Nenad Zimonjić Explained

Nenad Zimonjić
Country: (1995–2003)
(2003–2006)
(2006–)
Residence:Belgrade, Serbia
Birth Date:4 June 1976[1]
Birth Place:Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.91m (06.27feet)
Turnedpro:1995
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach:Marko Nešić
Careerprizemoney:US$8,437,703
Website:nenadzimonjic.com
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 176 (29 March 1999)
Australianopenresult:1R (2001)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1999)
Doublestitles:54
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1 (17 November 2008)
Australianopendoublesresult:F (2010)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2010)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (2008, 2009)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (2006, 2009, 2015)
Othertournamentsdoubles:Yes
Masterscupdoublesresult:W (2008, 2010)
Mixed:yes
Mixedtitles:5
Australianopenmixedresult:W (2004, 2008)
Frenchopenmixedresult:W (2006, 2010)
Wimbledonmixedresult:W (2014)
Usopenmixedresult:F (2005)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:W (2010)

Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian: Ненад Зимоњић, pronounced as /nênaːd zǐmoɲitɕ/;[2] born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.

He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Championships as well as the 2010 French Open in men's doubles partnering Daniel Nestor. In mixed doubles, Zimonjić won the 2004 Australian Open partnering Elena Bovina, the 2006 and 2010 French Opens partnering Katarina Srebotnik, the 2008 Australian Open partnering Sun Tiantian, and the 2014 Wimbledon Championships partnering Samantha Stosur. He has also reached nine further major finals across the two disciplines.

Zimonjić won 54 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2008 and 2010 Tour Finals, and 15 Masters 1000-level titles. He became the world No. 1 for the first time in November 2008, going on to spend 50 weeks at the top of the rankings over the next two years. Zimonjić was the second Serbian to top the doubles rankings, after Slobodan Živojinović in 1986.

In singles, he reached his career-high ranking of world No. 176 in March 1999, and achieved his best major result at the Wimbledon Championships that year, reaching the third round. Zimonjić represented Serbia in the Davis Cup from 1995 to 2017, competing in 55 ties and earning 43 victories, making him the most successful Davis Cup player in Serbian history. He was also part of the team that won the tournament in 2010, and served as captain from 2017 to 2020, overseeing Serbia's victory at the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020.[3] [4] Zimonjić also competed at the Olympic Games on four occasions.[5]

Career

Doubles

Zimonjić turned pro in 1995 and remained relatively unknown outside his native country until a surprise victory in the mixed doubles at the 2004 Australian Open. Paired for the first time with Russian Elena Bovina, he beat defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes in straight sets in an hour and nine minutes. Alongside Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, he won the 2006 French Open crown with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Zimonjić reached the final of the men's doubles alongside France's Fabrice Santoro and the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.

In 2007, Zimonjić reached the 2007 French Open mixed doubles final as the defending champions with Katarina Srebotnik and lost to Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram. He left Santoro after Wimbledon and teamed with Mahesh Bhupathi until after the 2007 US Open. After the US Open, Nenad left Bhupathi and partnered with Daniel Nestor,[6] who won the French Open earlier in the year alongside Mark Knowles. The team won the 2007 St. Petersburg Open, without losing a set. Nestor and Zimonjić later won 2008 Wimbledon[7] (Zimonjić's first Grand Slam), 2009 Wimbledon and 2010 French Open.

In 2009, they defended their Wimbledon title & won 5 Masters 1000 titles. At the World Team Cup as a part of the Serbian team. With Victor Troicki, he won two decisive games against Italian and Argentinian teams; as a result, Serbia finished first in its group, and then proceeded to beat Germany in the final encounter. In 2010, they finished runners-up at the Australian Open, later on in the year he won both the doubles with Daniel Nestor and the mixed doubles with Katarina Srebotnik at Roland Garros. Zimonjic ended his partnership with Nestor after winning the ATP World Tour Finals. In 2011, he partnered with Michaël Llodra, with whom he won one Masters 1000 title & four ATP 500 titles. Their partnership ended mid-way through 2012, after Roland Garros. In 2014, Zimonjic & Nestor renewed their partnership, which saw them both return to the top 10 by May & ranked 3 by the end of the year. In 2015 he started the year partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, then teamed up with Marcin Matkowski; despite not winning a title together, the Polish-Serbian duo qualified for the World Tour Finals. Zimonjic won titles each year for 16 straight seasons and finished 12 consecutive seasons, starting in 2004, ranked in the ATP doubles top 20. Since 2016, when he played doubles at the Rio Olympics with Novak Djokovic, Zimonjic hasn't had a steady partner for a full season.

