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | F | A | 5–2 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 16–17 | ||||
National Representation | ||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | 3R | PO | 2R | PO | 3R | W | 2R | 2R | 1R | 18-10 | ||||
Win–Loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 18–10 | ||||
Statistics | ||||||||||||||
Overall Win–Loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 7–4 | 2–6 | 11–8 | 13–21 | 45–45 | ||||
Win % | 67% | 75% | 67% | 100% | 57% | 64% | 25% | 58% | 38% | 50% | ||||
Year End Ranking | 335 | 340 | 323 | 267 | 175 | 142 | 116 | 55 | 121 | N/A |
- * Statistics correct as of January 13, 2014.
- ATP profile cites incorrect 44–45 W–L career singles statistics (correct is 45–45). His win 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) against Erling Tveit[4] (NOR) in 1R of 2010 EAG II (SLO vs. NOR) on March 5, 2010 is missing.
- ATP profile cites incorrect 13–17 W–L career doubles statistics (correct is 14–17). His win 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 partnering Luka Gregorc vs. Stian Boretti/Erling Tveit[5] (NOR) in 1R of 2010 EAG II (SLO vs. NOR) on March 6, 2010 is not counted.
Head-to-head statistics
vs. Top 10 ranked players
Žemlja's win–loss record against players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher:
- Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
Opponent | Highest ranking | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 2-6, 5–7) at 2013 US Open 1R |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3) at 2010 Washington, D.C. 2R |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 4–6, 6–2) at 2012 Vienna QF |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (5–7, 6–7(3–7), 0-6) at 2013 Wimbledon 3R |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2013 Miami 3R |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3-6, 4-6) at 2013 London/Queen's Club 3R |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2011 Wimbledon 2R |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6) at 2012 Wimbledon 2R |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2013 Doha 2R |
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8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2012 Zagreb 2R |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2013 Munich 2R |
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8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2011 Australian Open 1R |
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9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2013 Zagreb 2R |
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10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3) at 2010 French Open 1R |
Total | –– | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% |
- * Statistics correct as of January 13, 2014.
Full list
Žemlja's career win–loss record in singles matches on ATP World Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup Main Draw:
- * ATP statistics doesn't include Walkovers (w/o), Qualifying matches, or matches at a Challenger or Futures event, Hopman Cup, or any other fraction of the exhibition event.
- Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
45–45
- From 4 March 2005 to 13 January 2014
References
- ^ "Melanie Oudin receives wild card into Wimbledon". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Janko Tipsarevic topples Grega Zemlja in the third round – US Open 2012". bettor.com. 2012-09-02.
- ^ "Del Potro beats Zemlja to win 12th title at Vienna". bigstory.ap.org. 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Grega Zemlja vs. Erling Tveit - Davis Cup, Group 2, 1R, NOR-SLO 0-5 - compare (official result)". TennisLive.us. 2010-03-05.
- ^ "Luka Gregorc/Grega Zemlja vs. Stian Boretti/Erling Tveit - Davis Cup, Group 2, 1R, NOR-SLO 0-5 - compare (official result)". TennisLive.us. 2010-03-05.
External links
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- Grega Žemlja at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Grega Žemlja at the Davis Cup