Dušan Lajović

Dušan Lajović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Лајовић; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Dušan Lajović

Country (sports)	Serbia
Residence	Stara Pazova, Serbia
Born	(1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	José Perlas
Prize money	US$4,850,190
Singles
Career record	120–150 (44.4% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 23 (29 April 2019)
Current ranking	No. 34 (18 November 2019)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2014, 2016, 2017)
French Open	4R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2014, 2017)
US Open	3R (2018)
Doubles
Career record	35–56 (38.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 104 (8 June 2015)
Current ranking	No. 110 (25 November 2019)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
French Open	QF (2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	2R (2014, 2018)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (2013)
Last updated on: 25 November 2019.

Lajović has won one doubles title on the ATP Tour in his career. On 29 April 2019, Lajović reached his best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 8 June 2015, he peaked at No. 104 in the doubles rankings. He is best known for his clay court craft and strong flowing groundstrokes, especially his one-handed backhand. In recent years, he has proven to be a reliable and consistent player for the Serbian Davis Cup team contributing to their achieving one final, one semifinal, and three quarterfinals. He won his first tournament at the 2019 Croatia Open.

Tennis career

For a long time, Lajović primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. In 2011 he qualified for the Kremlin Cup, and lost in the first round of the main draw. In the 2011 St. Petersburg Open, he reached the quarterfinals for the first time in his career. In 2012, he began working with a new coach, Boris Bošnjaković, played in the Davis Cup for the first time, reached the finals of 2012 Orbetello Challenger and won the 2012 Samarkand Challenger. Replacing an injured Janko Tipsarevic, he played two live rubbers in the 2013 Davis Cup final, including the deciding rubber against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. He was defeated comfortably in both but was praised by team-mate Novak Djokovic for how he coped with the big occasion.

2014: French Open round of 16

His first appearance in main draw of grand slam was at Australian Open and he reached second round where he lost to Kei Nishikori. He bettered this at the French Open by reaching the fourth round where he was beaten in straight sets by then-world number one and eventual champion Rafael Nadal.

2015: First ATP doubles title & second Davis Cup quarterfinal

Partnered with Radu Albot, they won the Istanbul doubles title, marking the first ATP doubles title for the Serb. At the French Open he lost to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in the second round in four sets.

2016: Third Davis Cup quarterfinal

At the Argentina Open, Lajović reached quarterfinals defeating world No. 12 John Isner en route. He reached semifinals of the Brasil Open after beating top seed and world No. 20 Benoît Paire in the second round, that was his first tour-level semifinal appearance after losing all eight prior quarterfinals matches before in his career. This was followed by semifinal appearances at the Generali Open & Los Cabos Open.

2017: Masters round of 16 & Davis Cup semifinal

In Indian wells, the Serbian defeated five opponents to reach the fourth round eventually losing to Pablo Carreno Busta. His contributions in successful Davis Cup ties against Russia & Spain, resulted in Serbia making the semifinal where he defeated Lucas Pouille but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

2018: Masters quarterfinal

At the Australian Open Lajović lost in five sets to US Open quarterfinalist Diego Schwartzman in his opening match. His next match was a five set loss to Miami Masters champion John Isner in a Davis Cup tie. A temporary return to the Challenger Tour resulted in winning the Open Region Guadeloupe.

After qualifying for the Monte-Carlo Masters, he faced 12 time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, losing in straight sets. At the Madrid Masters, he defeated former top ten player Richard Gasquet in the second round, followed by a victory over world No. 6 Juan Martín del Potro, before falling to world No. 8 Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals. This clay-court season was topped off with a semifinal appearance at the Lyon Open and a five-set loss at the French Open to world No. 3 Alexander Zverev.

Lajović's first-round match at Wimbledon was against defending champion & world No. 2 Roger Federer, he would lose in three quick sets. At the China Open he was able to secure his second victory over a top 10 player, defeating world No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov. On 15 October, Lajović reached the top 50 ranking for the first time in his career.