On 26 July 2017 the Serbian became the 10th player to record 700 doubles match wins (or more).[8]

In June 2018, Zimonjic underwent bilateral hip replacement surgery.[9] He returned to the ATP tour in February 2019 at the Sofia Open, where he and compatriot Viktor Troicki had won the doubles title two years prior.

2021–2024: Hiatus, 2022 & 2023 Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles title, 2024 Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles final and intention to return

Although Zimonjic never officially announced his retirement, he didn't play on the ATP Tour for more than three years since Dubai Tennis Championships 2021.[10]

Partnering Marion Bartoli, Zimonjic won the inaugural Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles 2022. They beat Todd Woodbridge and Cara Black in straight sets in the final.[11]

In 2023, partnering Rennae Stubbs, Zimonjic successfully defended his Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles title. They beat Greg Rusedski and Conchita Martinez in straight sets in the final.[12]

In 2023 he announced his intention to return to the ATP tour.[13]

In 2024, partnering Barbara Schett, he reached the final of 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed invitation doubles. They were defeated by Mark Woodforde and his partner Dominika Cibulkova.[14]

Singles

In August 1994, Zimonjić won his first professional singles title, beating Miles MacLagan on clay at a satellite tournament in Hungary. He went on to win four other ITF satellite events, as well as four Challenger tour titles in singles: Kiev (Ukraine) in 1998, Belo Horizonte (Brazil) in 2000, Andrezieux (France) in 2001, and Belgrade (Serbia) in 2004. In 2004, he defeated Andre Agassi in St Pölten, and in 2005 on the grass of Halle, he defeated Nicolas Kiefer. Other recognised opponents include Ivo Karlovic in 2000, Nicolas Mahut in 2001.

Davis Cup and ATP Cup

Zimonjić has been a member of Serbia Davis Cup team (previously Yugoslavia Davis Cup team and Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team, respectively) since 1995, playing both singles and doubles, and in 2003–2004 he was the playing captain of the national team. In recent years, with the emergence of highly ranked Serbian singles players Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarević, and Viktor Troicki, Zimonjić became a doubles specialist on the team, partnering all of them, as well as Dušan Vemić and Ilija Bozoljac.

In 2010, Serbia won its first ever Davis Cup title, following the victories over United States (3–2), Croatia (4–1), Czech Republic (3–2), and France in the final match (3–2). Zimonjić played in all four doubles rubbers over the course of the competition, winning once (against Croatia, partnering Tipsarević) and losing the other three times (partnering Tipsarević, Djokovic, and Troicki, respectively). To celebrate the win, all the players shaved their heads. The central celebration was held in Belgrade in front of several thousand fans, and the Serbian national postal service issued a stamp picturing the players.[15]

In the 2013 quarterfinals against the United States, he and Ilija Bozoljac had an impressive five set victory against the no. 1 ranked Bryan brothers.[16]

Zimonjić was named Serbia Davis Cup team captain in 2003-2004 and from January 2017 till December 2020 when he was unexpectedly replaced by Victor Troicki.[17] [18] [19] He was also the 2020 ATP Cup captain when Serbia won the inaugural 2020 cup.[20]

