Mili Poljičak (born 13 July 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player.

Mili Poljičak
Country (sports) Croatia
Born (2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 19)
Split, Croatia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJosip Dumanic
Prize money$70,615
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 462 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 841 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 269 (24 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 466 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2022)
French Open JuniorW (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2022)
US Open JuniorSF (2021)
Last updated on: 18 March 2024.

Poljičak has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 462 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 269 achieved on 24 October 2022.[1]

Career edit

Poljičak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw.[2] Partnering with Admir Kalender, the pair defeated 2nd seed Pablo Cuevas and Fabrice Martin in the first round in straight sets but lost in the next round to eventual champions Fernando Romboli and David Vega Hernández in three sets.

At the 2022 Zagreb Open he reached his maiden Challenger final as a wildcard where he lost to Filip Misolic. At the same tournament also as a wildcard he reached the semifinals in doubles partnering Antonio Šančić. As a result he reached the top 550 at World No. 549 (up 923 positions) in the singles rankings and the top 375 in doubles (up 88 positions) on 16 May 2022.

At 18 years of age, he received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to make his Grand Slam qualifying debut.[3]

Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals edit

Singles: 2 (1–2) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Filip Misolic 3–6, 6-7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Nov 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Robin Bertrand 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Apr 2024 M15 Osijek, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Viacheslav Bielinskyi 2–6, 0-6

Doubles: 12 (8–4) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (7–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 0–1 Apr 2021 M15 Šibenik, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Borna Devald   Zvonimir Babić
  David Pichler
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2022 M25 Split, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Luka Mikrut   Théo Arribagé
  Luca Sanchez
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro World Tennis Tour Clay   Stefan Popović   Cezar Cretu
  Daniel Cukierman
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 May 2022 M25 Osijek, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Luka Mikrut   Dev Javia
  Lukáš Pokorný
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 1–3 Aug 2022 M25 Maribor, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay   Antonio Šančić   Domagoj Bilješko
  Kirill Kivattsev
3-6, 7–6(7–0), [9–11]
Win 2-3 Oct 2022 M25 Sunderland, Great Britain World Tennis Tour Hard   Arthur Fery   Filip Bergevi
  Petros Tsitsipas
6–1, 6–2
Win 3-3 Jul 2023 M25 Klosters, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay   Damien Wenger   Patrick Zahraj
  Leopold Zima
6–2, 6–4
Win 4-3 Sep 2023 M25 Maribor, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay   Luka Mikrut   Nikola Bašić
  Jan Kupčič
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Win 5-3 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine   Nicola Kuhn
  David Pérez Sanz
6–1, 0–6, [10–8]
Win 6-3 Feb 2024 M15 Oberhaching, Germany World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Daniel Masur   Giovanni Oradini
  Matej Vocel
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 6-4 Mar 2024 M15 Poreč, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Nikola Bašić   Alen Bill
  Luka Mikrut
1–6, 5–7
Win 7-4 Mar 2024 M15 Rovinj, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Luka Mikrut   Leonardo Rossi
  Luigi Sorrentino
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–7]
Win 8-4 Mar 2024 M15 Opatija, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Luka Mikrut   Tommaso Compagnucci
  Luigi Sorrentino
6–4, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Singles: 1 (1 title) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2022   Wimbledon Grass   Michael Zheng 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2022   French Open Clay   Edas Butvilas   Gonzalo Bueno
  Ignacio Buse
6–4, 6–0

References edit

  1. ^ "Mili Poljicak | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Rafael Matos é favorito nas duplas em Umag. Romboli joga". Lance!.
  3. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wimbledon-2023-wild-cards-announcement

External links edit