Miljan Zekić Explained

Miljan Zekić
Residence:Belgrade, Serbia
Birth Date:1988 7, df=y
Birth Place:Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Plays:Right handed (two–handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$410,799
Coach:Slobodan Vojinović
Singlesrecord:1–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 188 (11 July 2016)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 540 (1 April 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2017)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2016, 2017)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2017)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2016)
Doublesrecord:0–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 269 (8 July 2013)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 845 (1 April 2024)
Updated:1 April 2024

Miljan Zekić (Serbian: Миљан Зекић, pronounced as /mǐʎan zěːkitɕ/; born 12 July 1988) is a Serbian tennis player.[1] On 11 July 2016, Zekic reached his best singles ranking of world No. 188, while on 8 July 2013, he peaked at No. 269 in the doubles rankings.

Career

Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in doubles with compatriot David Savić as a wildcard pair at the 2011 Serbia Open, losing in the first round to top-seeded pair Zimonjić/Granollers. In July 2016 he won his first trophy on the ATP Challenger Tour winning Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria in Todi.

Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in singles as a qualifier at 2017 Croatia Open Umag, losing to Radu Albot in the first round. In two weeks' time, he played in another ATP tournament, 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel, defeating top seed Alessandro Giannessi and eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the qualifying rounds, and earned his first ATP main draw victory by defeating world No. 66 Andrey Kuznetsov, before losing to second seed and world No. 25 Fabio Fognini in the second round.

Zekić was a fifth (reserve) player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the semifinal against France in the 2017 Davis Cup[2] and didn't play in any match. The following year he made his Davis Cup debut, partnered with another debutant, Nikola Milojević, in a doubles match against USA losing 7–6(3), 2–6, 5–7, 4–6 in the first round.