Personal life

Zimonjić was born in Belgrade, and was brought up in the Borča suburb, while he is currently living in New Belgrade. Zimonjić's paternal family hails from the Gacko region in Herzegovina, from where it settled in Vučkovica near Kragujevac, while his mother was born in Gospić, in Lika.[21] The family's slava (feast day) is Aranđelovdan.[22] He is related to Bogdan Zimonjić (1813–1909), a Serbian Orthodox priest and guerilla leader.[21]

In 2008, he married former model Mina Knežević. On 3 December 2008 his wife gave birth to twins, Leon and Luna.[23] [24]

Significant finals

Grand Slam

Men's doubles: 7 (3–4)

OutcomeYearwidth=150 TournamentSurfacewidth=200 Partnerwidth=200 Opponentswidth=200 Score
Runner-up2004WimbledonGrass Julian Knowle Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up2006Wimbledon Grass Fabrice Santoro Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up2008French OpenClay Daniel Nestor Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna
2–6, 3–6
Winner2008WimbledonGrass Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett
7–6(14–12), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3
Winner2009Wimbledon (2)Grass Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Runner-up2010Australian OpenHard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Winner2010French OpenClay Daniel Nestor Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
7–5, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 10 (5–5)

OutcomeYearwidth=150 TournamentSurfacewidth=200 Partnerwidth=200 Opponentswidth=200 Score
Winner2004Australian OpenHard Elena Bovina Martina Navratilova
Leander Paes
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up2005US OpenHard Katarina Srebotnik Daniela Hantuchová
Mahesh Bhupathi
4–6, 2–6
Winner2006French OpenClay Katarina Srebotnik Elena Likhovtseva
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up2007French OpenClay Katarina Srebotnik Nathalie Dechy
Andy Ram
5–7, 3–6
Winner2008Australian Open (2)Hard Sun Tiantian Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Runner-up2008French Open Clay Katarina Srebotnik Victoria Azarenka
Bob Bryan
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner2010French Open (2)Clay Katarina Srebotnik Yaroslava Shvedova
Julian Knowle
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Runner-up2011French Open Clay Katarina Srebotnik Casey Dellacqua
Scott Lipsky
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up2014Clay Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Jean-Julien Rojer
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner2014WimbledonGrass Samantha Stosur Chan Hao-ching
Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2

Year-end championships

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeYearwidth=150 ChampionshipSurfacewidth=200 Partnerwidth=200 Opponentwidth=200 Score
Runner-up2005ShanghaiHard (i) Leander Paes Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner2008ShanghaiHard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Winner2010LondonHard (i) Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
7–6(8–6), 6–4

