Aleksandar Vukic (Montenegrin: Александар Вукић, romanized: Aleksandar Vukić, pronounced [aleksǎːndar ʋǔːkitɕ, alěksaːn-]; born 6 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 48 achieved on 14 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 389 achieved on 21 March 2022.
_(52128494517).jpg) Vukic at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Born | 6 April 1996 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Illinois |
| Prize money | US$1,603,586 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 23–39 (37.1% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 48 (14 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 62 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
| French Open | 1R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–9 (25.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 389 (21 March 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 539 (1 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 1 April 2024. | |
Vukic has won one ITF Futures singles title. Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International and his Grand Slam debut at the 2020 French Open, after qualifying for both.
Early life edit
Vukic was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Serbian and Montenegrin origin.[1] His parents and older brother left Montenegro during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and settled in Sydney before Vukic was born.[2] Vukic began playing tennis at the age of 6 and later attended the University of Illinois from 2015 to 2018 where he was named three-time All-American in tennis.[3]
Professional career edit
2014–2019: ITF and ATP debut edit
Vukic made his ITF Tour debut in Spain in May 2014.
Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International, where he qualified for the main draw by defeating Dušan Lajović and Ričardas Berankis. He came within two points of defeating Feliciano López, ranked No. 36 in the world. He lost the match 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6.
In May 2019, Vukic reached the semifinal of the 2019 Savannah Challenger, his best performance at the ATP Challenger Tour level. Following a quarter-final appearance at 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila, Vukic reached a career high singles ranking of No. 258.
2020: Grand Slam and top 200 debut edit
In January 2020, Vukic reached the final round of 2020 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying. In March 2020, Vukic reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Monterrey Challenger.[4]
In September, Vukic qualified for the 2020 French Open main draw, where he made his Grand Slam singles debut. He lost in round one to Pedro Martínez.[5]
Vukic ended 2020 with a singles ranking of world no. 196.
2021: First ATP Tour win, Masters debut and first win edit
Vukic commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu for his first ATP main draw win.[6] Vukic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the second round.[7]
At the 2021 Australian Open, Vukic entered into the main draw as a wildcard and lost to 19th seed Karen Khachanov in the first round.
Vukic returned the ATP Challenger tour, achieving quarterfinal appearances in April at Split and Split II.
Vukic lost in the third and final round of qualifying for the French Open and in the first round of qualifying for Wimbledon Championships.
In August 2021, Vukic tested positive for COVID-19 and had to skip the US Open.[8]
On 20 September 2021, and following a semifinal result at the Cary Challenger, Vukic improved his ranking back to No. 214.[9] In October at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open he recorded his first main draw win at a Masters 1000 level as a qualifier defeating Pablo Andújar.[10][11] He followed this by a final also in singles at the 2021 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger where he lost to Stefan Kozlov.
He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 156 on 22 November 2021.
2022: First ATP quarterfinal, Challenger title and Major win, top 125 edit
At the Adelaide International 2, Vukic achieved his first top 50 win against Alexander Bublik[12] and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, before losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis.[13] As a result, he made his top 150 debut at world no. 144 on 17 January 2022.
Vukic was awarded a second wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open.[14] He defeated 30th seed Lloyd Harris in four sets for his first Grand Slam victory. He lost to fellow qualifier Radu Albot in the second round.
In February, he won his first title at the 2022 Bengaluru Open II. As a result, he reached the top 125 at world no. 118 on 21 February 2022.
At the 2022 Sofia Open he defeated Fabio Fognini and Fernando Verdasco to reach only his second ATP quarterfinal.[15]
2023-2024: Second Challenger title, first ATP final and Masters third round, top 50 edit
He qualified for the 2023 Australian Open where he lost to fellow qualifier Brandon Holt. At the 2023 Delray Beach Open he entered the main draw as lucky loser and won in the first round against qualifier Christopher Eubanks. He qualified for his second Masters 1000 main draw in Indian Wells for a second time at this tournament. He also qualified for the 2023 Miami Open to make his debut at this Masters.
He won his third professional title and the biggest of his career, a second Challenger at the 2023 Busan Open in South Korea, defeating top seed Max Purcell by retirement.[16] At the next Challenger, the 2023 Open de Oeiras II he reached again the final. As a result, he made his top 100 debut at world No. 95 in the rankings on 22 May 2023.[17]
On his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he defeated Daniel Altmaier.[18]
At the 2023 Atlanta Open, he reached his first ATP semifinal, defeating fourth seed Yoshihito Nishioka and fifth seed Christopher Eubanks. He then defeated seventh seed Ugo Humbert to reach his first final at ATP Tour level. He reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time at the Canadian Open as a lucky loser defeating Tomás Martín Etcheverry and Sebastian Korda. As a result, he reached the top 50 in the rankings.