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ2AAAAAQ1A0 / 00–0
French OpenQ1Q1AAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAQ2AAstyle=color:#767676NHAQ1A0 / 00–0
US OpenQ2AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 45 (26–19)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (25–16)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (26–19)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Serbia F6, SomborFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Egypt F5, CairoFuturesClay Dušan Lajović6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win2–1Turkey F10, AntalyaFuturesClay Patrik Brydolf6–4, 6–3
Win3–1Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, SarajevoFuturesClay Tomislav Brkić7–6(7–1), 6–2
Loss3–2France F9, ToulonFuturesClay Gianni Mina6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win4–2France F11, Bourg-en-BresseFuturesClay Alexandre Folie6–3, 6–4
Loss4–3Turkey F26, İzmirFuturesClay Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol1–6, 4–6
Win5–3Turkey F27, İzmirFuturesClay Romain Arneodo7–5, 6–1
Loss5–4Serbia F9, Novi SadFuturesClay Carlos Gómez-Herrera2–6, 2–6
Win6–4Serbia F13, NisFuturesClay Tihomir Grozdanov5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Loss6–5Bulgaria F1, PlovdivFuturesClay Damir Džumhur3–6, 3–6
Win7–5Serbia F1, BelgradeFuturesClay Danilo Petrovic7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win8–5Serbia F2, BelgradeFuturesClay Danilo Petrovic6–1, 7–5
Win9–5Serbia F2, BelgradeFuturesClay Yannick Maden7–5, 6–3
Loss9–6Serbia F7, SomborFuturesClay Marko Tepavac3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win10–6Serbia F11, ZlatiborFuturesClay Danilo Petrovic6–4, 6–2
Loss10–7Sri Lanka F2, ColomboFuturesClay Rui Machado2–6, 1–6
Loss10–8Sri Lanka F3, ColomboFuturesClay Rui Machado0–6, 3–6
Win11–8Croatia F9, BolFuturesClay Yannick Mertens6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
Win12–8Serbia F3, ŠabacFuturesClay Robin Stanek2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win13–8Tunisia F2, HammametFuturesClay Pedro Sousa6–3, 6–3
Win14–8China F1, AnningFuturesClay Enrique López Pérez6–4, 6–4
Loss14–9China F2, AnningFuturesClay Enrique López Pérez3–6, 3–6
Win15–9Todi, ItalyChallengerClay Stefano Napolitano6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–3
Loss15–10Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Adam Pavlásek6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win16–10Tunisia F8, HammametFuturesClay Tomislav Brkić6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4
Win17–10Tunisia F39, HammametFuturesClay Gonçalo Oliveira4–1 ret.
Win18–10Tunisia F40, HammametFuturesClay Aziz Dougaz6–3, 6–2
Win19–10Spain F5, MurciaFuturesClay Daniel Gimeno Traver6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win20–10Serbia F1, Novi SadFuturesClay Simone Roncalli6–2, 6–4
Win21–10Italy F28, Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyFuturesClay Alessandro Petrone6–3, 6–3
Loss21–11M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Laurent Lokoli7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win22–11M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Pavel Kotov3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss22–12M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Timofei Skatov3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win23–12M15 Cairo, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Niels Visker6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss23–13M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Nuno Borges4–6, 3–3 ret.
Loss23–14M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș6–2, 6–7(6–8), 5–6 ret.
Loss23–15M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida4–6, 4–6
Win24–15M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win25–15M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Daniel Michalski7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win26–15M15 Skopje, North MacedoniaWorld Tennis TourClay Alexandar Lazarov6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss26–16Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Nuno Borges3-6, 5-7
Loss26–17M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis TourClay Laurent Lokoli2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss26–18Cali, ColombiaChallengerClay Facundo Mena2-6, 6-7(3–7)
Loss26–19M15 Belgrade, Serbia World Tennis TourClay Ergi Kırkın6–3, 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 43 (21–22)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (21–21)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (18–22)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Turkey F1, AntalyaFuturesClay Guillermo Olaso Artemon Apostu-Efremov
Alexandru Lazar		6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win1–1Bulgaria F2, SofiaFuturesClay David Savić Ilia Kushev
Vasko Mladenov		6–4, 6–3
Loss1–2Serbia F5, SuboticaFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Lazar Magdinchev
Goran Tošić		6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Loss1–3Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, MedugorjeFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica David Savić
Tomislav Ternar		6–2, ret.
Loss1–4Italy F4, CaltanissettaFuturesClay Nikola Ćirić Juan-Martín Aranguren
Juan-Francisco Spina		walkover