ATP career finals

Doubles: 91 (54 titles, 37 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (3–4)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (2–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (15–13)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (17–8)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (17–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (31–19)
Clay (16–12)
Grass (4–4)
Carpet (3–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (34–28)
Indoor (20–9)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Pacific Coast Championships, USWorld SeriesHard (i) Aleksandar Kitinov Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Win1–1Delray Beach Open, USWorld SeriesClay Max Mirnyi Doug Flach
Brian MacPhie
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3
Win2–1Delray Beach Open, US (2)InternationalHard Brian MacPhie Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
7–5, 6–4
Loss2–2Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClay Max Mirnyi David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 4–6
Win3–2Vienna Open, AustriaIntl. GoldHard (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–4, 6–4
Loss3–3Dubai Tennis Championships, UAEIntl. GoldHard Daniel Nestor Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–4Estoril Open, PortugalInternationalClay Donald Johnson Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara
4–6, 1–6
Win4–4Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet (i) Daniel Nestor Arnaud Clément
Sébastien Grosjean
6–1, 6–2
Win5–4U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, USIntl. GoldHard (i) Brian MacPhie Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Win6–4Delray Beach Open, US (3)InternationalHard Leander Paes Raemon Sluiter
Martin Verkerk
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss6–5Valencia Open, SpainInternationalClay Brian MacPhie Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood
1–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Loss6–6St. Pölten Grand Prix, AustriaInternationalClay Sargis Sargsian Simon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini
4–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6
Win7–6St. Petersburg Open, RussiaInternationalHard (i) Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann
Rainer Schüttler
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win8–6Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoMastersClay Tim Henman Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
Loss8–7Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClay Julian Knowle James Blake
Mark Merklein
2–6, 4–6
Loss8–8Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrass Julian Knowle Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win9–8Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (2)MastersClay Leander Paes Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Walkover
Win10–8Barcelona Open, SpainIntl. GoldClay Leander Paes Feliciano López
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–3
Loss10–9Stockholm Open, SwedenInternationalHard (i) Leander Paes Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
3–6, 3–6
Loss10–10Madrid Open, SpainMastersHard (i) Leander Paes Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss10–11Tennis Masters Cup, ChinaMasters CupCarpet (i) Leander Paes Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win11–11Sydney International, AustraliaInternationalHard Fabrice Santoro František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–1, 6–4
Loss11–12Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoMastersClay Fabrice Santoro Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win12–12Halle Open, GermanyInternationalGrass Fabrice Santoro Michael Kohlmann
Rainer Schüttler
6–0, 6–4
Loss12–13Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrass Fabrice Santoro Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win13–13Kremlin Cup, RussiaInternationalCarpet (i) Fabrice Santoro František Čermák
Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
Loss13–14Paris Masters, FranceMastersCarpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win14–14Qatar Open, QatarInternationalHard Mikhail Youzhny Martin Damm
Leander Paes
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win15–14Dubai Tennis Championships, UAEIntl. GoldHard Fabrice Santoro Mahesh Bhupathi
Radek Štěpánek
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Win16–14Italian Open, ItalyMastersClay Fabrice Santoro Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Loss16–15Halle Open, GermanyInternationalGrass Fabrice Santoro Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win17–15Connecticut Open, USInternationalHard Mahesh Bhupathi Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 6–3
Win18–15St. Petersburg Open, Russia (2)InternationalCarpet (i) Daniel Nestor Jürgen Melzer
Todd Perry
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss18–16Paris Masters, FranceMastersHard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss18–17Indian Wells Masters, USMastersHard Daniel Nestor Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
4–6, 4–6
Loss18–18Italian Open, ItalyMastersClay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win19–18Masters Series Hamburg, GermanyMastersClay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss19–19French Open, FranceGrand SlamClay Daniel Nestor Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna
2–6, 3–6
Win20–19Queen's Club Championships, UKInternationalGrass Daniel Nestor Marcelo Melo
André Sá
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win21–19Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrass Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett
7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Win22–19Canadian Open, CanadaMastersHard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Win23–19Tennis Masters Cup, ChinaMasters CupHard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss23–20Qatar Open, Qatar250 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Marc López
Rafael Nadal
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss23–21Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win24–21Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Daniel Nestor Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5
Win25–21Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (3)Masters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–1
Win26–21Barcelona Open, Spain (2)500 SeriesClay Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
6–3, 7–6(11–9)
Win27–21Italian Open, Italy (2)Masters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win28–21Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Simon Aspelin
Wesley Moodie
6–4, 6–4
Win29–21Wimbledon, UK (2)Grand SlamGrass Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win30–21Cincinnati Masters, USMasters 1000Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [15–13]
Win31–21Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–2, 6–3
Win32–21Paris Masters, FranceMasters 1000Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Marcel Granollers
Tommy Robredo
6–3, 6–4
Win33–21Sydney International, Australia (2)250 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Ross Hutchins
Jordan Kerr
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss33–22Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Win34–22Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (2)500 SeriesHard (i) Daniel Nestor Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss34–23Indian Wells Masters, USMasters 1000Hard Daniel Nestor Marc López
Rafael Nadal
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win35–23Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (4)Masters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
6–3, 2–0 ret.
Win36–23Barcelona Open, Spain (3)500 SeriesClay Daniel Nestor Lleyton Hewitt
Mark Knowles
4–6, 6–3, [10-6]
Loss36–24Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Win37–24French Open, FranceGrand SlamClay Daniel Nestor Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
7–5, 6–2
Win38–24Vienna Open, Austria (2)250 SeriesHard (i) Daniel Nestor Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss38–25Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win39–25ATP World Tour Finals, UKTour FinalsHard (i) Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss39–26Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Michaël Llodra Jürgen Melzer
Philipp Petzschner
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss39–27Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Michaël Llodra Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Win40–27Washington Open, US500 SeriesHard Michaël Llodra Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău
6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Win41–27Canadian Open, Canada (2)Masters 1000Hard Michaël Llodra Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss41–28Cincinnati Masters, USMasters 1000Hard Michaël Llodra Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win42–28China Open, China500 SeriesHard Michaël Llodra Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss42–29Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Michaël Llodra Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 1–6, [10–12]
Win43–29Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (2)500 SeriesHard (i) Michaël Llodra Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
6–4, 7–5
Win44–29Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (3)500 SeriesHard (i) Michaël Llodra Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău
4–6, 7–5, [16–14]
Win45–29St. Petersburg Open, Russia (3)250 SeriesHard (i) Rajeev Ram Lukáš Lacko
Igor Zelenay
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss45–30Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Robert Lindstedt Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [6–10]
Win46–30Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (3)500 SeriesHard (i) Daniel Nestor Treat Huey
Dominic Inglot
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
Win47–30Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (4)500 SeriesHard (i) Robert Lindstedt Thiemo de Bakker
Jesse Huta Galung
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss47–31Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Robert Lindstedt Mahesh Bhupathi
Michaël Llodra
6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8)
Win48–31Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (5)Masters 1000Clay Julien Benneteau Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
Win49–31Washington Open, US (2)500 SeriesHard Julien Benneteau Mardy Fish
Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win50–31Sydney International, Australia (3)250 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Loss50–32Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Daniel Nestor Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
4–6, 3–6
Loss50–33Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Daniel Nestor Jesse Huta Galung
Stéphane Robert
3–6, 3–6
Win51–33Madrid Open, Spain (2)Masters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
Win52–33Italian Open, Italy (3)Masters 1000Clay Daniel Nestor Robin Haase
Feliciano López
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win53–33Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (4)500 SeriesHard (i) Vasek Pospisil Marin Draganja
Henri Kontinen
7–6(15–13), 1–6, [10–5]
Loss53–34Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Rohan Bopanna
Daniel Nestor
4–6, 1–6
Loss53–35Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Marcin Matkowski Rohan Bopanna
Florin Mergea
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [9–11]
Loss53–36Queen's Club Championships, UK500 SeriesGrass Marcin Matkowski Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 2–6
Loss53–37Cincinnati Masters, USMasters 1000Hard Marcin Matkowski Daniel Nestor
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 2–6
Win54–37Sofia Open, Bulgaria250 SeriesHard (i) Viktor Troicki Mikhail Elgin
Andrey Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–4

