Filip Veger (born 21 December 1994, in Slatina) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Filip Veger |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
| Residence | Slatina, Croatia |
| Born | 21 December 1994 Slatina, Croatia |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | $47,011 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 478 (16 February 2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 557 (21 April 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 2279 (31 May 2021) |
| Last updated on: 12 June 2021. | |
Career edit
Veger made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 PBZ Zagreb Indoors where he came through qualifying defeating Simon Greul, Kamil Čapkovič and Ante Pavić. He lost in the first round to Lukáš Rosol, 6–2, 6–4.
As a singles player, Veger reached a career high of 478 in February 2015.[1] He had some success as a junior, reaching a highest ranking of 52 in singles and was also a finalist in the 2012 Australian Open Boys' Doubles alongside Adam Pavlásek, losing to the British pair of Liam Broady and Joshua Ward-Hibbert.[2][3]
Personal edit
Veger studied at Durham University from 2017 to 2018, also playing for and coaching the men's tennis team. He was the 2018 BUCS singles champion.[4]
He currently coaches with the Qatar Tennis Federation.[5]
Junior Grand Slam finals edit
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard |  Adam Pavlásek
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 Liam Broady Joshua Ward-Hibbert
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3–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit
Singles: 4 (0–4) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Feb 2014 | Croatia F3, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | Kyle Edmund
|
2-6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Nov 2015 | Czech Republic F7, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Carpet | Jan Mertl
|
2-6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0-3 | Jan 2016 | Czech Republic F7, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Carpet |  Mats Moraing
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1–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 0-4 | Sep 2016 | Serbia F8, Sokobanja | Futures | Clay |  Alexandar Lazarov
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), 0–3 ret. |
Doubles: 4 (2–2) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Jun 2013 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | Lovro Zovko
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Tomislav Draganja Mate Delić
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Mar 2014 | Ukraine F1, Cherkassy | Futures | Hard |  Vladyslav Manafov
|
 Janis Podzus Mārtiņš Podžus
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6-2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1-2 | Mar 2014 | Ukraine F2, Cherkassy | Futures | Hard | Vladyslav Manafov
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Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Artem Smirnov
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4-6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2-2 | Mar 2014 | Ukraine F3, Cherkassy | Futures | Hard | Vladyslav Manafov
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Marat Deviatiarov Pirmin Haenle
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6-2, 6–3 |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Filip Veger Rankings History". ATP Tour. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Filip Veger Junior Singles Overview". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Australian Open Junior Championships 2012". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Team Durham". Twitter. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
Congratulations to @DULTC player Filip Veger who has been crowned British University Singles Champion today
- ^ "Filip Veger – Tennis Coach". Sportspros Connect. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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