Dušan Vemić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вемић; born 17 June 1976) is a Serbian tennis coach[1][2] and former professional tennis player.
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Residence | Los Angeles, United States |
Born | Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 17 June 1976
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $821,902 |
Singles | |
Career record | 14–19 (42.42%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 146 (25 February 2008) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2000) |
French Open | 1R (2007) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2000, 2006, 2007) |
US Open | Q2 (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 54–76 (41.54%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 31 (12 January 2009) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2010) |
French Open | SF (2008) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
US Open | QF (2008) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2009) |
French Open | 2R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2000) |
US Open | QF (2008) |
Last updated on: 31 January 2022. |

Professional career
editVemić turned professional in 1995. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 146 on 25 February 2008 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 31 on 12 January 2009. He is ranked 19th on the list of Fastest recorded tennis serves with a serve speed of 235 km/h (146 mph).
In 2007, Vemić began the season ranked No. 406, a drop of 170 places from early 2006. That year, he competed in Futures, the Challenger Tour, and selected ATP Tour events. His results included two Futures semifinals, one final, three ATP main draw qualifications, and a win in a top-level Challenger. These results returned him to the top 300 in April. He later reached the semifinals of the Challenger in Bermuda and qualified for the main draw of the French Open, where he lost in four sets to Janko Tipsarević. In August, he reached the semifinals in Segovia and the final in Binghamton, returning to the top 200 for the first time since 2004.
In 2008, Vemić competed for the Kansas City Explorers in World Team Tennis, reaching the league final against the New York Buzz.
He won five doubles titles on the 2008 ATP Challenger Tour: in Miami, United States (with Ilija Bozoljac); Sunrise, Florida (with Janko Tipsarević); Cremona, Italy (with Eduardo Schwank); Waco, Texas (with Alex Bogomolov Jr.); and Calabasas, California (with Ilija Bozoljac).
In Grand Slam competition, Vemić reached the doubles semifinals of the 2008 French Open and the quarterfinals of the 2008 US Open, partnering with Bruno Soares.
In 2009, he played doubles with several players including Jamie Murray, Ivo Karlović, Novak Djokovic, and Mischa Zverev.[3]
At the 2010 Australian Open, Vemić and Karlović reached the doubles semifinals, losing to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–4.
Coaching career
editFollowing his professional playing career, Vemić briefly coached WTA player Andrea Petkovic, assisting her and coach Petar Popović in reaching a career-high WTA ranking of No. 9.
Soon afterward, Vemić joined the coaching team of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. As part of Djokovic's team, he coached alongside longtime head coach Marián Vajda during several major tournaments, including the US Open (2011, 2012), the Australian Open (2012, 2013), the French Open (2012, 2013), and Wimbledon (2012, 2013). During this period, Djokovic won two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and one at the US Open, as well as the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals in London.
In 2016, Vemić coached Djokovic at the ATP Miami Open, where Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6–3, 6–3 in the final, surpassing Roger Federer in career prize money earnings.
In January 2013, Vemić joined the coaching staff of the Serbian Davis Cup team, helping lead the team to the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. He continued as part of the coaching staff during the 2016 Davis Cup World Group competition.
In August 2016, Vemić served as the official coach of the Serbian men's tennis team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team included world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, former world No. 1 doubles player Nenad Zimonjić, and top-30 ATP player Viktor Troicki.
From August 2016 to 2017, Vemić was the head coach of the American doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan, considered the most successful doubles team in tennis history.