Team competition finals: 4 (3–1)

OutcomeNo.width=140Datewidth=240Team competitionSurfacewidth=200Partner/Teamwidth=200OpponentsScore
Winner1.23 May 2009World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClay Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki
Rainer Schüttler
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolas Kiefer
Mischa Zverev
2–1
Winner2.3–5 December 2010Davis Cup, Belgrade, SerbiaHard (i) Novak Djokovic
Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki
Gaël Monfils
Michaël Llodra
Arnaud Clément
Gilles Simon
3–2
Winner3.21 May 2012World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClay Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki
Miki Janković
Tomáš Berdych
Radek Štěpánek
František Čermák
3–0
Runner-up1.15–17 November 2013Davis Cup, Belgrade, SerbiaHard (i) Novak Djokovic
Dušan Lajović
Ilija Bozoljac
Tomáš Berdych
Radek Štěpánek
Lukáš Rosol
Jan Hájek
2–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament 199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1Q21RQ2Q1Absent0 / 10–10%
French OpenAbsentQ1Absent0 / 00–0-
Wimbledon3RQ1Q2Q1AbsentQ1Q1Q1Absent0 / 12–167%
US OpenQ1AQ2Q2Absent0 / 00–0-
style=text-align:leftWin–loss2–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 22–250%