2019: Top 25; Masters final, maiden title

In January 2019, Lajović scored his 100th career victory and reached a new career high ranking of world No. 45. Lajović secured his third top ten victory in Miami defeating world No. 6 Kei Nishikori. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he reached his maiden ATP Tour final without dropping a set. En route to the final, Lajović defeated former top 10 player David Goffin, reigning French Open finalist, world No. 5 Dominic Thiem, and world No. 14 Daniil Medvedev. His run ended in the final against Fabio Fognini in straight sets. Lajović climbed to a new career high ranking of No. 24 at the conclusion of the tournament.

Lajović won his first ATP Tour singles title at the Croatian Open in Umag, defeating Hungarian Attila Balázs in the final.

Style of playing

Lajović plays his best games on clay courts, with a strong baseline game capable of creating decent pace on both wings. He can create heavy kick on his serve, especially effective on clay.

Personal life

Lajović was born 30 June 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia to parents Marina and Dragiša Lajović. He started playing tennis when he was eight years old in T.K. Stara Pazova and later continued in T.K. Partizan Belgrade. He lives in Stara Pazova, Serbia where he owns a cafe-restaurant.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2019	Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco	Masters 1000	Clay	Fabio Fognini	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2019	Croatia Open, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Attila Balázs	7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2014	Croatia Open, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Franko Škugor	František Čermák Lukáš Rosol	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	1–1	May 2015	Istanbul Open, Turkey	250 Series	Clay	Radu Albot	Robert Lindstedt Jürgen Melzer	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win	2–1	Sep 2019	Chengdu Open, China	250 Series	Hard	Nikola Čačić	Jonathan Erlich Fabrice Martin	7–6(11–9), 3–6, [10–3]

Team competition finals

Result	Date	Team competition	Surface	Partner/Team	Opponents	Score
Loss	Nov 2013	Davis Cup, Belgrade, Serbia	Hard (i)	Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjić Ilija Bozoljac	Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek Lukáš Rosol Jan Hájek	2–3

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 17 (12 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–2)
ITF Futures (6–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2009	ITF Sombor, Serbia	Futures	Clay	Aleksandar Slović	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Jun 2010	ITF Belgrade, Serbia	Futures	Clay	Oleksandr Nedovyesov	4–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Aug 2010	ITF Novi Sad, Serbia	Futures	Clay	Aldin Šetkić	6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Aug 2010	ITF Este Padova, Italy	Futures	Clay	Matteo Viola	5–7, 1–6
Loss	2–3	Oct 2010	ITF Cairo, Egypt	Futures	Clay	Miljan Zekić	1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	3–3	Jan 2011	ITF Antalya, Turkey	Futures	Hard	Artem Smirnov	WEA
Win	4–3	Mar 2011	ITF Cividino, Italy	Futures	Hard	Andrea Stoppini	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	5–3	Mar 2011	ITF Foggia, Italy	Futures	Clay	Walter Trusendi	6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–2
Win	6–3	Oct 2011	ITF Umag, Croatia	Futures	Clay	Andrey Kuznetsov	6–4, 0–6, 7–5
Loss	6–4	Jul 2012	Orbetello Challenger, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Roberto Bautista Agut	3–6, 1–6
Win	7–4	Aug 2012	Samarkand Challenger, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Farrukh Dustov	6–3, 6–2
Win	8–4	Jun 2013	Caltanissetta Challenger, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Robin Haase	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss	8–5	Jun 2013	Blois International, France	Challenger	Clay	Julian Reister	1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(2–7)
Win	9–5	Nov 2013	Seoul Cup, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Julian Reister	w/o
Win	10–5	Sep 2015	Banja Luka Challenger, BiH	Challenger	Hard	Victor Hănescu	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win	11–5	Jul 2017	Båstad Challenger, Sweden	Challenger	Clay	Leonardo Mayer	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	12–5	Apr 2018	Guadeloupe Open, Guadeloupe	Challenger	Hard	Denis Kudla	6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (4–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2008	ITF Belgrade, Serbia	Futures	Clay	Nikola Čačić	David Savić Miljan Zekić	7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–8]
Loss	1–1	Oct 2009	ITF Cairo, Egypt	Futures	Clay	Nikola Ćirić	Oscar Burrieza-Lopez Javier Marti	4–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Win	2–1	May 2010	ITF Sarajevo, BiH	Futures	Clay	Miljan Zekić	Mirza Bašić Zlatan Kadrić	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–1	Aug 2010	ITF Novi Sad, Serbia	Futures	Clay	Ilija Vučić	Javier Herrera-Eguiluz Brendan Moore	7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	4–1	Oct 2010	ITF Cairo, Egypt	Futures	Clay	Miljan Zekić	Alexander Lobkov Alexander Rumyantsev	7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)
Loss	4–2	Sep 2015	Sibiu Open, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Ilija Bozoljac	Victor Crivoi Petru-Alexandru Luncanu	4–6, 3–6