From May 2020 to February 2022, he coached American player Brandon Nakashima.[4]
As of May 2025, Vemić shares the role of head coach for Novak Djokovic with fellow Serbian coach Boris Bošnjaković.[5]
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1999 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Championship Series | Clay | Álex Calatrava | Chris Haggard Peter Nyborg |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2008 | Los Angeles, United States | International Series | Hard | Travis Parrott | Rohan Bopanna Eric Butorac |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 12 (3–9)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Sep 1997 | Skopje, Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | Clemens Trimmel | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 1-1 | Mar 2003 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 |
Win | 2-1 | May 2003 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Francisco Rodríguez | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3-1 | Oct 2003 | USA F28, Lubbock | Futures | Hard | Bruno Soares | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Loss | 3-2 | Oct 2003 | USA F29, Arlington | Futures | Hard | Juan Pablo Guzmán | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3-3 | Jun 2004 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Grass | Justin Gimelstob | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Loss | 3-4 | May 2005 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Clay | James Blake | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3-5 | Jan 2007 | USA F2, North Miami Beach | Futures | Hard | Bruno Echagaray | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
Loss | 3-6 | Aug 2007 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Thomas Johansson | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 3-7 | Sep 2007 | Lubbock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robert Smeets | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 3-8 | Jan 2008 | USA F1, Wesley Chapel | Futures | Hard | Somdev Devvarman | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3-9 | May 2008 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Thomaz Bellucci | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 37 (16–21)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1996 | Budva, Yugoslavia | Challenger | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Nebojsa Djordjevic Aleksandar Kitinov |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Nebojsa Djordjevic | Kornél Bardóczky Miklós Jancsó |
6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1997 | Skopje, Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | Nebojsa Djordjevic | Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 1998 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Marat Safin | Jan-Ralph Brandt Thomas Messmer |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 1998 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Thomas Strengberger | Joan Balcells Juan Ignacio Carrasco |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1998 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Omar Camporese | Nuno Marques Rogier Wassen |
6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jul 1998 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | Nebojsa Djordjevic | Jeff Coetzee Edwin Kempes |
6–1, 6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Jun 1999 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Simon Aspelin Johan Landsberg |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–6 | Sep 1999 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Nebojsa Djordjevic | Massimo Ardinghi Davide Sanguinetti |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Nov 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Paul Rosner | Guillermo Cañas Martín García |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Jul 2000 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Steven Randjelovic | Ville Liukko Jarkko Nieminen |
0–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Aug 2000 | Togliatti, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Lovro Zovko | Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–8 | Nov 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Joan Balcells Germán Puentes-Alcaniz |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–9 | Feb 2001 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lovro Zovko | Gavin Sontag Jerry Turek |
6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 6–9 | Sep 2001 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Aleksandar Kitinov | Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 6–10 | Nov 2001 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Melo | André Sá Alexandre Simoni |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 6–11 | Dec 2001 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Melo | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–11 | Feb 2002 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Carpet | Lovro Zovko | Jaroslav Levinský Tomáš Zíb |
walkover |
Win | 8–11 | Jun 2002 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jens Knippschild | Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Loss | 8–12 | Aug 2002 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Paul Rosner Ota Fukárek |
6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Loss | 8–13 | Aug 2002 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Anthony Ross | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 8–14 | Oct 2002 | San Antonio, United States | Challenger | Hard | Hugo Armando | Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8-15 | Feb 2003 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Lazar Magdinchev | Tripp Phillips Ryan Sachire |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 9–15 | May 2005 | Tunica Resorts, United States | Challenger | Clay | Michael Russell | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 9–16 | Feb 2006 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mirko Pehar | Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–16 | Jan 2008 | Miami, United States | Challenger | Clay | Ilija Bozoljac | Jean-Julien Rojer Márcio Torres |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 11–16 | Mar 2008 | Sunrise, United States | Challenger | Hard | Janko Tipsarević | Kristof Vliegen Peter Wessels |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 12–16 | Apr 2008 | Cremona, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Eduardo Schwank | Florin Mergea Horia Tecău |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–17 | May 2008 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Ilija Bozoljac | Daniel Brands Jun Woong-sun |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
Loss | 12–18 | May 2008 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek | Diego Hartfield Sergio Roitman |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13–18 | Sep 2008 | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Alberto Francis Nicholas Monroe |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
Loss | 13–19 | Sep 2008 | Lubbock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Roman Borvanov Artem Sitak |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 14–19 | Oct 2008 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ilija Bozoljac | Nathan Healey Somdev Devvarman |
1–6, 6–3, [13–11] |
Loss | 14–20 | Nov 2008 | Louisville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Frank Dancevic | Prakash Amritraj Jesse Levine |
3–6, 6–7(10–12) |
Loss | 14–21 | Oct 2009 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ilija Bozoljac | Harsh Mankad Treat Huey |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15–21 | Aug 2010 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Leoš Friedl | Brian Battistone Andreas Siljeström |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 16–21 | Jul 2011 | Serbia F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Boris Conkic | Vadim Alekseenko Petar Djukic |
6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
editTournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
French Open | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Monte Carlo | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Rome | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Madrid | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Doubles
editTournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |||||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% | |||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||
US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 17 | 17–17 | 50% | |||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | A | NH | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
Monte Carlo | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Rome | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
Madrid | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 38% |
Mixed doubles
editTournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
Awards
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- Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
- 1997
- Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
References
editExternal links
edit- Dušan Vemić at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Dušan Vemić at the International Tennis Federation
- Dušan Vemić at the Davis Cup
- Vemic World Ranking History