Английская Википедия:Aleksandar Kovacevic (tennis)
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Aleksandar Kovacevic (Шаблон:Lang-sr-Cyrl; born August 29, 1998) is an American professional tennis player.[1]
Kovacevic has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 101, achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 254, achieved also on 3 April 2023.[2]
Early life
Born in New York, Kovacevic is of Serbian descent. His mother Milanka is from Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his father Milan Kovačević is from Belgrade, Serbia. Both his parents played table tennis and met during a tournament on the junior circuit. Later they emigrated to the United States where Milan studied computer science at UCLA. When Kovacevic was younger, the family visited Serbia every year. He cites the 2005 US Open match between Novak Djokovic and Gaël Monfils, which he watched on TV when he was age 6, as the reason why he began playing tennis.[3][4][5]
Career
2021: Turned Pro, Grand Slam qualifying debut
Kovacevic made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the US Open, where he advanced to the final round before falling to Argentine Marco Trungelliti.
2022: ATP debut, first win and semifinal, Top 200
Kovacevic made his Top 250 debut on July 25, 2022, as world No. 227 following a final showing at the 2022 Indy Challenger.
Kovacevic made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Korea Open, where he entered as a lucky loser. He recorded his first ATP tour level win by defeating Miomir Kecmanović in the first round.[6] Next he defeated Tseng Chun-hsin to reach his first ATP quarterfinal and Mackenzie McDonald to reach his first ATP semifinal.[7][8] As a result, he climbed 55 positions and reached No. 167 on October 3, 2022.[9]
2023: First Challenger win, Major and Masters debuts, top 125
He reached the top 125 on 6 February 2023, following his first Challenger title at the 2023 Cleveland Open. At the 2023 Delray Beach Open, he received a wildcard for his second ATP tour event, losing in the first round to Michael Mmoh.[10]
In March, he won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Texas Tennis Classic in Waco, Texas as a wildcard.[11] He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open as a wildcard. He reached the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open as a lucky loser. He recorded his first Masters win against Jaume Munar.[12][13]
He entered the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a direct entry. He was accepted as a direct entry at the 2023 French Open, making his Grand Slam debut where he played Novak Djokovic.[14] He defeated world No. 13 Cameron Norrie in the second round of the 2023 Los Cabos Open for the biggest win of his career,[15] to reach the quarterfinals.[16]
He qualified at the Masters 1000 at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters on his debut but lost to Cristian Garín. He won his third Challenger title at the 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open, defeating Nuno Borges. He also reached the semifinals at the new 2023 Shenzhen Luohu Challenger but lost after a walkover.
2024: Australian Open debut and first Major win, top 100
He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Major and recorded his first win in five sets over Alejandro Tabilo. As a result he moved into the top 100 in the rankings.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
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Result | W–L | Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Шаблон:Dts | M25 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto Cid Subervi | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2022 | Indianapolis, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Wu Yibing | 7–6(12–10), 6–7(13–15), 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2023 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Wu Yibing | 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 2023 | Waco, USA | Challenger | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexandre Müller | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Nuno Borges | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 4–2 | Nov 2023 | Temuco, Chile | Challenger | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Gilbert Klier Júnior | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (0–3)
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Result | W–L | Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Шаблон:Dts | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Liam Draxl | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Broom Шаблон:Flagicon Matías Soto |
6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | [[2022 Seoul Open Challenger – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Chung Yun-seong | Шаблон:Flagicon Kaichi Uchida Шаблон:Flagicon Wu Tung-lin |
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [9–11] |
Loss | 0–3 | [[2023 Challenger Temuco – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Temuco, Chile | Challenger | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Keegan Smith | Шаблон:Flagicon Mateus Alves Шаблон:Flagicon Matías Soto |
2–6, 5–7 |
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