Loss1–5Bulgaria F2, RousseFuturesClay Yannick Mertens Bogdan-Victor Leonte
Mikhail Vasiliev		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win2–5Bulgaria F3, PlévinFuturesClay Yannick Mertens Ilija Martinoski
Predrag Rusevski		6–4, 3–6, [10–1]
Loss2–6Serbia F2, BelgradeFuturesClay David Savić Nikola Ćaćić
Dušan Lajović		6–7(6–8), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss2–7Bulgaria F8, Stara ZagoraFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Boris Nicola Bakalov
Vasko Mladenov		3–6, 4–6
Loss2–8Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, MostarFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Ivan Cerović
Deniss Pavlovs		6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss2–9Egypt F3, CairoFuturesClay David Savić Karim Maamoun
Sherif Sabry		4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win3–9Serbia F4, Novi SadFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Vladimir Obradović
Aleksander Slovic		6–3, 6–4
Loss3–10Turkey F5, AntalyaFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Ignacio Coll Riudavets
Gerard Granollers Pujol		2–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win4–10Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, SarajevoFuturesClay Dušan Lajović Mirza Bašić
Zlatan Kadric		6–3, 6–4
Win5–10Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, BrčkoFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica David Savić
Goran Tošić		7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win6–10Bosnia & Herzegovina F7, KiseljakFuturesClay Arsenije Zlatanovic Jasmin Ademovic
Sven Lalic		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]
Loss6–11Serbia F3, BelgradeFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica David Savić
György Balázs		1–6, 1–6
Loss6–12Serbia F4, Novi SadFuturesClay Nikola Bubnic Boris Conkic
Ivan Djurdjevic		6–4, 2–6, [13–15]
Win7–12Serbia F6, SomborFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Javier Herrera-Eguiluz
Brendan Moore		6–3, 6-4
Loss7–13Bulgaria F5, BourgasFuturesClay Tomislav Jotovski Diego Álvarez
Federico Torresi		4–6, 2–6
Win8–13Egypt F4, CairoFuturesClay Dušan Lajović Aleksandr Lobkov
Alexander Rumyantsev		7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)
Loss8–14Turkey F11, AntalyaFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Toni Androić
Dino Marcan		5–7, 2–6
Win9–14Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, SarajevoFuturesClay Nikola Ćaćić Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Rok Jarc		6–3, 6-4
Loss9–15Italy F11, CesenaFuturesClay Nikola Ćirić Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win10–15Turkey F26, İzmirFuturesClay Dominik Schulz Sergei Krotiouk
Mikhail Vasiliev		6–1, 6-2
Win11–15Turkey F27, İzmirFuturesClay Dominik Schulz Nicola Ghedin
Giovanni Zennaro		7–6(7–4), 6-4
Win12–15Italy F19, FanoFuturesClay Matteo Volante Stefano Napolitano
Marco Viola		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win13–15Serbia F10, ZlatiborFuturesClay Danilo Petrovic Miki Janković
Peđa Krstin		6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win14–15France F3, FeucherollesFuturesHard Nikola Ćaćić Stephan Fransen
Wesley Koolhof		3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win15–15France F7, AngersFuturesClay Ivan Bjelica Niels Dusein
Tim Pütz		6–3, 6–4
Win16–15Bulgaria F1, PlovdivFuturesClay Damir Džumhur Dinko Halachev
Dinko Halachev		7–5, 6–7(4–7), [12–10]
Loss16–16Timișoara, RomaniaChallengerClay Ilija Vucic Jonathan Eysseric
Nicolas Renavand		7–6(8–6), 2–6, [7–10]
Loss16–17Turkey F45, AntalyaFuturesClay Nikoloz Basilashvili Tom Schonenberg
Matthias Wunner		0–6, 4–6
Loss16–18Egypt F3, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Arsenije Zlatanovic Jose Pereira
Stefano Travaglia		6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss16–19Serbia F1, BelgradeFuturesClay Nikola Ćirić Dominique Maden
Yannick Maden		4–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Win17–19Greece F10, HeraklionFuturesHard Ivan Bjelica Alexandros Jakupovic
Markos Kalovelonis		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win18–19Sri Lanka F3, ColomboFuturesClay Arsenije Zlatanovic Andre Dome
Ben Mclachlin		6-2, 6-4
Win19–19Serbia F3, ŠabacFuturesClay Tomislav Jotovski François-Arthur Vibert
Florent Diep		6–7(4–7), 6–0, [10–4]
Loss19–20Tunisia F2, HammametFuturesClay Tomislav Jotovski Markus Eriksson
Matteo Volante		2-6, 1-6
Loss19–21Tunisia F1, HammametFuturesClay Shunsuke Wakita Marko Bartolotti
Julian Ocieppo		0-1 ret.
Win20–21M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Duje Ajduković Vladimir Korolev
Andrey Uvarov		6-3, 6-3
Win21–21M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Marko Miladinović Alessandro Vega
Petros Chrysochos		6–4, 6–3
Loss21–22M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Guy den Ouden
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri		5–7, 2–6

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dvoznak.com/?show=dogadjaj&id_dogadjaj=381145&id_vrsta_dogadjaja=3&id_sport=6&id_natjecanje=6225&dan=2 Može li Zekić opet ubaciti 16 asova?
  2. News: Selektor Nenad Zimonjić: "Meč u Lilu će biti svakako veliko iskustvo za sve nas, možda stvaranje novog, mlađeg tima . 2017-11-19 . Tennis Federation of Serbia . sr . 4 September 2017.

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