Doubles

FRY
Tournament1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
AAAA1R1Rbgcolor=yellowSF2R1R2R3R1RQFQF2Rbgcolor=thistleFQF3R2Rbgcolor=yellowSF3RA2R1RAAAA0 / 1935–1965%
French OpenAAAAA1R1RA2R2RQF1Rbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSFQF2RQFQF3Rbgcolor=yellowSFAAAAA1 / 1744–1673%
WimbledonAAAA1R1R3R3R3Rbgcolor=thistleFQFbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeW2Rbgcolor=yellowSF1RQFQFQF3RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA2 / 1851–1676%
US OpenAAQ2A3R3R3R3R1R2R1RQF2R3RQF3R3R1R2R3RQF1RAAAAAA0 / 1828–1861%
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–02–32–48–45–33–48–48–410–412–416–314–314–313–45–46–412–411–44–35–20–10–00–00–00–03 / 72158–6970%
Year-end championship
ATP FinalsDid not qualifybgcolor=thistleFRRDNQbgcolor=limeWRRbgcolor=limeWRRDNQRRRRDid not qualify2 / 816–1453%
National representation
Olympics1style=color:#767676NHANot Held1RNot HeldANot Held1RNot HeldQFNot Held2RNot HeldAstyle=color:#767676NH0 / 43–443%
Davis CupZ3Z2Z2Z2AZ3Z2Z2Z2Z1Z1POPO1R1Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSFQFbgcolor=thistleF1RQFQFbgcolor=yellowSFAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA1 / 1030–1961%
style=text-align:leftWin–loss5–02–01–11–00–00–10–11–02–12–01–11–12–02–12–01–32–12–32–20–21–11–32–10–00–00–00–00–01 / 1433–2359%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAA2RA2R2RQFQFAbgcolor=thistleF1Rbgcolor=thistleF1R1R1R2Rbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=yellowSFQFAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA0 / 1522–1559%
MiamiAAAA1R1RQFA1R2R1R2Rbgcolor=yellowSF1R1R2RQFQFQFQF1R1R1R1RAstyle=color:#767676NHAA0 / 1916–1946%
Monte CarloAAAAA1R1R2RAbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleF2R2Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeW2Rbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=yellowSF2R1RAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA5 / 1731–1272%
MadridNot Held1RA1Rbgcolor=thistleFQF2RQFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=thistleF2R1Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFQF1RAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA2 / 1523–1364%
RomeAAAAAA1RAA2RQFQFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=limeW2RQFQF2Rbgcolor=limeW2R2RAAAAAA3 / 1420–1165%
CanadaAAAAAAA1R1R2R2RQF2Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSFQFbgcolor=limeWQF1Rbgcolor=yellowSFQF1RAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA2 / 1518–1358%
CincinnatiAAAAAAA1R1R1RQFQFQFbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeW2Rbgcolor=thistleF1R2RQFbgcolor=thistleF2RAAAAAA1 / 1518–1360%
ShanghaiNot Held2RQFbgcolor=thistleF2R2R2RQFQF2RAANot Held0 / 99–950%
ParisAAAAQ1QFbgcolor=yellowSF1RA1R1Rbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=thistleF2Rbgcolor=limeWQFQF2R2R2R2R1R1RAAAAA1 / 1719–1654%
HamburgAAAAAA2RAA2Rbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=yellowSF2Rbgcolor=limeWNot Masters Series1 / 610–567%
StuttgartAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFQFDiscontinued0 / 24–267%
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–15–47–71–51–410–812–815–913–718–721–414–817–88–99–817–713–97–82–60–10–00–00–00–0190–128 60%
Career statistics
!1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
Tournaments00021423201723262222222325252324232325242899110454
style=text-align:leftTitles000012112123559743340010000054
style=text-align:leftFinals00002331435678111184464010000091
style=text-align:leftOverall W–L0–02–01–11–214–1232–2133–2020–1531–2132–2433–2243–2149–1849–1861–1759–2350–2238–2631–2248–2241–2815–2525–271–90–90–10–10–0710–427
36124819512586292151321811115bgcolor=lime1style=background:skyblue3style=background:skyblue362014style=background:skyblue31561354614054601241
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Mixed doubles

