Alex Vlaški Explained

Alex Vlaški
Fullname:Aleksandar Vlaški
Country Represented:
Birth Date:21 April 1982
Birth Place:Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height:6’1”
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$50,462
Highestsinglesranking:No. 299 (24 April 2006)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 160 (10 April 2006)

Aleksandar Vlaški (born 21 April 1982) is a Serbian former professional tennis player.[1]

Born and raised in Belgrade, Vlaški was a three-time All-American tennis player for the Washington Huskies (University of Washington). In 2003 he made the NCAA semi-finals and won the ITA All-American Singles Championship, to become the first Husky since 1924 to claim a national title. During his career he amassed the most all-time wins for the Huskies and in 2004 reached number two in the Division 1 rankings.[2]

Vlaški, a left-handed player, competed on the professional tour after graduating from college, reaching career high rankings of 299 in singles and 160 in doubles. He won two ATP Challenger doubles titles.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.July 2005Campos do Jordão, BrazilHard Kristian Pless Franco Ferreiro
Marcelo Melo
7–6(5), 6–4
2.August 2005Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Lesley Joseph Juan Martín del Potro
Máximo González
7–6(8), 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: Serbian player rides high in China . . 2 August 2004.
  2. News: Levesque . John . Serb revels in a new world at UW . . 4 February 2004.