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Viktor Galović

Viktor Galović (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋîktor ɡâːloʋitɕ];[1][2] born 19 September 1990) is a former Croatian tennis player. Galović has a career high ATP singles ranking of 173, achieved on 14 May 2018. Galović had previously represented Italy where he was raised but in 2014 switched back to his home country of Croatia.

Viktor Galović
Galović at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameViktor Galović
Country (sports) Italy (2008–2014)
 Croatia (2014–present)
ResidenceVerona, Italy
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 33)
Nova Gradiška, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2011
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two–handed backhand)
CoachDaniel Panajotti
Prize money$384,965
Singles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 173 (14 May 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2018, 2020)
French OpenQ2 (2018)
WimbledonQ3 (2019)
US OpenQ2 (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 490 (19 March 2018)
Last updated on: 10 June 2021.
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Career edit

Galović made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Philipp Davydenko, Lukáš Dlouhý and Antonio Veić en route. In the main draw he lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets in the first round.

Galović had his grass debut in Stuttgart where he lost in the second round of qualifications to Denis Kudla. But he was lucky and he received an entry as a lucky loser. In the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart he lost to Maximilian Marterer 6:3,4:6,1:6.

Galović retired in July 2021 due to continuous back and hip injuries.[3]

Davis cup edit

Galović represented Croatia two times in Davis cup. First time on 17 September in Bogotá, Colombia, where he beat Alejandro González 6:4,2:6,6:2.

Second time in Osijek, Croatia in the first round of Davis cup main draw. Croatia played against Canada. He played against Denis Shapovalov on 2 February 2018 and lost 4:6,4:6,2:6.

Galović was on the list of the Croatian players in the quarters of Davis cup where he supported Croatia against Kazakhstan.

Performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles edit

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q2 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q2 Q3 NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 11 (4–7) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Mar 2012 Ukraine F3, Cherkassy Futures Hard   Oleksandr Nedovyesov 2-6, 3-6
Win 1-1 Jul 2012 Italy F18, Modena Futures Clay   Enrico Fioravante 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2-1 Nov 2012 Greece F5, Heraklion Futures Carpet   Robin Kern 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7-5
Win 3-1 Apr 2014 Italy F8, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Alberto Brizzi 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6-3
Loss 3-2 Apr 2015 Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Viktor Durasovic 3-6, 2-6
Loss 3-3 Jun 2015 Italy F14, Napoli Futures Clay   Daniele Giorgini 2-6, 3-6
Loss 3-4 Mar 2017 Italy F3, Basiglio Futures Hard   Alessandro Bega 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3-5 May 2017 Italy F14, Frascati Futures Clay   Gonzalo Escobar 1-6, 2-6
Loss 3-6 Jun 2017 Italy F17, Bergamo Futures Clay   Andrea Collarini 2-6, 4-6
Win 4-6 Jul 2017 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Mirza Bašić 7–6(7–3), 6-4
Loss 4-7 Jul 2017 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Nicola Kuhn 6–2, 5–7, 2–4 ret.

Doubles: 8 (4–4) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1-0 Oct 2011 Turkey F29, Antalya Futures Hard   Andrei Mlendea   Massimo Capone
  Alessandro Colella 		7–6(7–1), 6-4
Win 2-0 Apr 2012 Italy F6, Vicenza Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Marco Speronello
  Andrea Fava 		3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2-1 May 2012 Italy F7, Sanremo Futures Clay   Matteo Donati   Claudio Grassi
  Andis Juška 		5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–14]
Loss 2-2 Sep 2013 Italy F27, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Matteo Rigamonti   Pietro Rondoni
  Riccardo Sinicropi 		5-7, 5-7
Loss 2-3 Mar 2015 Italy F2, Trento Futures Carpet   Sam Barry   Sander Arends
  Niels Lootsma 		6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 2-4 Apr 2015 Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Antonio Massara   Marco Bartolotti
  Davide Della Tommasina 		4-6, 4-6
Win 3-4 Mar 2017 Italy F5, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Andrea Basso   Juan Pablo Paz
  Dragos Dima 		6-4, 6-4
Win 4-4 Apr 2017 Italy F9, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Lorenzo Frigerio   Mateusz Kowalczyk
  Grzegorz Panfil 		6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vȉktor". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Vȉktor
  2. ^ "gȃo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Gȃlović
  3. ^ "Viktor Galovic si racconta, da tennista a direttore del Challenger di Verona. "Sogno un ATP 250"".

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