Tournament199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAQFAAbgcolor=limeW2R1R2Rbgcolor=limeW1R1Rbgcolor=yellowSFA2R1R1RAAAAAAA2 / 12
French OpenAA1RAAbgcolor=yellowSF2Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=thistleF1Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleF2RQFbgcolor=thistleF1R2RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA2 / 14
Wimbledon2R1RA1RQFA3RQF1R2R2R3R3Rbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeW3R3R1RAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA1 / 17
US OpenAA1RA1RQFbgcolor=thistleF2R1RQFQF2R1R1R2R1R2Rbgcolor=yellowSF2RAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA0 / 16
style=text-align:leftSR0 / 10 / 10 / 30 / 10 / 21 / 30 / 41 / 40 / 41 / 40 / 41 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 41 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 05 / 59

Awards

1994
1996
1998
2001
2007
2008
2010
2012
2013

Records

Top 10 wins

width=180PlayerRankwidth=250EventSurfaceRdwidth=175ScoreNZ Rank
2004
1. Andre Agassi6St. Pölten, AustriaClay1R6–2, 7–6(8–6)339

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nenad Zimonjic . ATP World Tour . 15 April 2019.
  2. Web site: The pronunciation by Nenad Zimonjić himself . ATP World Tour . 26 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Troicki Named Serbian Davis Cup Captain . 2022-04-17 . www.tennisnow.com.
  4. Web site: Jones . Matt . ATP Cup 2020 Results: Novak Djokovic Leads Serbia to Win vs. Rafael Nadal, Spain . 2022-04-17 . Bleacher Report . en.
  5. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Tournament profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829223306/http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/doubles/profiles/nestorzimonjic.asp . dead . August 29, 2008.
  7. Web site: Toronto's Nestor, Serbia's Zimonjic win Wimbledon. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080708061012/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2008/07/05/tennis-wimbledon-doubles.html?ref=rss . 2008-07-08 .
  8. Web site: Tribute: Zimonjic Celebrates 700th Doubles Match Win | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  9. Web site: Nenad Zimonjic's Return To ATP Tour After Hip Surgery - ATPTour.com Feature | ATP Tour | Tennis . ATP Tour.
  10. Web site: Nenad Zimonjic | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  11. Web site: РТС :: Тенис.
  12. Web site: Prvo Luna, sada Nenad, a nadamo se da je Novak sledeći: Zimonjić osvojo Vimbldon u miks dublu.
  13. Web site: ОПЕРАЦИЈЕ СУ ЧУДО! Ненад Зимоњић прекида пензију, враћа се тенису и улази у историју као медицински феномен.
  14. Web site: Australian legends reflect on "extra special" return at Wimbledon 2024 .
  15. http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10006690 Nenad Zimonjić Davis Cup profile
  16. Web site: Davis Cup Results . 31 March 2014.
  17. Web site: Serbian Davis Cup Team Unexpectedly Begins a New Chapter . December 18, 2020.
  18. Web site: Nenad Zimonjic named Serbia's Davis Cup captain . Tennis.com.
  19. Web site: Troicki Named Serbian Davis Cup Captain . www.tennisnow.com.
  20. Web site: Serbia ATP Cup captain Nenad Zimonjic optimistic about team's chances in Sydney . Tennis World USA . 9 January 2020.
  21. Web site: Зимоњић: Родитељи су ме научили поштењу . NOVOSTI.
  22. Web site: Порекло презимена Зимоњић . 17 February 2012.
  23. Web site: Zimonjić dobio blizance . B92.net . 12 April 2008.
  24. Web site: Official Site Rafa Nadal - Blog . rafaelnadal.com . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206234149/https://rafaelnadal.com/nadal/en/blog/entry/congrats-nenad- . 6 December 2008 . dead.
  25. http://www.daviscup.com/en/history/records.aspx Records