Nikola Gnjatović (born 15 September 1979) is a Serbian former professional tennis player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Yugoslavia |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1979 Vračar, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 759 (3 May 1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 424 (17 May 1999) |
Gnjatović was born in Vračar, Belgrade and started out at the Košutnjak tennis club. When he was 16 he won Yugoslavia's national under 18s championship in both singles and doubles.[2] Srđan Đoković, father of Novak, once said that he had never seen a more talented player.[3] In 1999, he represented the Yugoslavia Davis Cup team for a tie against Morocco in Casablanca. His career however soon unravelled after he began taking heroin. He became addicted to the drug and over a 17 year period was hospitalised on numerous occasions, but is now clean.[4]
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Doubles: 4 (3–1) edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | Yugoslavia F1, Belgrade | Clay | Mirko Jovanović
|
 Martin Hromec  Adolf Musil
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 1998 | Yugoslavia F2, Belgrade | Clay |  Dejan Petrović
|
 Massimo Boscatto Igor Gaudi
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 1998 | Yugoslavia F6, Niš | Clay |  Jose-Maria Arnedo
|
Martin Hromec Dejan Petrović
|
6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1998 | Yugoslavia F7, Nikšić | Clay | Dejan Petrović
|
Jose-Maria Arnedo  Michael Kogan
|
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Enemu največjih teniških talentov je kariero uničila droga". Siol (in Slovenian). 1 June 2020.
- ^ ""DA ME HEROIN NIJE UNIŠTIO BIO BIH DRUGI NOVAK" Surova životna priča najveće srpske teniske nade! Pobedio Federera, a čak je i Srđan Đoković priznao da je najtalentovaniji". Blic (in Serbian). 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bivši srpski tenisač: Bio bih poput Đokovića da me heroin nije uništio". Index.hr (in Croatian). 14 September 2021.
- ^ "BIO JE VEĆI TALENAT OD ĐOKOVIĆA: Srpskom teniseru HEROIN rasturio život! ŠOKANTNA ispovest bivšeg REPREZENTATIVCA! (FOTO, VIDEO)". Republika.rs (in Serbian). 26 January 2022.