At the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached the quarterfinals defeating previous year runner-up Alexandre Müller, and then second seed Sebastian Ofner in a match with two tiebreaks lasting close to three hours.
He made his debut at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters as a lucky loser replacing Jordan Thompson after his late withdrawal.
ATP career finals edit
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | Atlanta Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Taylor Fritz
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5–7, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals edit
Singles: 14 (3–11) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Canada F6, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Matt Reid
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6–7(12–14), 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2017 | USA F25, Champaign, Illinois | Futures | Hard | Deiton Baughman
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7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2017 | Poland F9, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay |  Mats Moraing
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2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2018 | USA F19, Wichita, Kansas | Futures | Hard |  Evgeny Karlovskiy
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Bakersfield, California | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jenson Brooksby
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey | Challenger | Hard |  Adrian Mannarino
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Nov 2021 | Charlottesville | Challenger | Hard (i) | Stefan Kozlov
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2021 | Champaign | Challenger | Hard (i) | Stefan Kozlov
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore | Challenger | Hard |  Dimitar Kuzmanov
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Nov 2022 | Calgary | Challenger | Hard (i) | Dominik Koepfer
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Nov 2022 | Champaign | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ben Shelton
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6–0, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–10 | Apr 2023 | Seoul | Challenger | Hard |  Bu Yunchaokete
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 3–10 | May 2023 | Busan | Challenger | Hard | Max Purcell
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6–4, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 3–11 | May 2023 | Oeiras | Challenger | Clay |  Facundo Díaz Acosta
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4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 3 (0–3) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2015 | Serbia F2, Valjevo | Futures | Clay |  Antoine Bellier
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 Danilo Petrovic  Libor Salaba
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6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2021 | Poznań | Challenger | Clay |  Karol Drzewiecki
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Zdeněk Kolář Jiří Lehečka
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4–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2023 | Surbiton | Challenger | Grass | Alexei Popyrin
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 Liam Broady Johnny O'Mara
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4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Performance timelines edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles edit
Current through the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 |
| Masters tournaments | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Year-end ranking | 273 | 196 | 156 | 132 | 62 | $1,384,825 | ||
Record against top 10 players edit
Vukic's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
| Novak Djokovic
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 7–5, 3–6) at at 2024 Indian Wells |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
| Alexander Zverev
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2023 US Open |
 Jannik Sinner
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Sofia |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Stefanos Tsitsipas
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2024 Los Cabos |
| Stan Wawrinka
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–1, 1–6) at 2023 Indian Wells |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
| Taylor Fritz
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 7–6(7–5), 4–6) at 2023 Atlanta |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
 Félix Auger-Aliassime
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 2–6) at 2023 Tokyo |
| Gaël Monfils
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–6(9–7), 3–6, 5–7) at 2024 Monte Carlo |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
 Fernando Verdasco
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (1–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2022 Sofia |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| Karen Khachanov
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 4–6) at 2021 Australian Open |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
| Fabio Fognini
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(13–11), 7–5) at 2022 Sofia |
| Alex de Minaur
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2021 Indian Wells |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Denis Shapovalov
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8)) at 2021 London |
| Total | 2–13 | 13% | 2–11 (15%) |
0–1 (0%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 9 April 2024[update]. |
Record against players ranked No. 11–20 edit
Active players are in boldface.
Feliciano López 0–1
Borna Ćorić 1–0
Lorenzo Musetti 0–1
- *As of 9 April 2024[update]
References edit
- ^ "Vukic on Djokovic test: "I'm excited to see what all the fuss is about"". ATP Tour news. 9 March 2024.
- ^ "GETTING TO KNOW: ALEKSANDAR VUKIC". Tennis Australia. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "ABOUT ALEKSANDAR VUKIC". W SPORTS AND MEDIA. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Biggest Mover Vukic Vaults into Top 200". Tennis Australia. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Vukic's Winning Run Ends at Roland Garros". Tennis Australia. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Australians Chris O'Connell, Aleksander Vukic and Max Purcell achieved new milestones". Tennis Australia. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Thompson Advances at Great Ocean Road". Tennis Australia. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Qualifyig Draw Revealed for US Open". Tennis Australia. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Leigh Rogers (20 September 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandar Vukic qualifies at Indian Wells".
- ^ "Vukic sets all-Aussie second round at Indian Wells".
- ^ "Vukic Scores First Top Win 50 in Adelaide". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Kokkinakis Sets All Aussie QuarterFinal". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 MEN'S SINGLES WILDCARDS REVEALED". Tennis Australia. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Ivashka Upsets Dimitrov, Sonego Races Through in Sofia".
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- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz Back to World No. 1, Mover of Week | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Vukic scores breakthrough victory at Wimbledon 2023".
External links edit
- Aleksandar Vukic at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Aleksandar Vukic at the International Tennis Federation
- Aleksandar Vukic at Illinois Fighting Illini
- Aleksandar Vukic at Tennis Australia