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

Singles

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	Q2	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R		0 / 6	3–6	33%
French Open	A	A	Q1	Q3	4R	2R	2R	1R	2R	3R		0 / 6	8–6	57%
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	Q1	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R		0 / 6	2–6	25%
US Open	A	A	A	Q1	1R	Q1	1R	1R	3R	2R		0 / 5	3–5	38%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–4	1–3	2–4	2–4	3–4	3–3		0 / 22	16–22	42%
National representation
Davis Cup	A	A	QF	F	1R	QF	QF	SF	1R	QF		0 / 8	10–8	56%
World Team Cup	RR	RR	A	Not Held								0 / 2	1–1	50%
Win–Loss	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–2	2–2	1–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1		0 / 10	11–9	55%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	4R	2R	2R		0 / 6	5–6	45%
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	3R		0 / 6	5–6	45%
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	Q1	1R	F		0 / 2	5–2	71%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	QF	1R		0 / 2	3–2	60%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	Q2	1R	Q1	A	Q2	Q2		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	1R		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Shanghai Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	1R	Q1	1R		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	Q1	2R	1R	Q1	Q1	1R		0 / 3	1–3	25%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–4	1–3	3–3	5–5	8–8		0 / 25	19–25	43%
Career statistics
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Career
Tournaments	1	5	1	4	17	21	22	21	23	27		Career total: 142
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		Career total: 2
Overall Win–Loss	0–2	3–5	2–1	0–6	16–19	17–21	19–23	18–22	24–24	21–27		1 / 142	120–150	44%
Win (%)	0%	38%	67%	0%	46%	45%	45%	45%	50%	47%		44.44%
Year-end ranking	434	190	163	116	69	76	93	75	48			$4,850,190

Doubles

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	0 / 4	1–4	20%
French Open	A	2R	1R	A	1R	QF	0 / 4	4–4	50%
Wimbledon	A	1R	2R	A	2R	1R	0 / 4	2–4	25%
US Open	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Win–Loss	1–1	1–4	2–4	1–2	2–4	3–1	0 / 16	10–16	39%

Top 10 wins

Lajovic has a 4–14 (.222) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Wins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	DL Rank
2018
1.	Juan Martín del Potro	6	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	3R	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)	95
2.	Grigor Dimitrov	8	China Open, China	Hard	2R	6–4, 2–6, 6–4	55
2019
3.	Kei Nishikori	6	Miami Open, United States	Hard	2R	2–6, 6–2, 6–3	44
4.	Dominic Thiem	5	Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco	Clay	3R	6–3, 6–3	48

External links

• Dušan Lajović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• ‹The template ITF profile is being considered for merging.› Dušan Lajović at the International Tennis Federation
• Dušan Lajović at the Davis Cup