Marko Tkalec Explained

Marko Tkalec
Residence:Maribor, Slovenia
Birth Date:1977 3, df=y
Birth Place:Maribor, Slovenia
back then (Yugoslavia)
Turnedpro:1997
Retired:2009
Coach:Horst Skoff
Bostjan Kuhar
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$119,059
Singlesrecord:14–9
Singlestitles:0
0 Challengers, 20 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 243 (1 April 2002)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2003)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2001)
Doublesrecord:2–6
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 357 (28 February 2000)

Marko Tkalec (born 17 March 1977) is a retired professional tennis player from Slovenia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 243 in 2002. Tkalec has participated in 22 Davis Cup ties for Slovenia, posting a 25–9 record in singles and a 3–4 record in doubles.[1]

Futures titles (20)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.1998CroatiaClay Saša Hiršzon4–1 Ret.
2.1999Vilnius, LithuaniaGrass Andrej Kračman7–6(2), 6–2
3.2000Maribor, SloveniaClay Frank Pokorny6–4, 6–0
4.2000Kranj, SloveniaClay Tobias Clemens6–4, 6–2
5.2001Chalkida, GreeceHard Philip Gubenco2–6, 6–1, 6–0
6.2001Nafplio, GreeceHard Jocelyn Robichaud6–1, 6–4
7.2001Syros, GreeceHard Konstantinos Economidis6–3, 6–7(2), 7–6(5)
8.2001Nicosia, CyprusClay Tomas Janci7–6(3), 6–3
9.2002Maribor, SloveniaClay Relja Dulić Fišer6–3, 5–7, 6–4
10.2003CroatiaCarpet Alexander Jakupovic6–4, 7–6(7)
11.2006Maribor, SloveniaClay Roman Vögeli6–3, 7–6(6)
12.2006Koper, SloveniaClay Manuel Jorquera4–6, 6–1, 6–2
13.2006AustriaClay Martin Fischer3–6, 6–3, 6–2
14.2006CroatiaClay Ivan Cerović6–4, 6–4
15.2007AustriaCarpet Jakub Hasek6–3, 6–4
16.2007CroatiaClay Conor Niland6–4, 7–5
17.2007Maribor, SloveniaClay Christian Magg6–1, 2–6, 6–2
18.2007Bosnia-HerzegovinaClay Rainer Eitzinger6–4, 6–7(2), 6–3
19.2008Maribor, SloveniaClay Vjekoslav Skenderovic6–1, 6–2
20.2009Maribor, SloveniaClay Aljaž Bedene5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10010027# Davis Cup Profile